By TAMARA LUSH Associated Press Writer Steve Jean grew up making clothes, and so did his parents and grandparents. Now he’s helping create a new generation of textile workers that aid agencies hope will help Haiti rebound from a devastating earthquake. Jean is head trainer at the country’s first job training center for textile...
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Les ambassadeurs de la communaute internationale le savent: 1. Le CEP de Gaillot Dorsainvil a manipule les resultats des elections senatoriales de 2009 2. Le Secretaire General des Nations Unies n’a pas mentionne les manipulations denoncees par Rodol Pierre dans son rapport de Septembre 2009, il a laisse Preval faire 3. Pendant la coupe...
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Haïti: Les élections sont à l’ordre du jour. Il n’y a pas une opposition systématique à la réalisation d’élections dans ce pays. Tout le monde est vertueux. Par contre, l’histoire des élections outrageuses, magouilles, frauduleuses en Haïti, les crises à répétition, l’instabilité et les dictatures qui en découlent, suscitent la méfiance de citoyens, de...
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By Al Kamen Wednesday, August 11, 2010; A15 As Loop Fans know, many jaunts by congressional delegations (codels) overseas are not much more than taxpayer-paid vacations. But many others are actually working trips. (There’s a handy guide on how to tell which is which.) For example, a bipartisan House delegation took off for Haiti...
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BY JACQUELINE CHARLES AND TRENTON DANIEL PORT-AU-PRINCE — The surprise decision came a day before the Saturday deadline, 1 ½ hours before midnight and after weeks of round-the-clock meetings, political bickering and consultations. Two-time prime minister and assumed heir-apparent to the Haitian presidency Jacques-Edouard Alexis would not be President René Préval’s pick to succeed...
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By Brett Israel OurAmazingPlanet A previously unmapped fault was responsible for the magnitude-7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, not the fault originally blamed for the temblor, scientists announced Tuesday. The massive earthquake was responsible for the death of more than 200,000 people and left more than 1.5 million homeless. When the quake...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV/USAO/MA CONTACT: CHRISTINA DiIORIO-STERLING PHONE: (617)748-3356 E-MAIL: USAMA.MEDIA@USDOJ.GOV BANK INSIDER AND RUNNER CONVICTED FOR ROLES IN COUNTERFEIT CHECK RING BOSTON, MA – Two men were convicted yesterday in federal court on charges of conspiracy and bank fraud arising from their roles in a large-scale counterfeit check ring....
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Le chanteur Jean Renel Bruno dit “Ti Pay” et Rony Thimotée décochent des flèches contre le chef de l’Etat qui se préparerait à faire plébisciter son nouveau dauphin, Jude Célestin, par “son CEP” au détriment d’autres candidats à la présidence lundi 9 août 2010, Radio Kiskeya Deux partisans attitrés du ministre des affaires sociales,...
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Rapper-turned-politician Wyclef Jean has fired back at Sean Penn after the actor criticized his decision to run as president of Haiti, insisting he has “sweat blood” for his native country. The Fugees star officially launched his bid for office on Thursday, vowing to help turn around Haiti’s fortunes following the devastating earthquake which struck...
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Bush to visit Haiti on Tuesday By Tim Heitman-US PRESSWIRE, US PRESSWIRE As President Obama gets ready to visit Dallas tonight for some fundraising, Dallas resident George W. Bush will be preparing to visit Haiti tomorrow. The former president “will view progress made on rebuilding after the January earthquake, hear from Haitian citizens regarding...
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