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VIDEO: Protesters Demand that Hot 97 Fire DJ for Haitian HIV Comments

Pwa — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:04:16 +0000

VIDEO: Protesters Demand that Hot 97 Fire DJ for Haitian HIV Comments "Community leaders and elected officials are protesting a local disc jockey, because of remarks he made about Haitian women.

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".

Rappers Sue Wyclef Jean Over “Danger” Sampling

Pwa — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 20:33:10 +0000

By Jeremy Thomas

Wyclef Jean is being sued by a 1990s rap group who claims he sampled their song without permission. Blahzay Blahzay are suing the ex-Fugee for $2 million, claiming he didn’t get proper permission to use their song “Danger” on his track “Welcome to the East,” which is off the 2007 album The Carnival 2 (Memoirs of an Immigrant) available now on iTunes.

VIDEO: Haitian Students Under Attack in Elizabeth, NJ

Pwa — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:20:33 +0000

WABC-TV's Eyewitness News anchor Phil Lipof reports Haitian high school students are being "jumped, beaten and attacked sensuously for no apparent reason" in Elizabeth, New [More...] Jersey.

“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

VIDEO:World Summit on the Future of Haiti “Solidarity Beyond the Crisis”

Pwa — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:38:30 +0000

The government of the Dominican Republic convened the World Summit on the Future of Haiti: Solidarity Beyond the Crisis. The meeting was held today in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

Call Him Doctor Wyclef Jean

Pwa — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:57:20 +0000

Dr. Wyclef Jean receives an Honorary Doctorate of Humanity at WCSU NEW YORK, NY - Grammy-winning Haitian-born humanitarian and ambassador has added the new title to his resume after being recently honored by the Western Connecticut State University in Danbury.

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.

Former Haiti Teleco Executive Sentenced For Money Laundering

Pwa — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:09:19 +0000

Robert Antoine arrested December 9, 2009 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

A former official with Haiti’s state-owned national telecommunications company has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in a money laundering conspiracy in connection with a foreign bribery scheme.

Katherine Heigl Plans on Adopting Child From Haiti

Pwa — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:54:22 +0000

Katherine Heigl on the red carpet a the 2008 Academy Awards Oscars

Katherine Heigl is planning to expand her family with another child – she’s hoping to adopt a baby from Haiti. The “Knocked Up” star became a first-time mother last September 2009, when she and her husband Josh Kelly adopted daughter Naleigh from Korea.

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

VIDEO:National Geographic Bee 2010 Won With Haiti Question

Pwa — Fri, 28 May 2010 13:22:23 +0000

By BRETT ZONGKER (AP) WASHINGTON — An eighth grader from Florida won the National Geographic Bee on Wednesday with the help of a question about Caribbean neighbor Haiti. Aadith Moorthy, 13, of Palm Harbor, Fla., — who was put on the spot during introductions when host Alex Trebek asked him to sing a Carnatic tune from his

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.

Wyclef Jean Ask Brad And Angelina to Adopt From Haiti

Pwa — Wed, 26 May 2010 22:31:38 +0000

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Wyclef Jean in Haiti in 2006

Wyclef Jean has implored Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to consider adding to their family by adopting a child from earthquake-stricken 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.

Canada Pushes Haiti President to Hold Elections by Year’s End

Pwa — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:55:12 +0000

Canada is pushing Haitian President René Préval to hold elections as soon as possible.

Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon says he wants a clear indication from Préval that he is willing to hold presidential elections by the end of the year.

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.

Wyclef Jean, Yele Haiti Takes Haitian Amputees On Kmart Shopping Spree

Pwa — Wed, 19 May 2010 22:02:23 +0000

Wyclef Jean and his charity Yele Haiti provide a shopping spree for three Haitian girls Chantal Mori, Farah Maurice and Margarette Pierre.

WYCLEF JEAN has treated three young Haitian amputees to $1,000 (£670) shopping sprees at Kmart after flying them to America to receive critical medical care.