Category Archives: Haiti

Haitian Government Does Nothing About Isaac | Le gouvernement haïtien ne fait rien pour Isaac

avatarPosted on by December 27, 2018

By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Isaac should hit the island of Hispaniola the night of Thursday August 23-24 with rainfall of 8 to 12 inches, dangerous waves, and storm surges that might raise the coastal waters 3 to 5 feet above normal. With less than 24 hours left for preparations to save lives and property, the Haitian government had done nothing except issue general safety warnings. (English | French)

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Colonialism in a Poncho: Subordination of Panama to Multinational Force | Otra vez el Comando Sur de EEUU Avanza la militarización subordinada de Panamá

avatarPosted on by December 21, 2018

Marco A. Gandásegui Jr, America Latina en Movimiento | Translation by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. In an annual exercise called Panamax, from August 6 to August 17, 2012 Panama was virtually occupied by troops from the U.S., France, Canada, the Netherlands, and 14 supposed Latin American allies, although the Panamanian Constitution says Panama has no army and its sovereignty is inalienable and nontransferable. (English | Spanish).

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Colonialism In a Poncho: Ecuador and Brazil Help Install New Haiti Military

avatarPosted on by March 11, 2019

By Joseph Guyler Delva, Buenos Aires Herald | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Brazil and Ecuador plan to help install a new army in Haiti that is meant to replace the UN “peacekeeping” force MINUSTAH.

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Disaster Capitalism Brazilian Style in Haiti

avatarPosted on by January 3, 2019

By Yvon Janvier, Le Matin | Translated by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Brazilian company Construtora OAS Ltd unilaterally stopped ongoing work on 43 miles of National Road 7 in southern Haiti and abruptly cut short its contracts with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and Interamerican Development Bank (IDB).

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Soaring Food Prices in Haiti | Flambée du prix des produits de première nécessité sur le marché haïtien

avatarPosted on by December 14, 2018

By Ricardo Pierre Placide, Le Matin | Translation by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Over the past several months, Haitian households have faced an unprecedented 40% increase on average in the prices of essential commodities such as eggs, rice, sugar, and flour. (English | French).

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Tension in Port Margot | Port-Margot sous tension depuis une semaine

avatarPosted on by March 11, 2019

By Staff, AlterPresse | Staff, Organization for the Development of Port-Margot (ODEP) | Commentary and translation by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Residents of the northern beach town of Port-Margot, Haiti, are angry with the government for neglecting their major arteries to the east and west, and for appropriating their most important tourist attraction, Chouchou Bay, for a neighboring city. The town is 35 km (22 miles) from Cap Haitien and is coveted as a place to live by mining personnel moving into northern Haiti. (English | French)

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Haitian Hot Cocoa

avatarPosted on by December 12, 2018

By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. In Haiti, a freshly baked roll with a cup of hot cocoa is a typical dinner. We have the Aztecs and Mayans to thank for the elaborate process for manufacturing chocolate from the seeds of Theobroma cacao: “food of the gods.”

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Government Postpones School Year One Month | Le pouvoir repousse la rentrée scolaire au 1er octobre

avatarPosted on by March 11, 2019

By Staff (spp), Radio Kiskeya | By Stephen Ralph Henry, AlterPresse. Commentary and translation by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Haitian PM Laurent Lamothe said Friday, August 3, 2012, during a working session in the Parliament, that the new school year originally set to start on September 3 would be postponed until October 1 because of economic difficulties. Parents and teachers’ organizations say they were not consulted. (English | French)

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Medical School of Dr. Aristide Foundation University, Academic Year 2012-2013 | Inscriptions pour une nouvelle promotion à la faculté de médecine de l’Université de la Fondation Docteur Aristide:

avatarPosted on by December 21, 2018

By Staff, AHP | Translation by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. The Medical School of the Dr. Aristide Foundation University (UNIFA), in Tabarre, near Port-au-Prince, opened its enrollment on Wednesday August 1 for academic year 2012-2013. The University’s Director, Dr. Peter Gaetchen announced that registration will run until August 14, and the entrance examination will be held on August 20. (English | French)

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Bandits or Resistance Against Land Grab in Martissant? | Des Bandits ou une resistance contre les accaparaments de terre à Martissant?

avatarPosted on by December 20, 2018

By spp and jmd, Radio Kiskeya. According to residents of the Nan Beny and Ti Bois areas of Martissant, Haiti, in retaliation for having two of their numbers injured by unknown assailants Tuesday July 31, 2012, elite police in uniform, while under observation by MINUSTAH troops, beat and shot several people and torched at least four motorcycles plus 15 houses. (English | French)

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Lac Azuei: A Bridge for Child Traffickers | L’Étang Saumatre, un pont pour les trafiquants

avatarPosted on by December 18, 2018

By Milo Milford (kft, gp), AlterPresse | Translation by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery | YouTube. Lac Azuei, also called Etang Saumatre, is Haiti’s main natural lake. With an area of ​​over 110 square kilometers (42.5 square miles), it is a lovely sight. The lake is also a place of feverish activity by child traffickers. (English | French)

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Avocados

avatarPosted on by March 5, 2019

By Roger B. Swain, In Field Days: Journal of an Itinerant Biologist. Lyons & Burford, Publishers, New York, 1994. Central American animals that could have swallowed and excreted avocados include mammoths; toxodon, a rhinoceros-size mammal, without the horn, that was probably semi-aquatic; gomphotheres, elephantlike beasts with tusks in both jaws; glyptodonts, that weighed a ton or more, had a domed carapace, a heavy armored tail, and an armored head that could withdraw into the shell.

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Massacre at La Visite

avatarPosted on by December 14, 2018

By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Thirty six commandos from Haiti’s Departmental Unit for Maintenance of Order (UDMO), together with presidentially-appointed regional and local government representatives, arrived in La Visite Park, near the southern city of Jacmel, to evict 142 families by force on July 23, 2012. In the battle that ensued, 4-12 people were killed.

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