Haiti Briefings on Natural Disasters and/or the Haiti Earthquake
Morale-Boosting Soccer Triumph (HB26)
While the political crisis deepened, with still no Prime Minister and half of the ministers of state also resigning, Haitians
What a Foul-Up (HB25)
In the April elections for nine Senators and 700 seats on new local assemblies only 5% of the registered electorate cast
Teachers and Pupils Strike (HB 24)
School students and teachers from the state education sector took their protests to the street in May. Almost everywhere throughout
Lavalas Splits, Violence Increases (HB23)
The ‘gran manjè‘ – literally the big eaters – are the ‘fat cats’, the corrupt politicians, the government bureaucrats and
Protests Leave Lavalas Shaking (HB22)
Roadblocks, demonstrations and strikes – during the month of January generalised discontent was channelled into action in a wave of
Wage Slavery (HB21)
Haitian workers in the capital’s assembly plants work in hot, airless, and dimly lit factories sewing gloves, underwear, sports clothes and
Chickens Come Home to Roost (HB20)
Following several weeks of shootings and bomb threats, former soldiers from the disbanded Haitian army are threatening more violence if
Land Reform – the Number One Demand (HB19)
“Land is truly the Number One biggest demand of Haitian peasants who have fought and died for it, because only
Piggy in the Middle (HB18)
“The first stage was when the police feared the people. The second stage that we are in now is the
Between the Peasants and the Donors (HB17)
New President of Haiti, Rene Préval, unveils his strategy to try to repair Haiti’s shattered economy.
Farewell Aristide (HB16)
So it’s farewell to President Aristide who hands over to his successor, René Préval, on February 7th. As the living
Pot Threatens to Boil Over (HB15)
The patience of many thousands of Haitians finally snapped following the November 7th assassination of the Lavalas MP, Jean Hubert
12 January 2012: Year Zero + 2
Year Zero + 2. HSG from London, 12-01-2012 “People think solidarity is just about money. It’s not. It’s about your
Martin Luther King’s Birthday: 15 January 2012
Martin Luther King’s Birthday: 15 January 2012 HSG reporting from London, 15-01-2012 Mario Joseph addressed the Occupy movement, assorted tourists
Uncoordinated and Unworkable Plan: Haiti Grassroots Watch Reports
Photo: Corail-Celesse – © Oxfam International
Port-au-Prince, Haiti – nine months after the catastrophic earthquake which killed some 300,000 and left 1.3 million homeless, as reports and articles denounce the terrible conditions in Haiti’s 1,354 squalid refugee camps, the new grassroots “reconstruction watch” effort, Ayiti Kale Je or Haiti Grassroots Watch decided to look into the issue.
Speaking Out, Paying the Price: Two Years On
Speaking Out, Paying the Price: Two Years On. HSG reporting from London, 12-01-2012 To Whitehall and King Charles Street to
HSG at House of Commons Commemoration of 12 Jan 2010 Earthquake
Speech delivered by Phillip Wearne of the HAITI SUPPORT GROUP as part of a House of Commons public meeting on
Subsidizing Starvation
Subsidizing Starvation. January 11, 2013 Maura R O’Connor, Foreign Policy How American tax dollars are keeping Arkansas rice growers fat
One Year On: Haitians on Haiti
One Year On: Haitians on Haiti Support the following key events: SUNDAY 09 JANUARY London, 11.00am – 2.00pm: “Mickey Mouse
Learning from past mistakes in Haiti
Learning from past mistakes in Haiti. January 11, 2013 Nelson rosales, The Record.com original article here Haiti is back in
Public Lecture and Haiti Workshops at University College London
Public Lecture and workshops on Haiti at University College London Venue: Christopher Ingold Lecture Theatre, Gordon St. Date/Time: 15 November,
Haiti ‘got very lucky’ as Tomas Skirted Island
Photo: Tomas aftermath in Leogane – © Canadian Red Cross
JONATHAN M. KATZ, The Associated Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Tropical Storm Tomas pushed northward Saturday after hitting parts of Haiti as a hurricane, leaving villagers to mop up, evacuees to return to their tents and most everyone relieved that the country did not suffer what could have been its first big disaster since the January earthquake.
Tumultuous Year Ahead in Haiti
Tumultuous Year Ahead in Haiti, January 9, 2013. Kim Ives, Haïti liberté. Original article here Martelly Regime Presents Aristide a
Reconstruction’s Massive Slum Will Cost “Hundreds Of Millions”
June 17, 2013 Haiti Grassroots Watch Port-au-Prince, HAITI – Three years after its star-studded launch by President René Préval, actor Sean