All posts tagged "Haiti"

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  Chef José Andrés named recipient of James Beard Humanitarian Award

  Puerto Ricans José Enrique and Gabriel Hernández named semifinalists for Best Chef in southern region

  • Posted February 22, 2018
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  How a Haiti child sex ring was whitewashed in UN system

  An estimated 2,000 allegations of sexual abuse or exploitation have been leveled at U.N. peacekeepers and personnel

  • Posted May 26, 2017
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  Trump admin to extend protections for Haitians 6 months

  Temporary Protected Status given to 58,000 after 2010 earthquake

  • Posted May 22, 2017
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  Jovenel Moise Sworn in as Haiti’s New President

  That election victory came more than a year after Moise topped an initial vote in 2015 that was eventually thrown out amid suspicions of fraud

  • Posted February 7, 2017
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  Haiti certifies presidential victory of first-time candidate

  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – An electoral tribunal in Haiti has rejected claims that massive voter fraud marred the November presidential election victory of first-time candidate Jovenel Moise, officials said Tuesday. The judges found some irregularities but not enough...

  • Posted January 3, 2017
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  For 2nd day, Haiti police scatter rock-throwing protesters

  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – For a second straight day, partisans of a Haitian political faction threw rocks at police and burned tires Tuesday to demand “fair” election results, which they insisted would put their candidate in the presidency....

  • Posted November 22, 2016
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  Haiti tabulating votes as factions claim victory, fraud

  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Nearly 1,000 Haitian election workers began 12-hour shifts inside a warehouse Monday tabulating the results of weekend presidential and legislative voting supposed to return their drifting homeland back to full constitutional order. Despite an...

  • Posted November 21, 2016
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  Haiti’s Presidential Redo Goes Well; Long Vote Count Begins

  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti’s repeatedly derailed presidential election finally went off relatively smoothly Sunday as the troubled nation tries to get its shaky democracy on a firmer foundation after nearly a year of being led by a...

  • Posted November 20, 2016
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  Banco Popular Foundation raises almost $200K for Haiti

  Money raised by Unidos por Haití campaign to provide doctors and volunteers

  • Posted November 15, 2016
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  Boy killed in Haiti amid protest over delay in hurricane aid

  LES CAYES, Haiti — A teenage boy was fatally shot in Haiti on Tuesday amid protests over delays in aid distribution after a Category 4 hurricane pummeled the Caribbean country last month. It is the second such...

  • Posted November 2, 2016