tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963634147818607625.post4696353805458909465..comments2024-02-25T05:19:51.533-05:00Comments on The Haitian Blogger: The Poverty Pimps of Haitithezenhaitianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05899728807908673688noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963634147818607625.post-72007974616030651162009-04-26T03:55:00.000-04:002009-04-26T03:55:00.000-04:00Popular Initiative calls for removal of Bush appoi...Popular Initiative calls for removal of Bush appointee in Haiti<br /><br />by Kevin Pina<br /><br />HIP - A spokesperson for grassroots organizations aligned with Haiti's Fanmi Lavalas party demanded the Obama administration remove current US Ambassador Janet Sanderson. Reached by telephone in the capital of Port-au-Prince a leader of a group calling itself the Popular Initiative stated, "She is lying about last Sunday's elections by not acknowledging it was our boycott that kept voters away." He continued, "She claims it was because this was not a regular election year and that people may be tired of the political process. The only voter fatigue we have in Haiti is with undemocratic elections. Allow Fanmi Lavalas to participate and we'll show you the voters have a lot of energy and enthusiasm for an authentic democratic process. She is out of touch with reality in Haiti."<br /><br />Haiti held controversial Senate elections last week that were boycotted by Fanmi Lavalas after all of their candidates were excluded on procedural grounds. Voters mostly stayed at home on election day after Lavalas launched a campaign called Operation Closed Door. The Obama administration is widely seen as having green lighted the contested elections after Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visited Haiti three days prior to the ballot.<br /><br /><br />FULL ARTICLE: http://haitiaction.net/News/HIP/4_24_9/4_24_9.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963634147818607625.post-12795848037892742192009-04-20T17:23:00.000-04:002009-04-20T17:23:00.000-04:00Max--I would like to support and promote your cale...Max--I would like to support and promote your calendar. <br /><br />Anonymous -- Thank you for the suggested reading. I'll definitely read it out.thezenhaitianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05899728807908673688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963634147818607625.post-53109402306195169222009-04-19T10:12:00.000-04:002009-04-19T10:12:00.000-04:00Background on upcoming Senate election
Here’s a b...Background on upcoming Senate election<br /><br />Here’s a background piece on the upcoming Senate election in Haiti I found insightful:<br /><br />“Poll projects low voter turnout in Haiti: Protests banned”<br /><br />http://haitiaction.net/News/KP/4_16_9/4_16_9.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963634147818607625.post-77945722870881599982009-04-19T05:56:00.000-04:002009-04-19T05:56:00.000-04:00Hi,
I'm Max Philisaire. I'm gonna be shooting for ...Hi,<br />I'm Max Philisaire. I'm gonna be shooting for my 2010 calendar soon. Part of the proceeds will go to projects in rebuilding Haiti. I'm contacting all the Haitian publications, websites and blogs for support and promotion of the calendar. Would you be interested? Thank you for your time.<br />Best,<br />Contact me here: Maximumdevelopment@yahoo.com<br />myspace.com/mdfitness27Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com