\ PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Michel Martelly, the presidential candidate whose partisans have fiercely protested election results they consider rigged, said in an interview on Friday that he had rejected an offer to participate in a runoff election as a third candidate. “This would be like fraud to be in a second round by invitation,” he …
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US AID says it is committed to increasing the amount of contracts going to Haitians. “We already are engaging with Haitian communities to make them aware of how they can partner with us,” said Janice Laurente, a spoke person for US AID. Economists say giving contracts to local businesses creates jobs, which help build the …
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A GUIDE TO DECODING HAITI’S SHAM ELECTION: “ by Kim Ives (Haiti Liberte) ‘Down with all the candidates for president, They want to sell out Haiti To the Americans to fill their pockets.’ Félix Morisseau-Leroy Haiti’s Nov. 28 general elections were a complete disaster, marred by blatant and widespread fraud, manipulation and disenfranchisement. The Center …
AS ELECTIONS DERAIL: U.S. AND UN AT ODDS WITH THE “INDISPENSABLE” PRÉVAL: “ by Kim Ives ‘Managing [President René] Préval will remain challenging during the remainder of his term yet doing so is key to our success and that of Haiti,’ wrote then U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Janet Sanderson in a Jun. 16, 2009 confidential …
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Several government buildings were set ablaze in scattered sections of Haiti and one demonstrator was killed in violent protests ignited by the release of final legislative election results, officials said Saturday. Street demonstrations and clashes between factions troubled several towns around the Caribbean country, though the crowded capital of Port-au-Prince and most other areas …
