Opinions Differ on Changing the Electoral Schedule
by the Center
for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
Last week, in a
conversation with Haitian journalists in Washington, D.C., Thomas Adams, the
Haiti special coordinator at the State Department, said the U.S. would be in
favor of Haiti...
Haiti Cholera Plaintiffs Appeal Ruling
by Kim Ives (Haiti Liberte)
On May 27,
lawyers representing thousands of Haitian cholera victims filed an appeal
against Federal Judge J. Paul Oetken’s Jan. 9, 2015 decision that the United
Nations is legally immune from prosecution for...
CEP Releases Final List of Candidates for Legislative Elections
by the Center
for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
Early on the
morning of May 15, Haiti’s electoral authority posted online the final list of approved
candidates for legislative elections scheduled to be held in August. Over 2,000
candidates...
Maryse Narcisse Registers as the Presidential Candidate of the Lavalas Family Party
by Daniel
Tercier (Haiti Liberte)
With great
fanfare, on May 19, Dr. Maryse Narcisse, the coordinator of the Lavalas Family
Political Organization (FL), registered as that party’s candidate for
presidential elections scheduled for October and December.
With over 150...
Presidents Hollande and Martelly Obfuscate France’s Debt to Haiti
by Isabelle L.
Papillon (Haiti Liberte)
It was to cries
of "Long Live Dessalines, Down with Hollande!" that Haitian
protesters welcomed French President François Hollande during his visit to
Haiti on May 12, the last stop of several...
Martelly Thugs Attack KOD Militants at May Day Demonstration
by Berthony Dupont (Haiti Liberte)
Hooligans
attached to the regime of President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Evans Paul
attacked about 30 militants from the Dessalines Coordination (KOD) party as
they loudly demonstrated at an official event for...
HBO’s Vice Follows the Money in Haiti
by Center for
Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
Vikram Gandhi,
VICE on HBO correspondent traveled to Haiti to see just what happened with the
$10 billion in aid pledged after the earthquake that occurred more than five
years ago....
25 Years After April 20, 1990: As the Empire Adapts, So Must We
by Berthony
Dupont (Haiti Liberte)
This week
marked the 25th anniversary of the historic Apr. 20, 1990 march by
over 150,000 Haitians across the Brooklyn Bridge (literally shaking it) into
downtown Manhattan. The demonstration,
which surrounded the Federal Building on...
HAITI SOLIDARITY, newsletter of Haiti Action Committee
See the new issue of HAITI SOLIDARITY here.
This new issue of Haiti Solidarity features:
Cover Art - "Dechoukaj" - Nia Imara
Evolution of a Revolution - Charlie Hinton
Interview with Pierre Labossiere on the Tavis Smiley show
Combat...
Haiti Solidarity Interview: MILDRED ARISTIDE, FORMER FIRST LADY OF HAITI
Mildred Aristide is an attorney, who as former First Lady of Haiti, headed the country’s National AIDS Commission and authored a book on the root causes of child domestic service. Since her family’s return...
