It Does Matter If You Are Black Or White - Even Now Sep 26, 2009
The family live with two black kids, 12 and 14, that were adopted from Haiti. They have lived in harmony with their predominantly white neighbours until the attack. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Stay and fight or cut and run? Sep 24, 2009
Rupert Cornwell: Has America reached the turning point in Afghanistan. - Rupert Cornwell, Commentators - The Independent. (The Drudge Report)
Bad Day at Turtle Bay Sep 24, 2009
Obama made mention of trouble spots in Darfur, East Timor, and Haiti, but he saved the bulk of his comments on pursuing world peace for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The president drew the loudest applause of his address when he chastised Israel for continuing to construct settlements on the West Bank. (Human Events Online)
Ousted leader back in Honduras Sep 22, 2009
Sept. 21: Haitian authorities have detained the husband of a Florida woman who was killed along with her 5 kids, a day after he flew to Haiti. Msnbc's Contessa Brewer reports. (MSNBC -- Race)
5 Children, Mother Slain in Fla. Apt. Sep 21, 2009
Police Seek Husband Who Flew to Haiti Prior to Discovery of Bodies ... During a morning news conference Rambosk said Damas, 33, boarded a flight to Haiti from Miami International Airport on Friday ... Collier County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Michelle Batten said Damas has family from Haiti. (CBS News)
New president has Dartmouth eager for change Sep 21, 2009
The trio s pioneering work in Haiti, Peru, and other countries was documented in Tracy Kidder s book Mountains Beyond Mountains, the summer reading assigned to this year s freshmen ... The crowd around Kim swelled to hear how he would respond to an idealistic young man asking for advice on whether he, too, should volunteer in Haiti. (Boston Globe)
How the US deepened the crisis in Honduras Sep 19, 2009
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Kouchner: UN Should Stay In Haiti Through Election Sep 19, 2009
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Sep ... French Foreign Minister Says UN Troops Should Remain In Haiti Through 2010 Elections ... (AP) France's foreign minister urged the U.N. to maintain peacekeeping troops in Haiti at least through next year's planned presidential elections, while acknowledging improved security in the impoverished, politically chaotic country. (CBS News -- World)
* The democracy paradox Sep 18, 2009
French television, for example, recently aired a terrifying report on Haiti, where a local judge, without bothering to hide his actions, was protecting a narcotics dealer from the countrys own French-trained anti-drug force. Corruption eats away at a society from within, destroying citizens trust in a future based on a shared sense of common good. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
City Council candidates gear up for preliminary Sep 18, 2009
More than just big, the field is distinguished by its diversity and experience: Six candidates are black, two are Latino; one is an immigrant from Vietnam, another from Haiti ... Also running are Tomas Gonzalez, the former Latino liaison for the mayor; Sean H. Ryan, a classically trained conductor and libertarian activist; Jean-Claude Sanon, a radio host and Haitian-American activist; and Bill Trabucco, an emergency medical technician. (Boston Globe)
Charlie Cook: Dem situation has 'slipped completely out of control'... Aug 21, 2009
Charlie Cook: Dem situation has 'slipped completely out of control' - The Scorecard - POLITICO.com. Today, The Cook Political Report s Congressional election model, based on individual races, is pointing toward a net Democratic loss of between six and 12 seats, but our sense, factoring in macro-political dynamics is that this is far too low," he wrote. "Many veteran Congressional election watchers, including Democratic ones, report an eerie sense of d;j; vu, with a consensus forming that the... (The Drudge Report)
Click to read:Hurricane Bill Powers Over Atlantic Aug 19, 2009
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Aug. 18, 2009 ... Meanwhile, people in flood-prone Haiti and the Dominican Republic awoke to good news Tuesday as it appeared Ana, the first named storm of the Atlantic season, had largely spared their shared island ... The system had been downgraded to a tropical depression and then largely dissipated before reaching Haiti and the Dominican Republic. (CBS News)
Turmoil in Honduras means uncertainty for Le Mars mission Aug 18, 2009
85 a day, making Honduras the second poorest country in the Western hemisphere, just one step above Haiti. The first clinic so radically improved the peoples' lives, Seivert said, that it attracted funding from other, much larger organizations. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
In Peru, recovery from quake lags Aug 17, 2009
A few years ago, Oxfam tracked hurricanes crossing the Caribbean: The storms killed a few hundred people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. They next hit Cuba, where maybe two died, then moved to Central America, claiming hundreds more lives. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Southern Afghanistan may elect not to vote Aug 16, 2009
Afghanistan is considered one of the most corrupt governments in the world, ranked better than only Haiti, Iraq, Myanmar and Somalia by Transparency International. People support the Taliban'"The money just comes from the hands of the international community into the pocket of the government," he said. (MSNBC -- International)
Race for City Council Aug 14, 2009
Occupation: Radio host and Haitian-American community organizer, educator, and legal assistant. Sanon, who came to Boston from Haiti at 16, has worked for three decades in professional and volunteer roles to help the region s estimated 50,000-plus Haitians and Haitian-Americans navigate and acclimate to life in and around Boston ... He helped found the local Haitian community s public-access television station, Tele Kreyol, in 1985, the same year he began hosting a radio program called Eye... (Boston Globe)
Reflections on race Jul 31, 2009
My belief in racial equality was strengthened when I became aware that the people of backward Haiti and progressive Barbados both had their roots in the Dahomey region of West Africa ... The history of Haiti, independent in 1804 in the wake of a slave uprising against the French colonists, is one of corrupt, incompetent leadership; illiteracy; and poverty. (Christian Science Monitor)
Gates: Iraq Withdrawal Could Speed Up Jul 30, 2009
Panama, Haiti, Afghanistan (not one leader, but a group), Serbia ... Funny - I thought the UN was in charge of the Haiti and Serbia operations. (CBS News -- World)
Watch out for an Iranian backlash Jul 24, 2009
Washington must increase its use of coercive diplomacy and public diplomacy, as past administrations did successfully in the Balkans and Haiti. It must let the Iranians know it is aware of what it might attempt to do, and that it will not tolerate such moves. (Christian Science Monitor)
* World News Quick Take Jul 13, 2009
Taipei Times - archives. Enter your search terms. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Iran Opposition Derides Election As "Coup" Jul 2, 2009
I think the documentation of America's role as the promoter and ally of republics throughout the world goes back at least to our own Revolution, to the French Revolution, the US Civil War and the recognition of Haiti ... by YerSoWrong July 1, 2009 1:25 PM PDT I think the documentation of America's role as the promoter and ally of republics throughout the world goes back at least to our own Revolution, to the French Revolution, the US Civil War and the recognition of Haiti ... By the way, he... (CBS News -- World)
Obama Should Support Honduras Coup Jul 2, 2009
And overthrown enough democratically elected presidents (like Haiti and Iran) throughout history. And had our CIA do mafia hits on enough presidents. (CBS News)
10 comments Jul 1, 2009
White House Won't Apply Haiti Precedent To Honduras - HUMAN EVENTS. White House Won't Apply Haiti Precedent To Honduras by 06/30/2009 ... That was in February 2004, when Haiti s President Jean-Bertrand Arisitide was overthrown following widespread reports of his government s intimidation of opponents. (Human Events Online)
Haiti president's party picks up 5 Senate seats Jun 30, 2009
That could give him a boost for planned economic reforms sought by the U.S. and other aid donors and for constitutional changes to increase presidential powers that have been limited in the wake of Haiti's dictatorships ... The low turnout could fuel complaints by the government's opponents that it has stumbled in developing Haiti as a democracy ... Campaigning has already begun for Haiti's 2010 presidential election. (Sioux City Journal)
For Haitians deported from the US, an unlikely welcome-home committee Jun 26, 2009
Haitian volunteers, including former criminal deportees, help new arrivals in a land many find hard to negotiate ... PortauPrince, Haiti - For a moment, it feels like a family reunion ... After a lull when the US suspended deportations to Haiti deportees are now again flowing in at a rate of about 100 a month. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Read the story Jun 26, 2009
A peaceful resolution to this crisis, as well as the Iran election fiasco; the messes in Burma, Haiti, Afganistan, Iraq, Zimbabwe and so on are the LAST thing these "Repiglets", as you call them want. The armchair hawks of the GOP are so heavily invested in the warfare industry that any prospect of peace, however faint, threatens their bottom line and bank accounts. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Civilians 'bear the brunt of war' Jun 23, 2009
The countries were Afghanistan, Georgia, Haiti, Liberia, DR Congo, Colombia, Lebanon and the Philippines. More than half - 56% - said they had been forced to leave their homes and almost half had lost contact with a loved one. (BBC News -- South Asia)
* Haitians leery of second election Jun 22, 2009
Haitians leery of second election. SECURITY CONCERNS:: Election officials are looking to improve on the paltry 11 percent turnout in the first round of voting for the Haitian Senate on April 19 AP, PORT-AU-PRINCE Monday, Jun 22, 2009, Page 7 ... Eleven vacant seats in the 30-member Senate are on the line, and with them, Haitian President Rene Prevals hopes of overpowering uncooperative legislators and pushing through internationally backed economic reforms and constitutional amendments that... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Haitians mostly ignore Senate run-off elections Jun 22, 2009
Amid widespread poverty, thousands of kids are forced to become indentured servants in Haiti ... PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Election officials flew street banners and sent text messages to encourage a big turnout for Haiti's hotly anticipated Senate run-offs, but very few in the capital city were voting Sunday ... Many Haitians said they are wary of voting following weeks of political clashes, some deadly, and they're fed up with what they see as an ineffective government that has done nothing... (MSNBC -- International)
Guns from America fuel Jamaica's gang wars Jun 22, 2009
Besides coming in on freighters, authorities say, guns are stolen or purchased from crooked police or in "guns-for-ganja" deals by fishermen, who bring homegrown marijuana to nearby Haiti and return with pistols, revolvers and submachine guns many of them believed to be from the U.S. as well. Callender's ICE unit began investigations in Jamaica last year with a focus on guns. (Yahoo News)
UN: World hunger reaches 1 billion mark Jun 20, 2009
Most notably, soaring food prices led to deadly riots in Haiti and the overthrow of the prime minister. "A hungry world is a dangerous world," Sheeran said. (Yahoo News)
Carter assassination attempt reported, questioned Jun 18, 2009
Facts: The Camp David Peace Accords, diplomatic relations with China, the Geneva Accord, North Korea negotiations in 94, Haiti negotiations in 94, and election monitoring in 70 countries. To name a FEW. I m not saying he was a great President (he wasn t), but he s definitely accomplished in foreign affairs and deserved the Peace Prize. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
UN RISK INDEX Jun 16, 2009
The index throws up some strange neighbours, with the United States, Haiti and Ethiopia all categorised as "medium high" risks overall. The United States is exposed to both earthquakes and cyclones, and as Hurricane Katrina showed, large groups of poor people in the United States are vulnerable to disasters. (AlertNet)
Bill Clinton can't help himself, holds forth on Netanyahu speech Jun 16, 2009
It was a press event at the United Nations in New York Monday to announce that Bill Clinton would be taking the post of special envoy to Haiti. But even as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon's spokesperson was trying to cut the questions short, the former president could not resist going off-topic baited, of course, by reporters. (Christian Science Monitor)
Clinton named special envoy to Haiti Jun 16, 2009
The United Nations named Clinton Monday as its special envoy to Haiti ... Washington - The peripatetic Bill Clinton has a new job: United Nations special envoy to Haiti ... The announcement formalizes an assignment that was first announced last month, shortly after Ban and Clinton visited Haiti together. (Christian Science Monitor)
The Lear Jet repo man Jun 16, 2009
Inside the cell, Haitian cops had turned Popovich's face inside out ... After a few missed payments, the bank had called Popovich, who had tracked the plane from the Dominican Republic to Haiti ... On the seventh day of his incarceration, Haitian President Baby Doc Duvalier was overthrown and the rioting masses swung open all of the cell doors. (Harper's Magazine)
Haitian priest who helped immigrants dies May 28, 2009
MIAMI The Rev. Gerard Jean-Juste, an influential Haitian Roman Catholic priest who was once jailed in Haiti for his political activities and fought for his countrymen's rights in the U.S., died Wednesday ... FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 6, 2006 file photo, the Rev. Gerard Jean-Juste publicly endorses Rene Preval for the presidential election in Haiti, while speaking to the media in Fort Lauderdale, Fla ... Jean-Juste, an influential Haitian Roman Catholic priest who was once jailed in Haiti for... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Radical Reform Pushed In U.K. Politics May 27, 2009
In just a few months England will look worse then Haiti, and why shouldn't it, after all England has no more to export to the world then any 3rd world country, and it's paper money, the British pound is utterly worthless and soon to be used to wipe down toilet seats. If England wants to get its house in order, it needs to ditch the culture of imperialism and help the world replace the 'private-monetary-system' with a fixed-exchange-rate system of 'sovereign-credit' so that every nation can use... (CBS News -- World)
War chests and change purses: Newton candidates cash varies greatly May 27, 2009
She s raised money for other causes in the past, such as children s literacy and aid for kids in Haiti, but requesting political contributions is another story. I feel awkward when asking for donations, she said. (Newton Tab, MA)
Battle royale May 19, 2009
Page last updated at 14:53 GMT, Monday, 18 May 2009 15:53 UK. Tight race in Malawi poll. (BBC News -- Africa)
Iran Leader: Don't Vote For Pro-Western Candidates May 19, 2009
Bill Clinton Will Be Tapped As Special UN Envoy To Haiti, Spokesman Says. . (CBS News -- World)
Malawians vote in close contest May 19, 2009
Bill Clinton to be UN Haiti envoy. China builds first sex theme park. (BBC News -- Africa)
Zombies: Do They Exist? May 18, 2009
re marketplace in Haiti's fertile Artibonite Valley ... According to Haitian belief, a zombie is an individual who has been "killed" and then raised from the dead by malevolent voodoo priests known as "bocors." Though most educated Haitians deny the existence of zombies, Dr. Lamarque Douyon, Canadian-trained head of the Psychiatric Center in Port-au-Prince, has been trying for 25 years to establish the truth about the phenomenon, no easy matter in a land where the line between myth and reality... (Time.com)
South Africa: Jockeying Starts for Anti-Crime Jobs May 15, 2009
Harris, who was seconded to the National Peace Accord in the early 1990s, has also worked as an election operations expert in SA , Mexico and Haiti. Presidential spokesman Thabo Masebe said yesterday the appointment of a new NPA head was not being discussed at this stage. (allAfrica.com)
'Everyone should havea chief of staff and a set of personal assistants'... May 9, 2009
We rent a house, have tons of debt, and really live pretty comfortably, especially compared to those in Haiti. We are very happy, and I encourage more people to take the plunge, stay home, and do the most important job there is - unpaid with greenbacks though it might be. (The Drudge Report)
Some Lawmakers Allege Fraud In Haiti Election May 7, 2009
Some Haitian Senators Allege Fraud In Election, Call For Results To Be Thrown Out. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, May ... Text Size: (AP) Some of Haiti's most powerful lawmakers are calling for last month's parliamentary elections to be thrown out because of allegations of voter fraud and political manipulation. (CBS News -- World)
Haiti Senate elections hurt by apathy, unrest Apr 20, 2009
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Armed UN soldiers, observers, and journalists far outnumbered a trickle of voters in Haiti's capital yesterday as long-delayed Senate elections were held under the threat of unrest. The elections are seen as a key step in Haiti's return to democracy and President Rene Preval's attempts to retool the constitution and fight poverty ... Riots then toppled Haiti's government. (Boston Globe)
Violence mars Haiti poll Apr 20, 2009
Haiti's Senate elections were marred by sporadic violence, forcing authorities to cancel polling in parts of the country, as turnout remained low across the impoverished Caribbean nation ... Haitian President Rene Preval, who voted after returning from the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad, said he would not comment on the election cancellations until polling results were in ... 5 million Haitians were eligible to appoint 12 senators out of 78 candidates, although voter apathy prompted a low... (iAfrica.com)
Few turn out in Haiti for delayed Senate election Apr 20, 2009
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Clear-plastic ballot boxes were nearly as empty as Port-au-Prince's unusually deserted streets Sunday as few voters turned out for Senate elections in which candidates from a major populist party were not allowed to run. The vote had been seen as a key step in the development of Haitian democracy and in President Rene Preval's bid to retool the constitution and fight poverty ... The international community gave Haiti's government $12. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
AUDIO: TEXAS GOV. SAYS STATE CAN LEAVE THE UNION IF IT WANTS... Apr 16, 2009
" Don't think it's true? Then you're more of a fool than I think you are.. Posted by: Rob George at April 15, 2009 07:56 PM For eight years, the conservatives demonized, vilified, and mocked the left wing for protesting all sorts of issues. They compared the leftists to terrorists and said that everyone must stand firmly behind our president in these troubled times. Now these same people have decided that dissent is patriotic and think that hauling out a few Lipton's teabags is a revolutionary... (The Drudge Report)
Bill would add judge to county Apr 14, 2009
The dolls will be sent to impoverished children in Haiti. An open house will take place from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. April 22 in the gallery. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Citizens held as illegal immigrants Apr 13, 2009
From there, Perez used his green card to get to Haiti and then to Canada. From Canada, he rode in a bus across the border and lived in New York as an illegal immigrant for three years. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Black and Green Event salutes diversity, 2 isles Mar 23, 2009
The Montserrat population is often overshadowed by larger immigrant communities from other Caribbean islands, such as Haiti. Other speakers yesterday included state Representative Linda Dorcena Forry, who grew up in Dorchester as the daughter of Haitian immigrants. (Boston Globe)
See the original story from November Mar 17, 2009
" When Raymonde Prudent, a 57-year-old Haitian cook, showed up for work on the morning after the election, she discovered that her timecard had "KKK" written in red ink on it. Her co-worker Marie Rose St. Fort Desrosiers had a note clipped to hers that said, "Marie, go back home to Haiti ... This is what people do to black people,'" Benoit said she told her mother. Benoit said her mother had voted for Obama even though Gatti had said she would fire anybody who voted for Obama. Prudent, who had... (The Palm Beach Post)
CIDA cuts to Africa could hamper UN ambitions Mar 16, 2009
She also said Canada has made a substantial contribution to UN activities in Afghanistan, Haiti and Sudan. "We are actively promoting Canada's qualifications for the Security Council membership," she said. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
UN tells Aristide party to fight in Haiti election Mar 15, 2009
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti A U.N. Security Council delegation praised the party of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Saturday for fighting to overturn the disqualification of its Senate candidates, saying it could help avert a potentially dangerous crisis. Haiti's provisional electoral council has barred Aristide's Fanmi Lavalas party from participating in next month's Senate elections for largely technical reasons, angering supporters who have threatened to sabotage the vote. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Haitis despair, continued Mar 13, 2009
Haitis despair, continued - International Herald Tribune. Haitis despair, continued ... The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has decided to continue an ill-advised Bush administration policy of deporting illegal Haitian immigrants. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
UN's Ban, Bill Clinton urge Haiti to seek recovery Mar 10, 2009
Ban, Clinton urge Haiti to make use of U.N. support. Haiti's "window of opportunity" is limited, Ban says ... PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 9 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former U.S. President Bill Clinton visited Haiti on Monday and urged the Caribbean state to use international backing to haul itself out of grinding poverty. (AlertNet)
The cone of silence around Michaëlle Jean Feb 26, 2009
The Prime Minister's Office for three days has refused to respond to queries about a Saturday report published in several Ontario newspapers that the President, on his recent visit to Ottawa, invited Ms. Jean to the U.S. capital to talk about the politics and economy of her native Haiti ... The word in government circles is that Ms. Blouin was exaggerating that what the President merely, and civilly, said to Ms. Jean was that he'd like to "stay in touch" about Haiti but no one will say so for... (Globe and Mail)
Raise the price of gas to $4 - before the next oil crunch Feb 23, 2009
Last spring, hungry masses in Haiti, Bangladesh, Egypt, and other countries took to the streets, burning cars and looting stores over skyrocketing food prices. Consider it a preview of what's to come abroad and here at home if we do not leave oil before it leaves us. (Christian Science Monitor)
Obama: Stimulus is major milestone but it 'won't be the end' Feb 17, 2009
The Cat wrote on Feb 15, 2009 6:20 PM:" Donkeys in control; spend, spend, spend; print, print, print; inflate, inflate, inflate. Here's your hope and change, lemmings. Another aptly named progressive SemiNormal: That 2008 stimulus bill came out of the Donkey controlled House and was approved by the Donkey controlled Senate so how is it Bushs stimulus? If you remember the Donkeys were all braying for a stimulus then, too. Meh: It would be nice if you... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Catholics celebrate black history Feb 16, 2009
Lorna DesRoses, who organized yesterday's event for the archdiocese's office of cultural diversity, said local Catholic churches tend to be popular among immigrants from Cape Verde, Haiti, the Caribbean, Kenya, Uganda, and Nigeria, among others. "There are many black Catholics from so many parts of the world," DesRoses said. (Boston Globe)
Hysterical art to reflect an absurd reality Feb 8, 2009
And for the last five months Trecartin, now 28, has been working long hours to meet it in a slightly ramshackle Spanish-mission-style house on the edge of the Little Haiti neighborhood here that he has rented for $2,000 a month and that serves as set, dormitory, editing suite, sculpture studio and site of a kind of continuous happening. The work that emerges - conceived now as a trilogy, two parts video and the third a performance - will take him back to the institution that helped discover him,... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
