Articles and image gallery from the 2010 earthquakes in Haiti
The Nation:Disaster capitalists were flocking to Haiti in a “gold rush” for contracts to rebuild the country after the January 12, 2010, earthquake, according to a secret cable from US Ambassador Kenneth Merten. The February 1, 2010, cable was obtained by WikiLeaks and made available to the Haitian newspaper Haïti Liberté, which is collaborating...
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By Ebonne Ruffins, CNN “By Ebonne Ruffins, CNN”; CNN Hero: Derreck Kayongo // STORY HIGHLIGHTS CNN Hero Derreck Kayongo, a Uganda native, started the Global Soap Project in 2009 The group recycles partially used hotel soaps and sends them to impoverished nations Kayongo says many children are dying because they lack access to basic...
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Reconstruction efforts; Will bring new industries, thousands of jobs to country: former U.S. president. By RENÉ BRUEMMER, The Gazette Former United States president and special United Nations envoy Bill Clinton (left) confers with Haitian President Michel Martelly during the inauguration of a construction project of 400 houses for 400 families in Les Zoranger, north...
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(CBS/AP) “For the first time in history, children in developing countries will receive the same vaccines against diarrhea and pneumonia as children in rich countries.” That was the victorious message Bill Gates delivered after a global vaccine summit held in London, on June 13. His foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, along with...
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© 2011 International Monetary Fund June 2011 IMF Country Report No. 11/136 January 29, 2001 Haiti: Request for Extension of the Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Grown Facility—Staff Report. In the context of the request for extension of the arrangement under the poverty reduction and grown facility, the following documents have been released...
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A South Floridian has assembled celebrities, activists and fellow entrepreneurs to redevelop Haiti as a hip tourist destination. By David Adams Special from Poder Magazine JACMEL, Haiti — South Beach nightclub promoter and entrepreneur Michael Capponi is standing in the soon-to-be inaugurated lobby of his latest luxury development. Men are hammering away to restore...
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Updated 09:48 a.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2011 FILE – In this April 28, 2010, file photo, Jorge Torres, right, is escorted to the Supreme Court for a hearing regarding a U.S. request for his extradition related to human trafficking charges in Santo Domingo. Torres was sentenced Tuesday, June 14, 2011, in Vermont federal court to...
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Georgianne Nienaber HuffPost The OCHA Haiti Flooding Situation Report covering the period from June 6-7 does not paint a pretty picture. This grim report was to be anticipated given the lack of sanitation infrastructure and substantial reconstruction efforts in Haiti during the seventeen months since the January 2010 earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince and surrounding...
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TendersInfo – Project Notices June 13, 2011 GEF Project ID 4219 Funding Source GEF Trust Fund Country Haiti Region Latin America and Caribbean Focal Area Climate Change Operational Program Strategic Program CC-3 PIF Approval Date January 28, 2010 Approval Date January 28, 2010 Project Status Under Implementation GEF Agency IBRD/IADB The Project of Emergency...
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By Glen Ford, Editor Black Agenda Report Saturday, Jun 11, 2011 It was the unkindest cut of all. A U.S. Agency for International Development report claims Haiti, the United Nations and the Red Cross all conspired to exaggerate the death and displacement toll from last year’s earthquake. In doing so, it “calls into question...
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