Archive for December 3rd, 2009

UN urges equal treatment ahead of Haiti elections

December 3, 2009
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UN urges equal treatment ahead of Haiti elections

(AP) – 5 days ago PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s U.N. peacekeeping mission urged local officials Friday to provide a justification for banning 17 political groups from participating in next year’s legislative elections. The mission’s statement came a day after the electoral council in this Caribbean nation barred the groups, including Lavalas, the influential party...
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Dominican Republic court rules to extradite notorious Haitian gangster to France

December 3, 2009
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Dominican Republic court rules to extradite notorious Haitian gangster to France

Dec 3 at 2:02 AM Amaral Duclona. SANTO DOMINGO. – The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled to extradite the Haitian gang member Amaral Duclona to France, where he’s accused of the death of an honorary French Consul, in Haiti. The Justices Hugo the Alvarez, Julio Ibarra, Edgar Hernandez, Victor Jose Castillo and Dulce Rodriguez...
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