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Billions to Haiti, Little to Haitians

2013-01-10T16:14:00.004-05:00

In this photo, lawyer Bill Quigley talks to thousands of SOA Watch supporters in Fort Benning, Ga in Nov. 2012. Eh urged the matchers to keep the pressure on until the School of Americas is closed. Photo by Wadner Pierre. By Bill Quigley- Originally published on HuffingtonPost Despite billions in aid that were supposed to go to the Haitian people, hundreds of thousands are still

SOA Watch: We’re Still there Until the School of Americas Is Closed DEC 2

2012-12-02T05:47:00.001-05:00

By Wadner Pierre- originally published by The Maroon For the first time in two years, a group of Loyola students traveled to a US military- sponsored school in Fort Benning, Ga. to protest the 1989 massacre of six Jesuit priests and their two workers. Hundreds of thousands protesters continue as rally against the U.S.-sponsored military school in the Fort Benning, Ga. Photo by Wadner

Paramilitarism and the assault on democracy in Haiti

2012-10-04T12:54:00.003-04:00

Belen Fernandez- Al Jazeera EnglishBelen Fernandez is the author of The Imperial Messenger: Thomas Friedman at Work, published by Verso. She is a contributing editor at Jacobin Magazine. Pulse Media Books RSS Paramilitarism and the assault on democracy in Haiti Haiti's brutal paramilitary campaigns received scant media coverage, while "political violence" was decried at

Outsiders EXPECT burning tires in Haiti … not accurate reporting

2012-09-30T17:52:00.000-04:00

by Kevin Pina Friday, Sept. 21, saw yet another in a series of large demonstrations across Haiti. The largest protests were registered in Cap Haitien and La Cayes, Haiti’s second and third largest cities, against what many protestors called “the corruption of the Martelly regime.” Chanting “Down with Martelly and the pink hunger,” referring to President Martelly’s campaign color, Haitians

Haiti: No more words, people want deeds

2012-09-30T16:30:00.006-04:00

BY G. DUNKEL-Workers World.org Photo by Frantz Etienne A number of strong, militant protests against the government of Michel Martelly have taken place in Cap-Haitien, the second largest city in Haiti, in the past few weeks. Demonstrators have burned tires and held mass marches. Haitian cops and Minustah — the United Nation’s occupying force in Haiti — using tear gas and live rounds, fired

Paramilitarism and the Assault on Democracy in Haiti

2012-08-17T12:23:00.002-04:00

by Jeb Sprague-Monthly Review Press Books, New/Recently Releasedmore on Imperialism, Latin America Paperback, 400 pagesISBN-13: 978-1-58367-300-3Cloth (ISBN-13: 978-1-58367-301-0)August 2012 Price: $23.95 Paperback Cloth [$85] + $61.05 Click here for a list of upcoming events with the author! In this path-breaking book, Jeb Sprague investigates the dangerous world of

Book Exposes Violent Role of Paramilitaries in Haiti

2012-08-17T12:13:00.004-04:00

By Judith Scherrl Paramilitaries destroyed the free school buses that had been operating in Cap Haitian under Aristide's government. Credit: Judith Scherr, Cap Haitian, Haiti, August 2004. OAKLAND, California, Aug 16 2012 (IPS) - Haiti’s brutal army was disbanded in 1995, yet armed and uniformed paramilitaries, with no government affiliation, occupy former army bases today. President

Poor Little Rich Haiti to Be Fleeced of Copper-Silver-Gold Via Caracol Deep-Water Port (UPDATED)

2012-05-12T09:57:00.000-04:00

By Dady Chery-Haiti Chery Show me a corporate boss who calls Haiti the “poorest country in the western hemisphere,” and I’ll show you a con artist preparing to fleece Haiti. Likewise, show me a western technocrat who bemoans Haiti’s “dramatic deforestation due to charcoal production” and I’ll show a bio-pirate or vandal preparing to wreck Haiti’s remaining cloud-forest and

Feds Awarded RTA $45 Million to Expand the Streetcar Service in Downtown Area

2012-05-08T21:58:00.001-04:00

By Wadner Pierre The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority has been awarded $45 million to build a new streetcar line on Loyola Ave. to improve transportation in the downtown area. The new line will run from Union Passenger Terminal or UPT on Loyola Ave. to Canal St. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority a $45 million to expand

New Orleans: Parades Kick-off

2012-05-08T21:40:00.002-04:00

By Wadner Pierre Parades are rolling in the streets of New Orleans, although "Fat Tuesday" is two weeks away. “When the Saints go marching in” is being heard, beads are being thrown away. The Mayor of New Orleans Mitchell J. Landrieu invites people from all over the world to come to celebrate carnival in his city. the Mayor wrote "As Mayor of the great City of New Orleans, I invite you

Abortion: Pro-choice vs. Pro-life

2012-05-08T21:37:00.001-04:00

By Wadner Pierre Thirty-nine years ago the U.S. Supreme Court took a decision to legalize abortion nationwide. Roe vs. Wade as the Court decision named continues to divide the nation into pro-choice and pro-life. After nearly four decades abortion has remained a sensible topic at the workd place, church and at school. Karin Curley a mass communication senior at Loyola University New

Woody Forrest on his Musical Journey

2012-05-08T21:34:00.000-04:00

By Wadner Pierre The streets of New Orleans have become a place where musicians from all over the United States come to play, whether to have fun or to make a living. Woody Forrest A songwriter and guitarist arrived in New Orleans three weeks ago from his home state of Vermont. Each musician has a story of how he or she embarked in his or her musical journey. Some have decided to

From Dancing to Praying for Forgiveness

2012-05-08T21:31:00.000-04:00

By Wadner Pierre After dancing, catching beads, sharing some beers with friends and dressing up in the funniest way for fat Tuesday, Christian believers start their penitential ritual following “Fat Tuesday.” Traditionally, “Fat Tuesday” is the celebration before Christian believers started their forty-day penitential preparation known as lent. The Lenten season is considered as the

New Orleans Will Host The 2013 Super Bowl

2012-05-08T21:24:00.000-04:00

Although it is nine months away, the excitement of the super bowl is already felt in New Orleans. It is the first time since after Hurricane Katrina that the city will be the site for the championship game. The championship game will take place in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Superdome has recently undergone a multimillion dollars renovation. Kelly Schulz, the Vice-President of

New Orleans: New Streetcar Lines Are not Enough People Said

2012-04-26T16:31:00.003-04:00

Tourism industry happy with service, others say more buses need to be added By Wadner Pierre The Maroon Many New Orleanians who rely on public transportation for their daily activities said they feel that the public transportation system has lost its momentum since Hurricane Katrina. In particular, many said they have to

Who Is Laurent Lamothe, and What Are his Chance to Be Haiti's Next PM?

2012-04-10T01:58:00.002-04:00

Who is Laurent Lamothe, and What Are His Chances to be Prime Minister? by Kim Ives Laurent Lamothe is Haitian President Michel Martelly’s brain, just as political strategist Karl Rove was to former U.S. President George W. Bush. Lamothe was the guy who figured out how to finance Martelly’s presidential campaign, and

Clean up Corruption at Home

2012-03-06T11:24:00.001-05:00

By Wadner Pierre - HaitiAnalysis When will the U.S. Department go after U.S. officials for the $6.6 billion they “lost” during the "reconstruction" of Iraq? The U.S. Justice Department has failed to investigate. This money is still missing and no one can account for it. American taxpayers deserve to be told about where the $6.6 billion went. The U.S. government needs to focus more on

Haiti’s Elected Mayors Dismissed, Illegally Replaced by Presidential Apointees

2012-02-27T07:08:00.001-05:00

By Dady Chery Haiti Chery Back in May 2011, undistracted by Haiti’s 4.5-million dollar presidential inauguration, I sounded the alarm about a brewing legislative coup d’etat (1). “Within five days of being seated and, in two meetings totaling less than 20 hours, Haiti’s newly assembled 49th legislature modified over 100 articles of the 1987 Constitution. “This document was drafted and

Haiti Wikileaks writer speaks in Canada on post-earthquake political situation

2012-02-10T03:27:00.002-05:00

Kim Ives. Photo by Wadner Pierre By Roger Annis The following article was published on the Haiti blog of the widely-read web magazine in Canada, Rabble.ca. February 7, 2012 -- Kim Ives, an editor of Haiti's largest circulation weekly newspaper, Haiti Libert?, recently completed a speaking tour to Winnipeg, Victoria and Vancouver, Canada, and Seattle, Washington in which he described the

Haitian Judicial denies Duvalier's Crime Against Humanity

2012-02-04T11:49:00.001-05:00

By Wadner Pierre The former Haitian President for life Jean-Claude Duvalier named as "BABY's DOC" to be tried not for the crime against humanity but for alleged financial crime. Human rights groups criticized the decision and qualified it as unfair and politically motivated. There are several members of Martelly's administration have closely tied to Duvalier regime. The former

Haiti After the Quake: Where the Relief Money Did and Did Not Go

2012-01-04T10:47:00.002-05:00

by BILL QUIGLEY and AMBER RAMANAUSKAS Counterpunch An occupying UN tank standing in front of the broken president office five moths after a 7.0 earthquake devastated the capital.Photo by Wadner Pierre Haiti, a close neighbor of the US with over nine million people, was devastated by earthquake on January 12, 2010. Hundreds of thousands were killed and many more wounded. The UN

Monthly Market on Freret Street

2011-12-28T08:46:00.000-05:00

Photo and video by Wadner Pierre Four years ago Freret Business Owners Associations started a monthly market to get people back to the neighborhood. The market gives an opportunity to between 80 to 100 local vendors to sell their products, and attract hundreds of people every first Saturday of each month from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to buy local products. People buying,

Chomsky Post-Earthquake: Aid Should Go to Haitian Popular Organizations, Not to Contractors or NGOs

2011-11-27T13:41:00.000-05:00

By Keane Bhatt Photos by Wadner Pierre For decades, Noam Chomsky has been an analyst and activist working in support of the Haitian people. In addition to his revolutionary linguistics career at MIT, he has written, lectured and protested against injustice for 40 years. He is co-author, along with Paul Farmer and Amy Goodman of Getting Haiti Right This Time: The U.S. and the Coup. His

The Army in Haiti:A History of US-Sponsored Violence

2011-11-25T16:45:00.000-05:00

5 by NIA IMARA COUNTERPUNCH The United States has a long history of sowing violence in Haiti. Nearly one hundred years ago, the Marines invaded Haiti and occupied the country for nineteen years, over the course of which they killed thousands of Haitians who attempted to resist the repression. The pretext for the invasion was instability. But for the tens of

Impunity for Venezuela's big landowners - Opinion - Al Jazeera English

2011-11-14T14:46:00.001-05:00

Hundreds of Chavez supporters have been assassinated by wealthy landowners for implementing new land policies. Joe Emersberger and Jeb Sprague Aljazeera inShare13 Venezuela's Land Law was enacted to reduce dependence on food imports, however, wealthy