Review of 'Haiti: The Aftershocks of History'

Haiti: The Aftershocks of History, Laurent Dubois, Metropolitan Books, 2012, 418 pp. Reviewed by Roger Annis (This review was…

Thousands protest to mark anniversary of 2004 coup and condemn Martelly government record

Haiti protest signals political tension for future   Article by Trenton Daniel, The Associated Press, Wed. Feb. 29, 2012 PORT-AU-…

Haiti's housing and shelter crisis still looking intractable

Canada-funded shelter assistance looks like shantytown clearance, not the vast house-building plan desperately needed By Roger Annis…

ALBA expands its allies in the Caribbean (two parts)

By Kevin EdmondsPart one, published on the author’s blog on NACLA, The Other Side of Paradise, NACLA, February 16, 2012 The weekend of…

Two years after the earthquake, Haiti is trying to clear tent cities

The following article is one of the very few recent articles to provide a comprehensive and accurate overview of the scope of the housing…

Al Jazeera: Is Duvalier to get away with murder?

Inside Story Americas on Al Jazeera on Feb 2, 2012 features a 30-minute panel discussion on the decision of a Haitian judge on January 30…

Haiti two years on: Beyond relief, beyond belief

The following article is the most thorough and informative article written on the second anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti. Another…

New Internationalist: Where Did All the Money Go?

The Haitian earthquake prompted an outpouring of generosity – international donations totalled more than $10 billion. But, two years on,…

Haiti earthquake second anniversary panel discussion on Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera broadcast the following 30 minute panel discussion on January 12, 2012 featuring Mark Weisbrot (Center for Economic and…

Aid agencies urge Canada not to forget ravaged nation

Jan 9, 2012--The following article is published today throughout the Postmedia news chain in Canada. The article appears in the National…

Home: From Displacement Camps to Community in Haiti

By Alexis Erkert and Beverly Bell Published on Other Worlds, January 4, 2012 (see author bios below) As 2012 begins, a growing…

Outspoken senator charges: Martelly government a 'cesspool' of corruption and nepotism

By Kim Ives, Haiti Liberté, Jan 5, 2012 President Joseph Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly is shoveling money out of the national treasury…

Haiti After the Quake: Seven Places Where the Money Did and Did Not Go

by BILL QUIGLEY and AMBER RAMANAUSKAS (see author bios below) Counterpunch, January 3, 2012   Haiti, a close neighbor of the US with…

The United Nations must face up to the cholera disaster it caused in Haiti

Tuesday, 20 December 2011 Yesterday, the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) released a statement (see text below) calling on…

Haiti: “Open for Business”

A study by Haiti Grassroots Watch on factory investment in Haiti, December 2011 The following is a groundbreaking, seven-part study by…

Conference and Large Demonstration in Cap Haitien Say "MINUSTAH Out"

Introductory note: On November 18, 2011, several thousand people marched in the streets of Cap Haitien, Haiti's second largest city, in…