by Kevin Pina US marines watches as demonstrators march towards UN headquarters near the airport Demonstrators clash with Haitian police Sign reads: “The rain has soaked us. The MINUSTAH (UN) must go. We need help. We need aid.” Port au Prince, Haiti – HIP — About one inch of rain fell on the capital...
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In the first major incident at sea since Haiti’s devastating earthquake, nearly 80 Haitian nationals aboard an overloaded freighter in the Atlantic were stopped and returned to Haiti, the Coast Guard reported Thursday. But U.S. authorities said they see no evidence that Haitians are attempting to illegally leave the country in the aftermath of...
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A commission to oversee Haiti’s recovery from the Jan. 12 earthquake could be led by former President Bill Clinton. BY JACQUELINE CHARLES jcharles@MiamiHerald.com The Obama administration is quietly advocating a plan to reconstruct Haiti that could involve a central role for former President Bill Clinton. The plan, designed by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary...
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