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Haiti: Cholera Epidemic’s First Victim Identified as River Bather Who Forsook Clean Water

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Published: January 9, 2012` The first Haitian to get cholera at the onset of the 2010 epidemic was almost undoubtedly…

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Haiti: Voilà CEO Robin Padberg Resigns

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Robin J. Padberg, CEO of Cellular Communications of Haiti SA (ComCEL), one of the largest telecommunications companies in Haiti operating under…

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En dépit des milliards dépensés par d’autres, les Haïtiens porteront le blâme de l’échec

La Nouvelliste: Haïti: Le site « Counterpunch » a publié un article coup de poing titré « Haïti après le séisme », le mardi 3…

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A Billionaire Lends Haiti a Hand

By STEPHANIE STROM NY Times.com PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Almost two years after an earthquake ravaged this city, some half a million people are still living…

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Haiti 2 years later: Half a million still in camps

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Days after the earthquake killed their little girl and destroyed much of their house, Meristin Florival and his family pitched a makeshift…

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U.S. Department of Defense Helps Bolster Haiti’s Disaster Resposne

Sacbee.com PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Jan. 5, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Haiti’s Civil Protection network received a substantial boost with the presentation of SUVs, trucks, boats, canoes, 11,000…

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Haiti faces mix of problems 2 years after quake

Cholera threat needs decade or more funding commitment By Laura Payton, CBC News A Haitian amputee who lost his leg during the 2010 earthquake learns…

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Moderate quake rattles Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A moderate 5.3-magnitude earthquake rattled the southern coast of the Dominican Republic just before dawn Thursday, resulting in cracks…

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Haiti: President Martelly Facing Removal for holding Foreign Nationality, says Senator

Defend HT: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – A member of a senate commission set up to investigate the nationalities of members of the government found that…

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Haiti: Seven Places Where Earthquake Money Did and Did Not Go

Commondreams.org :by Bill Quigley and Amber Ramanauskas Haiti, a close neighbor of the US with over nine million people, was devastated by earthquake on January…

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Wise Leadership Congratulates Presidents of Cuba and Haiti

03 : 27 PM – 01/01/2012 Manama, Jan. 1. (BNA) – His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today sent congratulatory cables to Presidents…

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Republic of Haiti National Day

Mb.Com.PH MANILA, Philippines — The Republic of Haiti celebrates its 208th National Day today. Along with the Dominican Republic, it occupies the western part of…

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Tragic deaths of Haitian migrants as country’s government treads a worn development path

Christmas Day brought the tragic news of the loss of a ship along the coast of Cuba carrying 124 migrants from Haiti seeking a better…

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Supply and Demand Humanitarian Aid in Haiti

by JAKE JOHNSTON “Donors and aid organizations prefer to be the boss of their own money. And they want to be in charge of how…

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Haiti Two Years after the Earthquake: Help Must Continue

22 Dec 2011 22:10 Source: alertnet // SOS Children’s Villages-USA On January 12th, 2010, a massive earthquake struck Haiti claiming the lives of more than…

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Haiti: President Martelly Makes Four Promises towards Political Stability

Thursday, 22 December 2011 09:56 by Samuel Maxime PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The President of the Republic, Michel Martelly, made four groundbreaking concessions on Wednesday…

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US Apparel Imports From Haiti Surge 46%

Apparel imports into the US from Haiti soared by 46% in the first eight months of this year, thanks in part to tariff benefits under…

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Clinton Bush Haiti Fund gives $1.5 million in grants to hotel, education, tech sectors

By Associated Press, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund says it hopes $1.5 million in grants will help Haiti build its hotel, education…

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Deflecting Attention away from Failure in the IDP Camps~Smoke and Mirrors in Haiti

by MARK SCHULLER In many senses the lack of progress following Haiti’s earthquake centers on housing. Assessing the damage, a team evaluated 382,256 housing units…

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It’s Destination Haiti for Compassionate Local Pilots

A 767 with 506 pounds of boxed toys is to take off from Miami Thursday. NBC Miami: Some local pilots aim to beat the Christmas…