Category: Elections
Will Haitians ever see their votes count in a real Election?
RSF demande la réintégration rapide des trois journalistes révoqués à la TNH
La Nouvelliste: Trois journalistes révoqués de la Télévision Nationale d’Haïti sont poursuivis en justice par le directeur général de la chaîne d’Etat. Reporters sans frontières…
Our View: Sweet Micky takes the stage in hard-hit Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
The following editorial appeared in The Washington Post Among Haiti s curses in recent decades is the roster of scoundrels, tyrants, charlatans, opportunists and blowhards…
Will Haiti Get the Rule of Law? Maybe a pop star is not such a bad choice.
By MARY ANASTASIA O’GRADY A 50-year-old pop star with a penchant for provocative stage antics seems, at first, just what Haiti doesn’t need as its…
Martelly ferme et ouvert promet un changement de direction
Haïti: Celui qui prêtera serment le 14 mai prochain comme le 56e Président de la République d’Haiti, Michel Martelly, a annoncé cette semaine une chaine…
Haitian Reprieve The U.S. needs to help Martelly push back against defeatist forces-Added COMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
OPINION – WALL STREET JOURNAL April 10, 2011 Haiti’s electoral council announced this week that Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly won the presidential runoff last month…
MARTELLY MOVES TO CONSOLIDATE HOLD ON EX-LAVALAS VOTERS ARISTIDE POWER BASE SHRINKS
April 9, 2011 President Michel Martelly moved to consolidate his hold on disaffected ex-Lavalas supporters as he visits various elements of Haiti’s society. In a…
ATTENTION, DANGER SUR HAITI
La campagne électorale a pris fin, les élections ont eu lieu, l’heure n’est plus a la dissension mais au consensus ! Chers Internautes, Je constate…
AFTER HER ATTEMPT TO STEAL ELECTIONS FAILED – MANIGAT NOW BAD MOUTHS MARTELLY: MOO MANIGAT IS A BAD LOSER WITH ONLY 4.5% POPULARITY:Martelly will not face vote challenge for Haiti presidency
Miami Herald, April 7, 2011 By Nadege C. Green and Jaqueline Charles ncharles@miamiherald.com JACQUELINE CHARLES/ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF This two-story school building on a…
Haiti’s Preval to U.N. – We need bulldozers, not tanks-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – It is time for the United Nations to transform its mission in Haiti, which needs engineers and bulldozers…
Haitian prime minister says thousands of foreign charities must register with gov’t
By Trenton Daniel, The Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Too many foreign charities are working in Haiti without supervision and need to provide more information…
305 573 votes écartés pour la présidentielle
La Nouvelliste: Après la proclamation des résultats préliminaires du scrutin, Mirlande Manigat a crié aux magouilles en pointant du doigt les responsables du CEP. L’OEA,…
Haiti’s outgoing leader criticizes UN military focus-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS—Haiti’s outgoing president criticized the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday for being too slow to switch its peacekeeping…
Le président-élu Michel Martelly promet “une ère nouvelle en Haïti”
Le chanteur populaire Michel Martelly a remporté l’élection présidentielle en Haïti avec 67,57% des suffrages exprimés, selon les résultats préliminaires du Conseil électoral provisoire (CEP),…
No challenge to Michel Martelly’s election in Haiti expected
An aide for Mirlande Manigat says she will not contest preliminary results that showed popular singer Michel Martelly defeating her by a 2-1 margin to…
Haiti President-elect Martelly says voters have given him a mandate
Former musician Michel ‘Sweet Micky’ Martelly, Haiti’s president-elect, says he’ll be looking out for the interest of all Haitians. By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@miamiherald.com PORT-AU-PRINCE —…
Defeated Haitian candidate Manigat rejects results-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
The defeated candidate in Haiti’s presidential election, Mirlande Manigat, has accused the electoral council of falsifying the results. Preliminary results gave Ms Manigat’s rival, Michel…
A look at winner of Haiti’s presidential election, Michel ‘Sweet Micky’ Martelly
By: The Associated Press: OCCUPATION: Master of Haitian music style known as compas, slowed-down version of merengue heavy on electronic keyboards. FAMILY: Lives with wife,…
Man in the News Martelly displays showmanship, statesmanship
SONIA VERMA From Wednesday’s Globe and Mail Published Tuesday, Apr. 05, 2011 8:54PM EDT In one of his first moves as Haiti’s president-elect, Michel Martelly…