PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – The political paralysis created by the bungled and inconclusive presidential election here has virtually halted business investment and reconstruction aid from rich countries, as ordinary Haitians seethe and international diplomats fear Haiti might spin into another round of chaos and violence. Haitian leaders and U.S. diplomats were stunned to learn of the return …
The motives of the notorious playboy and dictator, who was exiled in 1986, remain unclear Earthquake, hurricanes, cholera, political crisis: it seemed Haiti’s woes could not get worse. Then an Air France flight landed in Port-au-Prince and out stepped Baby Doc. Wearing a blue suit and tie, he was older, frailer, but still recognisable all …
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Two of the top three candidates in Haiti’s disputed presidential election have rejected a proposed recount, threatening to torpedo a compromise aimed at quelling days of riots and violence over allegations that the vote was rigged. Only the candidate of the governing party, Jude Célestin, supports the offer by the electoral …
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Yvette Cabrera: Fullerton woman helps Haiti’s neediest orphans: The town of Saint-Louis du Nord in Northwest Haiti isn’t the easiest place to get to. My journey there, from Port-au-Prince, included a 45-minute flight on a tiny plane, a landing on a dirt air strip shared by produce-toting donkeys, and an eight-mile, 50-plus minute truck ride. …
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Haiti election coverage: live blog: ” A woman cries as health workers remove the body of a relative who died of cholera from her house in Port-au-Prince. For the next 10 days, a CBC team is in Haiti checking on the country’s recovery following the devastating Jan. “
