Haiti cancels carnival after gun battle between police and soldiers

By artappraiser on Tue, 02/25/2020 - 6:08am |

#Haiti cancels carnival after #gunbattle between police & soldiers
Fears are growing over an increasingly febrile security situation in Haiti after police & soldiers fought a deadly gun battle which lasted for hours outside the presidential palace https://t.co/dE7hRSaQnK
— Timothy Karera (@Tkarera) February 25, 2020

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/24/haiti-police-soldiers-gun-battle-presidential-palace-carnival?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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Meanwhile, next door on Hispaniola:

“Officials in the Dominican Republic...have asked the Organization of American States to investigate the failure of an electronic voting system some believe was tampered w/ in an incident that sparked protests & delayed municipal elections.” 1/ https://t.co/Um5KGZw6Fs
— Jennifer Cohn (@jennycohn1) February 23, 2020

The International Foundation of Electoral Systems—whose chairman is Ken Blackwell & vice chair is Tad DeVine—had given the voting system a green light before the election.2/ https://t.co/UcyYiCHSkp
— Jennifer Cohn (@jennycohn1) February 23, 2020

and on Dominican expats in NYC:

Dominicans in Washington Heights protesting against Sunday’s electronic voting system glitch in the municipal elections in their country. They tell me they’re fed up with the corruption in the government. #DominicanRepublic #JusticiaParaRD #SabotajeElectoralRD #JCErenunciaYa pic.twitter.com/N0LBDBKykp
— Michelle Arezou Ross (@MRossNews) February 22, 2020

splainer, can't vouch for accuracy:

Quick explanation I found on Instagram on what’s happening in the Dominican Republic. pic.twitter.com/dKtrZ58Fnf
— Kimbella (@itskimbellaross) February 22, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 02/25/2020 - 6:16am

And a short boat ride away on U.S. territory:

Puerto Ricans are living in tents for months on end after multiple disasters. Hurricane season is coming. We passed emergency disaster relief out of the House. Senate Republicans haven't taken it up for a vote.

Support our fellow Americans.https://t.co/UrKdxZ9qFn
— Rep. Val Demings (@RepValDemings) February 24, 2020

Deeply moved by the resilience & courage of the people of Puerto Rico, I promised Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced that I will fight for full & fair funding. Fellow Americans—struggling to rebuild—need & deserve our support. pic.twitter.com/rmGVwHi0tN
— Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) February 22, 2020

Look at the flooding in parts of San Juan, Puerto Rico, right now.
This is Ocean Park.
Reply to this thread with your video and pictures. pic.twitter.com/j9oYePNVnD
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) February 24, 2020

at same time, must say I am also see stuff like this:

Straight at it.

Viktor Hovland holds a one-shot lead at the Puerto Rico Open.pic.twitter.com/NXli6e2itH
— Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) February 23, 2020

Puerto Rico was amazing pic.twitter.com/UWGVBySqDb
— (@Jackiemuahhh) February 24, 2020

My parents are in Puerto Rico and this is the photo I got from them at 6am this morning. They're having way too much fun pic.twitter.com/gKPal12iQ4
— The Ugly Granddaughter (@Katiedobrowski) February 23, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 02/25/2020 - 6:34am

The World Bank says 60% of Haiti’s 11m population lives below the poverty line on less than $2.41 a dayhttps://t.co/IZMfVpPrbP
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) February 25, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 02/25/2020 - 7:10am

Haiti cancels carnival after gun battle between police and soldiers

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