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VIDEO: Haiti Presidential Election Results Spark Violence

Pwa — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 01:30:37 +0000

VIDEO: Haiti Election Results Spark Violence WARNING: GRAPHIC VIOLENT CONTENT Video of violence erupting in the capital of Port-au-Prince over disputed 2010 presidential election results. It is said, "a man is paying thugs to kill their own blood, in order to retain power or take advantage of the chaotic situation".

“I’ll Be Gone For 2 Month’s”, PWA

Pwa — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 11:12:05 +0000

I have to renew all of my certifications and at this point MyAyiti.com doesn’t have any volunteers that can properly post articles and videos but I am still proud of the contributions of our 31 volunteers. I’ll be back in about 2 months as I need this time to properly study I hope you all will remain supporters of MyAyiti.com. We are working on a FREE Haitian online radio so as soon as I get back that should be up. While im gone I hope you go through some of our old post because there is some great content by alot of very talented Haitians out there. If you would like to volunteer you could send your contact info and a little about yourself to pwa@myayiti.com

Bill Clinton Entourage to Add Another Deduction to New Haiti Budget

Pwa — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:53:46 +0000

By George Russell | FOXNews.com

The United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in battered Haiti is one of the most expensive in the world — and it’s about to get even more so. One of the reasons being given this time is the need to add support for the U.N.’s special envoy to Haiti, former President Bill Clinton.

Haiti Unprepared For Hurricane Season

Pwa — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:31:39 +0000

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, (UPI) — Authorities say earthquake-ravaged Haiti is far from ready for big storms that could hit during this year’s hurricane season, which officially began Tuesday.

Meteorologists predict the Atlantic Ocean could have at least 15 hurricanes, The Miami Herald reported Tuesday.

Haitian Farmers Refuse To Use Monsanto’s Toxic Seeds and Instead Burn Them

Pwa — Mon, 31 May 2010 08:16:14 +0000

By Sara Novak

Food Freedom recently reported that Chavannes Jean-Baptiste, peasant farmer leader of the Peasant Movement of Papay (MPP) called the entry of Monsanto seeds into Haiti “a very strong attack on small agriculture, on farmers, on biodiversity, on Creole seeds. Monsanto’s seed donations were an unwelcomed gift to a country with vocal opposition to GMO seeds for fear they would ruin what little agriculture the country has left.

Haiti Hurricane Warning: 2010 Has Force

Pwa — Sun, 30 May 2010 11:30:12 +0000

Predictions call for up to 23 storms of at least tropical storm strength

Storm Alex forms well north of Haiti, could threaten Washington D.C. this weekend

The 2010 hurricane season begins Tuesday and runs through Nov. 30, and forecasters say  it has all the ingredients to be one of the worst on record. Where do these terrifying storms come from, and why is this season inspiring so much concern?

World Bank Cancels $36 Million of Haiti’ Remaining Debt

Pwa — Sat, 29 May 2010 03:41:08 +0000

WASHINGTON (AFP) — The World Bank said Friday it had cancelled Haiti’s remaining debt to help the impoverished country recover from a devastating earthquake four months ago.

Haiti will not have to repay 36 million dollars owed to the International Development Association (IDA), the bank’s fund for the poorest countries, the Washington-based institution said in a statement.

Former Director of Les Cayes Prison Taken Into Custody For Prison Killings

Pwa — Sat, 29 May 2010 02:51:27 +0000

By DEBORAH SONTAG

Sylvestre Larack, former director of the prison in Les Cayes, Haiti arrested as of Friday evening.

The former director of the prison in Les Cayes, where a dozen or more inmates were shot dead on Jan. 19, was taken into custody by the judicial police in Port-au-Prince on Thursday, according to a United Nations official. It did not appear that the former director, Sylvestre Larack, was under arrest as of Friday evening, but he remained in isolation at the judicial police headquarters and he was not free to leave, the official said. After the inmate deaths in Les Cayes, Mr. Larack had been promoted to run the country’s largest prison, the national penitentiary in Port-au-Prince. Last Sunday, The New York Times published a report on the killings at Les Cayes, indicating that the authorities had shot unarmed detainees and then sought to cover it up. This provoked the Haitian president, René Préval, to establish a joint Haitian-United Nations commission of inquiry, and Mr. Larack, who was found last month to have lied to police investigators about the killings, is being questioned once again.

Taiwan Announces 5yr Interest Cancellation on Haiti Loans

Pwa — Sat, 29 May 2010 02:34:04 +0000

Taiwan cancels interest for 5yrs but declines to officially comment on the amount of the loan.

Taipei, (CNA) - Taiwan will pay about US$12-13 million in interest on loans to Haiti and the quake-ravaged country will not have to make any payments on the principal for five years, Taiwan’s foreign minister said Friday ahead of a June 2 global Haiti aid summit in the Dominican Republic.

VIDEO:Sarodj Bertin Crowned Miss Haiti Universe 2010

Pwa — Sat, 29 May 2010 00:40:48 +0000

Sarodj Bertin crowned winner of Miss Haiti Universe 2010 but there is talk of this pageant being rigged. Sarodj Bertin, a 24 year old law student, studying in Dominican Republic, was crowned the new Miss Haiti Universe on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at the Miss Haiti beauty contest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti officials said

Smugglers Use Haitian Orphans as Sex Slaves in Dominican Republic

Pwa — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:21:34 +0000

By Stephen Thorne

Former catholic priest, John Duarte, arrested last October in the Dominican Republic for sexually abusing Haitian boys

OTTAWA — Smugglers have been spiriting Haitian quake orphans out of the country to become sex slaves in the Dominican Republic, authorities say.

Miss Haiti Universe 2010 Pageant Rigged

Pwa — Fri, 28 May 2010 06:37:58 +0000

Sarodj Bertin crowned winner of Miss Haiti Universe 2010 but there is talk of this pageant being rigged.

The Nouvelliste met Maritza Medjine Cottecheese Pierre and Pierre, two former Miss Videomax who come to experience what they describe as conspiracy, a nickname contest. Below is their testimony.

Joint Commission to Inquire Into Haitian Prison Deaths

Pwa — Thu, 27 May 2010 05:26:44 +0000

By DEBORAH SONTAG

David Wimhurst, a United Nations spokesman

The Haitian government and the United Nations are establishing a joint commission of inquiry into the Jan. 19 killings of a dozen or more inmates at a prison in Les Cayes, Haiti.

VIDEO:UN To Apologize For Attacks On Unarmed Haitian Students (CNN)

Pwa — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:38:25 +0000

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- The United Nations planned to issue an apology Tuesday for peacekeeping troops breaching a Port-au-Prince university during an anti-government protest that turned violent.

Haiti Police ‘Slaughtered Inmates And Blamed Escaped Gangster’

Pwa — Mon, 24 May 2010 07:54:31 +0000

Haitian police allegedly killed several unarmed inmates in a prison in Les Cayes, one week after the January 12 earthquake, and blamed the massacre on a prison ringleader.

According to a confidential UN report and testimony of former inmates, prison workers and relatives of the deceased, the New York Times said the prisoners were not armed at the time, were made to lie down and were shot.

200 Haitians March For The Return of “Baby Doc” Duvalier

Pwa — Sun, 23 May 2010 04:30:21 +0000

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A small group of red-and-black clad supporters carried pictures of ex-Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier on Saturday, calling for the ousted ruler to return and participate in post-quake presidential elections.

Haitian Authorities, UN Investigate Cover-Up of Killings in Haiti Prison

Pwa — Sun, 23 May 2010 01:59:34 +0000

By UKPA

The overcrowded prison in Les Cayes, Haiti, after a January escape attempt ended in disaster, with a riot and fatal shootings.

The United Nations is investigating the shooting of dozens of prisoners during a jail riot in the chaotic days after Haiti’s earthquake, a spokesman for the UN peacekeeping mission has confirmed.

Scientist Says Haiti Earthquake Risk ‘Not Over’

Pwa — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:35:22 +0000

By Andrea Thompson

Senior Scientist Jian Lin has studied Caribbean earthquake faults extensively.

The earthquake that devastated Haiti in January increased stresses on nearby faults, potentially increasing the likelihood of another major temblor in the islands, scientists have found.

Sarodj Bertin Crowned Miss Haiti Universe 2010

Pwa — Fri, 21 May 2010 02:35:26 +0000

Sarodj Bertin crowned Miss Haiti Universe 2010 at a hotel in Port-au-Prince, Sunday, May 16, 2010

Sarodj Bertin, a 24 year old law student, studying in Dominican Republic, was crowned the new Miss Haiti Universe on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at the Miss Haiti beauty contest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti officials said. She will represent Haiti this summer at the prestigious Miss Universe Pageant to be held next August in the United States of America and at the Miss World 2010 beauty pageant.

Climate Outlook Raises Concerns for Haiti

Pwa — Wed, 19 May 2010 03:49:43 +0000

By Andrew Freedman

Sea surface temperature anomaly map, showing warmer than average waters in the main hurricane developing region of the Atlantic Ocean off of Africa, into the Caribbean Sea.

The already challenging humanitarian relief and rebuilding efforts in earthquake-ravaged Haiti may become even more difficult, if a recent climate outlook verifies.

US Kidnapper Laura Silsby Convicted in Haiti, But Free To Go

Pwa — Wed, 19 May 2010 02:41:53 +0000

By JONATHAN M. KATZ | AP

PORT-AU-PRINCE,HAITI – The last of 10 Americans detained while trying to take 33 children out of Haiti after the Jan. 12 earthquake was freed Monday when a judge convicted her but sentenced her to time already served in jail.

HAITI:Body of Kidnapped Haitian PADF Aid Worker Found by Police

Pwa — Sun, 16 May 2010 04:05:00 +0000

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A Haitian man kidnapped while working with a U.S.-based development foundation was found dead on Saturday, the group said.

The driver for the Pan-American Development Foundation was kidnapped Monday along with a British contractor. The contractor was released after four days and is now assisting authorities with the investigation.

VIDEO:Christina Aguilera Visits Haiti to Spend Time With Displaced Families

Pwa — Sat, 15 May 2010 19:22:27 +0000

Christina Aguilera visited Haiti earlier this week to spend time with families displaced by the 7.0 magnitude quake, serve meals at a school and even sing for some Port-au-Prince children.

Haiti PM Calls on International Community to Deliver on Aid Promises

Pwa — Sat, 15 May 2010 19:07:10 +0000

SANTO DOMINGO, (Xinhua) — Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive here on Friday urged the international community to deliver promised aid to his earthquake-hit country as soon as possible so as to facilitate its reconstruction projects.

Canada’s Contribution to Haiti: Money for Prisons Instead of Schools

Pwa — Fri, 14 May 2010 21:41:59 +0000

Why does a country with one of the lowest crime rates in the Western Hemisphere need 9,000+ UN troops, US troops and 4.4 million dollars for prisons?

We’ve all seen, read, and heard about the deplorable conditions in which the people of Haiti are living under in the aftermath of the earthquake. Don’t despair. Hope is on the way with the construction of a 4.4 million dollar prison that is near completion in Croix des Bouquets, courtesy of one the “friends of Haiti” – Canada. Question: Will the opening of this new facility and others in Jacmel and Leogane alleviate the homelessness problem?

Wyclef Jean Picks Design For Music Studio Development in Cité Soleil

Pwa — Fri, 14 May 2010 13:43:09 +0000

An American student has won a Royal Institute of British Architects international competition to design a music studio in Cité Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on behalf of rapper and singer Wyclef Jean and his charity, Yéle Haiti.

Mass Protests Continue in Haiti From Opposition For President Preval’s Removal

Pwa — Fri, 14 May 2010 09:27:07 +0000

In the Haitian capital’s first major opposition rally since the devastating January 12th earthquake, protesters demanded Monday that President Rene Preval step down.

Angry demonstrators marched several miles from Cite Soleil, the capital’s poorest area, to the destroyed Presidential Palace, calling for the reinstatement of exiled leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Many were affiliated with Famni Lavalas, the populist party run by Aristide.

HAITI:Prosecutors Seek 6 Month Prison Term For US Kidnapper Laura Silsby

Pwa — Fri, 14 May 2010 02:40:22 +0000

Laura Silsby, top, speaks during an audience at a courthouse in Port-au-Prince, Thursday, May 13, 2010.

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Prosecutors asked for a six-month prison term for supposed US missionary Laura Silsby, who was arrested trying to leave Haiti with 33 children following the devastating January earthquake that hit the country.

Haiti’s Neighbors Pull Back Welcome Mat

Pwa — Thu, 13 May 2010 05:14:59 +0000

BY FRANCES ROBLES/ frobles@MiamiHerald.com

Haitians who travel illegally to nearby nations are being deported as leaders try to avoid mass migration.

PORT ANTONIO, Jamaica — Emmanuel Geurrier and 30 fellow Haitian quake survivors took to the sea last month with pretty much any port in mind.

Brazil First Major Contributor to Haiti Reconstruction Fund ‎

Pwa — Thu, 13 May 2010 02:30:31 +0000

By Lesley Wroughton

World Bank President Robert Zoellick urges other donor nations to make good on their aid pledges.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Brazil became the first contributor to a reconstruction fund for Haiti on Tuesday and World Bank President Robert Zoellick urged other donor nations to make good on their aid pledges to help the Caribbean country rebuild from a devastating earthquake in January.