Showing articles 21 - 40 of 4004 (sorted by date).
| 21 |  | 2010-08-18: Where Is Robert Marcello? by Le Nouvelliste |  |
| Kidnapped and disappeared in 2009 after making his public-markets agency an obstacle to corruption; received death threats which he carefully noted. Article from April 2009. | Rating: 3 |
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| 22 |  | 2010-08-18: Last Remaining Daughter of Assassinated Official Flees Country by Le Nouvelliste | |
| Robert Marcello was head of the public-markets commission. He was disappeared in 2009 after refusing to throw a contract to now-presidential candidate Jude Célestin, who is widely suspected of involvement in the murder. | Rating: 5 |
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| 23 |  | 2010-08-18: Préval Pressuring CEP To Bump Major Candidates and Leave His Choice in Place by Radio Kiskeya | |
| Cites "unconfirmed" meeting of Préval with CEP where he called for their elimination. Haiti Democracy Project has confirmed both the meeting and the acute pressure including travel ban on wavering members who threatened to leave the country. | Rating: 5 |
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| 24 |  | 2010-08-18: Can an Electorate That Is 70 Percent Illiterate Make an Informed Choice? by Emmanuelle Gilles | |
| In a democracy everyone has the same vote regardless of education. But don't be surprised if, instead of the competence Haiti needs, they vote for rappers, Aristide-type criminals and thieves, or Préval-type mediocrities. | Rating: 5 |
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| 25 |  | 2010-08-18: Elections Should Be Boycotted by Sauveur Pierre Etienne et al. on Ranmasse, Radio Caraïbes |  |
| Victor Benoit questions candidates who lend legitimacy to elections by participating in hopes of getting a few crumbs from the big chief. A former deputy declines to participate in elections he characterizes as a farce preprogrammed by Préval. | Rating: 5 |
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| 26 |  | 2010-08-18: Threats Force Wyclef Jean Into Hiding by National Public Radio | |
| Jean said he was in hiding after receiving death threats. He said he received a phone call telling him to get out of Haiti. | Rating: 3 |
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| 27 |  | 2010-08-12: International Reducing Us To Lowest Common Denominator by Robert Bénodin, Radio Classique Inter | |
| Rebirth of Haiti depends on competence of power-holders, their plan of government, and international aid and good faith. Instead the international reduces us to the lowest common denominator, substituting popularity for qualification. | Rating: 5 |
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| 28 |  | 2010-08-11: Murders Up in Port-au-Prince by Bishops' Justice and Peace Commission | |
| One hundred three known murders in June, 60 percent by guns: the January escapees have re-formed their gangs and are preying on bank patrons in particular, while the police are nowhere in evidence. Nor is anyone prosecuted. | Rating: 3 |
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| 29 |  | 2010-08-09: Plea from Robert Marcello's Daughter by Rose Marcello, on Elizabeth E. Roebling's Blog | |
| February, 2009: "We have come to believe that this kidnapping was related to his office tenure. We learned that he had been receiving threats for quite some time." | Rating: 3 |
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| 30 |  | 2010-08-08: $hady Rapper’s Prez Bid Plagued by Lies, Liens and Sean Penn by New York Post | |
| Such blatant misappropriation of funds may make him “quite qualified to be president of Haiti, given who else has been president of Haiti,” quipped Daniel Borochoff, president of the American Institute of Philanthropy. | Rating: 3 |
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| 31 |  | 2010-08-08: Political Opposition Leader Assassinated by Radio Metropole | |
| Respected doctor, opposition political leader and social-security administrator Ronald Joseph is slain by "unknowns." Evans Paul says it was a political murder, not a robbery. | Rating: 3 |
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| 32 | | 2010-08-08: Wyclef Jean Said to Owe IRS $2.1 Million, Jewelry Store $320,000 by The Smoking Gun, Turner Sports and Entertainment | |
| Latest alleged improprieties coming on those already reported at his Yele Haiti foundation, including allegations that it paid Jean himself to perform at fundraising events and paid a station he co-owns for advertising time. | Rating: 3 |
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| 33 |  | 2010-08-08: Don't Bury Robert Marcello's Assassination by Leslie Péan, in Alterpresse | |
| Webmaster's note: This call by Leslie Péan has new relevance since it is Jude Célestin, Préval's candidate for president, who figures in the murky proceedings surrounding this political murder and cover-up in 2009. | Rating: 5 |
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| 34 |  | 2010-08-08: Serious Doubts Surfacing About Wyclef Jean Candidacy by Le Monde | |
| Serious questions raised about his residency and suspicions of diverting to personal use funds collected by his charity for Haiti earthquake victims. | Rating: 3 |
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| 35 |  | 2010-08-08: If Accepted Wyclef Jean Would Appeal to Youth by James Morrell, project director, in Miami Herald | |
| "I would say if these are indeed the candidates, you could look to Wyclef Jean to appeal to the youth," said James Morrell, a longtime Haiti observer and executive director of the Haiti Democracy Project in Washington, D.C. | Rating: 3 |
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| 36 |  | 2010-08-08: Risking the Continuation of Failed State by Robert Bénodin | |
| The U.N.'s decision to have the elections on time cut short certain maneuvers but hands Préval a golden opportunity to have a low-turnout election rigged by his chosen electoral board. This risks losing the refoundation of the state that Haiti must have. | Rating: 5 |
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| 37 |  | 2010-07-16: Light of Life Foundation by Michelle Fanfan | |
| A vocational program dedicated to train the mentally and physically disabled. | Rating: 3 |
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| 38 |  | 2010-07-15: Assessing Feasibility of Free and Fair Elections by International Foundation for Election Systems | |
| Electoral commission's operations branch is capable but board lacks credibility. It should be replaced as per Article 289 of the constitution. | Rating: 3 |
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| 39 |  | 2010-07-14: Declaration of Civil Society by Rosny Desroches et al. | |
| The president acts like an absolute monarch. The electoral board intends to steal the election. We can't take five more years of this degradation: Haiti would disappear as a nation. | Rating: 5 |
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| 40 | | 2010-07-13: Préval Snubbed by Venezuela and Cuba by Robert Benodin, Radio Classique Inter | |
| The slights signal a growing lack of confidence of the international community. Blocked from staying personally he is now trying to perpetuate his clan via phony elections. In insisting on having them MINUSTAH is protecting a faction, not a country. | Rating: 3 |
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