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Police in camouflage stand amid a crowd protesting against the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse

Haitians’ voices need to be heard in country’s rebuilding, former Amb Pamela White says

Conflict

Pamela White served as US ambassador to Haiti from 2012 to 2015 and is now with the School of Policy and International Affairs at the University of Maine. She discussed the situation in Haiti with The World’s host Marco Werman.

Freshla in front of a mural he commissioned in Delmas 5, Haiti

Upcoming elections in Haiti have politicians courting the ‘King of Rabòday’

Music
Haitian author Dimitry Elias Léger.

His topic: A president, the first lady, her lover — and an earthquake

Books
Robert Duval, former soccer player and a prisoner during Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier's regime, speaks during a news conference in Port-au-Prince on February 7, 2012.

A former Haitian prisoner says ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier’s criminal legacy should never be forgotten

Justice

Former Haitian President Jean-Claude Duvalier Misses Court Appearance

Conflict & Justice
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Haiti Still Reeling from Sandy’s Punch

Environment

Hurricane Sandy had its start in the Caribbean, where it unleashed a head-on hit on Jamaica and Cuba, and then drenched Haiti, devastating the south of the country. Cate Oswald, director of programs in Haiti for Partners in Health, offers details.

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