Ismael Parra

World Notes: Haiti, Kazakhstan, Italy and more

June 2, 2011 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

Evictions in Haiti, oil drilling in Cuba, troubles for the Italian prime minister - and more.

What’s going on in Haiti

April 21, 2011 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

In Haiti, where the U.S. government wages what amounts to low-intensity war, the balance of forces does not favor the people.

Martelly, friend of Duvalier, named winner in Haiti vote

April 6, 2011 By Emile Schepers

In spite of possible fraud Haiti's Provisional Elections Council recently announced Michel Martelly has apparently won the runoff elections by a landslide over former First Lady Mirlande Manigat.

Aristide returns to Haiti, calls for inclusion of poor and disenfranchised

March 18, 2011 By Emile Schepers

Former Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide returned to Haiti this morning after a seven-year period of exile in South Africa.

Rights groups ask U.S. to suspend deportations to Haiti

March 17, 2011 By Emile Schepers

Many are urging authorities to stop deportations until after the Haitian cholera epidemic has subsided.