Haiti

The former Haitian dictator known as "Baby Doc" has been summoned to court to be scolded for violating the terms of his house arrest by venturing outside the capital, a judge says.

A North Otago trust's plans to create a physiotherapy training centre in Haiti will cost almost $1.2 million, but it is confident it can open the new facility early next year.

Progress on a North Otago project to help the people of Haiti will be outlined at a function in Oamaru on Wednesday, which will also be attended by former prime minister Helen Clark in her role as one of the United Nations' top managers.

Musician Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly has scored a come-from-behind victory in Haiti's presidential runoff, according to preliminary results from last month's election showing he easily defeated a former first lady for the leadership of a country facing enormous challenges.

Dominican Republic authorities say they have busted a human trafficking ring that allegedly exploited dozens of Haitian migrants as beggars on street corners in the capital.

Banks and stores closed early and people rushed to get home in the capital on Wednesday as Haitians feared unrest with the expected announcement of final results from the disputed presidential election.

Robyn Couper has arrived in Haiti ahead of a team of three physiotherapists who arrive on Saturday as part of Project HHH - Hearts and Hands for Haiti.

The air was choked with memory today in this city where everyone lost a brother, a child, a cousin or a friend. One year after the earthquake, Haitians marched down empty, rubble-lined streets singing hymns and climbed broken buildings to hang wreaths of flowers.

A proposal to establish a physiotherapy and occupational school in the Haitian city of Cap-Haitien is being investigated by a North Otago trust as one way to help the country's people recover from January's devastating earthquake.

Singer Wyclef Jean is about to announce his candidacy for president of earthquake-ravaged Haiti, the former head of the country's Chamber of Deputies said on Tuesday.