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The President-elect of Haiti, Mr Michel Martelly, has been paying visits to all public offices in Port-au-Prince since the publication of the election results. On a visit to the Police Headquarters, he had a private discussion with PC Michael Gedeon.

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Haitian President-elect Michel Martelly visits public offices

The President-elect of Haiti, Mr Michel Martelly, has been paying visits to all public offices in Port-au-Prince since the publication of the...

by Jean Jacques AUGUSTIN in Haiti on 15/04/2011

Politics

Election Day in Haiti

Election day in two different areas of Port au Prince. Cite de Soleil neighbourhood is considered one of the poorest while Peyton Vil, the one in...

by Stephanie Keith in Haiti on 20/03/2011

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Supporters react to Jean-Bertrand Aristide's return to Haiti

Supporters of Jean-Bertrand Aristide react to his return to Haiti just days before planned elections. Port au Prince, Haiti.

by Stephanie Keith in Haiti on 18/03/2011

20/03/2011 - Election Day in Haiti - Haiti - Election day in two different areas of...
18/03/2011 - Supporters react to Jean-Bertrand Aristide's return to Haiti - Haiti - Supporters of Jean-Bertrand Aristide...
17/03/2011 - Michel Martelly campaigns for President - Haiti - Haiti - Michel Martelly campaigns for president...
01/12/2010 - Vodou believers during traditional ceremonies - Port au Prince - Haiti - Believers attend Vodou ceremonies...
01/12/2010 - Haitian Vodou believers conduct a ceremony for the god Bondyè - Haiti - Believers attend Voodoo ceremonies...
26/11/2010 - Médecins San Frontieres struggles against Cholera in Haiti - Haiti - French organization Médecins San...
25/11/2010 - Elections rallies three days before presidential elections in Haiti - Haiti - A number of political rallies are being...
25/11/2010 - Michel Martelly, Haitian presidential candidate electoral rally - Haiti - Michel Martelly is one of the...
24/11/2010 - Unnamed corpses buried in mass graves in Haiti - Haiti - Corpses with no names are picked up...
23/11/2010 - Port-au-Prince ten months after earthquake, Haiti - Haiti - Images from Port au Prince during the...

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In pictures: The orphans of Haiti - Port au Prince
As the world observes Global Orphan Week attention is being drawn to Haiti, whose population of 9 million has a staggering 370,000 orphans, even before the 2010 earthquake and recent hu...
Vodou believers during traditional ceremonies - Port au Prince
Believers attend Vodou ceremonies through the country. Haitian Vodou is a syncretic religion that originates in the Caribbean country of Haiti. 25th July 2010
Haitian Vodou believers conduct a ceremony for the god Bondyè
Believers attend Voodoo ceremonies around the country. The principal belief in Haitian Voodu is that deities called Lwa (or Loa) are subordinates to the god Bondyè, who does not interce...
Haitian President-elect Michel Martelly visits public offices
The President-elect of Haiti, Mr Michel Martelly, has been paying visits to all public offices in Port-au-Prince since the publication of the election results. On a visit to the Police ...
Election Day in Haiti
Election day in two different areas of Port au Prince. Cite de Soleil neighbourhood is considered one of the poorest while Peyton Vil, the one in which Michel Martelly voted, is conside...
Supporters react to Jean-Bertrand Aristide's return to Haiti
Supporters of Jean-Bertrand Aristide react to his return to Haiti just days before planned elections. Port au Prince, Haiti.
Michel Martelly campaigns for President - Haiti
Michel Martelly campaigns for president just three days before the election. He visited the Marche Hipolyte a reconstructed market place. Martelly, a former Carnival singer, is extremel...
Port-au-Prince ten months after earthquake, Haiti
Images from Port au Prince during the election period. I was shocked by the state of the capital 10 months after the earthquake. It seems that people are still suffering considerably. P...
A democratic coup in Haiti
The organizers of the democratic coup in Haiti attended a press conference in Port au Prince. Port au Prince, Haiti. 28/11/2010.
Médecins San Frontieres struggles against Cholera in Haiti
French organization Médecins San Frontieres is desperately fighting the cholera outbreak in Haiti. So far the epidemic has claimed 1,600 lives and MSF predict that the peak of infection...
Michel Martelly, Haitian presidential candidate electoral rally
Michel Martelly is one of the candidates for the November 28th presidential elections in Haiti. He is among the three most likely runners to make it to the presidency. Port au Prince, H...
Elections rallies three days before presidential elections in Haiti
A number of political rallies are being held around Haiti, three days before a crucial electoral process will take place. The new president will have to handle and manage a huge amount ...
Unnamed corpses buried in mass graves in Haiti
Corpses with no names are picked up every day by a truck belonging to the Ministry of Health, and buried in mass graves outside the major cities. The cholera outbreak has already caused...
The local police station in Petionville
January 28, 2009 – The local police station in Petionville, the commune and suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti; lies just off the northern hills of Massif de la Selle. 9:25 am roll call is...
Haiti Earthquake: the Delmas area of Port au Prince is destroyed
Delmas is possibly one of the most destroyed parts of Port au Prince, Haiti. Mainly formed by bidonville, it is an area which is very difficult to access. Port au Prince, Haiti. 13.01.2...
Cuban doctors care for the wounded, Delma33 Hospital
Many wounded from the earthquake are cured in the Delma 33 Peace Hospital in Port au Prince. Port au Prince, Haiti. 18.01.2010