Haitian parliament suspended, leaving president to rule by decree
By Redeye Collective, rabble.ca, March 2, 2015
President Michel Martelly and the Haitian senate have been unable to agree on law for administering elections. This means that parliament is no longer sitting and the president is ruling by decree.
Amy Wilentz's book, Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti, won the 2013 National Book Award in the U.S. Amy Wilentz speaks with Redeye host Sean Mullen.
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Five years - or is it three centuries
By Amy Wilentz, amywilentz.com, Jan. 12, 2015
Everyone wants to know how Haiti is recovering from that catastrophe. It’s a good question that is more about how well the international community can deliver relief and recovery aid than it is about Haiti in particular. A brief answer to the question is this: some good was done with foreign help; a lot of rubble was removed; a few new buildings are going up that are seismically reinforced (a few of them are “luxury” hotels built by international chains); some good projects were started and some that were already in place before the quake have been bolstered by outsider contributions.