Haiti


Apr 18th, 2008 12:16 PM EST
By Virginia Simmons

Our Wednesday world food crisis email talked a bit about the situation in Haiti. More from a Reuters piece is below.

“PORT-AU-PRINCE, April 12 (Reuters) – Haiti’s Senate on Saturday voted to fire Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis, an ally of President Rene Preval, 10 days after violent protests over skyrocketing food prices hit the poor Caribbean nation.”

Read the full piece here.

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-Virginia Simmons

TAGS: Haiti, World Food Crisis

 

1 Comments

  1. Carl Hookersays: Apr 18th, 2008 1:15 PM EST

    April 18, 2008 at 1:15 pm

    Here is another article, this from the New York Times. Try reading this while eating your breakfast.
    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/18/world/americas/18food.html?pagewanted=1&hp

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