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

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