February 5, 2011
Categories: Politics
Tags: Duvalier, Jude Celestin, Politics, Preval
Duvalier may have returned to Haiti in an effort to get his hands on some $7.6 million that Swiss authorities have withheld from him. It is due to be returned to the Haitian government, but under a Swiss law that takes effect on February 1, Duvalier can reclaim the money if he manages to enter …
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December 6, 2010
Categories: United States
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — A leaked memo by a U.S. ambassador to Haiti said President Rene Preval’s primary concern ahead of last weekend’s election for his successor was to ensure the winner would not force him into exile. The June 2009 memo sent under the name of then U.S. Ambassador Janet Sanderson was released Wednesday by …