Haitian News
Human Rights calls for public vigilance in case of Clifford Brandt
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- Created on Thursday, February 28, 2013 9:21 PM
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - RNDDH Director Pierre Esperance said that it is by the grace of a report published by his human rights organization that the Martelly administration had not freed all the police officers, including the head of the National Palace security, who were arrested for their part in the kidnapping syndicate of the businessman, Clifford Brandt.
Contested-electoral councilors will not be removed, says Exantus
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- Created on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:02 PM
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Salnave Exantus, one of the contested-councilors, named by the CSPJ under irregular conditions and installed to the contested-CEP by President Martelly, also under irregular conditions, said he would not be removed from serving on Haiti's electoral council, that still remains to be established.
3.5 magnitude quake hits near Haitian capital
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- Created on Monday, February 25, 2013 8:53 PM
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THOMAZEAU, Haiti (defend.ht) - At 7:39 PM eastern standard time a 3.5 magnitude earthquake struck in the Ouest Department of Haiti.
Solenodon found in the Dominican Republic
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- Created on Monday, February 25, 2013 9:10 AM
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EL SEIBO, Dominican Republic (defend.ht) - A male specimen of solenodon, native to the island of Haiti that was thought to be extinct until 2005, was found in the Dominican Republic on Sunday in the captivity of a woman. The animal was turned over to the conservation and science department to be examined by researchers and experts on the species, the Dominican Ministry of the Environment said.
MOLEGHAF Calls for Socialist State of Haiti
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- Created on Sunday, February 24, 2013 5:10 PM
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Haiti: Cholera victims angry at United Nations
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- Created on Saturday, February 23, 2013 2:29 PM
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MIREBALAIS, Haiti (defend.ht) - The United Nations has not accepted responsibility for bring cholera into Haiti in October 2010 that has killed more than 7,000 and sickened more than a half-million. This week, the U.N. said it would not compensate victims of their negligence and this has angered many in Haiti.
Human rights calls for action against fugitives in Haitian gov't
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- Created on Friday, February 22, 2013 10:18 AM
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The National Network for the Defense of Human Rights delivered an open letter to President Michel Martelly recounting the crimes that made First Lady Sophia Martelly's adviser, Karl Jean-Jeune, a fugitive of justice in the United States. The RNDDH also requested that Martelly demonstrate the claim of his government that the rule of law exists in Haiti by addressing the case of other individuals in the Head of State's entourage.
Informed Citizens Express Disdain for Caricom Signs
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- Created on Thursday, February 21, 2013 6:14 PM
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Informed citizens were shocked at billboards and banners bearing the effigy of President Michel Martelly that read "President Martelly welcomes Heads of State and Government of CARICOM," rather than "Haiti welcomes..." The signs also are clear violations of ARTICLE 7 of the Haitian Constitution.
Note of Precision by Karl Jean-Jeune
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- Created on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 7:53 PM
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - In a letter published on the blog of Carel Pedre, the communications director for First Lady Sophia Martelly desired to bring more clarity to the situation surrounding his status as a fugitive of justice in the United States.
First Lady Aide a Fugitive Stealing $30,000 from U.S. Bank
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- Created on Monday, February 18, 2013 10:58 PM
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - As U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder arrived in Haiti to discuss crime and deportations with members of Caricom, news broke that First Lady Sophia Martelly's communications officer Karl Jean-Jeune is a wanted man in the United States for stealing nearly $30,000 from a bank.
Evans Paul: Haiti not in position to benefit from Caricom membership
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- Created on Monday, February 18, 2013 8:12 PM
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - "Normally it is supposed to be something good but in reality it more resembles a show of vanity," the former Mayor of Port-au-Prince, Evans Paul said of the Caricom summit in Haiti, which he believe the country is not in a position to benefit from membership in the regional organization.
Two Journalists Beaten by President Martelly's Security
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- Created on Saturday, February 16, 2013 2:18 PM
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CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (defend.ht) - Journalists Watson Phanor, 25, and Etzer César say they were beaten repeatedly by National Palace security on Tuesday when President Michel Martelly visited the Adriana ship during the Carnival in Cap-Haitien, where RFM radio had its headquarters.
Red cards for the government at the Carnival in Cap-Haitien
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- Created on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 4:26 PM
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CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (AlterPresse/defend.ht) - February 12, 2013. Activists of various organizations in the North, formed a bande sou pied (rara), and expressed their displeasure vis-Ã -vis the government, during the parade on the second day of the carnival, February 11 in Cap-Haitien (second city, North), found AlterPresse.
A Carnival to Mask the Crisis
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- Created on Monday, February 11, 2013 5:01 PM
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - All of everything is for Cap-Haitien. The second largest city is the host of this year's national carnival. Port-au-Prince, the largest city, the capital, is condemned to watch the carnival on television.
Press Expelled from Royal Ball
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- Created on Sunday, February 10, 2013 3:01 PM
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CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (defend.ht) - President Michel Martelly dressed as the Emperor of Haiti and First Lady Sophia Martelly as the Empress at the Sans Souci Palace in a pre-carnival cultural event made possible by the United States Agency for International Development. But it was the operations of National Palace security that has caught the media's attention.
Haitians in NY and Boston Delayed by Storm
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- Created on Saturday, February 09, 2013 4:22 PM
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NEW YORK, USA (defend.ht) - Haitian travelers in Boston and New York hooping to enjoy the 2013 National Carnival are stranded with more than 150 American Airlines flights cancelled and 40 more diverted; airports across the U.S. north-eastern seaboard are enduring an intense winter storm.
Haiti Continues Improvement on Press Freedom
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- Created on Thursday, January 31, 2013 6:38 PM
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The people of Haiti continued to make strides through 2013 in regards to press freedom. Reporters Without Borders released on Wednesday the Press Freedom Index and Haiti gained 3 slots in the world rankings from 52 to 49.
Kanaval Committee President avoids Questions about Boukman Eksperyans
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- Created on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 10:24 PM
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Religions for Peace Resigns as Electoral Council Mediator
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- Created on Saturday, January 26, 2013 10:01 AM
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Religions for Peace announced it would retire as mediator of talks towards forming an electoral council on Friday after 3 months.
22 Dead and 31 Injured in Truck Accident
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- Created on Saturday, January 26, 2013 1:25 PM
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DESSALINES, Haiti (defend.ht) - 22 were found dead and 31 injured after a truck carrying men, women and children fell into a roadside canal on Friday afternoon.
