Haiti
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Patterson blasts UN for ‘anti-Haiti’ cholera stand
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Former Jamaican Prime Minister P J Patterson has blasted the decision by the United Nations to invoke “legal immunity” for rejecting compensation claims by some 5,000 Haitian victims of cholera. “It is simply appalling, a most reprehensible behaviour… for the UN to claim such immunity,” Patterson told the Jamaica Observer in a telephone interview. “The moreso when…
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International group warns of increase in cholera cases
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says a lack of funds and supplies has crippled cholera treatment programmes in Haiti, leading to unnecessary deaths and increasing the risk of greater outbreaks during the upcoming rainy season. In recent evaluations of public health facilities in four Haitian departments—Artibonite, Nippes, Southeast, and North—MSF…
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UN official condemns forced evictions of internally displaced people
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – A senior United Nations humanitarian official is expressing grave concern about recent incidents of forced evictions of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Haiti. Acting UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, Ross Mountain, made the comment following a visit to a site from which thousands of people were forced to leave. While recognizing the right of…
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Clinton awards more than $700,000 to Haiti farms
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A charity for former U.S. President Bill Clinton awarded more than $700,000 to develop the country's agriculture sector. The Clinton Foundation announced Monday that the grants will go toward efforts to plant trees, build a coffee farm and train farmers. Clinton has been the United Nations' special envoy to Haiti since shortly before the devastating 2010 earthquake.…
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Clinton leads delegation to Haiti
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has arrived in Haiti to promote investment in the agriculture sector in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. Clinton, who is also the United Nations' special envoy to Haiti, is heading a delegation on a two-day visit that will include visits to an agriculture school, a coffee-processing plant and…
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Court hears of people killed and tortured under Duvalier rule
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Two men, who were imprisoned during the reign of dictator Jean Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, have testified that many people had been tortured and killed while in prison. Agronomist Alix Fils-Aime told the court hearing evidence as to whether or not Duvalier, who made an unexpected return to the French Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country…
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Former president Duvalier hospitalised says attorney
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Former president Jean Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier has been hospitalised, but his lawyer Reynold Georges has declined to name the medical institution where his client is receiving treatment. Georges said that Duvalier, 61, was taken to hospital after he testified last week on human rights abuses and embezzlement associated with his 15-year rule. His…
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Audit finds US loan program in Haiti fill with flaws
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – An audit of a U.S. Agency for International Department program that aimed to boost Haiti's economy by providing loans to businesses has found that the program failed to award loans to intended targets, train workers and keep accurate records. The aim of the audit released in late February by USAID's Office of the Inspector General was to…
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HAITI-COURT-“Baby Doc” makes court appearance
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Haiti’s former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier appeared in court for the first time on Thursday to face charges for corruption and serious human rights violations during his 15-year rule. Fighting efforts to be placed on trial, Duvalier, 61, failed to show up in court on three previous occasions but the judge responded to…
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