Dominican Republic Deports Haitians Back to the Cholera Epidemic

Editorial Comment Like the United States, the Dominican Republic is deporting Haitians back to the cholera epidemic. The DR has made out nicely as a venue for donors conferences since the earthquake. In addition, it has served as a conduit … Continue reading →

Looking South for Environmental Progress

By Jay Walljasper, On the Commons. The developing world doesn’t simply do less of what’s wrong, it has pioneered new approaches to protect the environment that are rooted in a sense of the commons.

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Haiti is Proof of the Failure of International Assistance | Haïti est la preuve de l’échec de l’aide internationale

Ricardo Seitenfus Interview With Arnaud Robert, Le Temps | Commentary and translation by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Departing Brazilian representative to the OAS, Ricardo Seitenfus, speaks his mind about the UN and NGO presence in Haiti. (English | French)

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Cuban Internationalism as Engaged Empathy

By Gary Olson, ZNet. Cuban internationalism, initially more military and now medical, is the most compelling large-scale example we have of empathic solidarity.

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Fidel’s Reflexions: The Fight Against Cholera

By Fidel Castro Ruz, Escambray. The U.N., at the instigation of the U.S., creator of poverty and chaos in the Republic of Haiti. The U.S. had decided to send into Haitian territory its occupation troops the MINUSTAH (U.N. Stabilization Mission in Haiti) which, in passing, introduced the cholera epidemic into that brother country.

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Perlitz Gets 20 Years for Sex Abuse in Haiti, Fairfield University Sued

By Michael P. Mayko, CT Post | Edmund H. Mahony and Josh Kovner, Hartford Courant | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. The surprise here is that Douglas Perlitz is having to do any time at all for raping nine Haitian boys and sadistically manipulating a host of others in his care.

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Brazil Gets Serious About Biopiracy of Its Natural Diversity

By Saikat, About My Planet. Brazil has begun to levy fines on companies that do not compensate the country for exploiting its genetic materials and traditional knowledge.

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Fidel’s Reflexions: News About Cholera in Haiti

By Fidel castro Ruz Escambray In his latest reflections, Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro summarizes the actions undertaken by the Cuban medical brigade in Haiti to fight cholera, “something that becomes a threat for all the other peoples of Latin … Continue reading →

Fidel’s Reflexions. Haiti: Underdevelopment and Genocide

By Fidel Castro Ruz, Cuban News Agency. Almost 40% of the sick have been looked after by members of the Cuban Medical Brigade which has 965 doctors, nurses and technicians who have managed to reduce the number of dead to less than 1 for each 100.

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Haiti Elections: Yet More Kaka from MINUSTAH

By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. To hear it all, one would think that the Haitian electoral fraud happened yesterday. In fact, the fraud went down many months ago, when a corrupt electoral commission (CEP) with U.S., Canadian and French financial backing, banned the most popular political party Lavalas from the elections.

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