Posts Tagged ‘haiti’
Haiti ruling ends Wyclef Jean’s run for president (AP)
AP – Singer Wyclef Jean’s high-profile bid for Haiti’s presidency ended after election officials on the earthquake-ravaged Caribbean nation disqualified his candidacy.
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Haiti council: Wyclef Jean can’t run for president (AP)
AP – Haiti’s electoral commission said Friday that hip hop artist Wyclef Jean cannot run for president of this Caribbean nation, ending his outsider’s bid to lead a country struggling to recover from the Jan. 12 earthquake.
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RAND report: Haiti must clear rubble, aid business (AP)
AP – A U.S.-based think tank is painting a grim picture of the earthquake recovery effort in Haiti, adding its voice to widespread accusations of ineffectual local leadership.
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Herz: Wyclef Jean offers only false hope for Haiti
Opinion: Wyclef Jean is incompetent and egotistical and would only offer false hope as president of Haiti.
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Wyclef Jean confirms he’s running for president of Haiti
“If not for the earthquake, I probably would have waited another 10 years before doing this,” the Haitian-born superstar said Tuesday night. “The quake drove home to me that Haiti can’t wait another 10 years for us to bring it into the 21st century.”
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US missionary convicted in Haiti, but free to go (AP)
AP – The last of 10 Americans detained while trying to take 33 children out of Haiti after the Jan. 12 earthquake was freed Monday when a judge convicted her but sentenced her to time already served in jail.
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Haiti prosecutors urge prison for US missionary (AP)
AP – A U.S. missionary should spend six months in prison for her failed attempt to remove 33 children from Haiti following the Jan. 12 earthquake, a prosecutor said Thursday on the first day of her trial.
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