“Miami Rice”: The Business of Disaster in Haiti: “As we file this article, Port-au-Prince is thick with the smoke of burning tires and with gunfire. Towns throughout the country, along with the national airport, are shut down due to demonstrations. Many are angry over the government’s announcement on Tuesday night of which two presidential candidates […]
The Poor Always Pay: The Electoral Crisis in Haiti: “The start of Haiti’s most recent crisis came with ample warning. Most Port-au-Prince residents scurried to their homes mid-afternoon last Tuesday, certain of the violence and chaos which would ensue once the electoral council announced which two presidential candidates would make it to the run-offs. The
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A boy stood his ground and took cover behind a garbage bin as United Nations armored vehicles advanced on protesters after the rest of them ran down the street in Port-au-Prince on Wednesday.CreditDamon Winter/The New York Times PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Violent protests, ignited by preliminary presidential election results that were widely considered suspect, shut down
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The headquarters of Haiti’s ruling party was set ablaze today as riots grew over disputed presidential election results. Protests have also broken out in Les Cayes, Cap-Haitien and other cities. Thousands of protesters took to the streets of the capital, erecting barricades and setting fires, furious that government-backed candidate Jude Celestin, the
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