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Stores Close Early as Haiti Awaits Final Results of Presidential Election

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Banks and stores closed early and people rushed to get home in the capital Wednesday as Haitians feared unrest with the expected announcement of final results from the disputed presidential election. The provisional electoral commission was scheduled to announce which two of the three...

Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier Detained: 5 Facts About Haiti's Ex-Dictator

Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier was detained at a Port-au-Prince hotel by the Haitian National Police today, but it's not clear what charges he is facing. Duvalier has been living in exile in France since 1986, when he fled Haiti after a mass uprising. International human rights organizations,...

Essay: Haiti Needs More Than Sarah Palin's Determined Grin

Emily Troutman has been reporting on Haiti for AOL News since January. You can follow her updates on Twitter. CABARET, Haiti (Dec. 12) -- Sarah Palin, the erstwhile politician and potential candidate for U.S. president, was off limits to the media, except Fox News' Greta Van Susteren, for most of her visit to Haiti this...

As Haiti Waits for Calm, US Senator Urges Freezing Aid

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Dec. 10) -- Reporting on chaos is often about the wait, as much as the action. In Haiti, waiting for things to be set on fire, waiting for United Nations troops to react, waiting for the police to pass by with their guns. Waiting for statements from officials. This afternoon, U.S. Sen. Patrick...

Haiti: 2 Candidates Advance in Presidential Race

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Dec. 7) -- Government-backed candidate Jude Celestin and former first lady Mirlande Manigat will advance to a second-round of presidential voting in Haiti, electoral officials announced Tuesday as furious protests broke out in the capital. The matter might not be settled in the race to lead a...

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05/17/12 Project Phoenix, Haiti And International Electric... Source: The Huffington Post Ever since a devastating earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, the country has suffered from a severe sanitation crisis.
05/16/12 Helping Haiti Heal Source: The Huffington Post Over two years since the devastating January 12, 2012 earthquake, half a million Haitians still live in tent camps where food, water, employment, and hope are in short supply.
05/11/12 Jeroen Swolfs: A Homecoming And A New Friend In Haiti... Source: The Huffington Post It was clear from the start that Haiti wasn't going to be an easy country to visit.