11 Non 2015 Cyrus Sibert n’a pas peur des menaces de mort proférées contre sa personne par les criminels et les tueurs à gage qui entourent Moise Jean-Charles. Car, nous sommes conscients du fait que le combat pour la démocratie en Haiti et le respect des droits et des libertés civiles expose aux menaces...
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The Hill.com Haiti’s Oct. 25 election was largely free of the violence and chaos that marred the Aug. 9 first-round vote for legislative seats. Many international observers and the U.S. State Department have signaled satisfaction with the process, but the low voter turnout and mounting claims of fraud shows that the election was hardly...
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Improved shelters are safer and more accessible to residents during emergencies WASHINGTON, Nov 09, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) is working with the American Red Cross to rehabilitate and upgrade 19 evacuation shelters throughout Northern Haiti to ensure local communities are better prepared for future disasters. With $1.2 million...
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PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI – Haiti is a country hungry for food. Poverty, natural disasters and a corrupt government have all contributed to what is now a food security crisis. Tackling hunger in Haiti is a full-time business for CBN’s Operation Blessing. “When I first went to Haiti in 2009 and saw how hungry...
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Five years after Haiti was devastated by an earthquake, tourists are returning – to find a raw and fascinating Caribbean country with a unique culture Looking down from La Citadelle Laferrière in north Haiti. Photograph: Alamy Kevin Rushby Sunday 8 November 2015 02.00 EST Long before I arrive in Haiti I get a sense of...
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By Jacqueline Charles PORT-AU-PRINCE A banned singer whose government bashing lyrics have became part of the political discourse is among Haiti’s newest senators, while an indicted former coup leader is headed into a runoff, according to preliminary election results issued Sunday by the Provisional Electoral Council. These results are incontestable and show that the...
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Main roads in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince were virtually empty on Monday (November 9)as a two-day public transport strike got underway against proposed price hikes for passports and driving licences. An estimated 70 percent of public transport across the country was paralysed. The National Platform of Unions of Transport Faithful (PNSTF) went ahead with...
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – A protest against alleged fraud in Haiti’s recent presidential election has turned violent, with some demonstrators hurling rocks and police breaking up the rally with tear gas. About 300 people took part in the traffic-snarling, three-hour demonstration Saturday in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. VIDEO HERE<- WATCH ABOVE: A man was shot...
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By Michael Walsh .View photo Spectators cheer during Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, 2012. (REUTERS/Chris Wattie) O Canada: you might be the land of the free now. A new study reveals that the United States’ neighbor to the north has the “freest country in the world,” with the greatest tolerance for...
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Opposition presidential candidates come together while supporters take to the streets. Head of Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council defends preliminary presidential results. Government-backed presidential candidate Jovenel Moise calls for calm while Jude Célestin calls for mobilization. By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@miamiherald.com PORT-AU-PRINCE Breaking his silence, Jude Célestin said Friday he does not recognize Haiti’s preliminary presidential...
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Those demonstrating against the electoral process are really making fools of themselves. Lavalas/Maryse Narcisse claims she got 68%, Moise Jean-Charles claims he won, as does Jude Celestin. The challenges will go on to Infinity because Haiti cannot have 4 Presidents!! JOVENEL MOISE – NEG BANNAN – WON THE VOTE. LET’S GIVE HIM – AND...
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6 Novembre 2015 Le candidat du PHTK, Jovenel Moise, a-t-il gagné les Elections Présidentielles au Premier tour? La question est à la une de l’actualité. Posée par le candidat Jean Henry Céant sur les ondes d’une station de radio de la capitale, elle fait l’objet de débats. Selon Maitre Céant, s’il faut s’en tenir...
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Presidential candidate Jovenel Moise from the PHTK political party waves to supporters as he arrives to a press conference in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. VOA News November 06, 2015 3:57 AM A banana plantation owner and the former head of Haiti’s government construction agency will face off against each other in Haiti’s...
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Results of the Presidential election First Round have been announced and we will see a run-off between Jovenel Moise and Jude Celestin. We have included the final list of results and it is worthwhile to note what ha always been referred to, by th media, as Haiti’s most popular political party LAVALA – only...
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About 3,500 volunteers help during 2-day event at Cabarrus Arena and Events Center Food bags contained dehydrated vegetables, a scoop of vitamin powder, a cup of rice and a cup of soy in a plastic bag Each bag makes about 6 meals The He’s Alive Church group, foreground left, begins packing the meals during...
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Sporting Kansas City midfielder Soni Mustivar will join the Haiti Men’s National Team for a pair of upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Haiti will play at Costa Rica on Nov. 13 before hosting Jamaica on Nov. 17. Mustivar excelled for Sporting KC this past season in his first year in Major League Soccer. The 25-year-old midfielder...
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November 4, 2015 We have seen an unabated ARROGANCE OF POWER exhibited by those in the Martelly government, and those in opposition. There is an old Irish saying, mirrored in many national proverbs, to the effect that: THE PIPER MUST BE PAID. The time has come. Over the next few days, Haiti will experience...
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By Roger F. Noriega – Tribune News Service Haiti is at a crossroads, and this is no time for the United States or the international community to stop caring where that country is headed. More to the point, rather than merely treating the impoverished nation’s symptoms, those who genuinely care about Haitians should challenge...
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La fonction première de l’élection est de permettre aux citoyens de choisir leurs gouvernants et leurs représentants pour diriger les institutions de l’État. Ainsi, l’élection est une délégation de souveraineté. Elle constitue, au sein d’une société organisée, une soupape de sécurité. En effet, la possibilité pour les citoyens de pouvoir régulièrement exprimer leur mécontentement...
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A million cases of the smoked fish travel each year to the impoverished country Smoked herring from Cap-Pelé can be found all over Haiti, including this northern market. (Radio-Canada) For the past century, one of New Brunswick’s most enduring trade partnerships has been with one of the world’s poorest countries. The fishing village of Cap-Pelé has...
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