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Haiti leader paves way for new elections

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian President Michel Martelly fired members of a nine-person electoral council to make way for legislative and local elections planned for…

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Haiti’s Tragic History

By ADAM HOCHSCHILD Published: December 29, 2011 For the better part of two centuries, outsiders have been offering explanations that range from racist to learned-sounding…

Posted in FRENCH/CREOLE Articles Govt Incompentece

HAITI: LE PRESIDENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE NE PEUT PAS PUBLIER DES AMENDEMENTS CONSTITUTIONNELS FRAUDULEUX Par Georges Michel

Mise en contexte: Après un suspense terrible, le Président Michel Joseph Martelly avait pris une décision d’homme d’Etat, empreinte de lucidité politique et de sagesse,…

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Haiti receives US$20 million grant for Peligre restoration work

Hydroworld.com PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti 12/28/11 (PennWell) — Restoration of Haiti’s Peligre hydroelectric plant took a step closer toward becoming reality after the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)…

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Tragic deaths of Haitian migrants as country’s government treads a worn development path

Christmas Day brought the tragic news of the loss of a ship along the coast of Cuba carrying 124 migrants from Haiti seeking a better…

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Supply and Demand Humanitarian Aid in Haiti

by JAKE JOHNSTON “Donors and aid organizations prefer to be the boss of their own money. And they want to be in charge of how…

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Haiti president Michel Martelly cancels school fundraising concert, retires singing act

Daniel S Levine Martelly used to perform as “Sweet Micky” SWOAN PARKER/Reuters/Fotoglif Haiti president and former pop star Michel Martelly cancelled a concert to raise…

Posted in Crime/Corruption

UN in Haiti accuses police of abuse

By TRENTON DANIEL Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian National Police forces have used illegal excessive force against prisoners and it may have been such…

Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti Govt Incompentece

Haiti migrants found dead off Cuba’s coast

At least 38 migrants from Haiti have been found dead after their boat sank just off the eastern tip of Cuba, officials in Havana say….

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Allocution de M. Jean-Claude Duvalier prononcée aux Gonaïves

A l’occasion de la cérèmonie de graduation de la promotion Robert Blanc de l’Ecole de Droit et des Sciences Economiques des Gonaïves, le 16 décembre…

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Le devoir de justice envers les victimes des Duvalier

Quand AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL répond à Me Osner Févry Une déclaration publique d’AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Publié le mercredi 21 décembre 2011 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL DECLARATION PUBLIQUE 25 Novembre…

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LE PRESIDENT MARTELLY ACCUEILLI PAR UNE FOULE EN LIESSE AU CAP HAITIEN A L’OCCAS

LE PRESIDENT MARTELLY ACCUEILLI PAR UNE FOULE EN LIESSE AU CAP HAITIEN A L’OCCASION DE SA TOURNEE DE NOEL. Port-au-Prince, le jeudi 22 décembre 2011:…

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LA PREMIERE DAME DE LA REPUBLIQUE VISITE DES HANDICAPES A L’OCCASION DE LA NOEL

La Première Dame de la République en visite à la Secrétairerie d’Eta à l’Intégration des Personnes Handicapées Port-au-Prince, jeudi 22 Décembre 2011 : La Première Dame de la…

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A Haitian govt official was attacked while visiting Dominican Republic

Washington Post: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A presidential adviser in Haiti says that a government minister was attacked while visiting the neighboring Dominican Republic. Presidential adviser…

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Haïti – Communication : Important saisie d’équipements de téléphonie 20/12/2

Haïti – Communication : Important saisie d’équipements de téléphonie 20/12/2011 08:22:45 Samedi la Police Nationale d’Haïti (PNH) a procédé à la saisie de deux appareils…

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Ton of drug seized was to fund terror, Dominican drugs czar says

The cocaine, the foreigners. SANTO DOMINGO. – National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) president Rolando Rosado on Friday said the millions of dollars from the sale…

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Haiti Two Years after the Earthquake: Help Must Continue

22 Dec 2011 22:10 Source: alertnet // SOS Children’s Villages-USA On January 12th, 2010, a massive earthquake struck Haiti claiming the lives of more than…

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Haiti: President Martelly Makes Four Promises towards Political Stability

Thursday, 22 December 2011 09:56 by Samuel Maxime PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The President of the Republic, Michel Martelly, made four groundbreaking concessions on Wednesday…

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Haiti: President Retires Raunchy Singing Act

By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD President Michel Martelly will not perform again as his alter ego, Sweet Micky, after all, an adviser said Thursday. Mr. Martelly,…

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US Apparel Imports From Haiti Surge 46%

Apparel imports into the US from Haiti soared by 46% in the first eight months of this year, thanks in part to tariff benefits under…