By JONATHAN M. KATZ (AP) – 4 days ago ARCAHAIE, Haiti — Surrounded by waving banners of blue and red, Haitian President Rene Preval pledged Tuesday to step down as scheduled next year, rebuking critics who say he is using the post-earthquake emergency to hold onto power. Preval told thousands celebrating Flag Day in...
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The United Nations is investigating the shooting of dozens of prisoners during a jail riot in the chaotic days after Haiti’s earthquake, a spokesman for the UN peacekeeping mission has confirmed. The official commented after The New York Times posted a story on its website reporting the riot and suspected killings by police, and...
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By Andrea Thompson, LiveScience Senior Writer posted: 21 May 2010 09:14 am ET The earthquake that devastated Haiti in January increased stresses on nearby faults, potentially increasing the likelihood of another major temblor in the islands, scientists have found. Jian Lin, a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Massachusetts, was...
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May 21, 2010 More than 5,000 Duvalierists marched through the streets of Petionville to protest against President Preval’s government and Preval’s attempt to derail the electoral process. Contrary to foreign opinion the massive Haitian majority was never anti-Duvalier. A balanced poll of Haiti’s vast majority shows Jean-Claude Duvalier remains popular. Immediately before the 2006...
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(CNN) — Laura Silsby, the American missionary accused of trying to take nearly three dozen children out of Haiti after the devastating January 12 earthquake, has been freed from jail by a Haitian court, her defense attorney said Monday. Silsby is at the Port-au-Prince airport preparing to board an American Airlines flight to the...
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