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Reconstruction or Haiti’s Latest Disaster? Tourism Development on Île-à-Vache Island

Huffington Post: The following is adapted from a presentation by Jessica Hsu of Other Worlds and Jean Claudy Aristil of Radio VKM Les Cayes at…

Posted in Crime/Corruption Earthquake/CHOLERA Elections

Vorbe v. Haiti Observateur Group, No. 13 Civ. 20114 (PCH); Handal v. Haiti Observateur Group, No. 13 Civ. 20111 (DLG)

All: As requested, below is a summary of the rulings in the above-referenced cases that were brought against Haiti Observateur.  Please feel free to edit…

Posted in Ag/Farming Earthquake/CHOLERA

PAHO Weekly Report: 442K chikungunya cases, 86K increase in Caribbean region

As of July 18, 2014: Total Cases:  442,310 Increase:         86,693 A 24 percent increase… Click here for the latest full PAHO report Stay tuned for…

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Scientists optimistic chikungunya vaccine could be available as soon as end of next year

July 14, 2014 By Health Aha Editor’s Pick A joint effort between the Federal Drug Administration, N.C. State and the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, and…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

Chinese leader woos Latin America with deals-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Brasilia (Brazil) (AFP) – China’s president pressed a charm offensive with Latin America on Thursday, signing deals with Brazil, meeting regional leaders and proposing a…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

U.N. chief makes ‘necessary pilgrimage’ to Haiti, meets cholera victims-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

In a show of solidarity with the people of Haiti, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon meets Haitians hard-hit by cholera and helps launch a sanitation…

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How Hurricane Katrina Inspired A Revolutionary New Disaster Shelter

The crisis that followed Hurricane Katrina eight years ago inspired Michael McDaniel to create EXO. The innovative emergency housing system offers a surprisingly simple alternative…

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In Haiti, Ban calls for greater efforts to improve water and sanitation, end cholera epidemic

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (third from the right) visits with a family in Los Palmas, Haiti. UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras 7 Print 14 July 2014 – Secretary-General…

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UN Chief in Haiti Launches Sanitation Program

LOS PALMAS, Haiti — Jul 14, 2014, 10:33 PM ET By PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA and DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited rural Haiti…

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How basketball is helping to heal Haiti after 2010 quake

Thestar.com AP Boys play basketball in front of the collapsed National Palace in Port-au-Prince Bedeviled Haiti usually finds its way into international headlines for the…

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Voodoo won’t save Haiti, says cardinal

Traditional faith ‘offers no real solutions for the poor’ and is a big social problem, says new prelate Rashmee Roshan Lall in Port au Prince…

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United Nations top official goes to Haiti to promote cholera elimination, elections

While not offering an apology or admission, the head of the United Nations says the global body bears “a moral responsibility” in helping Haiti tackle…

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Haitian marathoners train in Boulder

Five marathoners from Haiti and their coach train Friday with Alan Culpepper, right, on the South Boulder Creek Trail. The runners are Bertine Laine, back…

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The west’s peanut butter bias chokes Haiti’s attempts to feed itself

Local provider of food to tackle malnourishment faces closure because aid agencies buy subsidised products from abroad The Guardian Online Haitian children are checked by…

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International Grace, Danger Blend in Haiti’s Machete Fighting

JACMEL, Haiti — Jul 9, 2014, 9:05 AM ET By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press Two men pivot and slide in a forest clearing, their bodies…

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UN rights expert urges durable solutions for Haiti’s displaced, vulnerable

Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons Chaloka Beyani. UN Photo/Evan Schneider 4 July 2014 – Four years after the massive earthquake…

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Virus Strikes Hard in Haiti’s Crowded Shantytowns

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Jul 3, 2014, 12:08 AM ET By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press Within a dense cluster of flimsy shacks made mostly of plastic…

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HAITIAN CHILDRENS’ FUND COORDINATES ONE WORLD FUTBOLS IN HAITI

See video HERE By Katie Couric Imagine this scene in your neighborhood: A group of kids plays a pickup soccer game. They kick around the…

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NOTICE : Foreigners must pay income tax in Haiti

Haiti Libre: “The Directorate General of Taxes (DGI) reminds physical persons or entities who use the services of a foreigner whose tax domicile is outside…

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Haiti Hopes For Help — But Not Charity

President of Haiti Michel Martelly at the Wall Street Journal’s New York headquarters. Dan Keeler for The Wall Street Journal The President of Haiti, Michel…