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Leyla McCalla redefines the cello, with songs from Haiti and help from Langston Hughes

Folk artist’s music draws from Haitian heritage and Creole tradition, set to Harlem Renaissance verse NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Cellist/singer Leyla McCalla’s new CD is…

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Staffing, other problems still plague US church group working to regain Haiti orphanage permit

Edmonton Journal In this Feb. 1, 2014 photo, young orphans play inside the U.S. Church of Bible Understanding-run orphanage in Kenscoff, Haiti. The Church of…

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Obama to Haitian president: US will stand with Haiti as earthquake recovery continues-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

President Barack Obama and Haiti President Michel Martelly shake hands during a photo opportunity in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday,…

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Le president Barack Obama felicite Haiti pour les efforts accomplis

Le président des Etats-Unis Barack Obama a félicité aujourd’hui son homologue haïtien Michel Martelly, en visite à Washington, pour ses efforts afin de parvenir à…

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Obama to discuss Haiti’s economic, political future in first meeting with President Martelly

Secretary of State John Kerry listens as Haitian President Michel Martelly speaks prior to their meeting at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 5,…

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Le Président de la République débute sa visite officielle à Washington Le Chef de l’Etat s’engage une fois de plus au développement d’Haïti .

Avec Martelly et Lamothe Haïti est en de bonnes mains . Port-au-Prince, mercredi 5 Février 2014 : Le Président de la République, S.E.M. Michel Joseph…

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President Martelly et Secrétaire d’Etat John Kerry au Département d’Etat

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Amnesty Intl says Haiti camp residents, cops clash

The Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—An international advocacy group says Haitian police clashed with hundreds of residents in a camp for people displaced by the 2010…

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Progress made between Haiti, Dominican Republic

Haitians deported from Dominican Republic wait to board a bus to be taken to their hometown. PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) JamaicaObserver.com– The Dominican Republic…

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Haiti celebrates first cardinal

By JACQUELINE CHARLES The Miami HeraldFebruary 4, 2014 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — For Monsignor Chibly Langlois, the honor of joining the Catholic Church’s elite hierarchy and…

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Haiti’s delayed elections is top of agenda during Martelly’s meetings

By jacqueline charles and Lesley Clark jcharles@MiamiHerald.com WASHINGTON — Haiti President Michel Martelly is likely to feel pressure on scheduling elections in Haiti as he…

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OAS Anti-Corruption Mechanism to Conduct On-Site Visit to Haiti

sflcn.com PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – A Commission from the OAS Mechanism for Follow-Up on the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption (MESICIC) will…

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Feds To Spend Up to $95K to Teach Haitian Prisoners How to Make Their Own Uniforms

State Department: Teaching inmates to sew will help fight drug trafficking A youth prison in Port-au-Prince / AP BY: Elizabeth Harrington February 4, 2014 5:00…

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Staffing, other problems still plague US church group working to regain Haiti orphanage permit

Startribune.com BenFOX AP news: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A troubled Haitian orphanage run by a small and apparently well-funded U.S. church has made cosmetic changes in…

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US official visits Haiti to help country improve procedures for adoptions by foreigners

Startribune.com PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A U.S. State Department official is visiting Haiti to help the impoverished Caribbean nation improve its procedures for adoptions by foreigners….

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Towards Social Peace in Cité Soleil

HaitiLibre:Wednesday following the negotiating table held on 15 and 17 January 21, Major David Basile, Minister of Interior and Territorial Communities, accompanied by Mr. Peter…

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Haiti earthquake refugees trade golf course camp for humble homes

A boy stands at a makeshift camp on the grounds of the Petionville Golf Course in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in this January 26, 2010 file photo….

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DANGEROUS THREAT TO MARTELLY GOVERNMENT AS LAVALAS AGITATORS WORK TO CREATE CHAOTIC TEACHERS’ STRIKE AND STUDENT PROTEST-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

WW4report.com Haitian public school teachers started an open-ended strike on Jan. 22 around demands for higher salaries, payment of back pay, access to public credit…

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The Aid Industry Failed Haiti After Its 2010 Quake

TheDailyBeast.com Four years and billions of dollars since the devastating earthquake, the impoverished nation stands no better equipped to improve itself. How a new local…

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Arcade Fire confirm Haiti gig

Canadian group will play in the coastal town of Jacmel on 21 February, as part of the country’s Kanaval celebrations. theguardian.com Kanaval spirit … Regine…