Articles and image gallery from the 2010 earthquakes in Haiti
Dec 4 (Reuters) – The World Bank’s special envoy to Haiti voiced concern on Wednesday about how the government was using public funds generated by cut-rate Venezuelan petroleum imports, saying a lack of transparency was the biggest obstacle to the country’s economic development. The surprising public criticism of the government’s handling of its finances...
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Philippe Cinéas, the Secretary of State for Public Works and Transport, revealed at the last Council of Government, that expansion and modernization works at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport, will soon be carried out. An additional 600 m2 will be added to the existing 2,400 m2 of the arrival hall. 58 boarding stations will...
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Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe with one of the new tablets By Joe Colas PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) — The first touch-screen tablet manufactured in Haiti and its affordable price have captured the interest of Haitians, particularly within low income households and the youth, who believe they now have a unique opportunity to fulfill their dream...
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By Jane Sutton 1 of 4. Approximately 100 Haitians sit on the hull of a sail freighter after it grounded and capsized 15 nautical miles southwest of Staniel Cay, Bahamas, November 26, 2013. Credit: Reuters/U.S. Coast Guard photo/Handout via Reuters (Reuters) – At least 10 Haitian migrants were killed and rescuers scrambled to save...
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ElRancho Credit: Roberto Stephenson The elegant lobby at the El Rancho is open to the air. It has been a long slog to recovery after Haiti’s earthquake almost four years ago. Thousands remain in provisional housing of plywood, tarps, and corrugated metal. New lodging is being created, though. It’s just not all of the...
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November 22, 2013 – 13:39 TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Eight-year-old Widlene Gabriel has lived nearly half her life in a camp for the hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the devastating January 2010 earthquake in desperately poor Haiti. As the fourth anniversary of the disaster approaches, more than 170,000 Haitians are still living in...
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Friday, 22 November 2013 13:22 L TO R – DIGICEL HAITI FOUNDATION’S SOPHIA STRANSKY, CEO, AND RACHEL PIERRE CHAMPAGNE, HEAD OF PROJECTS ENJOY THE AWARDS CEREMONY Port au Prince, Haiti – Thursday, 21st November, 2012. Digicel was named a winner at the 2012/13 Corporate Citizens of the Americas (CCA) Award last night at a...
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI–(Marketwired – Nov. 20, 2013) - The Ministry of the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Rural Development for the Republic of Haiti publicized its cooperation and support to Agence Haitien de Développement Social, Educatif et Environnementale (AHDSEE), an NGO member to ECCO2 Global Partners for the memorandum of understanding to establish the ECCO2 Haiti...
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) A major highway in Haiti will get an overhaul with the help of $50 million from the Inter-American Development Bank. The bank’s grant aims to repair parts of National Highway #1, which connects Haiti’s two biggest cities and busiest seaports, Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haitien. The goal is to foster economic development by...
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Event Time 2013-11-22 23:24:47 UTC 2013-11-22 19:24:47 UTC-04:00 at epicenter 2013-11-22 15:24:47 UTC-08:00 system time Location 19.719°N 70.816°W depth=13.2km (8.2mi) Nearby Cities 4km (2mi) SSE of Imbert, Dominican Republic 15km (9mi) WSW of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic 18km (11mi) NNE of Villa Bisono, Dominican Republic 19km (12mi) N of Villa Gonzalez, Dominican Republic 160km...
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