With the presidential runoff thankfully put off indefinitely, what’s needed is a transitional government leading to fair elections. Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.nytimes.com But the conditions that permit such elections do not exist in Haiti now, and are not going to suddenly emerge in the next two weeks. They have not been nurtured for the …
A former Haitian coup leader wanted by the US for smuggling cocaine called on his supporters on Sunday to resist “anarchists” who forced a presidential election to be canceled, in a sign of deep polarization that could lead to more unrest. A former Haitian coup leader wanted by the US for smuggling cocaine called on …
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Thousands march in Port-au-Prince after the country’s presidential runoff election was put on hold indefinitely. Violent demonstrations erupted in Haiti after elections were postponed indefinitely [Bahare Khodabande/EPA] Protesters clashed with police in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince as thousands marched against President Michel Martelly’s government on a day that was supposed to see a vote to elect …
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The entire Haiti Under President Martelly Current-122015. Below, I have listed extrapolated parts that interested me. Political conflict embroiled Aristide and the opposition, however, and led to the collapse of his government in 2004, and Aristide again went into exile, (? forced by the US ?) eventually ending up in South Africa. Some 17% of the country’s …
Just Pinned to Ayiti Now Corp – Politics: The two men, relatives of the wife of President Nicolás Maduro, were arrested in Haiti and turned over to United States officials, a person close to the investigation said. Two nephews of the wife of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela were arrested this week in Haiti and …
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