Arnel Bélizaire Open Letter: "Streets safer with me in Parliament"

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - In an open letter to the people of Haiti, Deputy Arnel Bélizaire requested an apology from President Michel Martelly and expressed content in the fact that the streets are much safer with him in parliament.

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Oprah Surprises Haitians with Car Giveaway

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – On a recent trip to Haiti, television talk-show queen Oprah Winfrey surprised the entire population of the Caribbean nation by giving each resident a free car.

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Haiti: Martelly Subscribes to Groupon for Daily Deals On Military Equipment

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – As Haiti prepares to remobilize its disbanded army, sources confirmed that President Michel Martelly has joined the popular coupon website Groupon for daily deals on military gear.

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Area Man Regrets Telling Everyone about Upcoming Trip to Haiti

ASBURY PARK, NJ – Ever since local resident Price Dumerzier revealed his upcoming trip to Haiti, the 29-year-old has been inundated with requests from relatives, friends and minor acquaintances to reserve space in his suitcase for them.

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Haitian Officials Say Missing $26 Million is Being Used To Produce 'I Love You Anne 2'

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Amid mounting pressure over the whereabouts of the $26 million missing from Haiti’s National Fund for Education (FNE), the Martelly administration was forced to publicly acknowledge that the money is being used to finance We Love You Anne, the highly anticipated sequel to Tonton Bicha’s 2003 smash hit comedy I Love You Anne.

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Former Haitian Soldiers Irritated They Got Back in Shape for Nothing

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Immediately after President Michel Martelly announced his plan to forego reinstating the Haitian Army, a number of ex-military members reacted angrily to the news, saying they have spent weeks getting back into shape physically for apparently nothing.

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Area Man Stunned after Haitian Event Starts on Time [VIDEO]

QUEENS, NY – Local Haitian resident Raphael Dufort expressed his disbelief to friends after witnessing a Haitian event starting right on time.

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Haiti Reconciliation: Aristide Confirms Cédras as Friend on Facebook

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – In a further sign of progress towards national unity, former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide has accepted ex-military ruler Raoul Cédras’s request to add him as a friend on Facebook.

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‘You Can’t Go Out And Play Until You’ve Fixed The Economy,’ Says Garry Conille’s Mom

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Mother of newly ratified prime minister, Dr. Garry Conille, refuses to let her son go play outside until he turns the nation’s crippled economy around, friends reported.

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Disguised Raoul Cédras Caught Trying To Win Old Job Back

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Wearing a fake black mustache, former army General Raoul Cédras was caught on Monday as he attempted to convince the Martelly administration to put him in charge of the new army, Haitian officials said.

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Martelly Uses App To Remind He is President, Not Sweet Micky

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – National Palace advisers acknowledged on Tuesday that Michel Martelly uses a smartphone application to remind him he is the nation’s president and no longer his lewd alter ego, Sweet Micky.

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Preval Asked To Return National Palace Spare Keys

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Though out of office for months, ex-President Preval has been seen regularly inside the crumpled National Palace in recent weeks prompting officials to ask the former head of state to turn over his spare keys.

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Haiti Opposition Hopes To Reject Five Prime Minister Nominations By Year-End

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Continuing a trend that began last June, Haiti’s opposition-dominated parliament revealed today that they hope to reject a total of five of president Michel Martelly’s nominees for prime minister by the end of the year.

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Martelly Assures Haitians, Presidency Won't Interfere with Upcoming Concerts

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - In a radio interview, President-Elect Michel Martelly announced that the presidency will not prevent him from performing at several upcoming shows.

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Book reviews

Haiti Noir

Book Review

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

"Danticat has succeeded in assembling a group portrait of Haitian culture and resilience that is cause for celebration." - Publishers Weekly