Haitians dying because of poverty
The news stories once again focus on a Haitian-made ship that ran havoc, trying to get to the Turks and Cacos Islands. Read the story here, as the prospect for more survivors become dimmer over time.
Archive for July, 2009
PAPDA’s Official Stand on the Minimum Wage Issue
The Haitian Platform for an Alternative Democracy, known under its French acronym PAPDA, has made public their official stand on the issue of minimum wages in Haiti. Their declaration was translated into English and posted on the web. You can read their reasoning behind their support for increasing the minimum wage by visiting that website.
The House of the Poor (First Published in the Haitian Times)
This is a text by young Haitian writer Ilio Durandis, who almost always signs his writing as “Your Passionate Servant”.
Bill Clinton “Surprised by the Obvious”, for Haitians…
Many Haitians are surprised that Bill Clinton is surprised that Haiti is so enthralled in discord at all levels. He is perhaps realizing one of the fundamental causes of Haiti’s abysmal state: the lack of focus on what’s important, which is to build strong institutions. Read this article by Haitian journalist Guyler Delva, and formulate your own opinion.
AIDS Rate Going Down in Haiti
In this article by the Sun Sentinel of Florida, its author explained the success in Haiti of controlling the spread of this deadly disease. In a sense, this article shows that much can be overcome in Haiti if the will and the talent are there, as well as the determination.
The need for Greater Aid Coordination
Former US President Bill Clinton arrived in Haiti on Wednesday, July 8, 2009, as Special Envoy of the United Nations. One of his first observation was the lack of coordination, which makes the efficiency of international aid rather questionable. The Associated Press published this text that relates to the former president’s point of view about aid coordination in Haiti
Bill Clinton Visiting Haiti on July 7, 2009, as UN Special Envoy
Former US President Bill Clinton arrived in the capital city of Haiti on July 7, 2009. According to different reports from the radio in Haiti, the poor majority have turned all their hope on his stewardship, having given up on what they consider to be the abysmal state of affairs under the leadership of current Haiti President Rene Preval.
St. Louis du Sud, Haiti, An Undiscovered Marvel (text in French)
Un trésor naturel et touristique d’une rare beauté se cache à Saint-Louis du Sud. Celui-ci est situé au creux d’une baie protégée. Pour encourager les amants de la nature à découvrir ce coin merveilleux de la côte sud ainsi que ses richesses, la société de Recherche de Saint-Louis dCu Sud (SORESA) organise de mai à août 2009 la deuxième édition de son festival « Caravane touristique. Click here to read text in French, and see pictures from the Haitian paper Le Nouvelliste.
Is Haiti a Precedent in the Power Struggle Now in Honduras?
In 1994, twice-exiled Haiti’s president Jean-Bertrand Aristide was returned to Haiti with the help of American soldiers. Now, Honduras is embroiled in a case that has technical similarities with Haiti. Washington Post reporter Scott Wilson wrote an interesting analysis of the Latin American region and its recent history of coup d’etat, civil war, and their aftermath.
He seems doubtful that anything good could really come about with the return of the Honduran President to power. Read it here and formulate your opinion.
Haiti’s Total Foreign Reduced by at Least US $1.2 Billion
Three leading financial institutions have given Haiti a break recently by reducing the country’s debt to about US $1.2 billion. Is that sufficient for that Caribbean nation to get a fresh start? Does it really matter? In any case, click here is the article from a leading newspaper in Barbados.
