Haiti 12/09/11
Clinton announces big investment plans for Haiti, video released of boy raped by Minustah soldiers, and flooding in Port-au-Prince.
Clinton announces big investment plans for Haiti, video released of boy raped by Minustah soldiers, and flooding in Port-au-Prince.
Bank chairman shot dead in his home and another Wiki-Leaks cable: Haiti’s earthquake vulnerability was predicted five years before it happened.
WikiLeaks reveals Washington supported sweatshops in resisting minimum wage rise and details the extent of outside intervention in recent elections.
Storm alert in Haiti, Martelly faces first challenges and anti-deportation campaign is removed from Times Square.
President of UN envoy to Haiti leaves the island, President Michel Martelly nominates his Prime Minister and Duvalier trial attracts further criticism.
President Martelly is inaugurated in the midst of controversial legislative election re-jigging.
Report on origin of cholera epidemic is published while controversy surrounds President-elect Michel Martelly.
Hanging in the balance: CEP put under outside pressure to reverse recent changes to governmental election results, whilst Martelly makes public his wish to grant amnesty to Duvalier.
More controversy over intervention in parliamentary results while Martelly is confirmed as the new President of Haiti and visits the USA.
Martelly meets with President Preval; arrests in the capital linked to shooting of policeman; and Grammy winners Arcade Fire write a song about Duvalier.
Provisional presidential results indicate Martelly as ‘winner’ but shockingly low turnout speaks otherwise whilst CIRH saga continues.
Preliminary presidential results soon to be published, reconstruction efforts come under criticism and Shakira supports eduction.
Rumours fly during the final vote count, Duvalier is hospitalised and cholera epidemic questions soon to be answered.
Crowds invade as exiled Aristide returns just in time for final round of Presidential voting and Wyclef Jean is shot in the hand.
Manigat and Martelly go head-to-head on air, EU funds further fraud prevention and Haitians wait for exiled president to return.
Themes of unease and anticipation prevail as the presidential candidates continue their campaigns, a minor earthquake shakes Haitian confidence and recent disasters darken carnival preparations.
Manigat and Martelly up the ante on their campaigns whilst French company takes over the sanitation in Port-au-Prince and controversy surrounds football team’s disqualification.
Authorities call for ‘fair play’ in the second round of presidential voting whilst Haiti anticipates Aristide’s return and qualifies for the skiing World Championships.
Better out than in? President’s term extended whilst another exiled leader seems set to return and the deportation of Haitian prisoners questioned.
‘Sweet Micky’ joins former first lady in final run-off as results of first-round elections in November are rescinded due to suspicions of fraud.
Uncertain times: anticipation of election results, Hilary Clinton arrives and WikiLeaks unearths cables concerning Haiti.
Former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier makes shock return after 25 years in exile whilst the electoral crisis and cholera epidemic continue.
First round Presidential vote is labelled fraudulent by OEA whilst Haitians commemorate earthquake anniversary and cholera progress shows signs of slowing.
Iron Market’s famous two towers rise from the rubble as earthquake anniversary approaches. Resumption of Dominican deportations comes under criticism.
Outside intervention in voting verification begins, whilst Haitians reflect on an earthquake’s devastation, one year on.