Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

Haiti’s private medical sector collapsing as charities rush to provide free health care

By SCOTT FARWELL / The Dallas Morning News sfarwell@dallasnews.com PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Minutes after the earthquake, mangled bodies began appearing in the courtyard of Hospital…

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World Cup kindles some quirky allegiances

JOHANNESBURG — In India, World Cup fever has fueled a rivalry between rickshaw drivers. Revenge-minded Serbians are backing the Americans — in hopes of a…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Elections Govt Incompentece

The New York Times, June 20, 2010 Editorial-Basics for Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

The list of what needs to be fixed in Haiti is distressingly long, and progress has been frustratingly slow. But two areas require urgent attention…

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BP ‘estimated higher oil amount’ from Gulf well leak

A BP document has revealed the company estimated that 100,000 barrels of oil a day could, in theory, flow from the ruptured Gulf of Mexico…

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Free care hurting Haiti hospitals-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, June 20 (UPI) — Volunteer doctors and donated supplies poured in from abroad after the January Haiti earthquake, but local doctors and private…

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Counselors struggle to save minds traumatized by destruction, death in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — For Pierre Yves Jovin, director of the Port-au-Prince city morgue and his employees, the nightmare doesn’t end. After the Jan. 12 earthquake…