Month: January 2011
US pressures Préval, starts deporting
While media attention remains focused on the return of former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier to Haiti, disputes over the Nov. 28 elections continue. A week after…
Haiti ruling party candidate considers withdrawal
(AFP) – 2 hours ago PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haitian President Rene Preval’s ruling party candidate Jude Celestin is considering withdrawing from the presidential race, a senior…
US Sanctions Haitian Officials for Election Abuses
David Gollust | State Department: The United States has imposed travel sanctions against Haitian officials held responsible for abuses related to the country’s disputed November…
Dominican Republic reports first cholera death
(AFP) – 3 hours ago SANTO DOMINGO — Officials in the Dominican Republic on Sunday reported the first death from a cholera outbreak that had…
Haiti – Politic : Surprise visit of René Préval in Dominican Republic
Haiti Libre:Haitian President René Préval traveled yesterday Saturday in the Dominican Republic. He arrived at 1h20pm in a UN helicopter at the helipad of the…
Listen To This SHORT VIDEO From the DUVALIER PRESS CONFERENCE
Bob Barr and Edwin Marger address the media on the Duvalier case in Haiti. When belligerently interrupted with the question of Mr. Marger’s loyalties to…
Lawyer: Duvalier wants U.S. entity to disburse frozen funds
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) — An American attorney representing Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier said Saturday that the former dictator returned to Haiti in hopes of recovering…
US Discouraging Aristide Return to Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
The AMERICAS: The United States Thursday expresses opposition to the possible return to Haiti of deposed former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. U.S. officials say in the…
The Real Power Behind Baby Doc/ Exiled Jean-Claude Duvalier made a spectacular return to Haiti, where he’s facing charges. But no one seems to be talking about who the real culprit may be – his reviled wife Michele. Here’s the stunning story of how a shopping spree caused a revolution.
When Jean-Claude Duvalier, ended his 25-year exile this week he made a surprise return to Haiti with an elegant woman on his arm. But it…
Bob Barr, Ed Marger Hold Press Conference with Baby Doc
Posted By – Ben Mayer: PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — In his first major press conference since his unlikely return to Haiti, former Haitian premiere Jean-Claude Duvalier…
Duvalier in Haiti: ‘Baby Doc’ calls for reconciliation
Former Haitian leader Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier has called for national reconciliation in his most extensive speech since he returned to the country on Sunday…
Show Me the Money, Haiti
Bill O’Rielly- Show Me the Money, Haiti It is easy to ask for money. It is much more difficult to see that it is honestly…
Haiti’s election a farce too far, even by recent standards
By Brian Fitzpatrick California Representative Maxine Waters recently called upon the Government of Haiti “to set aside the flawed November 28th elections and organize new…
Haiti cholera death rate slows, toll nears 4,000-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
PORT-AU-PRINCE – The death rate in Haiti’s months-long cholera outbreak has slowed significantly in the last week of reported cases, according to the latest official…
In Haiti, as Montas Sues Duvalier While Paid by UN, Stonewall by UN on Whether Lawsuit Vetted Under UN Rules, & by Whom
By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, January 20 — The criminal complaint in Haiti against Baby Doc Duvalier was filed by Michele Montas, who is…
Duvalier: I have no presidential ambitions
BY JACQUELINE CHARLES jcharles@MiamiHerald.com PORT-AU-PRINCE — Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier disputed reports by one of his lawyers and a former government functionary Wednesday declaring that…
Lawyer: Haiti mum on Aristide passport request-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
The Associated Press Wednesday, January 19, 2011; 11:30 AM SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A former lawyer for ex-Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide says the ousted…
Duvalier’s millions in Switzerland likely to be returned to Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
By Moni Basu (CNN) — The sun had not risen yet on that February day in 1986 when Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier’s eight-vehicle motorcade of…
Election Présidentielle Haïtienne : le Conseil électoral n’entend pas modifier les résultats du premier tour
Le Conseil électoral provisoire haïtien (CEP) a indiqué mardi soir qu’il ne comptait pas changer les résultats du premier tour des élections publiés le 7…