On the Transformed Existence of Dead Haitian Artists
By André Juste - Haiti Liberte
It’s late night. Trying to make some sense of the death of
three artists-compatriots, I plop down on my studio’s sofa and pour myself a
finger or two from a bottle...
Tropical Storm Isaac: Victims Fault Government for Not Enough “Concrete Action”
By Yves Pierre-Louis - Haiti Liberte
After the passage of Tropical
Storm Isaac through Haiti from Fri., Aug. 24 to Sat., Aug. 25, 2012, Haitian
authorities gave a preliminary damage report at a press conference on Mon.,
Aug....
Haiti: Un livre expose le rôle violent des paramilitaires
par Judith ScherrOAKLAND, Californie , 22 août (IPS) - L'armée brutale d'Haïti a été dissoute en 1995, mais les paramilitaires armés et en uniforme, sans aucune affiliation avec le gouvernement, occupent aujourd'hui les anciennes...
Crisis Group report on MINUSTAH is a whitewash, not remedy, for Haiti’s ills
by Roger Annis and Kevin Edmonds (Haiti Liberte)
The think-tank International Crisis Group (ICG) issued a 28-page report on the UN Mission to Stabilize Haiti (MINUSTAH) on Aug. 2, 2012. Entitled “Towards a Post-MINUSTAH Haiti:...
Book Exposes Violent Role of Paramilitaries in Haiti
OAKLAND, California, Aug 16 2012 (IPS) - Haiti’s brutal army was disbanded in 1995, yet armed and uniformed paramilitaries, with no government affiliation, occupy former army bases today.
President Michel Martelly, who has promised to restore...
Lamothe Ousts Mayard-Paul! What is the struggle behind the scene?
by Thomas Péralte (Haiti Liberte)
As was customary during the Duvalier years, fierce power struggles between the strong-men (and women) in the Martelly regime have begun.
In a cabinet shuffle announced on August 6, Prime...
A Record of Police Crime Cover-Ups: After Seven Years, Will Mario Andrésol Stay On...
by Kim Ives (Haiti Liberte)
FLASH: Just hours after this article was published on the morning of Aug. 15, the National Palace announced that Godson Orélus would replace Mario Andrésol as Haiti's Police Chief. To...
UN Should Get Rid of Cholera Epidemic That It Brought to Haiti
Mark Weisbrot (CEPR)
Haitians have had a long and arduous struggle just to achieve the rights that most people in the rest of the hemisphere have enjoyed. From the revolution of Haitian slaves that won...
Churches, NGOs, US Congresspersons Demand Action For Clean Water and Cholera Accountability
by Roger Annis (Haiti Liberte)
A broad coalition of religious, human rights, and non-governmental organizations has come together in the United States to demand that the United Nations political/military mission in Haiti, and the governments...
AP Investigation Finds Lack of Results and Transparency in Haiti’s Reconstruction
CEPR: Haiti Relief and Reconstruction Watch
Martha Mendoza and Trenton Daniel of the Associated Press reported over the weekend on the state of U.S. reconstruction efforts in Haiti. The report is based largely on documents...
