Articles and image gallery from the 2010 earthquakes in Haiti
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 model might work better. It’s been just over four years since a devastating earthquake killed more than 100,000 Haitians and left 1.5 million homeless. An estimated 20 to 40...
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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 Chassagne and Win Butler of Arcade Fire. Photograph: Matt Jelonek/Getty Images Arcade Fire will perform in Haiti on 21 February, as part of the country’s Kanaval celebrations. Scott Rodger...
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On Saturday, February 1, 2014 5:55 AM, Thierry Theodore thierrytheodore103@yahoo.fr wrote: Les hôtels aux Gonaïves (350 chambres) et sur la Côte-des-Arcadins, réclament entre 300 et 400 dollars américains par nuit durant la période carnavalesque, sur le principe commercial, que lorsque la demande est à la hausse, les prix augmentent… Devant cette situation déplorable, Grégory...
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Monsieur le Représentant du Premier Ministre, Monsieur le Ministre des Affaires Etrangères et des Cultes Madame le Ministre de la Santé et de la Population Madame la Mairesse de Pétion-Ville Mesdames et Messieurs les Directeurs Généraux Madame la Représentante du Secrétaire Général des Nations Unies Mesdames et Messieurs du Corps Diplomatique Mesdames et Messieurs...
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WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Chris Gibson and Democratic Rep. Raul Ruiz first met at a golf course in Haiti. It was January 2010, and Haiti was still reeling from a severe earthquake days earlier. Gibson, an active-duty Army colonel, was commanding paratroopers using the Petion Ville Golf Club in suburban Port-au-Prince as their headquarters...
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Desperation trumps risks in offshore Haiti island as illegal migration spikes and dozens die. By jacqueline charles jcharles@MiamiHerald.com ILE DE LA TORTUE, Haiti — Three times James Major tried to make it off this rustic island, where skeletons of wooden sailboats litter the rocky shoreline. Three times he failed, turned back by U.S. and...
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13wham.com Haiti – “When you see the abject poverty you get a little depressed. You have it better than they do. Then you try to muster up some actions that will help,” said retired RGH Dr. Dick Gangemi, as his weekend trip to Haiti with 13 others came to an end. Help they did....
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY 5:16 p.m. EST January 24, 2014 “I’m here in Davos to make the case to the most important people in the financial world,” Lamothe said. DAVOS, Switzerland — Four years ago this month a devastating earthquake in Haiti thrust the poverty-stricken nation to the center of discussions at the World...
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A man holds a Haitian flag as he takes part in a protest demanding that Haitian President Michel Martelly step down in Port-au-Prince on Jan 13, 2014. Opposition parties in Haiti launched talks on Friday with President Michel Martelly and parliament in an effort to find a solution to a months-long political crisis, a mediator...
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In 2012, Brazil approved a humanitarian visa policy for Haitians, two years after an earthquake on their island left many in dire poverty, and thousands have made the journey. Haitian immigrants are now crossing the border from Peru at a rate of around 70 per day, according to the Acre state government. Many hope...
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