Haiti’s pop star-turned-president, Michel Martelly, asked his people on Saturday to join him in rebuilding their poor, earthquake-ravaged nation and said he would work to provide jobs, health and education. “Hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder, we’re going to change Haiti, rebuild this country to make it stronger,” he said “Haiti was sleeping and today [...]
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Haiti New President, New Challenges: vows to “wake up” quake-hit Haiti
Posted by Haiti News on May 14th, 2011
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Martelly promises “A New Haiti”
Posted by Haiti News on May 14th, 2011
Dans son premier message à la nation le président Michel Martelly a renouvelé ses promesses durant la campagne électorale. Il promet l’éducation gratuite et plus tard obligatoire pour tous les enfants. “This is a new Haiti, open for business now,” he told a cheering crowd in the capital Port-au-Prince. Dans un style clair et direct [...]
New Haitian President sworn in “Blackout”
Posted by Haiti News on May 14th, 2011
Dans une salle exigüe et sans microphone en raison d’une panne l’électricité le président Michel Martelly a prêté serment devant les parlementaires haïtiens conformément à la constitution. Eclairé uniquement par les projecteurs des cameras, le président de l’assemblée nationale, Roudolph Joazile a ensuite passé l’écharpe présidentielle à M. Martelly.
Michel Martelly sworn in as Haiti’s 56e president
Posted by Haiti News on May 14th, 2011
Singer Michel Martelly was on Saturday sworn in as president of Haiti in a ceremony attended by about 2,000 guests. The inauguration comes at the end of a long electoral process, which like nearly everything in Haiti was disrupted by the devastating earthquake that killed more than 220,000 people in January 2010. Martelly, 49, faces [...]
Michel Martelly 56ème Président de la République d’Haiti
Posted by Haiti News on May 14th, 2011
Michel Martelly a prêté serment devant les législateurs haïtiens peu après 9 heures du matin ce samedi 14 mai 2011. Dans une salle exigüe et sans microphone en raison d’une panne l’électricité le président Michel Martelly a prêté serment devant les parlementaires haïtiens conformément à la constitution. Eclairé uniquement par les projecteurs des cameras, le [...]
Rumors: Will The Fugees Reunite For Martelly Inauguration?
Posted by Haiti News on May 14th, 2011
It was reported by reputable news agencies on Thursday that Lauryn Hill would be reuniting with Wyclef and Pras to form the Fugees for a performance at the inauguration of Michel Martelly, Saturday. But a representative for Lauryn Hill went to Rumor Fix to set the record straight: It was recently erroneously reported in the press [...]
