RSSA Malediction on Haitian Society Few countries in the hemisphere have suffered through such an extensive run of unqualified repressive regimes and military dictatorships as Haiti. The nearly thirty years of harsh rule under François “Papa Doc” Duvalier, and his son, Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” D[...]
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COHA Reviews Memoir of Former UN Special Advisor to Haiti
Reginald Dumas has written a detailed, if not an essential, account of his tenure as U.N. Special Adviser on Haiti in order to illuminate some of the events following the forced resignation of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 2004 and his subsequent flight from the country. Appointed by [...]
February 18th, 2010 - 3:02 pm § in Front Page, Haiti
The Sleeping Catastrophe: HIV/AIDS in an Already Devastated Haiti.
Haiti has been a broken country at the best of times. The devastating January 12th earthquake has thrown the drastically poor nation under the world spotlight once again, but for all the wrong reasons. At times, it would seem like the very planet itself was conspiring against this small, humble, Car[...]
February 9th, 2010 - 3:14 pm § in Front Page, Haiti
The Haitian Timeline: A History of Military Dictatorship and Civil Rule (Revised and Expanded)
On the 1st of January 1804, following thirteen years of brutal warfare, Haiti became the first ‘black’ independent republic in modern history. Since then Haiti’s history has been dominated by fractious internal politics, military dictatorships and periods of external interference, mainly by t[...]
January 26th, 2010 - 12:05 pm § in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Free Trade, Front Page, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Obama, Reports, Uncategorized, Venezuela
¿Cambio? The Obama Administration in Latin America: A Disappointing Year in Retrospective
In a memorandum written as Barack Obama assumed office in January 2009, COHA’s Research Fellows Guy Hursthouse and Tomás Ayuso considered the widespread Latin American expectations of a dramatic shift in approach from Washington under the new president, and outlined an agenda for change. This[...]
Honduras’ Porfirio “Pepe” Lobo: Another Disaster for Central American Democracy Waiting in the Wing
Tomorrow, January 27th, as the world’s eyes continue to be riveted on the unfolding disaster in Haiti, Porfirio “Pepe” Lobo will be installed as Honduras’ president, succeeding de facto president Roberto Micheletti. Lobo, a supporter of the June 28th military coup that ousted P[...]
Scenarios: What comes next for the U.S. and Haiti?
By: Andrew Quinn Reuters January 17, 2010 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s pledge for long-term U.S. help to earthquake-stricken Haiti could saddle Washington with a lead role in yet another of the world’s most desperate countries — a risky proposition. Obama h[...]
January 22nd, 2010 - 9:25 am § in Haiti, In the News
Will the world honour its commitments to Haiti?
By: Steven Stanek The National January 22, 2010 (WASHINGTON) Even as Barack Obama and other world leaders pledge hundreds of millions of dollars and a sustained effort to rebuild Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating January 12 earthquake, some experts are warning of yet another grim reality: t[...]
January 20th, 2010 - 1:42 pm § in Haiti, In the News
Escenarios- que vendran a continuacion para EEUU y Haiti?
By: Andrew Quinn Terra January 16, 2010 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – El compromiso del presidente Barack Obama de que Estados Unidos brindará una ayuda de largo plazo a Haití, nación caribeña azotada por desastres, podría dar a Washington un rol de liderazgo en uno de los países más pobres d[...]
Haiti provides new test for Obama administration
By: Lesley Wroughton Reuters January 17, 2010 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s promise to build a new Haiti out of the ruins of the earthquake could prove politically risky if the United States finds itself in a losing battle to rebuild the impoverished nation. Obama has [...]