First, go read this introduction and this, Special Report: Puello Says Other Dominicans Helped Silsby written by Anne-christine d’Adesky on her Haiti Vox blogs. *** Back on Feb 13th, on twitter I posted this intriguing observation from the linked article- via @TriniWarao “He helped us find the lawyer we have now” Detained Americans seek distance […]

In all the insanity surrounding the Haitian mess, I haven’t had time to really scratch the surface of the Jorge Puello story beyond the initial post I wrote as the trafficking allegations against Puello first came to light: NYT- El Salvador Investigates Adviser to Detained Americans in Haiti (Jorge Puello) While I’ve been following it […]

And just when you thought this mess couldn’t get much more convoluted? Along comes  Jorge Puello. El Salvador Investigates Adviser to Detained Americans in Haiti The police in El Salvador have begun an investigation into whether a man suspected of leading a trafficking ring involving Central American and Caribbean women and girls is also a […]

The Miami Herald has done an important investigative series concerning the ease with which Haitian children have been smuggled across the border into the Dominican Republic in the wake of the earthquake. While the reports focus on the porous border in terms of child trafficking for purposes of house slave or shoe shine boy labor, […]

(Blog housekeeping note- Doing multiple posts today, please read down through my previous post as well.) An important new development out of Haiti today, Laura Silsby, “Executive Director and Founder” of New Life Chidren’s Refuge and its botched “Haiti Orphan Rescue Plan” (link opens a PDF) is facing an additional charge tonight. She is already […]

Charisa Coulter’s release papers have been signed, but for lack of the official stamp, she will remain in jail until Monday at the earliest. Laura Silsby remains in the Haitian jail pending further investigation. The Daily Bastardette post pretty much says all I would, and contains the pertinent links: SAINT-VIL: SILSBY HELD FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION; […]

As the Haitian child exports are receiving a great deal of attention at the moment I’d like to welcome new readers and recommend a visit to my about page and my WTF page. They answer many basic questions and lay out my comments policy. Prior to reading through this series, first look at the earlier articles on […]