Weekly opens eyes, ears to Creole tongue. ('Libete' - Haitian newspaper)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: February 5, 1993| Author: Slavin, Patrick | Copyright information

Journalists promote liberation, literacy

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Like so many other organizations that supported the presidency of Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the staff at Haiti's first Creole language weekly newspaper decided to suspend its operation after the 1991 coup but said they hoped Libete would be on the streets again shortly, especially when the Organization of American States pledged to reinstate Aristide.

But nearly 16 months later, the OAS eff...

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