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Purdue serving orphans in Haiti

www.orphanhaiti.org Purdue Athletic Chaplain Marty Dittmar worked to build and open an orphanage northeast of Mirebalais, Haiti. Built entirely by volunteers, the Purdue community has…

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Senior UN official calls for Haiti cholera compensation-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

BBC- A senior United Nations official has broken ranks with his organisation and called for “full compensation” for the victims of a cholera epidemic in…

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Haiti loses former ambassador, expert on Dominican relations

By jacqueline charles jcharles@MiamiHerald.com Guy Alexandre, a former Haiti ambassador to the Dominican Republic who recently published a book on how to improve the relationship,…

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New Haiti Marriott to Top Off Construction “Soon” in Port-au-Prince -Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Above: a rendering of the Haiti Marriott By the Caribbean Journal staff The new Digicel-developed Marriott hotel in Haiti will soon be topping off construction,…

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The Damage That Good Can Inflict ‘Fatal Assistance,’ About Relief Efforts in Haiti

By MANOHLA DARGISFEB. 27, 2014 Photo Graves near Port-au-Prince after Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, from “Fatal Assistance,” a documentary by Raoul Peck. Credit Velvet Film Good…

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Haiti’s Android tablet maker Surtab to crank up production

With an initial production run of 4,000 tablets already sold, Surtab plans to increase its output to 7,000 a month. Rashmee Roshan Lall in Port-au-Prince…

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Arcade Fire in Haiti: ‘I feel like it makes sense of me’

In Haiti, Arcade Fire aren’t headliners. Not that it matters to Win Butler and Regine Chassagne, for whom it’s a kind of homecoming. The Guardian.com…

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The tiny houses costing only $5,000 that are playing their small part to help solve homelessness

They have traditionally attracted those planning on downsizing or looking to simplify their lives for financial or environmental reasons. But there is now another group…

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Democratic Party arm criticized in Haiti project for spending on big foreign salaries and Washington office overhead

George Russell-Fox News An arm of the Democratic Party chaired by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, that aims to support democracy in foreign countries,…

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Clinton Foundation funds recycling plant in Haiti

By Trenton Daniel: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The Clinton Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to a Haitian recycling plant that seeks to clean up the…

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Towards the metamorphosis of Wharf Jérémie (Cité Soleil)

HaitiLibre: Located southwest of the City of Cité Soleil, the place commonly called “Wharf Jérémie” [commercial port, inter-regional and of cabotage] will host soon, one…

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IS OUR GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTING TO BECOME DYSFUNCTIONAL?? MARTELLY/LAMOTHE PLAN TO DUMP CHARLES JEAN-JACQUES THE POPULAR AND EFFICIENT MINISTER OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS TO REPLACE HIM WITH A MIDGET OF MINIMAL ABILITY!!

February 19, 2014 Jean-Jacques has worked tirelessly to improve his ministry, and those he serves. He is a hands on guy who recognizes the needs…

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Dominican Quake-M 4.6 – 71km S of San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic

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Bill Clinton in Haiti to visit agriculture and environment projects

Trenton Daniel AP: Former U.S. President and UN special envoy to Haiti Bill Clinton waves to the children of the Union Des Apotres – Prodev…

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Haiti special report: Just where did the money go?

A little over four years ago, Port-au-Prince was struck by a devastating earthquake which quickly prompted a shocked global audience to give billions in emergency…

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Haiti – A nation with a cross to bear

Reporter Jason O’Brien and photojournalist Mark Condren travelled to Port-au-Prince in the immediate aftermath of the catastrophic earthquake on 12 January, 2010 – and stepped…

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Good things are happening in Onaville

Over the past two years we have reported about Cheryl teaching Haitian ladies craft skills to help them earn a living. Well, the work goes…

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In Haiti, music is in the air as pre-Carnival celebrations, jazz fest start the party

BY JACQUELINE CHARLES jcharles@MIamiHerald.com PORT-AU-PRINCE — Carnival may be more than a month away, but that’s not stopping Haitians from launching the party early. A…

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Haiti owes $1,276,929,359.32 to Venezuela-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

PI/ HaitiLibre– According to the Bureau of Monetization of Programs of Development Assistance (BMPAD) within the framework of Petrocaribe agreement, Haiti had a long-term debt…

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Martelly gives OAS update on Haiti

Haitian President Martelly (second right) greets Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States Stephen Vasciannie at a special session of the Organisation of American States (OAS)…