Alex Lizzappi

For Haiti’s dead-by-cholera body collectors, the job takes hazardous turn

Residents afraid of catching cholera turned on a group of body collectors — and the photojournalists following them — Saturday, snatching the lead supervisor and beating him up before calling police. Members of a Haitian Ministry of Health body collection team prepare to remove the body of Nixon Merise,24, from his home to their vehicle …

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In Haiti’s upcoming elections, polling has become the topic du jour

Haitian music star-turned-presidential candidate Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly divides his time on the campaign trail between chatting with voters and asking Facebook friends and Twitter followers to vote for him on one of several cyber polls. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (MCT) — Haitian music star turned presidential candidate Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly divides his time on the campaign …

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Opposition leader back in Haiti for presidential bid

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (MCT) — Whenever an exiled Mirlande Manigat heard the sound of Haitian music, it made her heart ache. “I was just sick,” said Manigat, longtime opposition leader, wife of former President Leslie Manigat and now aspiring president. “I was obsessed with returning.” She did return, and today, Manigat, a grandmother and Sorbonne-educated university professor, …

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Haiti battles to control cholera epidemic as protests gain momentum

Haiti battles to control cholera epidemic as protests gain momentum: ” Unrest expected to worsen before next week’s election, with foreign peacekeepers blamed for introducing disease Violent protests against UN peacekeepers and Haiti’s government are disrupting efforts to control the cholera epidemic, with fears that unrest will worsen in the runup to next week’s election. …

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