Posted on Tue, Oct. 27, 2009Haitian lawmakers seek ouster of prime ministerJacqueline Charles The Miami Heraldlast updated: October 27, 2009 08:00:03 AMWith Haiti poised to enjoy the economic benefits of long-elusive stability, foreign diplomats are scrambling behind the scenes to keep it all from unraveling as several lawmakers demand the ouster of the country's prime minister.A small but powerful group of senators is seeking the removal of Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis -- and possibl... Read Full Story

G20 progress on financial reform expectedBy Madeline Chambers and Emily Kaiser  2 hrs 14 mins agoThursday,Sep 24,2009 BERLIN/PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – The Group of 20 summit this week will be key for financial reforms, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, warning that efforts to make the world less prone to financial disasters may lose momentum.Merkel, speaking before departing for the summit, said however that G20 countries looked to be on the right track for now and Axel Weber, t... Read Full Story

L'aurore d'une Haiti nouvelle se dessine a l'horison.Jamais de memoire d'homme,aucune force de tenebres aussi puissante soit elle, a arrete, empeche ou cache l'apparition de la lumiere.Les profiteurs d'aujourd'hui et leurs laquais y inclus leur gouvernements et leur parlements sousous peuvent celebrer pendant qu'il est encore temps,mais tot ou tard,ils demanderont incessament a s'asseoir autour de la table pour negocier tout ce qui doit etre negocie.Il est plus humain de relever le defi de v... Read Full Story

World Bank: Haiti Given $1.2 Billion Debt Relief WASHINGTON (AFP)--Haiti has been granted a $1.2 billion debt relief following reforms undertaken by the country, the World Bank said Tuesday. The reforms were under the so-called enhanced heavily indebted poor countries initiative of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund . "We are very pleased that the boards of the Bank and the Fund have granted Haiti debt relief," said Yvonne Tsikata, the World Bank's director for the Cari... Read Full Story

$1.2 billion in debts canceled to help Haiti By Jonathan M. Katz, Associated Press Writer | June 30, 2009 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti --Three international organizations canceled $1.2 billion of Haiti's debt Tuesday, freeing up millions of dollars each year for the deeply impoverished Caribbean nation that is beset by humanitarian crises. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund said their boards decided this week to forgive Haiti's obligations to the two organizations, a move that tri... Read Full Story

Dear Moss, It is a great pleasure to announce that Haiti has achieved completion point in the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries program. This means that $1.2 billion in debt claimed from Haiti by creditors including the World Bank, InterAmerican Development Bank and the United States has been finally and permanently cancelled. See Jubilee’s press release below for more information. This is a tremendous victory for which the people of Haiti have waited, worked and suffered for far too lo... Read Full Story

Haitians mostly ignore Senate run-off elections Monday, June 22, 2009 By Johnathan M. Katz, Associated Press Writer PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitians fed up with chronic poverty and unresponsive leaders stayed away from Senate run-off elections Sunday, ignoring government efforts to improve on the paltry voter turnout that undercut the first round of voting in April.Results are not expected for at least a week in contests for 11 vacant seats in the 30-member Senate. On the line is President ... Read Full Story

World Bank: US$121 Million for Haiti New Country Assistance Strategy 2009-2012 Posted Tuesday, June 02, 2009 :: Staff infoZine The World Bank Group’s Board of Directors endorsed a new Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) for Haiti, which includes about US$121 million in development assistance over four years from the International Development Association (IDA), the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. Washington, D.C - infoZ... Read Full Story

Éditorial de Moss M. JackFriday ,May 22,2009Haiti est-elle un pays où tous les coups sont permis?La nomination de Bill Clinton en qualité d'envoyé spécial de l'ONU est un cas flagrant de conflit d'intérêts.La communauté internationale le sait.L'ONU le sait.Les États-Unis le savent.Ce n'est pas sans raison,dès la publication de la nomination,la section juridique du département d'état est en train d'étudier(1),si elle ne le fait pas déjà, les limites de responsabilit... Read Full Story

Top Stories Why Do We Need the SEC?by Jim Powell, May 19, 2009FDR established the Securities & Exchange Commission to protect people in securities markets. Yet there already were plenty of laws against theft and fraud, crimes that are seldom exposed by government regulators. Consider the succession of big Wall Street scandals since the late 1990s. It’s hard to find a single case that was exposed by the SEC. Typically, Wall Street scandals seem to be exposed by savvy investors, disgrunt... Read Full Story