Haiti’s New Prime Minister Named Amidst Food Crisis

Haiti on Sunday named a new prime minister two weeks after his predecessor was ousted over rocketing food and fuel prices that sparked violent demonstrations claiming several lives.
President Rene Preval chose Ericq Pierre, 63, a respected Haitian economist with the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, to be the country’s prime minister, government sources told AFP.
Pierre, [...]

The Iraq Of The West Indies

While Haiti awaits the appointment of a new Prime Minister and its people yearning for the return of Aristide, we found this brief historical bio on the political misfotunes in Haiti by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling.
Mr Darling is active in the Central American Peace Movement and currently works with Pastors For Peace in delivering humanitarian [...]

Saudi Blogger Farhan Freed From Prison

Saudi Arabia’s most popular blogger was released Saturday after serving four months in prison without charge.
The blogger, Fouad al-Farhan, 33, was detained Dec. 10 after authorities warned him about his online support of an activist group. At the time of his arrest, the Interior Ministry said only that his violations were not related to [...]