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Sir Ronald Sanders Except for Haiti, all the Caribbean countries that are members of the 79-member African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group are in danger of losing the level of aid they receive...
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by Published on 09-07-12 09:46 AM
Sir Ronald Sanders
Except for Haiti, all the Caribbean countries that are members of the 79-member African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group are in danger of losing the level of aid they receive from the European Union (EU) under a differentiated approach being considered by the European Commission. The differentiated approach would make the status of Caribbean states as Middle Income Countries ...by Published on 09-07-12 09:44 AM
Haiti’s government is making plans to revive the country’s disbanded army, an institution guilty of many of the worst crimes ever perpetrated in the country. At the same time, special police units have been used to drive earthquake victims out of camps.
While civil society and grassroots organizations in Haiti are campaigning against a return to the era of Duvalierist repression, people ...by Published on 08-29-12 06:29 PM
OUR relief at not receiving the full force of Tropical Storm Isaac has been tempered somewhat by news emerging yesterday that the storm was responsible for 19 deaths during its passage over our sister Caribbean nation of Haiti.
An Associated Press (AP) story said Marie Alta Jean-Baptiste of Haiti’s Civil Protection Office gave the death toll in an interview on a private radio station, and ...by Published on 08-29-12 05:49 PM
L'élue américaine d'origine haïtienne Ludmya Bourdeau Love, dit Mia Love, sera l'une des oratrices vedettes de la convention républicaine en Floride. Elle prendra la parole en prime time au 2e jour du congrès, qui s'ouvrira ce mardi, juste avant le conférencier d'honneur, le gouverneur Chris Christie.
Ludmya Bourdeau Love, peut devenir la première femme noire à représenter le Parti républicain ...by Published on 08-29-12 05:47 PM
Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love, a GOP candidate for Congress from Utah, took the stage at the Republican National Convention on Monday and delivered a fiery speech that was particularly well received by the Republicans in attendance. She slammed President Barack Obama and praised her background which she called “the American dream.”
“Let em tell you about the America I know,” Love began. ...by Published on 08-22-12 08:27 PM
SANTO DOMINGO.- The National District Attorney's Office dropped the case against retired coronel Pedro Julio Goico (Pepe Goico), who faced prosecution accused of conspiracy to overthrow Haiti president Michel Martelly .
The authorities said the desire expressed by Goico in the wiretapped recording cannot be considered preparatory activities for the alleged putsch.
"The ...by Published on 08-19-12 05:45 PM
Haitian-Americans United for Progress, Inc.
And They’re Off!
A year-long effort to build support for school children in the relatively isolated hills above Haiti’s capital yields success.
If this year is any indication, HAUP’s Love and Serve Haiti project — which is now in its second year – appears to be well on its way to meetings its goals. The project, designed to develop leadership ...by Published on 08-19-12 05:41 PM
Just after dawn in the Peruvian town of Iñapari, a few Haitians pray by the Acre River in the Amazon. They share a book called Songs of Hope.
Ahead of them, just past the muddy river, stretches Brazil.
“This is our problem,” said Wisnel Amisial. “Brazil still hasn’t accepted us, still hasn’t given us visas. But we are still waiting, with hope.”
Amisial is one ...by Published on 08-18-12 01:29 PM
Visas denied to 35 Haitian women
MONTREAL - A visitor visa was denied to 35 women from Haiti who were scheduled to participate in the Haitan arts exhibit known as the Foire de Creations Artisanales Haïtienne.
Caroline Thélémaque, founder of the organization Women for Haiti (FAH) and director of finance for SOS Haiti, was forced to cancel the event which was supposed to take place ...by Published on 08-17-12 02:53 AM
We’re starting a new series of posts today, profiling the three candidates running in the Sept. 13 Democratic primary for the state Assembly in the 57th Assembly District. For the debut, The Local spoke with Martine Guerrier on fundraising, her history as an education advocate and what she plans to do if elected.
Martine Guerrier has a candid opinion of campaign fundraising.
...by Published on 08-16-12 07:19 PM
Le gouvernement Harper annonce l’envoi d’une mission commerciale en République dominicaine et en Haïti
Le plan commercial du Canada aide les entreprises canadiennes à prospérer à l’étranger pour stimuler la création d’emplois et la prospérité au pays
Le 15 août 2012 – Le ministre du Commerce international et ministre de la porte d’entrée de l’Asie-Pacifique, l’honorable Ed Fast, ...by Published on 08-16-12 07:15 PM
The concept of recycling was so foreign to Belony that the 18-year-old Haitian boy struggled to even pronounce the word. Nonetheless, the teen needed just one trip to Ridgewood's reprocessing plant on East Glen Avenue to grasp recycling's global significance.
Ridgewood Councilman Tom Riche meets with visiting Haitian students in the courtroom at Village Hall.
"I learned that ...by Published on 08-16-12 06:37 PM
Benches in a church sanctuary.
Wooden tables under a canopy outdoors.
A large metal shipping container with cut-out doors and windows.
These were the locations of some of the clinics where a team of 10 medical professionals and students from Marywood University treated patients during a recent trip to Haiti.
Despite their limited tools and resources, ...by Published on 08-16-12 06:31 PM
With skinhead influence on the wane, some doubt Nazis damaged building
Tamping down an outcry over gentrification, the Sons of Haiti Masonic Lodge is looking for donations of all sorts of supplies -- from brushes to scaffolding -- to bring the North Mississippi Avenue community together with a painting party.
"Within the coming weeks we are going to bring the community ...by Published on 08-12-12 02:34 PM
Rudy Moise Charles Trainor Jr.
The Democratic Congressional race between incumbent Frederica Wilson and Rudy Moise offers little controversy.
To an outsider, the Democratic congressional race looks like a contest between the lady with the wild hats vs. the Haitian community philanthropist and B-movie star.
And by the standards of South Florida’s other tough ...by Published on 08-09-12 06:39 PM
Abner Louima Was Savagely Beaten By NYPD 15 Years Ago Today
Although a decade and a half has passed since the NYPD’s brutal beating and savage sexual assault of Black Haitian immigrant Abner Louima (pictured), the incident sparked a public outrage that still resonates to this day. Standing as one of the most-vicious examples of police brutality in America, Louima would seek and find justice, ...
