lundi 28 septembre 2009

Bulletin météo du lundi 28 septembre 2009


Bulletin météo du lundi 28 septembre 2009

Valable jusqu'au 30 sept. 2009

Situation synoptique dans la Caraïbe et sur l'Atlantique:
Une petite zone de Haute pression localisée sur l'océan atlantique influence les grandes Antilles aujourd'hui. Le développement de quelques orages épars reste toutefois possible ce soir sur certains reliefs d'Haïti.

Prévisions pour Haïti:
- Temps généralement ensoleillé ;
- Rares passages nuageux cet après-midi et en début de soirée ;
- Températures plus ou moins agréables en fin de nuit ;
Faible chance de pluie ce soir

Prévisions pour Port-au-Prince et environs:
· Partout ensoleillé ;
· Rares passages nuageux cet après-midi et en début de soirée
· Tº. max. : 35ºC ; Tº min: 23ºC ;
· Faible chance de pluie et d'orages.

Lever & coucher du soleil pour Port-au-Prince:
Aujourd'hui 28 sept
Lever : 05h 39 mn
Coucher : 17h 40 mn

Mardi 29 sept
Lever : 05h 40 mn
Coucher : 17h 39 mn

Mercredi 30 sept
Lever : 05h 40 mn
Coucher : 17h 38 mn

Esterlin Marcelin, prévisionniste au CNM


Bulletin météo marine du lundi 28 septembre 2009

Valable jusqu'au 29 sept. 2009

Prévisions maritimes:

Zone côtière nord :
Lundi & mardi
* Vent du secteur sud-est : 10-15 nœuds
* Hauteur des vagues : 3 à 5 pieds ;
* Mer peu agitée.

Golfe de la Gonâve :
Lundi & mardi
* Vent du secteur est: 15-20 nœuds ;
* Hauteur des vagues : 7 pieds ;
* Mer plus ou moins agitée.

Zone côtière sud :
Lundi & mardi
* Vent du secteur est : 15-20 nœuds,
* Hauteur des vagues : 7 pieds,
* Mer plus ou moins agitée.

Esterlin Marcelin, Prévisionniste au CNM

UNE DELEGATION BRESILIENNE AU CAP HAITIEN.

INFO PRESSE

Le 29/09/09

 

UNE DELEGATION BRESILIENNE AU CAP HAITIEN

 

Le 29 septembre  2009, un groupe de représentants des affaires brésiliens se rendront au Cap Haitien et à Ouanaminthe pour une visite exploratoire sur les opportunités d'investissement.

 

Des rendez-vous prometteurs pour la relance économique.

 

UN POINT PRESSE EST PREVU LE 29 SEPTEMBRE A 2 :00 A L'HOTEL MONTJOLI..

MERCI DE CONFIRMER VOTRE PRESENCE 

Organisée par la Commission Hope avec le soutien de l'Association des Industries d'Haïti (ADIH) et de l'Ambassade du Brésil en Haïti, la visite d'une délégation brésilienne qui se déroulera du 26 septembre au 3 octobre 2009 est centrée sur l'industrie textile en premier lieu. Elle fait suite au voyage de représentants de la CTMO-Hope au Brésil en juillet dernier, afin de leur présenter les intéressantes opportunités de HOPE II.

12 professionnels du secteur textile

La délégation comprendra notamment des représentants de l'Association Brésilienne des Industries du Textile et de l'Habillement (ABIT) –plus de 90,000 membres employant 2 millions de personnes– et de l'Association Brésilienne de Fibres Artificielles et Synthétiques (ABRAFAS), de la Coalition des Industries Brésiliennes (BIC) ainsi que plusieurs entrepreneurs du secteur, notamment pour les firmes, Canatiba, fabricant et marque de jeans depuis 40 ans, ainsi que Senai, Vincuha, Tavex, Rosset/Valisère ou Paramount, pour ne citer qu'eux…  Ils seront accompagnés du Consul Général d'Haïti à São Paulo ainsi que deux responsables de la Chambre de Commerce Brésilo-haitienne. Au total ce sont 12 personnes qui seront reçues en Haïti.

Un programme de visite très riche

Au programme de cette semaine de travail, des rencontres avec les professionnels du secteur, la présentation des projets de parcs industriels, mais aussi des aspects légaux, financiers et techniques liés à l'investissement en Haïti. Les invités visiteront le Par Industriel Métropolitain de Port-au-Prince de la SONAPI et les usines d'assemblage de la zone métropolitaine, avant de se rendre dans le Nord et particulièrement dans la zone industrielle de Ouanaminthe.

 

UN POINT PRESSE EST PREVU LE 29 SEPTEMBRE A 2 :30 A L'HOTEL MONTJOLI.

MERCI DE CONFIRMER VOTRE PRESENCE.

--
Jean Venel CASSEUS
Communicateur Social
(509) 34540501 (Haiti)
(718) 5772687 (USA)


dimanche 27 septembre 2009

Bilten Meteyo Dimanch 27 Sektanm 09

 

Pou rive jouk 29 Sektanm  09

 

 

SITIYASYON SINOPTIK NAN KARAYIB LA  AK SOU ATLANTIK LA

 

  • Mitan yon ond tropikal ap pran jodi a ak demen pou travèse tout rejyon Sid la. Li pa gen lapli ak kout loraj ki twò enpòtan ki mache avè'l.Malgre sa lè frèt ki enstab (move tan) ki rete nan kouch anba kapab ap bay kèk kout loraj pasipala ak lapli nan kèk zòn sou tout lil d'Ayiti aswè a.  

PREVIZYON POU AYITI

 - Tan an gen solèy tout kote;

 - Ap gen kèk nyaj k'ap pase nan syèl la aprè midi a ak nan kòmansman lannwit lan;

 - Tanperati a ap yon ti jan pi bon nanfen lannwit lan;  

 - Lapli ak kout loraj pasipala aswè a sitou nan rejyon Sid la.

 

   PREVIZYON POU PÒTOPRENS AK LÒT ZÒN KI BÒ KOTE'L YO

 

-    Gen solèy maten an;

      -     Ap gen nyaj k'ap pase nan syèl la aprè midi a ak nan kòmansman lannwit lan;

-    Pi wo tanperati a ap rive pou jodia se 35°C , pi ba l'ap desan'n se 23°C;

-          Gen fèb chans pou gen lapli ak kout loraj.

 

Leve ak kouche solèy pou pòtoprens

 

Jodia          27 Sektanm         leve  :  05 è 39 mn           kouche: 17 è  41 mn

Lendi         28 Sektanm         leve :   05 è 39 mn           kouche : 17 è 42 mn

Madi         29 Sektanm          leve :   05 è 40 mn           kouche : 17 è 39 mn

 

                                               

Previzyon pou Lanmè a

 

Dimanch 27 Sektanm pou rive 28 Sektanm 09 

 

Zòn kotyè Nò

  Dimanch& Lendi

v  Van an ap soufle nan sektè Nòdès: 10 - 15 ne;

v   Vag yo ap monte 3 – 5  pye;

v  Lanmè a yon ti jan ajite;

 

Gòlf Lagonav

 Dimanch& Lendi

v  Van an ap soufle nan sektè Lès:15- 20 ne;

v  Vag yo ap monte : 4 - 7 pye;

v  Lanmè a ap yon ti jan ajite;

 

Zòn kotyè Sid

Dimanch& Lendi

v  Van an ap soufle nan sektè  Lès: 15- 20 ne;

v   Vag yo ap monte :4-7 pye jodi a men l'ap rive jouk 8 pye lendi;

v  Lanmè a ap yon ti jan ajite;


La MINUSTAH condamne l’attaque armée contre un juge à Port-au-Prince.

  

COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE

 

La MINUSTAH condamne l'attaque armée

contre un juge à Port-au-Prince 

 

Port-au-Prince, 27 septembre 2009 - La MINUSTAH (Mission des Nations Unies pour la Stabilisation en Haïti) condamne avec la plus grande fermeté l'attaque armée contre Maitre Jean Carves, juge d'instruction au tribunal de première instance de Port-au-Prince, qui a été blessé par balle le jeudi 24 septembre 2009.

 

Cette agression contre un magistrat est une atteinte inacceptable à l'autorité de la Justice. « Le juge Carves travaillait sur plusieurs dossiers sensibles et a notamment jugé dernièrement des cas de kidnapping. Il n'est pas le premier magistrat victime d'une attaque armée. Ces actes criminels doivent être dénoncés et punis. La Mission apportera son plein appui à la Police national pour que les auteurs de ces actes soient appréhendés et traduits devant la Justice, celle là même qu'ils essayent de faire taire », a déclaré Danielle Saada, Chef de la section Justice de la MINUSTAH.

 

La MINUSTAH réitère également sa volonté de continuer à appuyer les autorités haïtiennes dans leurs efforts de mise en œuvre des réformes indispensables au secteur de la Justice afin de renforcer l'Etat de droit.

 

La Mission exprime sa sympathie au juge Carves et aux membres de sa famille, et lui souhaite un prompt et complet rétablissement.               

 

Working Together to End Abuse (by Cyrus Sibert)

Working Together to End Abuse (by Cyrus Sibert)

Un panel de professeurs d'Universités spécialisés dans la lutte contre la violence, les abus et les traumatismes.



Cyrus Sibert de Réseau Citadelle and Oliver J. Williams, Ph.D. de l'Institute on Domestic Violence in The African American Community.





Par Cyrus Sibert, San Diego, California

Radio Souvenir FM, 106.1 : souvenirfm@yahoo.fr

Le Ré.Cit. :

http://www.reseaucitadelle.blogspot.com/

- ''Safe children, strong family, Healthy community''

- "Get the people do the work'' "The community should own the problem''

- "Move people from victim, survivors, to something else: ''Move beyond the experience"

- ''Don't talk too much about difference.''

- "public attitude should fight against collective silence''

Sont les idées retenues des interventions de plusieurs experts et professeurs d'universités évoluant aux USA. La 14e Conférence Internationale sur la Violence, le viol et les traumatismes a pris fin ce samedi 26 septembre 2009.

Rendez : 10-15 Septembre, 2009.

RESEAU CITADELLE (Le Ré.Cit), le 27 septembre 2009, 12 heures 30.


Royal Caribbean boosts Haiti tourism push.

HAITI

Royal Caribbean boosts Haiti tourism push

By far the biggest private investment in Haiti tourism in decades, a multimillion-dollar expansion by Royal Caribbean on the northern coast is igniting hopes of a tourism comeback.

jcharles@MiamiHerald.com

Some vacationers Jet Ski, lounge on beach chairs and gorge at the buffet. Others hunt souvenirs in the nearby market or soar across the sky on a zip line linking lush mountains.
Right here, in Haiti.
Miami's Royal Caribbean Cruises has extended the palm-lined beach, put in a roller coaster and constructed an 800-foot pier -- a nearly $55 million investment that is fueling hope that this troubled nation can finally achieve the elusive goal of becoming a tourist getaway once more.
``We see a lot of possibilities,'' said Jean Bernard Simonnet, 54, who heads the north chapter of the Haiti Tourism Association. ``We have a lot of things we can offer tourists.''
Eco-tourism, archaeological exploration and voyeuristic visits to Vodou rituals -- all are being touted by Haiti's struggling boutique tourism industry as Royal Caribbean plans to bring the world's largest cruise ship here, sparking the need to increase excursions.
Even the U.S. Agency for International Development is weighing in, granting an initial $15 million in financing that will, among other things, promote tourism in northern Haiti by training Haitians as tour guides and hospitality workers.
`POTENTIAL'
``This broad interest and hope is a good environment to be in.. You want people to be optimistic,'' said Ray Waldron, acting chief of party for USAID's Haiti Market Chain Enhancement, or MarChe. ``There is tremendous opportunity, tremendous potential.''
But returning Haiti to its tourism heyday faces huge obstacles, from a lack of hotel rooms and decrepit roads to a parliament that puts other priorities ahead of tourism.
The tourism push comes as the United States and other nations downgrade travel warnings to Haiti, the country's southern coast enjoys a resurgence of domestic tourism and Port-au-Prince's international airport undergoes a $1 million modernization.
It also comes as former President Bill Clinton, now United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti, targets tourism as a key area for private investment.
Clinton plans to visit Labadee with Royal Caribbean executives when he travels to Haiti on Thursday with 150 investors. Clinton will discuss his Haiti initiatives at the 13th Annual Americas Conference on Tuesday at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables.
``There has been an effort to at least raise the consciousness of the Haitian people of the need for getting back onto the international tourism map,'' Tourism Minister Patrick Delatour said.
Leading that effort so far is Royal Caribbean. The cruise line has extended its lease on the 260-acre northern peninsula until 2050 and remains committed to the expansion.
``The level of investment just speaks volumes about Royal Caribbean's commitment,'' said John Weis, the company's associate vice president of private destinations. ``We've never wavered on this but the project has been very challenging. There is a lack of infrastructure, building materials and heavy equipment available locally so everything must be brought in by barge..''
Of Haiti's 800,000 visitors last year, 500,000 were ferried in by Royal Caribbean. The cruise line charged each a $6 government tax, adding $3 million to government's coffers.
The fee will be increased to $10 after the pier is completed over the next few weeks with the additional funds being used for improvements and operations, Weis said.
``The potential for tourism in northern Haiti is incredible now that we have a pier,'' Weis said. ``We feel this development will put Haiti on the map by making Labadee one of the best destinations in the Caribbean.''
 
INCREASED DEMAND
With 2,700 more passengers -- a total of 6,300 -- on days the ship visits, demand has increased for excursions beyond the snorkeling and other jaunts the cruise line currently offers through a tightly-managed experience.
 
Enter Delatour and Haiti's tourism operators, who want to open the north to cruise passengers by turning the Citadelle -- an impressive mountaintop fortress -- into an international destination.
 
The $40 million plan involves transforming the now quaint town of Milot, home to the Citadelle and Palace of Sans Souci ruins, into a vibrant tourist village with arts and crafts markets, restaurants and stoned streets.
 
Guests would be ferried past a congested Cap-Haitien to a bay, then transported by bus past peasant plantations. Once in Milot, they would either hike or horseback to the Citadelle, built by 20,000 Haitians and named a World Heritage site in 1982.
 
``The four countries around us, regardless of their ideology or political system, all bet on tourism,'' said Delatour, who also hopes to have Clinton visit the Citadelle. ``There is a lot of pressure for Haiti to get into the fold.''
 
Weis said Royal Caribbean is willing to listen to plans to add day trips to its itinerary.
 
``Tours to the Citadelle is definitely achievable,'' he said. ``We have always expressed our strong support for the Citadelle and feel this would be an incredible experience for our guests by showing them the rich cultural heritage that Haiti has which is often forgotten.''
 
But in a country where paved roads and 24-hour electricity are luxuries, Delatour's proposal is an ambitious one. Just constructing the seven miles from the bay to Milot -- now a tortuous 45-minute, 17-mile trek -- would cost about $8 million. Then the Citadelle has to be made accessible by adding guardrails and other amenities.
 
``It's good to think long-term, but at the same time we have to employ short-term strategies as we go along,'' said Jean Lionel Pressoir, a tour operator involved with Fondation Destination Haiti, which works with local communities to help them develop sustainable tourism models.
 
LACK OF SUPPORT
 
Meanwhile, government support for tourism initiatives has been slow. Case in point: After raising expections that the Cap-Haitien international airport would finally be modernized, allowing large jets from Miami and New York to land, parliament has yet to ratify the $30 million loan agreement between Haiti and Venezuela.
 
Simonnet, the local tourism leader, says business owners are excited by the prospects for the long-neglected region, but they are also looking for guarantees.
 
``Everyone is just living from day-to-day trying to figure out how to make payroll,'' Simonnet said. ``The international community is doing its part and we have to do ours, too.''

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samedi 26 septembre 2009

Visite d'exploration en Haïti pour une délégation d'entrepreneurs étrangers.

Visite d'exploration en Haïti pour une délégation d'entrepreneurs étrangers

Une délégation de 100 entrepreneurs étrangers conduite par l'envoyé spécial de l'ONU pour Haïti et le président de la banque interaméricaine de développement Luis Alberto Moreno réalisera les 1er et 2 octobre une mission commerciale en Haïti..

Selon une dépêche de l'agence espagnole EFE cette "réunion internationale des entrepreneurs", organisée à l'initiative de la BID, devrait constituer l'un des plus importants événements jamais tenus en Haïti..

Les hommes d'affaires qui viendront de l'Amérique latine et du nord se mettront à l'écoute des hauts fonctionnaires haïtiens pour savoir ce que fait le gouvernement du président Préval et de la première ministre Michèle Pierre-Louis pour améliorer le climat des affaires en Haïti, a fait savoir une source proche de la mission. ..

Les visiteurs prendront également connaissance des 3 activités économiques dans lesquelles Haïti offre un ensemble d'opportunités substantielles: la manufacture de vêtements, l'agro -industrie et l'énergie. ..

RD

La Minustha prête à aider dans l'organisation des prochaines élections.

La Minustha prête à aider dans l'organisation des prochaines élections

Le représentant du secrétaire général de l'ONU en Haïti, Hédi Annabi, se dit déterminé à appuyer les autorités haïtiennes dans l'organisation des prochaines élections.

Le chef civil de la Minustha estime cependant peu probable que ces élections soient organisées avant 2010.

Le gouvernement qui a la prérogative d'organiser les élections, peut compter sur le support de la mission Onusienne pour l'aider à mener à terme cette entreprise, a promis Hédi Annabi.

Des élections pour renouveler la chambre des députés et un tiers du sénat devraient être organisées à la fin de cette année.

Le responsable de la Minustha se dit convaincu que les autorités haïtiennes prendront bientôt les décisions nécessaires à l'organisation de ces joutes.

RD

Le renouvellement du mandat de la Minustah une nécessité selon Hédi Annabi

Le renouvellement du mandat de la Minustah une nécessité selon Hédi Annabi

Le chef civil de la Mission des Nations Unies pour la Stabilité d'Haïti (Minustah), Hédi Annabi, plaide en faveur d'une nouvelle prorogation du mandat de la mission onusienne pour une année supplémentaire à partir du 15 octobre prochain.

Pour Hédi Annabi, la mission onusienne réalise un travail remarquable en Haïti, mais pas avec autant de autant de rapidité qu'elle le souhaitait, en raison d'un manque de moyens ..

Reprenant des déclarations faites par le secrétaire général de l'ONU, M. Ban ki-Moon, lors d'un débat public organisé le 9 septembre dernier sur Haïti à New York, il a précisé qu'un renouvellement du mandat de la Minustah sera très utile pour le pays. .

"Pour ce nouveau mandat, nous allons continuer à appuyer les autorités haïtiennes, participer aux réformes de la police, de la justice et de l'appareil pénitentiaire, sécuriser les frontières et œuvrer à la stabilisation du pays a- t-il ajouté . .

On notera que le mandat de la force onusienne arrive à terme le 15 octobre, les effectifs de la force de stabilisation étaient fixés à un maximum de 7.060 militaires et de 2.091 policiers. .

RD

Le chef de l'Etat convoque les députés en session extraordinaire.

Le chef de l'Etat convoque les députés en session extraordinaire

Les députés sont convoqués en session extraordinaire à partir du 29 septembre a indiqué hier la présidence haïtienne. 28 accords, conventions, projets et propositions de loi seront soumis à l'attention des députés au cours de cette dernière session extraordinaire de la 48 eme législature.

Le président du sénat, Kelly Bastien, annonce que ce menu très chargé sera soumis aux élus lors de la séance en assemblée nationale du 29 septembre.

Une proposition de loi sur les loyers, des projets de loi sur les partis politiques, la décentralisation et la lutte contre la corruption figurent dans la liste des points pour cette session.

Le sénateur Bastien, élu dans le Nord, souhaite que les parlementaires parviennent à ratifier un accord qui permettra de moderniser l'aéroport du Cap Haïtien.

Le budget 2009 – 2010 est également inséré dans les motifs de convocation du chef de l'Etat. La loi de finance devrait être revisitée par la chambre basse si elle est modifiée par les sénateurs. Cependant Kelly Bastien espère que les parlementaires respecteront le délai afin que le budget puisse être voté par les deux chambres avant le 30 septembre.

La Présidence, la Primature et les présidents des deux chambres avaient convenu de cet agenda chargé lors des rencontres préparatoires qui ont eu lieu la semaine dernière.

LLM

Commentary: Petit-Goave note book

Commentary: Petit-Goave note book

Published on Saturday, September 26, 2009

By Jean H Charles

Haiti has ten major cities besides Port au Prince, the capital. Four of them have a quality of life that makes them an oasis in a desert where good governance is as scarce as water in the Sahara. We can count amongst them St Marc with its deep port from where most of the succulent Haitian coffee departs for Europe during colonial times and long after.

Jean H Charles MSW, JD is Executive Director of AINDOH Inc a non profit organization dedicated to building a kinder and gentle Caribbean zone for all. He can be reached at: jeanhcharles@aol.
Petionville, small Vail, Colorado-like without the snow, with its mountain villas perched all over the cliffs providing view and sun a go-go. She also has a no-nonsense woman mayor who fights against all odds to keep the city in fine shape.

Jacmel, much talked about lately, is a quaint city where the proud population labor to take charge of their city with or without support from the government. Yet, as in Iphigenia borrowing a gasp from King Agamemnon, "I see that there are acts that will set the city on a course that will one day bring it to its end."… And there is Petit Goave, a magnificent surprise!

I visited Petit Goave recently during its fiesta season. As previously reported in several columns, the best time to visit and enjoy Haiti and its towns and cities is during the fiesta of each city. The calendar of saints in Haiti is a serious and an important itinerary for businessmen and entrepreneurs who may travel from town to town with carousel and entertainment for young and old.

I was in Cape Haitian around the 15th of August, the day of our Lady of Assumption, a major feast in the Catholic Christendom liturgy. It is also a major feast day for all the main cities of Haiti. Except it is business as usual in the major towns like Port au Prince and Cape Haitian. We have the same culture in the United States where the feast days are blasé except in New York City where St Patrick brings all Ireland and the rest of the country to Manhattan on March 17.

So I flew to Port au Prince, to be closer to Petit Goave, located two hours from the capital. I chose public transportation for the pilgrimage. Following Christ's advice to his disciples, I took only my toothbrush with me, hoping to receive shelter and a pillow from the revelers. I was not disappointed.

The trip was most pleasant, a magnificent vista that invites the drivers to forget that the road can also kill. My eyes were wide open to admire the sea on one side and the mountain on the other. My fellow travelers, because maybe of my gray hair, were very courteous. I was offered a seat by a young lad who told me: "Come grandparent, take mine." This honorable title is often used to greet a person of advanced age in Haiti. I suspect it is the same term grandparent in English, which is converted in Creole with different meaning.

I eavesdropped on their conversation – food and goods bought in the Dominican Republic to resale in Haiti – the high cost of housing -- the worry to find enough money to send the children back to school in September… I arrived safely in Grand Goave with the bus continuing its trip further south.

I hopped into a taxi-Moto to bring me into the center of the town. I asked my driver to drop me at the church, richly decorated with the revelers in white and blue, the vista inside the church was comforting and soothing. Everybody was in their best Sunday dress, piously praying for that major favor that will change their lives.

I gauged, through the attendance, that Petit Goave has a rich, stable, and pleasant middle class. I felt good; it seems as though the social and political trauma that has shaken Haiti in the last fifty years has spared Petit Goave. The procession after the church service was cathartic. It passed through well-lit streets, beautiful well-designed homes to end into the courtyard of the town hospital. I asked some nuns around me whether they ran the hospital. They told me it was government managed. What a surprise -- a well-run public hospital administered by the government in Petit Goave!

It was now 10 pm, time for serious party. I set myself to find the best party in town. My first foray ends up nowhere. The taxi-Moto drove far and deep into the night to bring me around two nightclubs. The music was loud and inviting, but there was no one inside. I was told that people party late; I should wait a little bit more. I knew better, I took another Moto ride into town and found the real party led by a popular band: New Look. I enjoyed the time and was taken in for the remaining of the night by a hospitable family.

The next day, the day of the feast, I went to church again. What a divine vista! The bishop of Nippes, surrounded by some thirty priests concelebrated the mass. In his homily he urged the revelers to stop playing the guinea game of trusting no one. He also urged them to convert from the game of the fish who saved a man from drowning in the middle of the sea to bring him right back when the man thanked the fish for saving his life.

I was invited to enjoy the banquet with the priests, the bishop and the officials of the town, mingling with these men of God with whom I could observe the gracefulness of some and the not so gracefulness of others.

I spent the rest of the afternoon visiting Petit Goave, its magnificent public square, and its carenage that can become the home for multinational hotels. I stopped by the Relay de l'Empereur, a rambling house that now serves as a hotel. It was the private home of Emperor Faustin Soulouque, a former comical and despot ruler of Haiti.

Petit Goave is working; it is neat, large with enough room to accommodate more people. I was told that CRS – Catholic Relief Services -- has adopted the city. What a relief! I came back to Port au Prince, satisfied, happy and hopeful that Haiti can be rebuilt starting with Petit Goave. It has all the ingredients to leverage existing resources and make it a first success story in the recovery or the renaissance of Haiti. I shall remember when I have more say in the fate of that country.

Bulletin météo du samedi 26 septembre 2009


Valable jusqu'au 28 sept. 2009

Situation synoptique dans la Caraïbe et sur l'Atlantique

L'axe d'une onde tropicale est localisé sur porto Rico ce matin Par ailleurs, de l'air humide et instable résidant en basse couche continue d'occasionner de la pluie sectorielle et quelques orages isolés sur notre Haïti aujourd'hui et demain.

Prévisions pour Haïti:
- Temps partiellement nuageux ce matin ;
- Passages nuageux cet après-midi et en début de soirée ;
- Températures plus ou moins agréables en fin de nuit ;
- Pluie et orages isolés ce soir notamment dans le centre, l'ouest, l'artibonite, le nord, le nord-est et le sud, le sud-est.

Prévisions pour Port-au-Prince et environs:
· Ensoleillé ce matin ;
· Passages nuageux cet après-midi et en début de soirée
· Tº. max. : 34ºC ; Tº min: 23ºC ;
· Chance de pluie et d'orages isolés ce soir.


Lever & coucher du soleil pour Port-au-Prince:

Aujourd'hui 26 sept
Lever : 05h 39 mn
Coucher : 17h 42 mn

Dimanche 27 sept
Lever : 05h 39 mn
Coucher : 17h 41 mn

Lundi 28 sept
Lever : 05h 39 mn
Coucher : 17h 40 mn

Esterlin Marcelin, prévisionniste au CNM

Bulletin météo marine du samedi 26 septembre 2009
Valable jusqu'au 27 sept. 2009

Prévisions maritimes:
Zone côtière nord :
Samedi & dimanche
* Vent du secteur nord-est : 10-15 nœuds aujourd'hui,
* Hauteur des vagues : 3 à 5 pieds ;
* Mer peu agitée.


Golfe de la Gonâve :
Samedi & dimanche
* Vent du secteur est: 15-20 nœuds ;
* Hauteur des vagues : 4 à 6 pieds ;
* Mer plus ou moins agitée.


Zone côtière sud :
Samedi & dimanche
* Vent du secteur est : 15-20 nœuds,
* Hauteur des vagues : 4/6 pieds, allant jusqu'à 8 pieds samedi et dimanche
* Mer plus ou moins agitée.

Esterlin Marcelin, Prévisionniste au CNM

14th conférence internationale sur la violence, le viol et les traumatismes.

samedi 26 septembre 2009

14th conférence internationale sur la violence, le viol et les traumatismes.

Town & Country Resort and Convention Center, San Diego, CA
(Photo by Cyrus Sibert)

 

IVAT : Working together to end abuse (Photo by Cyrus Sibert)

 

Mme Susan Omillian, JD. (Photo by Cyrus Sibert

 

Par Cyrus Sibert, San Diego, California.

Radio Souvenir FM, 106.1 : souvenirfm@yahoo.fr

Le Ré.Cit. : http://www.reseaucitadelle.blogspot.com/

 

Ce vendredi 26 septembre 2009, plusieurs sujets ont été débattus lors de la 14e Conférence Internationale sur la Violence, le Viol et les Traumatismes:

1- Treatment programs for trauma survivors,

2- Expressive arts for helping victims recover from the trauma,

3- National differences in use of corporal punishment by parents and its relations to differences in mental ability,

4- Assessing children exposed to adult intimate partner violence (IPV),

5- Health care can change from within: latest results,

6- Treating violent individuals : development issues risk and effective treatment planning,

7- Current research & issues for male victim partner violence,

8- Effective interviewing techniques & forced visitation issues for traumatized children with dissociative reactions,

9- Stalking : A crime & A precursor of crime,

10-Extended assessments in child sexual abuse cases,

11-Counseling veterans & their families with deployment stress,

12-Compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma & prevention of burnout,

13-Mindfulness and acceptance based therapy for trauma,

14-Flowers aren't enough: A one woman show on domestic violence ** live.

 

Deux faits importants ont marqués la journée :

 

Un prix (Award *) a été décerné au Journaliste Victoria Balfour pour son travail durant plus de 30 ans comme travailleur de la presse New yorkaise sensible aux violences domestiques et aux cas de viols. Elle a publié plusieurs centaines d'articles dans le New York Times, le Washington Post, Time, USA Today, Vogue, Elle, Glamour et sous d'autres formes de publications.

 

L'intervention de Madame Susan Omillian (photo) , psychologue spécialiste de l'encadrement des femmes victimes et des hommes prédateurs pour l'Etat de San Diego a mis l'accent sur le travail de réhabilitation. « L'homme qui attaque des femmes et des enfants à un problème de comportement qu'on ne pourra pas traiter uniquement par la répression. Il faut le persuader de changer de comportement, de reprendre sa vie en main en ciblant sa motivation, en répondant aux questions : Qu'est ce qui le pousse à agir de la sorte ? Qu'est ce qui peut le motiver à changer de comportement ?

 

Toutefois, au micro de Réseau Citadelle, elle reconnait que le pourcentage des prédateurs repentis est très faible. Elle avait du mal à nous donner un pourcentage acceptable. Néanmoins, il ne faut pas rejeter l'éducation. En guise de solution, elle prône un comportement proactif de la famille, des associations, des institutions spécialisées et de la justice. Le prédateur doit avoir l'impression qu'il est surveillé par une structure indéfectible. Cette méthode peut marcher même pour des pays en voie de développement.

 

* Award for Distinguished Service and Excellence in Print Media.

 

RESEAU CITADELLE (Le Ré.Cit), le 26 septembre 2009, 19 heures 30.


Journalist honored for role in Ayres child abuse prosecution

Journalist honored for role in Ayres child abuse prosecution

By Sean Maher
San Mateo County Times
Updated: 09/24/2009 07:36:28 PM PDT

 

With the second child abuse trial of once prominent psychiatrist William Ayres likely to begin early next year, the woman many people credit with crusading for his prosecution will be recognized today with an award for her role in the case.

 
Victoria Balfour, a freelance journalist who lives in New York City, said she has been talking with alleged victims of Ayres' abuse since 2002. Prosecutors and police said her role in getting those victims to come forward with their stories was a critical step in building their case against Ayres.
 
Balfour, 55, will be given the Award for Excellence in the Media for meritorious public service at the 14th International Conference on Family Violence, Abuse and Trauma in San Diego.
 
"We're looking for a journalist willing to take some risk, to put themselves out there to expose information and facilitate some form of societal change," said Joyanna Silberg, who helped choose a winner among the nominees. "Vicky fulfilled the category because of her relentless pursuit of this one story."
 
Balfour said she stumbled onto the story.
 
"I never even heard of San Mateo, much less could find it on a map," she said. "Now I feel like it's as much a home as the place I grew up."
She said she found one of Ayres' alleged victims almost by accident.
 
"A man who lived in Brooklyn, a friend of a friend who grew up in San Mateo, called me about getting into journalism," she said. "He asked what kinds of

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stories I worked on, and I'd written a personal story for 'Vogue' where I had to reveal I'd been molested as a child. Then he revealed he'd been molested by his psychiatrist."
The man was willing to press charges but only if Balfour found another witness willing to do the same, she said.
 
"Eventually, I had to look up Dr. Ayres to see if he was still alive," she said. "I was afraid to find out, because I knew if he was I would have to do something and I was terrified."
Since then, Balfour says, she's met or spoken with 15 or 16 alleged victims, including one she found three weeks ago who told her he was molested in 1969.
 
"That's not within the statute of limitations, but I told him to call the police detective anyway," Balfour said.
 
Balfour's encouragement made a big difference in the case, prosecutors said.
 
"She was very instrumental, and played a significant role getting victims to come forward," San Mateo Chief Deputy District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said. "She basically had a quest to bring Dr. Ayers to justice. She worked, at times without a lot of appreciation, to get it into police officers' hands."
 
Balfour did not get specific about her future plans, but said she has hired a book agent for a project still under development.
 
The first trial against Ayres was declared a mistrial due to a hung jury. A meeting to schedule the beginning of the second trial is set for early October, and Wagstaffe said he expects that trial to begin in early 2010.

Victoria Balfour to Receive Media Award at the International Conference of the Leadership Council on Child Abuse and Interpersonal Violence.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Victoria Balfour to Receive Media Award at the International Conference of the Leadership Council on Child Abuse and Interpersonal Violence


Victoria Balfour, Investigative Journalist, who has dedicated more than seven years to "crack" one of the biggest San Mateo County crime cases in recent years is receiving the media award at the international conference of the Leadership Council on Child Abuse and Interpersonal Violence for her work in bringing William Hamilton Ayres, M.D. to prosecution. The ceremonies will be held on September 25, 2009, in San Diego, California.

Past recipients include pro football player Herschel Walker and reporters from the New York Times and the film makers of the Academy Award nominated documentary "Deliver Us From Evil" about a pedophile priest in California.

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Below is a photo of Victoria Balfour and her brother (Freddie Balfour) taken in 2003. Victoria was a reporter at the Ladies Home Journal but her real passion was working towards getting a criminal investigation started regarding the reported child molestation by Dr. Ayres after a fellow aspiring journalist revealed he had been molested as a boy by Ayres while in therapy. Victoria's brother, Freddie, was an embedded reporter for BusinessWeek during the Iraq war. This photo was taken at a restaurant in Westport, Connecticut, celebrating his return with Victoria, her mother, and old family friends.



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The photo was taken when the first criminal investigation into Ayres was still going on. A few weeks later, the United States Supreme Court came down with a decision that overturned the statute of limitations for victims in California. This effectively "killed" the first criminal investigation into Ayres.

Victoria spent the next two years hunting for victims within the statute. She never gave up! I would like to personally congratulate Victoria on this tremendous accomplishment. I consider her a friend, a mentor, and most of all an inspiration..

It is said "uneasy lies the head that wears the crown" and Victoria has exposed William Hamilton Ayres through devoted and thorough investigative skills. This so called doctor was San Mateo County's own "sacred cow", untouchable, receiving awards, unreportable by his peers, and leaving a wake of victims in his path for more than 40 years. Ayres is facing a second felony criminal trial, has settled one civil lawsuit and has four pending civil lawsuits, all for child molestation.

Victoria Balfour put Ayres "under fire" and has essentially dragged him to the woodshed. She deserves this prestigious award for her years of dedicated advocacy for the victims and children of San Mateo County. There would be no case without her research and the brave victims.

I recall the day Victoria Balfour called me and told me she was taking the bus to Boston to meet with the Chief Operating Officer of the Judge Baker Children's Center (where Ayres claims he was trained to give boys genital exams, which has been thoroughly debunked). I honestly could not believe the determination on her part. We Californians get bent outta shape if our car is in the shop for an oil change, but Victoria takes the bus in the heat and walked a long distance up a hill to get to Judge Baker Children's Center. I still can't fathom what she was running on!

I will have to think of a better word than determination, perhaps propelled by God is more fitting, along with the crown she wore on behalf of the victims. Victoria Balfour did not want to let anybody down, and from what I know of her, mostly herself. She finishes what she starts against all odds.

God bless, Victoria Balfour!