Day: January 12, 2014

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Elections

Pope Names 19 New Cardinals, Focusing on the Poor Including one from Haiti

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press Pope Francis named his first batch of cardinals on Sunday, choosing 19 men from Asia, Africa, Latin America and elsewhere,…

2014-01-12
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Safety still a luxury for Haitian builders

Better-funded projects are built to survive earthquakes By TRENTON DANIEL, Associated Press Published: January 11, 2014, 10:14 PM A Marriott hotel, center, and Digicel office,…

2014-01-12
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Four years after the earthquake, Haiti looks to turn disaster into promise

By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@MiamiHerald.com CANAAN, Haiti — The sun-baked cinderblocks in Claude Saint-Elys’ dirt yard are an eroding reminder of the dream: a two-bedroom house…

2014-01-12
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Haiti’s French/Creole divide

PIERRE By JACQUES PIERRE jacques.pierre@duke.edu It was sunny as usual in Little Haiti, a small Haitian enclave in Miami where the predominant language is Haitian…

2014-01-12
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Celebs show philanthropic side at Haiti benefit

Michael Douglas arrives at the 3rd Annual Sean Penn & Friends HELP HAITI HOME Gala on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 at the Montage Hotel in…

2014-01-12