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Haiti: A Forgotten Country, a Forgotten Coup d'État, an Unreported Terror (Free article)
24 February 2005
Haiti is by far the poorest country in the Americas. Once, as Saint Domingue, it was the richest of all the colonies. It generated more wealth for France than the North American colonies did for England. The fine city of Bordeaux owed its wealth to the slavery and sugar of Saint Domingue, rather than to wine.
Debating service charges - Sinn Féin Ard Fheis 2005 (Free article)
24 February 2005
One motion at the upcoming Sinn Féin Ard Fheis that is sure to be the subject of debate is Motion 57, relating to service charges. Here, PAUL O'CONNOR argues that all Sinn Féin elected representatives must be mandated to vote against estimates where service or bin charges are included, while CAOILFHIONN NÍ DHONNABHÁIN argues that voting against…
EU Constitution - We don't know, don't care (Free article)
24 February 2005
Across the 25-state European Union, its citizens, political parties and governments will in the coming 18 months have to debate, discuss and in the case of ten states, including the 26 Counties, vote on ratifying the new EU constitution. But recent polls and last Sunday's Spanish referendum have shown that across the EU, a substantial amount of…
Iranian protestors defy bans in two countries (Free article)
24 February 2005
Twenty community activists from West Belfast travelled to Berlin earlier this month to join a demonstration calling for human rights for the Iranian people.
The 5th Column (Free article)
24 February 2005
An Phoblacht's famous weekly satirical column. Read on...
Long Kesh to be an 'international conflict transformation zone' (Free article)
24 February 2005
Sinn Féin Lagan Valley representative Councillor Paul Butler has welcomed reports that significant parts of Long Kesh Prison will be developed as a part of an international conflict transformation zone within the development of the site.
Probe urged as UUP electoral officer is convicted (Free article)
24 February 2005
Sinn Féin's Francie Molloy is calling for an investigation into the running of the electoral office after the conviction, at Dungannon Crown Court last week, of former deputy returning officer Alastair Patterson (59) from Castlecaulfield, County Tyrone.
New powers to ban 'hangers on' given cautious welcome (Free article)
24 February 2005
Sinn Féin has given a cautious welcome to new powers that will allow the Parades Commission to ban 'loyalist hangers on' from accompanying Orange Parades through contentious areas.
Community will not tolerate racism (Free article)
24 February 2005
West Belfast Sinn Féin Councillor Tom Hartley has spoken out about an incident in which a Filipino nurse was racially abused on the Falls Road last month. The nurse, who works at the Royal Victoria Hospital and lives nearby, is said to be very frightened and traumatised after she was racially abused by a gang of youths.
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