PREVAL COULD MAKE $20,000,000 WITH THE 200,000 TENTS. If President Rene Preval is not greedy, and leaves some room for others to profit, he can make a cool $20,000,000 through the sale of relief tents. He speak out of two sides of his mouth On the International Stage he pleads for tents to keep...
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Archive for January 28th, 2010
Daily report January 28, 2010- Direct from Haiti
Catastrophe in the Caribbean One of the world’s most vulnerable countries is devastated by a murderous earthquake
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Workers flock to clothing factories as industrial park reopens
In a sign that this battered nation is slowly beginning its long road back from the quake’s devastation, factories at the Sonapi Industrial Park have reopened for business. BY JIM WYSS AND JACQUELINE CHARLES jwyss@MiamiHerald.com PORT-AU-PRINCE — Of all the places in Haiti in which to have the world cave in around you, perhaps...
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Haitian government defends actions in response to earthquake
BY JACQUELINE CHARLES jcharles@MiamiHerald.com PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti’s prime minister defended his government’s performance, Bill Clinton stumped for aid in Switzerland and the Rev. Jesse Jackson turned to the U.S. Congress Thursday to speed delivery of medical supplies to the earthquake-shattered nation. “Currently, there are major shortages reported of food, tents and water,” Jackson wrote...
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A day in the life of a Haiti tent city -The Daihatsu camp in Port-au-Prince arose on its own and still awaits adequate aid. ‘You have to have faith,’ one resident says.
By Mitchell Landsberg Reporting from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti – Morning arrives with the melody of the Haitian streets. A rooster crows, and two street preachers stand near the gates of a new tent city. They are both women, both wearing black kerchiefs over their hair. One shouts hoarsely into a bullhorn while the other sings...
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Haiti aid tracked by BBC in use by quake survivors
By Rajesh Mirchandani BBC News, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Fifty tonnes of aid supplies tracked by the BBC from Oxfordshire in the UK are nearing the end of their journey to Haiti’s quake-hit capital Port-au-Prince. Apart from a few stretches littered with potholes, the road from Santo Domingo to Port-au-Prince is in quite good condition....
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Clinton: More immigrants from Haiti may be allowed
Federal officials try to prevent earthquake victims from risking dangerous voyages William E. Gibson – Sun Sentinel WASHINGTON (MCT) – U.S. officials are talking about allowing more Haitian immigrants to come to this country because of the devastation in their homeland, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton indicated on Monday. She stopped far short of...
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Paul Shirley Haiti Advice: “Maybe Use A Condom Once In A While”
NEW YORK (CBS) Former professional NBA player Paul Shirley has some choice advice for the victims of the 7.0 earthquake that rocked Haiti: “use a condom once in a while” and stop building “shack-towns.” Photo: Paul Shirley. The outrageous comments were part of a blog post Shirley wrote which explained why he wouldn’t be...
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Montreal hosts Haiti aid talks
Activists decry militarization, profiteering, and political exclusion By Niko Block and Michael Lee-Murphy Published: 6:26 am On Monday, Montreal hosted the Ministerial Preparatory Conference on the reconstruction of Haiti. The meeting was attended by high ranking delegates who set out to establish a framework for the delivery of aid and the long-term reconstruction effort. Assistance...
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