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Updating you with the latest news from Haitian sources, CSO voices, and selected articles from the international press.
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In Haiti, Tropical Storm Isaac sparks cholera fears |
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16 September 2012, by Jacqueline Charles, The Miami Herald
original article
The panic began to set in after Tropical Storm Isaac’s rains had subsided and the sun finally began to shine on this storm-damaged beachfront hamlet. Frantz Pierre-Louis, looking at the trail of fallen trees and flooded farms confronting him, had something much more pressing on his mind.
“We have to prevent a cholera outbreak,” Pierre-Louis, sitting in his pick-up truck, said, his voice filled with urgency.
Just when Haiti thought it had cholera under control, Tropical Storm Isaac came along. The storm left at least 24 dead in Haiti, and reignited fears that the floods and rains could accelerate a peak in cholera deaths and infections. Even worse, the deadly diarrheal disease could spread to the sprawling tent cities in Haiti’s capital where 390,000 victims of the January 2010 earthquake still live and where — until now — it has remained at bay.
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Ban Ki-moon recommends the renewal of the mandate of the Minustah |
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Photo: Andy Taylor
Sept. 9, 2012, Haiti Libre
In the Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission for Stabilization in Haiti (Minustah), dated August 21, 2012, and submitted to the Security Council on August 31, Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations recommends to renew the mandate of the Minustah for one year "Reaffirming my commitment to continue to focus the activities of the Mission, I recommend that the Security Council extend its mandate of one year, until 15 October 2013"
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Tropical Storm Isaac: Victims fault government for not enough "concrete action" |
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Aug 29, 2012, by Yves Pierre-Louis, published in Haiti Liberté (weekly)
Following the passage of Tropical Storm Isaac through Haiti from Friday, August 24 to Aug. 25, 2012, Haitian authorities gave a preliminary damage report at a press conference on Aug. 27.
According to the authorities of the Civil Protection Office (OPC), the two departments most affected by the storm were the West and the South East, where the balance sheet amounted to 19 dead, more than 300 houses destroyed, 15,812 displaced, and hundreds of houses damaged. Agriculture, roads, and electricity networks were also hit hard. (Reports on Aug. 28 said the death toll had risen to 24.)
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Photo: Parc La Visite - fought over © HSG
By Dady Chery, founder and editor of website 'Haiti Chery', July 27, 2012
“The right to own property does not extend to the coasts, springs, rivers, water courses, mines and quarries. They are part of the State’s public domain.” – Haitian 1987 Constitution, Section H, Article 36-5.
Marigot is a picturesque fishing town near Haiti’s larger southeastern city of Jacmel. The area is reputed for its market-day Saturdays that attract people from far and wide, include the finest restauranteurs, who travel there to buy the best lobsters, fish and shellfish. The fishing is artisanal, and for some time the fishermen have been asking the government to assist them with credit, fishing equipment and modest facilities such as a refrigerated room. There has been no response. The government has other plans for the region.
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The Directorate General of Taxation (DGI) is "wrong" in the case of André Apaid |
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Sept. 7, 2012, Valerie Daudier and Cadet Carl Henry, Le Nouvelliste
The fiscal situation of the industrialist Michel André Apaid has been regularized without the latter paying a dime in taxes, contrary to what had been said by members of the government after the lifting of the travel against him. According to the head of the section for large taxpayers of the Directorate General of Taxes (DGI), Joseph Salime Montinor, Mr. Apaid has a deductible benefit of 15 years for his business. DGI was not aware!
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Haïti-Politique : Le 5e conseil de gouvernement se tient aux Cayes |
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Cayes (Haïti), 8 août 2012 [AlterPresse] -- La ville des Cayes, chef lieu du département du Sud d’Haïti, accueille, ce mercredi 8 août 2012, le cinquième conseil du gouvernement dirigé par le premier ministre Laurent Salvador Lamothe, 24 heures après un premier remaniement ministériel intervenu seulement 3 mois depuis l’installation du deuxième gouvernement sous la présidence de Joseph Michel Martelly.
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Brazil pledges to help Haiti build new army |
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Xinhua New Service, July 27, 2012
Brazil will help Haiti form a defense force that can eventually take over from the UN peacekeeping mission. Brazilian Defense Minister Celso Amorim announced the decision during a meeting Thursday with his Haitian counterpart Jean Rodolphe Joazile. He said the Brazilian government would send a military mission to determine how Brazil could help the Caribbean country.
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