June 20, 2014
Categories: Culture, Economy, Foreign Policy, Haiti, Politics, United States
Tags: Cuba, haiti, influences
Alex Lizzappi’s insight: In Haiti a worse situation faced us. That Republic was in chronic trouble, and it as it is close to Cuba the bad influence was felt across the water.
June 20, 2014
Categories: Culture, Foreign Policy, Haiti, History, United States
Tags: haiti, New York Times, occupation, United States
Alex Lizzappi’s insight: SIX PHOTOS FROM THE NEW YORK TIMESAugust 13, 1915WHEN U.S. MARINES WERE LANDED IN HAYTI
January 16, 2014
Categories: Economy, Farming, Haiti, Natural Disaster, United States
Tags: 2010 earthquake, Usaid
See on Scoop.it – 501c3 The United States spent $2.8 billion to help Haiti rebuild, but the results have been a disaster of a different kind. See on www.globalpost.com
January 16, 2014
Categories: Economy, Haiti, Natural Disaster, United States
Tags: 2010 earthquake, farming, food program, Usaid
See on Scoop.it – 501c3 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The idea that the delivery of American food aid needs an overhaul goes almost without question here in the capital of a nation still recovering from the devastating earthquake of four years ago. Alex Lizzappi‘s insight: The turning point in the debate over U.S. food aid …
February 5, 2011
Categories: Corruption, Politics, Religion, Sovereignty, United States
Tags: aid, charity, Franklin Graham, monsanto, policy, Usaid
The story that best describes Haiti’s last year is not from a slum, nor from a cholera clinic. It’s not to be found in the rubble—but in a courtroom in Texas. In November 2010, Lewis Lucke, a former U.S. ambassador to Swaziland and former USAID official in Haiti, filed suit against Haiti Recovery Group Ltd. …