On Aug. 8 (Haïti-Progrès, Aug. 10), the Association of Owners and Drivers of Haiti (APCH) held a countrywide, one-day strike over a sharp, unannounced increase in fuel prices. Jean Winston Bazile, spokesperson for APCH, said, “This is a warning strike, asking for the collaboration of the people. Read more »

By Danna Harman | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor - Dumarsais Siméus, the most successful Haitian-American businessman in the US today, is going home to run for president of Haiti. Read more »

Washington, D.C., August 18, 2005 (PAHO)—A stronger effort will be needed for Guyana and Haiti to reach the public health objectives of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals, a set of principles for international health cooperation, according to two officials of the Pan American Health Organization (PAH Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – (August 8, 2005) Today, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Director Thelma J. Askey announced the award of a $350,000 technical assistance grant to Electricité d’Haiti (EDH), Haiti’s national electric utility, to address the country’s urgent need for accessible and reliable electric power. In particular, the grant will support EDH’s planning process for the development of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution projects. Read more »

Engineering changes for the better in Haiti Local activist joins up with MIT instructor by Ron Fletcher/Globe Correspondent/June 5, 2005:  Human misery makes strange bedfellows. Read more »

July 27, 2005 (World Bank Press Release) -- In the past year, Haiti created tens of thousands of new jobs, rehabilitated nearly 200 schools, and rebuilt 300 kilometers of roads. Read more »