JUDY WOODRUFF: Now, Haitian-born novelist Edwidge Danticat returns with her first novel in a decade, and her first work of fiction about her native country since the 2010 earthquake there. It’s called “Claire of the Sea Light.” Jeffrey Brown sat down with her earlier today. Here’s an excerpt from their conversation. JEFFREY BROWN: What is […]
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Peter Haas: Haiti’s disaster of engineering | Video on TED.com “Haiti was not a natural disaster,” says TED Fellow Peter Haas: “It was a disaster of engineering.” As the country rebuilds after January’s deadly quake, are bad old building practices creating another ticking time bomb? Haas’s group, AIDG, is helping Haiti’s builders learn modern building
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — International observers played down allegations of widespread fraud in Haiti’s critical post-quake election as ballots began to be counted at an industrial park in the capital Monday. At the same time, a pair of leading presidential candidates, each sensing a potential berth in a likely runoff, broke with rivals who had said
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Election workers and party monitors counted ballots on Sunday by the light of battery-powered lamps and candles at the Lycee Pétionville in Pétionville. Credit Damon Winter/The New York Times Advertisement PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Two-thirds of Haiti’s presidential candidates said Sunday’s election was so tainted by fraud that it should be invalidated, but late in the
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Polls closed on schedule around Haiti at 4 p.m. Sunday amid chaos, confusion and isolated instances of violence. Hours earlier, a dozen of the 19 presidential candidates called for “peaceful protests” against “massive fraud” in the country’s presidential and legislative elections. Jacqueline Charles and Trenton Daniel – Miami Herald. PORT-AU-PRINCE — Polls closed on schedule
