Haiti
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Haiti tackles housing troubles
CROIX-des-BOUQUETS, Haiti – The bright green, orange and blue box-shaped tiny buildings beckon like neon signs on a dark night. Partially built and the size of a tiny motel room, the two-room structures are a huge improvement over the tattered tents and tin shacks where 347,284 Haitians still linger three years after the devastating Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake. But as…
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Haiti needs national accord, says international group
Miami Herald – The International Crisis Group, which monitors conflicts around the world, is calling it quits in Haiti — sort of. The non-governmental organization is the latest to shut its Port-au-Prince office — but not before issuing some parting words As Haitians prepare to celebrate the annual pre-Lenten Carnival season this month, an international anti-conflict group is warning that…
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United Nations wants credible elections in Haiti
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations Security Council is urging all political actors in Haiti to work constructively on priorities, including credible 2013 elections and security sector reform. The UN has also re-affirmed its commitment to the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country as it seeks to complete its peacekeeping mission in the earthquake battered country. “The members of the…
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UN Security Council supports Haiti in preserving stability
The UN Security Council said Monday that it remains committed to supporting the Haitian people in pursuit of peace, stability and prosperity. Masood Khan, president of the Security Council for this month, reaffirmed the commitment in a statement issued here after the UN body received a briefing by Mariano Fernandez, special representative for the secretary-general for the UN Stabilization Mission…
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AP Interview: Haiti eyes tourism, other businesses
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Haiti's prime minister says his country is hoping to attract high-end tourists and multinational investors — instead of constant aid handouts — so it can get on its feet after the devastating 2010 earthquake. Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe said Saturday he recognizes that's an ambitious dream for a country where 52 percent of the people live…
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Haiti shakes up government for second time in 5 months
This is the third cabinet change in President Michel Martelly’s 20 month presidency, and it comes after months of speculation about the stability of his government. For the second time in five months, Haiti’s government has reshuffled the cabinet, ending months of rumors about who would survive growing political intrigue. Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe, who remains in his post as…
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Of pledges and reality on aid for Haiti
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – BOTH THE President of Haiti Michel Martelly, and Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, have separately lamented the continuing defaults in aid pledges for the reconstruction of earthquake devastated Haiti. Their interventions to lament this sad reality coincided with the third anniversary of the unprecedented wreckage of a country and single…
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Haiti leader leaves for Florida for checkup
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Miami Herald) — Haiti's government says that President Michel Martelly has left the country for a “complete medical checkup” in Florida. The doctor's visit comes almost a year after the 51-year-old leader traveled to Miami for a two-week stay in Miami to recover from what officials said was a blood clot in his lung. His office at the…
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Senior US official visits Haiti
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labour, Michael Posner, arrive(d) here on Monday at the start of a three-day visit to the earthquake battered French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. A US Department of State statement said Posner will meet with senior Haitian government officials including the Minister Delegate for Human Rights…
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Survey shows significant progress in Haiti
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – A new United Nations-backed national household survey shows substantial progress has been made for children in the education, nutrition, health and sanitation sectors since 2006. According to the initial results of the Haiti Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), which covered 13,350 households, 77 per cent of children aged 6-11 years attended primary school in…
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