bora-smallUnidentified gunmen attacked U.N. peacekeepers near a restive slum in Haiti's capital, killing two Jordanian members of the force, officials said Saturday.
Gunmen kill 2 Jordanian U.N. peacekeepers in Haiti
Posted 13/11/2006 by adminHaiti, Iraq perceived as most corrupt
Posted 06/11/2006 by adminHaiti, Myanmar and Iraq are perceived as the most corrupt countries in the world while Finland is seen as the cleanest, a respected global graft watchdog reported on Monday.
Transparency International (TI) said in its annual Corruption Perceptions Index covering 163 countries that some of the world's poorest nations were also the most sleaze-ridden, undermining international development efforts.
Haiti makes small steps toward stability
Posted 01/11/2006 by adminYoung men with pistols roam the fetid slums of Haiti's capital - but now many are looking for jobs instead of victims. Children in checkered uniforms walk to school on dusty streets where stray bullets used to whiz past.
IADB loans Haiti $17.8 mln for farm development
Posted 26/10/2006 by adminThe Inter-American Development Bank approved a $17.8 million loan to Haiti to help it boost productivity through research and training as well as pest and disease control, the lender said on Wednesday.