The Haitian government today canceled all remaining carnival festivities and declared three days of national mourning after at least 16 people were killed and 78 injured when a singer standing atop a ...
As ‘Sweet Micky,’ Haiti’s charismatic president built a reputation as the king of carnival by denouncing governments, mooning politicians and being outrageously anti-establish-ment. Now, as president ...
At least 20 people celebrating Carnival in Haiti were killed on board a crowded float on Tuesday when they were electrocuted by a power line, the Associated Press reports. Suggested Reading Why A ...
Haiti has long been beset with grave problems - and a few years after the 2004 Festival it would suffer the devastating earthquake of 2010. But Haitians' love of freedom nevertheless inspires them and ...