What's happening in Haiti?

The news from Haiti is grim but thanks to the media mob we know how many planes have landed today, how many litres of water were distributed and how many tents pitched. However the information experts have failed to answer one important question-How did a country with a thriving economy and a proud people turn into a country where government is invisible and the economy in ruins?

Susan Gallwey, Waterford One World Centre

Fairtrade Fortnight is here once again, and over the next two weeks we will see Fairtrade getting a lot of media coverage.  Last year, our proudly-Fairtrade City of Waterford ‘went bananas’ and this year there will be a Mad Hatter’s Fairtrade Tea Party.  Young people seem to relate easily to Fairtrade, and not just because it’s about chocolate!  I think students are attracted to Fairtrade because they can see that their actions can make a difference: the simple act of buying a FT chocolate bar can have a real and positive impact on a cocoa producer in Africa.