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As he did on the campaign trail, Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly avoided any specifics about how he would lead, but distanced himself from his outrageous stage persona as he spoke of reconciliation ...
05 per) made into Haiti — mostly by Haitian expats. Martelly, a former carnival singer known as "Sweet Micky," said it would raise tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars to fund the free ...
In the lively and graphic opening montage of the new documentary “Sweet Micky for President,” a behind-the-scenes look at Haiti’s 2010-2011 Presidential election and the rise of the ...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The second-place finisher in Haiti's presidential runoff will not challenge the preliminary results, a spokesman said Friday, putting musician Michel "Sweet Micky ...
Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly garnered 67 percent of the vote to 31 percent for longtime opposition leader and former first lady Mirlande Manigat, the Provisional Electoral Council said.
Back when Martelly was the pop star better known as Sweet Micky, he did all the things pop stars typically do. But now that his fellow Haitians have tasked him with salvaging their ravaged country ...
Sweet Micky For President,' featuring a cross-dressing Haitian presidential candidate and two warring Fugees, is one of the most unlikely stories ever captured on film. By Andy Gensler “It’s ...
The delayed run-off vote, now scheduled for March 20th, will pit Mr Martelly, formerly a wild-child musician known as Sweet Micky, against Mirlande Manigat, a constitutional scholar and former ...
Former Haiti President Michel Martelly, aka “Sweet Micky,” performs at Cafe Iguana Pines in Pembroke Pines on May 19, 2016. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com Miami police will not allow ...
The 50-year-old performer known to Haitians as “Sweet Micky” was swept to power in a March 20 presidential runoff by Haitians tired of past leaders who failed to provide even basic services ...
Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly was projected to have been elected president of Haiti, an outcome that would hand responsibility for rebuilding the earthquake-torn country to a pop star with no ...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Michel Martelly, a Haitian popular singer known by the stage name "Sweet Micky," was officially declared the earthquake-devastated country's next president, election ...