Regarding the Michel Martelly phenomenon, the ball is in the people’s camp. EDITORIAL After the humiliation suffered by former Haitian President Michel Mar- telly, whose stage name is Sweet Micky, the Haitian people must feel very concerned. Until the latest incident in Canada, the former president had not been reprimanded by officially authorized voices concerning...
Price Controls Put Americans’ Health At stake By Peter J. Pitts * CHRONIQUEUR INVITÉ/GUEST COLLUMNIST Scientists searching for cures to cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and other deadly illnesses may soon lose their funding, due to a misguided proposal from Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar. The proposal would gradually reduce Medicare’s reimbursement rate for...
EDITORIAL After the act of betrayal, it is the moment to show the door to Jovenel In our previous issue, we stated that Jovenel Moïse has done enough against the country to get rid of him. We even called on Parliament to carry out their constitutional duty in the matter. However, after he arranged to...
HAPPENINGS Turmoil in Haiti made worse by U.S. and Haitian officials by RAJ In the midst of turmoil in Haiti since February 7, the country was jolted by the arrest, February 17, of eight heavily armed men, including five American citizens, two aliens holding U.S. permanent residence and one Haitian citizen, a deportee from the U.S....
HAPPENINGS ! Heavily-armed foreigners arrested in Haiti as the country faces more turmoil The arrest, last Sunday evening (Feb. 17) of eight heavily armed men in the capital of Port-au-Prince, by a patrol of the Haitian National Police (French acronym PNH) is turning into an international incident with major consequences. To be noted only seven...
President Reagan speaking beyond the grave par President Reagan At the request of some of our English readers, we are publishing the original English version of the last speech of the late President Reagan which already appeared in previous editions of the Haiti-Observateur in its French version. We’ll note that the two-term Chief of State...
E-verify: An immigration Policy Conservatives and Liberals Can Get Behind CHRONIQUE DES INVITÉS/GUEST COLLUMN By Stacy Washington Is there any way to break the policy logjam on immigration? Most Republicans favor tougher border security measures, while Democrats tend to support a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. Many progressives, aghast at the separation of parents...
Hapenings by RAJ It’s happening on November 18, four days from now. Since it will be Sunday, probably people will be going to church. Isn’t that what most Christians do on Sunday ? But in Haiti, this Sunday will be totally different. Perhaps some Catholics will go to the Four o’clock Mass, if that tradition is...
A first at the PHH 4th Annual Fundraiser by H-O HOWARD BEACH, N.Y. Promoting Health in Haiti (PHH) had a surprise for the guests at the 4th annual fundraising gala last October 25. Some students of the group of 19 who graduated with a Master of Science in Nursing last July were at the event....
HAPPENINGS ! It’s happening tomorrow : The annual Benefit for Promoting Health in Haiti (PHH) by RAJ Since the 2010 earthquake, this organization has been training nurse practitioners in Haiti in a program that’s unique in the Caribbean region. Each year PHH organizes a fundraising event to support the work. This year, the event will...
