In Haiti, Land Reform as a Pillar of Reconstruction
Ronel Thelusmond is the director of the technical division of the National Institute for the Application of Agrarian Reform (INARA), which is part of the Haitian Ministry of Agriculture.
Haiti’s earthquake in the context of decades of forced poverty
The author argues that all aid should go straight to the communities who need it.
Haiti: where’s the outrage?
Melina Miles, founder of 'Let Haiti Live', ponders in her blog at the lack of outrage in the country at what she calls "the criminal negligence" in many of the disaster relief operations.
‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier charged with corruption in Haiti
Former dictator faces charges relating to his 15-year rule after being hauled before a judge in Port-au Prince.
Aristide return not helpful before Haiti vote – U.S.
As the second round of elections approaches for Haiti, Ex President Aristide has been issued a passport for return after years in exile in South Africa. Washington is concerned about the distraction in the run up to the deciding vote.
Brazil: the Haitian influx
Fleeing the chaos at home, hundreds of Haitians are paying coyotes (fixers) to take them, via Peru and Bolivia, to Brazil.
Haiti’s Wildlife Faces Mass Extinction
Due to extreme deforestation Haiti is now facing a possible extinction event as key indicator species are already under threat.
Haitian Renaissance: Youth Paint a New Country
Despite the earthquake and extreme physical poverty Haiti's youth express themselves richly through art, promoting human rights, aided by organisation APROSIFA.
The Militarisation of Haiti
US analyst Phyliis Bennis, from the Institute for Polciy Studies in Washington DC, argues that Pentagon priorities once again dominate in Haiti.
The UN’s aid agenda, she says, is being marginalised, with the US sending in planeloads of so
Haiti: The business of disaster
Haiti: the business of disaster. US corporations are profiting handsomely from the large quantities of food aid, mostly rice, which is being brought into the country in the wake of the earthquake. But this rice is sounding the death kn