Haiti’s most notorious former rebel leader has criticised the government’s response to the January 12th earthquake and has called on Rene Preval, the Haitian president, to resign. In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, fugitive rebel leader Guy Philippe says the Haitian government failed to adequately deal with the aftermath of the devastating quake.
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An in depth interview with Haitian president Rene Preval, conducted by Ray Suarez of PBS. Not surprisingly, Preval laments the pace of reconstruction funding, particularly the slow pace of rubble removal. Preval also raises concerns that too much funding is by-passing the government and going directly to NGOs. This is similar criticism that UN...
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CAP-HAÏTIEN, Haiti — The lesson still is chalked on the blackboard in the deserted classroom. “Odette bought 19 pineapples,” the French scrawl reads. Outside, knee-high prairie grass grows over the walkways. Rodents and insects scurry about the 10-acre compound, their only companions the roaming security guards with pump-action shotguns who are paid to discourage...
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Trinidad: Obama Dissed Preval in Trinidad during the Summit of the Americas (April 17-19, 2009) – Nouvelle Tournure (New twist) What really is the case is that Preval was totally disrespectful, and snuck up on Obama, grabbing his sleeve from the side, like a rat.
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Heavy wind and rain earlier this week turned the Corail-Cesselesse camp north of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, from a supposed haven for earthquake-displaced families into a disaster site. The summer storm tore up tents, knocked down solar-powered lights and provoked anger and anxiety in the camp, which was selected by the Haitian government to serve as...
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