Global IssuesNews headlines for “Haiti”, page 17
HAITI: Deportees from U.S. Face Culture Shock, Retain Hope
- Inter Press Service
In the shadow of the Eglise Sainte Claire in the Petite Place Cazeau neighbourhood of Haiti’s bustling capital, Frantz Saintil is visiting his daughter and reflecting on the more than two decades he spent abroad before finding himself back in his native country of Haiti seven years ago.
HAITI: Student Protests Rock State University
- Inter Press Service
The National University of Haiti (UEH) has been gripped by crisis for the last two months, operating under the constant threat of student strikes staged to demand reinstatement of cancelled courses and an increase in the minimum wage.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC/HAITI: Border Market Embodies Inequalities
- Inter Press Service
Elias Pina sits in a fertile high mountain valley on the border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Twice weekly, the side streets fill with Haitians and Dominicans trading produce, used clothing, kitchen equipment and shoes.
HAITI: Fanmi Lavalas Banned, Voter Apprehension Widespread
- Inter Press Service
Weekend senatorial elections in Haiti are mired in controversy as Fanmi Lavalas (FL), the political party widely backed by the poor majority, has been disqualified.
HAITI: Donors Pledge 125 Million Dollars to Rebuild After Storms
- Inter Press Service
International donors have pledged 324 million dollars over the next two years in additional aid to help Haiti recover from food riots and damage to roads and other key infrastructure caused by four hurricanes that ravaged Latin America's poorest nation last summer.
HAITI-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Solace in Solidarity
- Inter Press Service
On a rainy Saturday evening, beneath the leaking tin roof of an empty carport in a working class section of Santo Domingo, a group of Haitian immigrants met to form a neighbours' association.
HAITI: New Peasant Alliance Demands Action on Food Crisis
- Inter Press Service
Haiti's peasant farmers are organising and taking action to try and bring an end to the country's dependence on food imports, and to avert the prospect of looming famine.
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