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Can Vaccines Break Cholera's Deadly Hold On Haiti?Haiti is suffering the world's worst cholera epidemic, killing more than 7,000 people since the outbreak began in October 2010.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 22:56
Economic and Political Power of Oil Industry Succeeds in Weakening Deep Water Drilling Reg
Economic and Political Power of Oil Industry Succeeds in Weakening Deep Water Drilling Regulations Interview with Antonia Juhasz, author of "Black Tide: The Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 20:55
Homeless Haitians Face Evictions as Aid Falls Short
Weekly News Update on the Americas Issue #1080, May 15, 2011 1. Haiti: Aid Falls Short, and the Homeless Face Evictions 2. Haiti: New President Inaugurated in the Dark 3. Honduras: Violence ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 20:55
2010 State Department Human Rights Report on Haiti
2010 State Department Human Rights Report on Haiti - by Stephen Lendman Haiti's human rights history is long and abusive, alleviated only during Jean-Bertrand Aristide's tenure. Besides ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 20:55
on the phone to Port-au-Prince: Vive Titide!
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Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 20:55
Women of Haiti: of the SOPUDEP School
Friday, March 18, 7:30 PM The Women of Haiti Director and founder of SOPUDEP (Society of Providence United for the Economic Development of ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 20:55
The struggle for democracy in the Americas
In 2004, the U.S. government engineered a coup d'etat against the elected president of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Currently foreign troops occupy Haiti, denying the Haitian people their ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 20:55
A Sustainable Building Solution for Haiti
Berkeley architect Martin Hammer will show slides and discuss the recent construction of a sustainable prototype house in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The "Ti Kay Pay" (Small Straw House) is the ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 20:55
Obstructing and Delaying Aristide's Return
Obstructing and Delaying Aristide's Return - by Stephen Lendman He's lived in exile since US marines forcefully ousted him at gunpoint on February 29, 2004. Efforts to help him return ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 20:55
Why the US continues to crush Haitian democracy
Haiti watchers in the US repeatedly hear several questions from North Americans new to the island nation's history: why is Washington obsessed with containing any legitimate pro-democracy ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 20:55
Democracy at the Crossroads
Join Haiti Action Committee at this critical moment to support the demands of the Haitian people for the return of President Aristide, annulment of the November 28th sham elections, prosecution of ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 20:55
The Ongoing Earthquake Crisis and the Legacy of Slavery & Exploitation
Understanding Haiti: The Ongoing Earthquake Crisis and the Legacy of Slavery and Exploitation by Professor Robert Fatton, Jr. Friday, March 11, 2011 Room 607 Reception begins at 6:30 PM Robert ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 20:55
Bizarre Developments in Haiti
http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2011/01/let-aristide-return.html On January 20, Al Jazeera headlined, "Baby Doc wants Haiti presidency," saying: Despite his 15-year reign of terror and ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 20:55
Duvalier in the Dock
Duvalier in the Dock - by Stephen Lendman Don't bet on it, or at most expect prosecutorial pretense, theater, with Baby Doc Duvalier free to return to his luxury French villa, though perhaps ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 20:55
The Struggle in Haiti for Recovery, Human Rights, and Real Democracy
Our first meeting of 2011 will focus on what the impoverished island nation of Haiti is going through, with the very knowledgeable and experienced Seth Donnelly of the Haiti Action Committee ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 20:55
Haiti's Path to Earthquake Recovery Requires More Justice and Aid
Haiti's Path to Earthquake Recovery Requires More Justice and Aid Interview with Sherman Malone, cofounder of Haiti Marycare, conducted by Melinda Tuhus Jan. 12 marked the first anniversary of ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 20:55
More on Haiti's Raging Cholera, Fraudulent Elections and Deportations
More on Haiti's Raging Cholera, Electoral Fraud and Deportations - by Stephen Lendman Haitians remains plagued by a perfect storm combination of earthquake devastation, crushing poverty, raging ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 20:55
More Fraud, Intimidation and Illegitimacy Assured in Haiti's Electoral Runoff
More Fraud, Intimidation, and Illegitimacy Assured in Haiti's Electoral Runoff - by Stephen Lendman On November 28, Haiti's first round legislative and presidential elections were so ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 20:55
Haitians Protest Sham Elections
Haitians Protest Sham Elections - by Stephen Lendman Washington's imperial boot flaunts Lavalas' slogan: "All people are people (Tout moun se moun)." The sham elections are one ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 20:55
The New York Times Endorses Haiti's Coup d'Etat "Elections"
The New York Times Endorses Haiti's Coup d' Etat "Elections" - by Stephen Lendman Two previous articles explained the sham, outrageous enough to make a despot blush, accessed ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 20:55
Two Years After Haiti's Earthquake, Women Are Still Shattered by Sexual Exploitation
It's been two years since hell paid Haiti a visit, but for countless women, terror still stalks the ruins.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 20:46
'Best Practices" and "Exemplar Communities": Ivory Tower Housing Solutions for Haiti
In a 2011 Forum on the Crisis of Housing in Haiti , a group of camp residents and advocates asked "grassroots organizations and all other movements to mobilize with us on the housing issue so that we can achieve this dream of justice and liberty." Today, with more than 500,000 people still living under sun-scorched tarps two years after the ... (more)
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 19:41
Come on in, the water's lovely!
The Caribbean often provides families with their first taste of the tropics, within the safe confines of resorts that offer all the requisite comforts (kids' clubs, watersports, a variety of ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 19:07
Haiti - the unforgiven land - the slaves that freed themselves.
Of all the colonies in America, the most profitable to the coloniser was Saint Domingue, where the slaves produced more wealth for France than the North American colonies did for England.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 15:36
Windsor store owner fled Haiti for new life
WINDSOR, Ont. -- A mother and son who fled violence in Haiti are hopeful their children's clothing store on Ottawa Street will be part of their long-term future in Windsor.Business is slow and ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 15:13
29 drug dealers captured in the Dominican Republic, 17 of them are referred to as "Russians"
CARACAS, February 7 (Itar-Tass) - Twenty-nine people were arrested in a large-scale anti-drug operation in the Dominican Republic on Monday, and 17 of them are referred to as "Russians," ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 10:42
L. America, Caribbean nations to pool funds in development bank
CARACAS, Venezuela--An eight-nation bloc of Latin American and Caribbean countries agreed on Sunday to deposit 1 percent of their international reserves into a jointly administered development bank ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 10:28
Harleysville woman to be maid of honor in Haitian bride's wedding after two generations of support
Haitian bride-to-be Yvania isn’t following the adage to wear something old to her wedding. Instead, she’ll walk down the aisle in a new gown thanks to some help from her friends.Yvania ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 10:07
'We don't work, nobody works'
Africa Amnesty International Ann Garrison Barack Obama Bayview Hunters Point Black Panther Party Block Report Radio California Congo Cynthia McKinney Democratic Republic of Congo France Gaza Haiti and Latin America Haiti earthquake human rights hunger strike Hurricane Katrina Iraq Israel Johannes Mehserle KPFA Libya Lovelle Mixon Malcolm X Minister ... (more)
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 09:27
Calls to Apprehend Illegal Trip Organizers in Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Community and Religious organizations asked the Navy to be more vigilant to stop the departure of illegal vessels, in order to prevent cases like the shipwreck ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 06:54
At least 18 dead in shipwreck off Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - Dominican officials were investigating the capsizing of an overloaded immigrant smuggling boat that killed 18 people and rescue teams were searching on Monday for 20 or ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 06:25
UN Welcomes Ratification Economic And Social Rights
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 3:43 pm Press Release: UN News New York, Feb 2 2012 6:10PMThe United Nations peacekeeping force in Haiti (MINUSTAH) welcomed today the ratification by the Government ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 06:12
Dominican Republic and Cuba for Greater Trade
Havana, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Secretary of State and Executive Director of the Center for Export and Investment of the Dominican Republic Eddy Martinez expressed his interest in promoting trade, ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 02:39
Sisters aim to spread message of hope for Haiti
Like so many across the world, Mandeville resident Melissa Breedlove said her heart went out to the people of Haiti two years ago when a devastating earthquake struck the poverty-stricken ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 01:50
Hotelier Rosen's vision for new housing in Haiti takes focus
Orlando hotelier Harris Rosen stands in front of Little Haiti Houses, a one-room home built inside the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel off Universal Blvd. in Orlando. Rosen took the lead in collecting ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 01:50
Mexican Navy rescues 6 Cuban migrants in Caribbean
Mexico City - The Mexican Navy rescued six Cuban migrants who were adrift in the Caribbean off Isla Mujeres, near the resort city of Cancun, the Navy Ministry said ...
Haiti Sun | 07-Feb-2012 01:34
Sisters aim to spread message of hope for Haiti
Like so many across the world, Mandeville resident Melissa Breedlove said her heart went out to the people of Haiti two years ago when a devastating earthquake struck the poverty-stricken country.
Topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 23:03
At least 18 dead in shipwreck off Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - Dominican officials were investigating the capsizing of an overloaded immigrant smuggling boat that killed 18 people and rescue teams were searching on Monday for 20 or ...
Haiti Sun | 06-Feb-2012 22:53
Caribbean to Have Greater Presence in ALBA
Havana, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The future joining of three countries of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to the Bolivarian Alliance of the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) as full members proves the ...
Haiti Sun | 06-Feb-2012 22:44
USAid now free to buy goods from companies in poor countries
Revised procurement regulations mean that firms in developing countries can, for the first time, be granted contracts from the US agency for international development Pallets of food, water and supplies at the airport in Port-au-Prince in January 2010, as part of the response to the earthquake in Haiti.
Topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 19:53
Two Years After Haiti's Earthquake, Women Are Still Shattered by Sexual Exploitation
It’s been two years since hell paid Haiti a visit, but for countless women, terror still stalks the ruins. The scars of the January 2010 earthquake are etched on their bodies, in an ...
Haiti Sun | 06-Feb-2012 19:04
Dominican Team Seeks Caribbean Baseball Title
Santo Domingo, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The local Leones del Escogido team reaffirmed its leadership and unbeaten record in the 2012 Caribbean Baseball Series, after defeating Mexico''s ...
Haiti Sun | 06-Feb-2012 18:55
Going solo at a Caribbean Club Med
Club Med, once an all-inclusive chain for swinging singles, now appeals to families and couples as well as solo vacationers with dozens of resorts ...
Haiti Sun | 06-Feb-2012 18:27
Royal Caribbean Exceeds Estimate - Analyst Blog
RCL ) has reported fourth-quarter 2011 earnings of 17 cents per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 14 cents. Earnings showed a modest improvement from 15 cents per share posted the ...
Haiti Sun | 06-Feb-2012 17:36
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Topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 15:39
AIDS in the Caribbean
AIDS is sweeping the islands of the Caribbean. The disease is spreading at such an alarming rate, that it ranks second to sub-Saharan Africa in the percentage of adults infected. The spread of AIDS ...
Haiti Sun | 06-Feb-2012 14:20