‘Killing Democracy’ in Haiti, Canadian-Style
Kevin Edmonds explores the exploitative structure which humanitarian aid can take, looking at the recent example of Canada in Haiti.
“Until the Day I Die”: Gerta Louisama on Haitian Women Winning...
Gerta Louisama is a member of the Executive Committee and the National Women’s Committee of Tèt Kole Ti Peyizan Ayisyen, Heads Together Small Producers of Haiti, Haiti’s largest and oldest peasant group.
WikiLeaks Cables of Interest on Latin America
The latest Wikileaks cables on Latin America, 24 July - 21 August 2011
Political deadlock hampers Haiti’s reconstruction
The new Haitian government is having problems to put the country back on track
Haiti: “We Are Tired of Living under Tents”
Homeless people are pressing for urgent action to provide them with housing.
How the U.S. is Preparing a “Cuban Spring” with “Roots of...
The author argues that the United Stated wants to replicate the 'Arab Spring' in Cuba.
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: The slow road to reconstruction
Two years after the earthquake that devastated Haiti, Oxfam believes that the government has not done enough to meet the needs of the victims.
Beyond Relief, Beyond Belief
The London-based Haiti Support Group says that the Interim Haiti Reconstruction Commission has been a failure and welcomes the end of its activities.
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.