Jean Bertrand Aristide News

Haitian activist, scholar Jean-Claude Bajeuz dies

By theGrio

5:43 PM on 08/05/2011

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Bajeux fought against the 29-year rule of the father-and-son Duvalier dynasty and went on to serve as culture minister during the first term of former President Aristide...
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Aristide surprises by staying on Haiti's sidelines

By theGrio

9:57 AM on 05/13/2011

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The day of his arrival, thousands of Haitians waited and rallied in the shade of mango trees outside his home...
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Can 'Sweet Micky' make a difference in Haiti?

By Garry Pierre-Pierre

9:28 AM on 05/13/2011

OPINION - Martelly's challenge here is to provide a healthy dose of reality and explain to the people that the road to recovery is long and patience is required...
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The election of 'Sweet Micky' marks another disaster for Haiti

By Garry Pierre-Pierre

8:51 AM on 04/05/2011

OPINION - Martelly, a hugely popular pop musician who was taken lightly and is now dancing all the way to the crumbling national palace...
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Haiti now must wait for presidential vote results

By theGrio

11:08 AM on 03/21/2011

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Voting was much calmer than the election's first round, which was marred by disorganization, voter intimidation and allegations of fraud...
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Aristide returns to celebrity welcome in Haiti

By theGrio

4:08 PM on 03/18/2011

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Aristide immediately took a swipe at the decision to bar his political party from the country's presidential election...
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Aristide's return to Haiti brings the usual uncertainty

By Garry Pierre-Pierre

10:51 AM on 03/18/2011

OPINION - I hope that Aristide can once again be that parish priest of the 1980s, speaking out against injustices and educating the people he purports to love...
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Aristide: My return fulfills 'dream' of Haitians

By theGrio

9:40 AM on 03/18/2011

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Aristide could sway the outcome of Haiti's election with an endorsement of either candidate...
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Danny Glover's global activism is not an act

By Mychal Denzel Smith

8:34 AM on 03/18/2011

OPINION - He takes his cues as an actor/activist from his artistic forefathers/mothers such as Paul Robeson, Lena Horne, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, and friend Harry Belafonte...
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South Africa says they can't hold Aristide hostage

By theGrio

10:03 AM on 03/17/2011

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Actor Danny Glover jetted into the country to escort him back to Haiti after seven years in exile...
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South Africa: US should discuss Aristide with Haiti

By theGrio

12:37 PM on 03/15/2011

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - South Africa is helping ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide return to his homeland from exile in Pretoria...
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US urges Aristide to delay return to Haiti

By theGrio

2:39 PM on 03/14/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - Aristide fled Haiti in 2004 on a U.S. plane. He accused U.S. diplomats of kidnapping him. Washington denies the charge...
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Ex-president Aristide returning to Haiti in days

By theGrio

11:08 AM on 03/11/2011

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Haitian and U.S. officials have warned that Aristide's presence could disturb the March 20 vote...
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2 exiled presidents in South Africa ready to go home

By theGrio

10:59 AM on 02/18/2011

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Marc Ravalomanana of Madagascar and Jean-Bertrand Aristide of Haiti say they're planning to return from exile soon...
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Haiti waits for Aristide's return with hope, dread

By theGrio

3:01 PM on 02/10/2011

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Many believe he could arrive any day, heightening anxiety as well as anticipation as Haiti emerges from a political crisis a year after a devastating earthquake...
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With Baby Doc back in Haiti, Aristide calls next

By theGrio

1:08 PM on 01/20/2011

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haitians adjusting to the sudden return of one exiled ex-president could soon have another on their hands...
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Haiti officials to recount disputed election

By theGrio

4:05 PM on 12/09/2010

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Nearly all 19 candidates, all of whom received votes on the Nov. 28 ballot, have said fraud tainted the results...
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Preval under pressure to cool down heated Haiti climate

By Garry Pierre-Pierre

8:33 AM on 12/09/2010

OPINION - A popularly elected government is necessary so that billions of dollars pledged to help reconstruct Haiti after the devastating earthquake could be properly channeled...
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Bill Clinton lobbies for earthquake aid to Haiti

By theGrio

10:08 AM on 10/07/2010

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Clinton, the co-chair of the commission overseeing Haiti's reconstruction, expressed frustration with the slow delivery of promised funds by donors...
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Haiti ruling ends Wyclef's run for president

By theGrio

9:51 AM on 08/21/2010

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The Haitian-American hip-hop star expressed disappointment at the late Friday ruling, but called on his followers to act "peacefully and responsibly."...
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