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Without Baby Doc's infamous corruption, the troubled Haitian economy may perk up some. But most of the Haitian workforce is still jobless, unskilled, and poor. Most deaths in Haiti still come from malnutrition and diseases that were wiped out in the developed world decades ago. Ninety percent of Haitians still can't read or write...
Last spring, Cambridge declared itself a sanctuary city and resolved to provide education and health services for Salvadoran, Haitian and Guatemalan refugees. At the same time, its laws prevent private organizations from building shelters to house the city's own homeless citizens...
...vengeance at the hands of a burgeoning populist movement against him. On Friday, in response to growing unrest throughout Haiti, Duvalier imposed a state of siege. Hours later White House Spokesman Larry Speakes made the dramatic announcement to reporters traveling with President Reagan aboard Air Force One that the Haitian government had fallen and Duvalier had left Haiti...
...midst of incredible poverty. The President, who is fond of yachts and sports cars, did not forgo either pleasure when a critical shortage of foreign currency last year left the country almost without fuel. His most costly indulgence may have been his 1980 marriage to Michele Bennett, 34, a Haitian divorcee who once worked in New York City as a secretary. Their wedding was Haiti's social event of the decade. The price tag: $3 million. Fireworks alone cost...
...inhabitants of Cap Haitien marched peacefully through the streets Wednesday afternoon, calling on the army to stage a coup d'etat and take power. There were also appeals for a general strike to begin Feb. 12. Such a sustained work stoppage would probably cripple the moribund Haitian economy, which gets much of its foreign currency from tourism...