Tag: Haiti
HaitiFalklands: Sean Penn in Argentina, calls for dialogue and an end to colonialism
US actor Sean Penn gave his full support to Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands and underlined the conflict must be solved through dialogue. The Hollywood star visited Buenos Aires on Monday as representative of the Haitian people and survivors of the earthquake that bashed the Caribbean nation in 2011.
Five Uruguayan marines sentenced to jail for ‘gross misconduct’ in Haiti
Five Uruguayan marines from the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti accused of abusing a young Haitian were sentenced to jail by military justice for serious misconduct and omissions while on duty.
Uruguayan marines in Haiti involved in ‘misconduct’; no evidence of sexual abuse
Three independent investigations in Haiti following the claim of an alleged sexual abuse against a local by five Uruguayan marines from the UN peacekeeping force coincide in that there was “misconduct” of the involved, but no crime was committed.
Uruguay willing to compensate alleged Haitian gang-raped victim
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica has apologised to his Haitian counterpart Michel Martelly over the alleged rape of an 18-year-old Haitian man by Uruguayan UN peacekeeping troops in the poor Caribbean state.
US says Haiti cholera epidemic was imported, probably UN Nepal peacekeepers
Evidence strongly suggests UN peacekeepers from Nepal were the source of a cholera epidemic in Haiti that has killed more than 5,500 people, said a new report by the US Centres for Disease Control Prevention.
Pop singer Michel Martelly wins Haiti presidency by a landslide
Pop singer Michel Martelly better known as “Sweet Micky”, is Haiti's new president-elect. Preliminary results, released by the country's electoral council yesterday, show that Martelly won 68% of the vote in March 20 run-off election to beat former Haitian first lady, Mirlande Manigat.
IDB loans effectively disbursed in 2010 totaled 10.3 billion US dollars
The Inter-American Development Bank approved 12.136 billion US dollars in new operations in 2010 and made 10.341 billion in loan disbursements from its ordinary capital, according to its latest annual report issued over the weekend.
‘Lex Duvalier’ enables Switzerland to confiscate and repatriate illicit dictator assets
Switzerland has moved to confiscate frozen assets linked to former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier. The Swiss cabinet asked Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf to begin proceedings to seize around 6.2 million US dollars that has been frozen in Swiss bank accounts since 1986, with a view to returning the funds to the Haitian people.
Death Toll From Cholera in Haiti Nearly At 4,000
Over 3,900 Haitians have died of cholera since the outbreak began mid-October, officials in the western hemisphere's poorest nation informed.
Former Haiti Dictator Charged With Embezzling
Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier has been charged with embezzling public funds Tuesday, but a judge must still decide whether the indictment can proceed.
