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Ex-Dictator Of Haiti May Be Pardoned

Ex-Dictator Of Haiti May Be Pardoned

DAVOS, Switzerland– Haiti’s president suggested Thursday that he might pardon former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, saying reconciliation for his nation is more important than making the man known as “Baby Doc” pay for his bloody rule.

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In an interview with The Associated Press, Michel Martelly pledged to respect the independence of the judge expected to rule within days

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Jan 11, 2012 at 11:46 am

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Haitians Endure Harsh Journeys To Brazil In Search Of Labor

Haitians Endure Harsh Journeys To Brazil In Search Of Labor

With Brazil’s booming economy and availability of jobs — combined with the recent Haitian earthquake and poverty — many Haitians are making the long trek to Brazil in search of jobs.

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The Haitian migrants endure journeys of thousands of miles with small amounts of money in search of opportunities for work that are not available in their homeland.

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Dec 25, 2011 at 8:59 am

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Haitian President Cancels Charity Event

Haitian President Cancels Charity Event

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti pop star-turned-president Michel Martelly will not be singing tonight at a concert that aimed to raise money for schools.

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Presidential adviser Damian Merlo says the Friday night concert was canceled because of the holiday season and the complexity of organizing such an event.

Martelly had said he would

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Dec 12, 2011 at 3:25 pm

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Rebuilding Haiti With Hospitality, Good Food And Great Music

Rebuilding Haiti With Hospitality, Good Food And Great Music

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Ron Duprat, a robust celebrity chef decked out in skull-and-crossbones Crocs and a navy blue apron, pauses from his mango-slicing duties at the Karibe Hotel to introduce what he says is a simple recipe for his impoverished country, still battered nearly two years after a devastating earthquake.

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Nov 10, 2011 at 12:21 pm

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Cholera In Haiti: Vaccine Plan Readied; Group Sues UN

Cholera In Haiti: Vaccine Plan Readied; Group Sues UN

Nov 9, 2011  – Two medical aid groups in cholera-stricken Haiti are planning a pilot campaign to administer a cholera vaccine to about 1% of the population, but some public health experts are questioning whether the effort is the most cost-effective way to fight the disease, according to press reports.

Meanwhile, a Boston-based human-rights group is suing the United Nations on behalf of the families of the more than 5,000 Haitians who

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Jun 8, 2011 at 5:16 pm

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Wikileaks Exposes How America Still Hates Haiti

Wikileaks Exposes How America Still Hates Haiti

An op-ed appearing on TheGrio today talks about Wikileaks documents and how they reveal that the U.S. has held back Haiti both financially and politically throughout time.

The writer, Mycheal Denzel Smith, claims that instead of looking out for the Haitian people and helping to build their interests both structurally and economically, the U.S. has just looked out for itself.

He writes that the U.S. is in complete fear of Haiti becoming a

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May 16, 2011 at 11:02 am

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A New Tune? Singer Michel Martelly Sworn In As Haiti Pres.

A New Tune? Singer Michel Martelly Sworn In As Haiti Pres.

HAITI– Former singer Michel Martelly was sworn in Saturday as Haiti’s new president, promising change in a impoverished country still recovering from last year’s devastating earthquake.

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Apr 4, 2011 at 5:12 pm

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Musician Reportedly Elected President Of Haiti

Musician Reportedly Elected President Of Haiti

HAITI-Michel Martelly is the new president of Haiti according to Reuters. Reuters reports that Martelly won Haiti’s Presidential election according to official preliminary results.

Martelly is also know as “Sweet Micky,” after his Kompa band. He is friends with former Haitian President, President René Préval Martelly was supporter of the 1991 coup that ousted President Jean Bertrand Aristide and of the now disbanded Haitian military group FAd’H.

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Mar 14, 2011 at 2:34 pm

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Haitians Reach Out To Japan In Time Of Tragedy

Haitians Reach Out To Japan In Time Of Tragedy

Despite the fact that Haiti is still in turmoil more than a year after the tragic earthquake that happened this year, the thoughts and prayers of many Haitians are with the people of Japan.

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Huffpo journalist, Bryn Mooser reports:

When news of the Japan disaster was coming in we were at practice with our little league team made up entirely of displaced children. The kids stopped

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Mar 11, 2011 at 1:57 pm

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Jean-Bertrand Aristide Returning To Haiti In Days

Jean-Bertrand Aristide Returning To Haiti In Days

JOHANNESBURG — Ousted ex-Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide will return within days to his homeland ending seven years in exile, a South African official said Friday. The former slum priest remains hugely popular and his return could disrupt elections this month in his earthquake-ravaged country.

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In Haiti, an official with Aristide’s party confirmed that his “return is imminent,” but declined to say how

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