No Haitian Army Anytime Soon. How About a Militia?

By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Instead of unveiling his new army on the anniversary of the Bataille de Vertieres, Martelly announced that would delay the mobilization of the Haitian army and establish a commission to study the idea. Pity… a militia system would be ideal for Haiti, if it could afford one.

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Cuba Shares Its Experiences in Agroecology | Fruticultura ecológica para las islas

By Dalia Acosta, IPS. Farmers and experts on agriculture from Haiti, Guadeloupe and Martinique toured fields in Cuba, along with local colleagues, to exchange experiences and promote ecological fruit cultivation on Caribbean islands. “Food security is a very important issue, and these technologies can be easily taught….” – Ricot Scutt, from Haiti. (English | Spanish)

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Martelly Visits Cuba With Reduced Presidential Delegation | Une délégation présidentielle voyage à Cuba, amputée des présidents des deux chambres

By staff, AHP | Staff, Le Nouvelliste | Commentary and translation by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Martelly finally visits Cuba six months after his inauguration. (English | French)

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If One Could Extrapolate to One NGO Per Haitian… | Si l’on pourrait arriver à une ONG par Haïtien…

By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Half of Haiti’s medical NGOs have left and more plan to shut down their cholera-treatment programs by the year’s end. And guess what? Haiti will get healthier (English | French).

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Landslide Vote for Sandinistas in Nicaragua

By Toni Solo, Tortilla con Sal | Martha Grevatt, Grevatt blog. This electoral landslide represents an enthusiastic vote of approval for the Sandinista Front for National Liberation (FSLN) and a huge blow to the Nicaraguan right.

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Cuban Software for Medicine, Games, Cell Phones Blocked from U.S.

By Staff of Prensa Latina, Cadena Agramonte, and Juventud Rebelde. Cuban companies cannot sell over 30 products to small and medium companies in the U.S. because of anti-Cuban White House policies.

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The G-20 Meeting

By Fidel Castro Ruz, CubaDebate via Granma. Those countries are attempting to monopolize technologies and markets by means of patents, banks, the most modern and costly forms of transportation, cybernetic domination of complex productive processes, and the control of communications and the mass media, in order to deceive the world.

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The Uses of Haiti’s Poor Children: Guinea Pigs for Cholera Vaccines | Utilisations des enfants pauvres d’Haïti comme animaux-sujets pour les experiences avec des vaccins contre le choléra

By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Haiti’s Ministry of Health finally gave in and officially announced the beginning of a vaccination campaign against cholera, after one year of pressure from the UN’s Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The proposed vaccine, called Shanchol, is wrought with scandal, and preparations for use in developing countries contain the dangerous mercury-based preservative thiomersal. (English | French)

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The Will of Steel, Part 2

By Fidel Castro Ruz, Granma. One of the most serious terrorist acts committed against Cuba was the in-flight sabotage of a Cuban airliner after it left Barbados with 73 people aboard. Orlando Bosch and Posada Carriles directed the sabotage, and the Cuban 5 have worked to thwart such actions.

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