PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Giving himself a 9 out of 10 for his first year as president, Michel Martelly believes he would have done better if he had enjoyed emergency legislation, which his new executive team is working to get passed in parliament.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - President Michel Martelly announced that three of the ten former Senators who have just left Parliament voting in favor for the establishment of the Martelly-Lamothe government, Joseph Lambert, Youri Latortue and Michel Clérié have taken jobs as his political advisers.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The lower house approved on Monday, through a power outage, the policy declaration of the new Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe.
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WASHINGTON D.C. (defend.ht) - U.S. Army Specialist Junot M.L. Cochilus of the 7th Engineer Battalion out of Fort Drum New York, died from injuries last week when an improvised explosive device detonated in the Logar province of Afghanistan.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht/Digicel) - In order to continue providing a world class service to its subscribers, Digicel announced today the appointment of Carl Momplaisir as the new Corporate Sales Manager at Digicel. Mr. Momplaisir held the same position within the company, Voila, now sees his functions extended.
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IRVINGTON, NEW JERSEY (defend.ht/HAAPA PAC) - The Haitian American Association for Political Action (HAAPA PAC) is pleased to announce that Charnette Orelien has made history by becoming the first Haitian-American elected to the Westward City Council seat in Irvington, New Jersey. Orelien beat both rival candidates by a significant margin in a predominantly "minority" City, with a sizeable, growing Haitian population.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The number of cholera cases has tripled in t...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Rector of the State University of Haiti ...
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IRVINGTON, NEW JERSEY (defend.ht/HAAPA PAC) - The Haitian American...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Giving himself a 9 out of 10 for his first y...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - On Tuesday, the Senate of the Republic of Ha...
MIAMI, USA (defend.ht)-Interviewed by Defend Haiti, Drew Aiken from University o...
CANNES, France (defend.ht) - Haitian director Raoul Peck will be part of the mem...
LOS ANGELES, USA (defend.ht) - Actor/comedian Eric Andre, nephew of Tabou Combo ...
HUDSON, USA (defend.ht) - Guns N' Roses bassist Tommy Stinson is kicking off a b...
NEW YORK, USA (defend.ht) - The Haitian-American Jason Pierre-Paul won the Super...
EVERETT, USA (defend.ht/ESPN) - Haitian-American Nerlens Noel, the Number 1 High...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - At the launch of the national championship, ...
MIAMI, USA (defend.ht)- April 17 is Tax day in the US. On this occasion, various...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht/Digicel) - In order to continue providing a wor...
NEW-YORK, USA (defend.ht )- This week, Haitian households affected by the earthq...
MOSCOW, Russia (defend.ht) - Fabiola Fameux, a Haitian-Russian became on Friday ...
MORNE CABRIT, Haiti (defend.ht) - On Monday, the Inter-American Development Bank...
SANTIAGO, USA (defend.ht) - The winners of 2012 Brewers Association World Beer C...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (defend.ht/Nuria Piera) - For the investigatio...
LOS ANGELES, USA (defend.ht/AP) - Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's quee...
NAIROBI, Kenya — Tens of thousands of Somalis are feared dead in the world's wor...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - A memorial service will be held on Monday in...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - In an article published May 13, 2005, Anel B...
Throughout 2004 and 2005, Haiti’s unelected de facto authorities, working alongs...
Corruption. One of the most common words in our society. Degeneration. Degradati...
If the ten million citizens in the country of Haiti and the four million of the ...
Olivier Duret, a member of high profile kompa band, T-Vice handed in his letter ...

The anthology edited by Edwidge Danticat puts a uniquely Haitian spin on the crime genre
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