In Haiti, Only 1 Presidential Candidate Campaigning

Campaigning for Haiti’s presidential runoff election kicked off Friday, though it appears there is only one candidate who will actively participate. Government-backed contender Jovenel Moise, a little-known agricultural entrepreneur who led a crowded field of 54 candidates with nearly 33 percent of the vote in the Oct. 25 first round, attracted roughly 1,500 people to […]

The Murder of Lencie Mirville

23 years old student, Lencie Mirville, was abducted Thursday, December 3, 2015, and was later killed by her abductors despite the $50,000 (US) paid to them in exchange for her release. Police found the body of the young student of Quisqueya University on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, on the road to Morne Karate, Jacmel. Lencie Mirville […]

Haiti Leader Forms Commission to Evaluate Elections

President Michel Martelly on Thursday ordered the creation of a special commission to assess Haiti’s electoral process ahead of Dec. 27 presidential and legislative runoffs that opposition factions have threatened to derail because of suspicions of widespread fraud. Martelly, who has been ruling by decree since January, named five members to assess the electoral process […]

Haiti Deserves a Legitimate Election

There is an electoral crisis in Haiti. An election in October to choose a successor to President Michel Martelly was so marred by reports of ballot tampering, illegal voting and other abuses that the result has been widely denounced as illegitimate. Not just by the dozens of losing candidates — there were 54 people on […]

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