Heavy rains in Port-au-Prince drenched the estimated 1.1 million still sleeping outdoors after the devastating earthquake, prompting protests and neighborhood self-help initiatives.
Several hundred Haitians marched in the Port-au-Prince suburb of Pétionville to protest corruption and profiteering in the distribution of food to earthquake survivors.
Puerto Rican independence activist Avelino González Claudio, suspected leader in the Macheteros rebel group, pleaded guilty to armed robbery of $7 million from a Wells Fargo depot.
As the media sensationalize reports of looting and violence in Port-au-Prince, police and UN peacekeepers have opened fire on hungry crowds demanding food.
PORT-AU-PRINCE — More than 100 people were pressed against the iron gates of the mayor’s office in the Port-au-Prince suburb of Petionville. “When will we get that food?” voices called out to the mayor, Claire Lydia Parent, who stood behind… Read moreHaiti: anger rises as food aid mired in bureaucracy
The anti-Zionist blogosphere has been abuzz with accusations that Israel is exploiting the Haiti disaster to cover for its crimes in Gaza. But why is Sri Lanka getting a free ride?
US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said that undocumented Haitians who arrived after last week’s earthquake will be sent back to Haiti.
The US is sending another 4,000 sailors and marines to Haiti, boosting the number of troops involved in the mission to 16,000. The UN is also beefing up its “peacekeeping” force.
David L. Wilson of Weekly News Update on the Americas was in Port-au-Prince with a delegation when the Jan. 12 earthquake struck the city. Because of limited electricity and internet access, he was unable to send this report out until… Read moreDay Three in Port-au-Prince: “A difficult situation”
A Doctors Without Borders cargo plane carrying 12 tons of medical equipment was turned away three times from Port-au-Prince airport since Sunday night, the group protests.
In a third account from stricken Port-au-Prince, David Wilson reports “young men with crowbars” working to rescue trapped victims, but still sees little sign of the authorities.
Reports rose of looting and vigilantism among desperate survivors as Port-au-Prince awaits the deployment of 1,200 US troops. The 9,000-strong UN force has increased patrols.
