Singer Wyclef Jean has officially announced his bid to be president of Haiti to a roaring crowd of supporters. Jean — a naturalized US citizen — jetted into Haiti on a private plane Thursday and officially launched a bid for president — just hours after stepping down from his embattled Haitian charity, Yele Haiti!. The declaration [...]
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Haiti’s president narrowly escapes injury in quake
January 20th, 2010 |
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When Haitians realised their National Palace was destroyed, many feared President Rene Preval was dead. Turns out it was a very near miss. First Lady Elisabeth Debrosse Preval recounted the first public details of the couple’s post-earthquake ordeal on Tuesday, telling reporters she and
President condoles earthquake-hit Haitians
January 16th, 2010 |
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President Pratibha Patil Saturday condoled the families of those who perished in Tuesday’s devastating 7.0 force earthquake in the island nation of Haiti.
In a message to President Rene Preval of the Caribbean nation, Patil expressed India’s solidarity with the people of Haiti in the time of grief.
“We are deeply grieved by the immense suffering and [...]
‘Tens of thousands’ feared killed in Haiti quake
January 14th, 2010 |
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Haitian President Rene Preval has said estimates of the death toll in the devastating earthquake in capital Port-au-Prince could easily be in the tens of thousands, while other officials said more than 100,000 may have perished.
“Up to now I’ve heard 50,000, I’ve heard 30,000. Let’s say, it’s too early to give a number,” Preval told [...]