Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
“The new Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), reconstituted in October, has set nationwide elections for 99 deputies and 11 senators for Feb. 28, 2010″: HaitiAnalysis.com reports.
Caribbean 360 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Amnesty International has launched a campaign to press the government in Haiti to enact measures to protect child domestic workers from abuse, ill-treatment and exploitation.
Dominican Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
SANTO DOMINGO. – U.S. officials warned on Thursday that Dominican Republic and Haiti have become the main bridges to traffic drugs from Venezuela to his country and Europe, a criminal link which includes West Africa and the Caribbean.
JURIST (Free subscription) | yesterday
[JURIST] The conflict-ravaged nations of Somalia, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Sudan, and Iraq rank among the world's most corrupt, according to the 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) published Tuesday by Transparency International (TI). The index ranked 180 countries based on observations by businesspeople and analysts, giving each a score between 0 and 10. Somalia had the lowest score of 1.1, while...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | yesterday
EDITOR'S NOTE _ The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease. Associated Press correspondents around the globe interviewed children who illustrate the remaining challenges, along with some victories.
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Rocker BONO and rapper WYCLEF JEAN have been honoured for their dedication to human rights at a ceremony in New York.The stars were guests of honour at The Robert F....
Jill Stephens BLOG (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
We met up early on Sun morning and after breakfast we had a chance to hear from Sophie what our itinerary will be; also at first hand the challenges of the DR and Haiti. We heard about the work of the CA partners and what projects we will be visiting. After church we had a chance to explore the old city of Santo Domingo but are now awaiting impatiently for Monday to arrive to start the reason for our...
Jill Stephens BLOG (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
We arrived safely but tired in Santo Domingo on Saturday evening after a long flight. The heat hit us as we left the airport after being met by Sophie (Dominican Republic CA) and Prospery (Haiti CA).
Maggie's Notebook (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Beatrice Wilkinson Welters is President Obama's nominee for ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago. No surprise, her husband Anthony Welters, is an executive with UnitedHealthGroup which brought in $200,000-$500,000 in campaign donation for the election and another $100,000 for the Obama crowning inaugural. American Embassy - Paris Beatrice Welters donated $4,600 to the Obama campaign in each of the years...
Open Democracy (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Rebuilding "fragile" and "failing" states is a declared priority of most western governments. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has issued a rash of policy statements and guidelines to help donor countries think through how best to restore public institutions, accountability, and service delivery capacities in countries prone to and emerging from...
The Economist (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Investment in agriculture is soaring. So, worryingly, is distrust of markets and trade “THE world’s attention is back on your cause.” That was Bill Gates talking to agricultural scientists gathered recently to honour the late Norman Borlaug, father of the Green Revolution. The tycoon-turned-philanthropist was right. This week, the world—in the guise of 60-odd heads of state...
Watch Miss World 2009 Live Stream (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Miss Earth 2009, the 9th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, will be held at the Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center, in the Island of Boracay, Philippines on November 22, 2009. Last November 17, 2009, the award for Best in Talent was awarded to Miss Haiti who was one of the performers at Rose [...]
Fight HIV in DC (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Keeping the Promise, Investing in the Future: Linking HIV/AIDS, Food Security, and Maternal and Child Health December 1st, 8:30-10:30am Preston Auditorim, The World Bank, 1818 H St NW Please be sure to rsvp to worldaidsday@worldbank.org in order to arrange for a security pass, ideally before Nov 20th. With the Obama Administration now shaping a new Global Health Initiative and global development program,...
Wend Magazine - Greenery (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Professor Asit K. Biswas knows water. So why is he saying that the world water crisis is a myth? Biswas is the founding president of the Third World Centre for Water Management, former chair of the Middle East Water Commission, and founder of the International Journal of Water Resources Development. He has won enough awards in [...] Related posts: Water.org Launches Social Networking Campaign to Tackle...
iBlog126 (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The revolution of the mind. $2 of every "Yele Haiti" Timberland purchases go to the planting of trees in Haiti. They have the Mens AND the Womens boot. I love Wyclef all around. Where's this Wyclef... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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mr.cinema | 19/07/2009
Plot: QUANTUM OF SOLACE continues the great octane adventures of James Bond (DANIEL CRAIG) in CASINO ROYALE. Betrayed prep along Vesper, the lass he loved, 007 fights the implore to fashion his newest charge peculia. Pursuing his conviction to show the legitimacy, Bond and M (JUDI DENCH) cross-examine Mr White (JESPER CHRISTENSEN) who reveals the disposa which blackmailed Vesper is ad afar fresh complicated...
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