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Michel Martelly

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    May 1, 2012

    Haitian President Michel Martelly Endorses Dr. Rudy Moise, Splits Congressional Race

    Dr. Rudy Moise is as colorful a character as you'll ever find in a congressional race. The millionaire physician has bankrolled B-movies to cast himself as the star and was accused of inserting his face into a memorial statue of Haitian soldiers that he'd paid for. There's also a very real chance he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Haitian President Michel Martelly in Miami Hospital as Armed Ex-Troops Storm Parliament

    On Monday, Haitian President Michel Martelly quietly flew to Miami for medical treatment of a blood clot in his shoulder. In case anyone in Little Haiti needed a stark reminder of how fragile their homeland's stability remains, as Martelly recuperated yesterday in a Miami hospital, busload ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    "Haiti's Wounds" Video: Scenes From Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince

    George MartinezA man is brought to the Bernard Mevs emergency room in the back of a pickup.​This week's cover story tells the tragic and inspirational stories of three patients at Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince: from a young man born anew after his amputation to a teenage girl cut down by ... More >>

  • News

    July 7, 2011

    Bernard Mevs: A hospital saves Haiti

    George MartinezA man is brought to the Bernard Mevs emergency room in the back of a pickup.​This week's cover story tells the tragic and inspirational stories of three patients at Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince: from a young man born anew after his amputation to a teenage girl cut down by ... More >>

  • News

    June 23, 2011

    Letters from the issue of June 23, 2011

    George MartinezA man is brought to the Bernard Mevs emergency room in the back of a pickup.​This week's cover story tells the tragic and inspirational stories of three patients at Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince: from a young man born anew after his amputation to a teenage girl cut down by ... More >>

  • News

    June 9, 2011

    Sweet Micky's masquerade

    Michel Martelly is Haiti’s new president. But the musician has a dark side.

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Michel Martelly, Haiti's New Pop Star President, Ain't Always So Sweet

    Michael E. MillerMichel "Sweet Micky" Martelly, Haiti's new president.​On March 20, after a fraudulent first-round of voting and weeks of riots, Haitians overwhelmingly elected a 50-year-old former pop star as president.Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly strolled into office with two-thirds of the vote ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly: Haiti Unprepared for Hurricane Season

    Michael E. MillerHaitian president Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly​Hurricane season starts tomorrow. And while South Florida is again bracing for the big one, nearby Haiti is still dangerously behind schedule after last year's devastating earthquake.Last summer the still-grieving country escaped the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Sweet Micky Swings By Little Haiti to Plug Education Programs, Does Not Dance Provocatively

    Michael E. MillerMichel "Sweet Micky" Martelly appeared this morning in Little Haiti.​Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly, president-elect of Haiti, visited Miami earlier today to announce new surcharges designed to fund education in the earthquake-ravaged country.Speaking in both English and Kreyol at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Meet Sweet Micky Martelly, Your New Haitian President

    via YouTubeWe spent most of the Haitian presidential campaign ridiculing the idea of a musician with zero political experience and shady personal finances running a country as desperately messed up as Haiti. Fortunately, Wyclef pulled out of the race. Whew!Then yesterday, Haitians responded at the p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Exclusive Video From Arcade Fire's Secret Concert in Haiti March 29

    Video still by Jennifer WeissArcade Fire's Win Butler in Haiti on March 29.​On March 29, Arcade Fire lit up the Hotel Oloffson in Port-au-Prince with covers from Cyndi Lauper ("Girls Just Want to Have Fun"), the Rolling Stones ("The Last Time") and Creedence Clearwater Revival ("Who'll Stop the Ra ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 3, 2003

    This Week's Day by Day Picks

    Video still by Jennifer WeissArcade Fire's Win Butler in Haiti on March 29.​On March 29, Arcade Fire lit up the Hotel Oloffson in Port-au-Prince with covers from Cyndi Lauper ("Girls Just Want to Have Fun"), the Rolling Stones ("The Last Time") and Creedence Clearwater Revival ("Who'll Stop the Ra ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 17, 2003

    Steppin' Out

    Video still by Jennifer WeissArcade Fire's Win Butler in Haiti on March 29.​On March 29, Arcade Fire lit up the Hotel Oloffson in Port-au-Prince with covers from Cyndi Lauper ("Girls Just Want to Have Fun"), the Rolling Stones ("The Last Time") and Creedence Clearwater Revival ("Who'll Stop the Ra ... More >>

  • News

    May 29, 1997

    His Music Rules in Haiti

    Sweet Micky's provocative music moves Haitians with an infectious beat and political overtones

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