December 8, 2010
Categories: Elections
Tags: 2010 elections, election riots
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 […]
December 8, 2010
Categories: Elections
Tags: 2010 elections, election riots
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 […]
December 8, 2010
Categories: Elections
Tags: 2010 elections, Celestin, Manigat
Election officials in Haiti say governing party candidate Jude Celestin will be in a presidential run-off with former first lady Mirlande Manigat. Ms Manigat won 31% of the vote and Mr Celestin 22%. Pop star Michel Martelly polled just over 21% but, as things stand, misses out on the run-off. Violent protests broke out in […]
December 8, 2010
Categories: Elections, United States
Tags: elections
Haiti’s sham election shames US | Mark Weisbrot: ” Washington cannot confer legitimacy on this flawed election that does nothing for Haitians living under tarps, menaced by cholera The election in Haiti shows, once again, how low Washington’s standards are for democracy in countries that they want to control politically. And there is no doubt […]
December 8, 2010
Categories: Natural Disaster
Tags: 2010 earthquake, Cite Maxo camp
Life in the settlement at Petionville, Port-Au-Prince, 10 months after thousands were made homeless by a devastating earthquake. A man attempts to repair electricity cables in the Cité Maxo settlement Photograph: Carlos Cazalis Children play at the camp in Petionville, Port-Au-Prince Photograph: Carlos Cazalis Children by an improvised water canal in the settlement Photograph: Carlos […]