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Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier dies at 63

YoopyaOct 5, 2014September 7, 20230

(Reuters) – Deposed Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Baby Doc Duvalier died of a heart attack on Saturday, closing the book on a political dynasty notorious for

US Education secretary visits Haiti classrooms

YoopyaNov 6, 2013February 14, 20240

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A senior U.S. official visiting Haiti called Tuesday for greater transparency to improve the quality of education in the Caribbean country’s

U.N. faces U.S. lawsuit over Haiti cholera epidemic

YoopyaOct 9, 2013March 31, 20240

(Reuters) – Human rights lawyers representing Haitian victims of a cholera epidemic they blame on U.N. peacekeepers announced on Wednesday they were filing a lawsuit

2 out of 3 people face hunger as Haiti woes mount

YoopyaJun 10, 20130

BELLE ANSE, Haiti (AP) — The hardship of hunger abounds amid the stone homes and teepee-like huts in the mountains along Haiti’s southern coast. The

Court hearing delayed for former Haitian President Aristide

YoopyaJan 4, 20130

(Reuters) – Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Thursday won a delay until next week in a court hearing to address accusations he exploited former

Clintons land in Haiti to showcase industrial park

YoopyaOct 22, 20120

The Haitian government is hosting Hillary and Bill Clinton, a delegation of foreign investors and a crowd of celebrities Monday to showcase the marquee project

Haiti: 2 years later, where’s the money?

YoopyaJan 12, 20120

This is Chapter One of a four-chapter GlobalPost Special Report titled “Fault Line: Aid, Politics and Blame in Post-Quake Haiti.” It was written by Donovan