Stories about Haiti from June, 2011
Haiti: Helping to Stop Human Trafficking
Stanley Lucas blogs about how the effects of 2010's earthquake have affected Haiti's “significant child trafficking problem” and offers a few suggestions to “guide government officials and organizations working on anti-trafficking initiatives.”
Haiti: BBBC Benefits in Question
An interesting post on Bill Clinton's housing initiative, Building Back Better Communities (BBBC), which “seeks to construct housing projects across the nation of Haiti”, but upon closer examination, “seems as though the initiative won't live up to its name and in fact will build worse communities than even before the...
Haiti: The Other Side of the Martelly Story
Wadner Pierre refers to a mainstream media article about Haiti's new president, saying that the story fails to mention “the illegitimacy of the way in which he was elected, and the ongoing destruction of earthquake camps that his government is helping to facilitate.”
Trinidad & Tobago: Martelly's First Month
“He will need to learn how to build a coalitions and make compromises”: Toussaint on Haiti assesses President Michel Martelly's first month in office, noting that “there are some troubling signs.”
Haiti: Preserving Architectural History
Throwing Down the Water is concerned that “the historical houses of Haiti are mostly being left to rot, to fall into disrepair or – worse – to be lived in happily and well, until some landlord comes along and decides that a cement box would look better in their place...
Haiti: Reconstruction Issues
Haiti Grassroots Watch writes a series of posts about the country's reconstruction efforts, here and here.
Haiti: Reporting on Wikileaks
“These seem to have been important facts that were left out, but are an important part of the dynamics of Haitian politic[s] for the past 40 years under Preval, Aristide and Duvalier”: Stanley Lucas contends that biased analysis of the Haiti Wikileaks cables only serves to advance political agendas.
Haiti: Rains Continue
Rains continue to take a heavy toll on Haiti; bloggers share their experiences.
Haiti: Rain Damage
“Torrential rains (after multiple other days with less torrential rains) caused a lot of damage in Port au Prince and surrounding areas last night”: Bloggers post updates.
