Haitian economist takes over as transition president in friendly ceremony
Fritz Alphonse Jean took over the top executive role in a country battling a devastating conflict with armed gangs.
Amid escalating gang violence, new leader takes over Haiti’s rocky transitional council
A U.S. educated economist and former head of Haiti’s Central Bank assumed the presidency of the country’s embattled ...
Fritz Alphonse Jean becomes new president of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council
Fritz Alphonse Jean, representative of the Montana Accord, was officially sworn in as president of Haiti’s Transitional ...
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Haitian economist takes over as transition president in friendly ceremony
Jean thanked Voltaire at a ceremony at the Villa d'Accueil ... has partially deployed to Haiti to help boost police, but since its arrival gangs have continued to gain territory, forcing hundreds ...
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‘La Francophonie in Maine’ event to be held March 19 in Lewiston
The event is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston campus, 51 Westminster St. There is no fee for the programs, which are made possible by the sponsorship ...
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theartsdesk Q&A: Raoul Peck, director of the documentary 'Ernest Cole: Lost and Found'
With his furious docu-essay I Am Not Your Negro, Raoul Peck caused a stir in 2016. The film about African-American writer James Baldwin and the Civil Rights Movement not only put the Haitian-born Peck ...