Topic: Jean-Max Bellerive
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Michel Martelly seeks business leader as Haiti's prime minister
Michel Martelly, Haiti's new president, is seeking a prime minister with business acumen but no political experience. "Sweet Micky's" choice is Daniel-Gerard Rouzier - a business entrepreneur but political novice.
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Haiti's political twist: Former dictator Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier shows up
Haiti's Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, whose brutal rule ended when he fled in 1986, returned unexpectedly on Sunday. His arrival complicates the political landscape, in which a runoff election for president has been delayed.
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Aid workers in Haiti rush to contain cholera
The Haitian government announced Tuesday that a 3-year-old in Port-au-Prince tested positive for cholera. Officials suspect dozens of other cases across the earthquake-ravaged city.
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Haiti prime minister warns of triple disaster as hurricane Tomas hits
With Haiti recovering from an earthquake and cholera outbreak as hurricane Tomas hit, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive told the Monitor, 'It’s just piling on us, just making bigger and bigger problems.'
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Global News Blog
Eight months after Haiti earthquake, a nation hangs on
Those displaced by the Haiti earthquake continue to live in overcrowded camps, well into a hurricane season that regularly brings heavy rains.
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Wyclef Jean's uncle to run for president of Haiti
Wyclef Jean's uncle, Raymond Joseph – who is Haiti's ambassador to the US – tells the Monitor that he is running for president this fall. Will the hip hop artist and his uncle team up – or compete against each other in Haiti's presidential campaign?
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Six months after the Haiti earthquake, what progress?
Six months after the 7.0 Haiti earthquake caused one of the worst humanitarian disasters in modern times, the worse-case scenarios have been avoided. Yet tens of thousands still live in camps.
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UN Haiti conference: more than 100 countries pledge $15 billion
The UN's Haiti donor conference resulted in $15 billion in pledges over the short and long term. It is seen as a test of whether such massive rebuilding programs can work.
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Global News Blog
Haiti ambassador: 'compassion' for 10 American missionaries
Haiti's ambassador to the US promised "compassion" and said the case shows the world that the government will continue to enforce the rule of law.
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Global News Blog
Haiti: Americans accused of child trafficking could be tried in US
Prime Minister Max Bellerive said Monday that Haiti is open to having the American Baptist group tried in US courts for child trafficking. Haiti's judicial system has been left in tatters by the Jan. 12 earthquake.
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Global News Blog
Haiti 'orphan' rescue mission: Adoption or child trafficking?
This weekend's arrest of 10 members of an Idaho-based Baptist charity for trying to take 33 Haitian children across the border with the Dominican Republic without proper paperwork has become an international incident.
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Q&A: How much aid has reached Haiti?
More than $1 billion in aid to Haiti has been pledged so far by governments from Guatemala to Greece. The UN and other groups are increasing food distribution by the day.
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Haiti Earthquake Diary
Haiti earthquake diary: Haiti's leaders speak, finally
President René Préval holds his first press conference after the quake. It's typically low-key and unassuming.
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Haitians must help shape their own future
Rebuilding after the earthquake should not be a job only for the international community.
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In Haiti, signs that foreign aid flow is strengthening
As Haiti earthquake relief efforts continued, President Barack Obama joined with predecessors George W. Bush and Bill Clinton to appeal for donations and sent Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to the Caribbean nation.
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Global News Blog
The nations that are stepping up to help
Pledges of financial and material aid to Haiti continue to roll in from around the globe. A look at what nation's are doing to help.
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Global News Blog
Haiti death toll: Government says toll could be massive, but firm numbers elusive
The Haiti earthquake destroyed thousands of homes and the Haitian government is warning that "hundreds of thousands" could be dead. But death tolls are frequently inaccurate in the immediate aftermath of such disasters.
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