December 13, 2010
Categories: Elections, Medicine and Health, United Nations
Tags: 2010 elections, cholera, election riots, Martelly, Sarah Palin
Haiti erupts in riots as supporters of Michel Martelly protest: Outbreak of gunfire in Port-au-Prince follows disputed election results that push presidential candidate Martelly into third place. Gunfire in the centre of Port-au-Prince has left at least one person dead as violent disputes over the conduct of the presidential election continue to grip Haiti. Election officials […]
December 13, 2010
Categories: Medicine and Health, NGOs, United States
Tags: cholera, Franklin Graham, Samaritan's Purse, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin visits crisis-hit Haiti: Sarah Palin says residents of refugee camp ‘are so full of joy’, during visit tightly stage-managed by Christian relief group. Earthquake. Cholera. Political strife. And now Sarah Palin. The former US vice-presidential candidate is visiting Haiti’s refugee camps on a mission variously described as bringing great comfort to the people […]
December 13, 2010
Categories: Farming, United States
Tags: farming, Port Au Prince, rice, US Imperialism
“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 […]
December 13, 2010
Categories: Elections, Human Rights
Tags: 2010 elections, Jude Celestin, Manigat, Martelly, poverty
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 […]