Charcoal is not the cause of Haiti’s deforestation

By John Dale Zach Lea, Haiti Liberté, Jan. 25, 2017 There is a widespread misconception that the use of charcoal (charbon in Kreyòl) is…

Bolivia's Morales calls for Latin American unity as Trump targets Mexico

By TeleSUR, Jan. 27, 2017 Bolivian President Evo Morales called on Mexico to look southward and help strengthen Latin American integration…

Before Haiti’s president-elect even takes office, he’s battling money-laundering suspicions

By Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, Jan. 24, 2017 A Haitian judge is investigating a report by the government’s financial crimes unit…

Legislative elections also go to the PHTK and its allies

By Catherine Charlemagne, Haiti Liberté, Jan. 18, 2016 Humans, unlike other animals, possess what philosophers call reason. Without…

Seven years after the earthquake: Haiti in an unprecedented humanitarian, food, and climate crisis

By Jake Johnston, Center for Economic & Policy Research (CEPR), Jan. 12, 2017 To mark the 7th anniversary of the 2010 earthquake…

Human rights lawyers call Haitian electoral court’s verification a lost opportunity

By Mario Joseph & Nicole Phillips, The Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH), Jan. 10, 2017 The Bureau des Avocats…

Senator-elect and former paramilitary leader Guy Philippe arrested on drug charges

By Jake Johnston, Center for Economic & Policy Research (CEPR), Jan. 5, 2016 UPDATE 1/6/2017: The federal indictment against Philippe…

Canadian embassy in Haiti investigating $1.7M fraud

By Matthew Kupfer, CBC News, Jan. 11, 2017 The Canadian government has fired 17 local recruits from its embassy in Haiti after uncovering a…

Former Haiti coup leader Guy Philippe arrested

By Jacqueline Charles & Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, Jan. 5, 2017 Former Haiti coup leader Guy Philippe, who has been wanted for more than…