Search Results Fight against poverty in Bernagousse, Pestel Home to over 70,000 Haitians, Pestel, in the Corail Arrondissement, is among the poorest places in the country. Found in Haiti’s Grand'Anse Department, the municipality of Pestel is where new intervention work is being done, specifically ... Author: Haitian Joudalist Tags: Poverty Bernagousse Pestel Rose Anne Auguste Read Full Article Daniel Fignole, One of the most influential leaders in the pre-Duvalier era Born in Pestel, Grand An A liberal labor organizer in Port-au-Prince, Daniel Fignole was a Haitian politician who became Haiti's provisional head of State for three weeks in 1957. A presidential candidate in 1957, Mr. Fignole ran against Dr. Francois Duvalier, a former... Author: Haitian Joudalist Tags: Daniel Fignole Government President Duvalier Pestel Grand Anse Read Full Article