His fans might be surprised to know that in 2010 the Brooklyn-born recording artist transformed his friend, an outlandish pop singer widely known in Haiti as Sweet Micky, into a candidate for ...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Haiti's former president ... A pop singer who performed under the stage name Sweet Micky before becoming president, Martelly had strong ...

Martelly, also a musical performer who goes by the stage name Sweet Micky, reportedly held a surprise ... in perpetuating the ongoing crisis in Haiti,” said Bradley T. Smith, acting Treasury ...

20 (UPI) --The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday announced sanctions on Haiti's former president ... who was also known as "Sweet Micky," allegedly engaged or attempted to facilitate the trade ...

US Sanctions Haiti's Ex-President Martelly ... A pop singer who performed under the stage name Sweet Micky before becoming president, Martelly had strong U.S. backing before and during his ...

But the sanctions on Martelly, a popular singer nicknamed “Sweet Micky” who splits his time between Haiti and Miami, are viewed as particularly significant. “This is good news,” said ...

Former Haiti President Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly pictured on his parade float during the 2018 West Indian American Day Carnival in Brooklyn, NY. Kerby Jean Raymond for The Haitian Times. A group ...

The nation of Haiti had failed me and its 11.5 million ... the third-place contender and pop star known as “Sweet Micky,” advanced to the second round — and won. Martelly, who has since ...

Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly, who was the Obama administration’s bet. Now is the moment to pass the torch in Haiti — and pass it with more input from Haitians themselves for a change than ...

Haiti is a place where some of the darkest ... out of the second-round runoff and replace him with Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly, a raunchy pop singer who enthusiastically backed foreign ...

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 ...

Titled “Haiti needs elections — and outside forces ... former singer and associate of the ex-Duvalierists, Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly, a favorite of Hillary Clinton, and then that ...