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Martha Stewart, Macy’s CEO studying Haiti crafts-Added COMMENTARY BY Haitian-Truth

By TRENTON DANIEL Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Martha Stewart, Macy’s top executive and a high-end fashion designer landed in the Haitian capital Wednesday to…

Posted in Ag/Farming Earthquake/CHOLERA

HAITI A CLASSIC EXAMPLE: History’s normal rate of species disappearance is accelerating, scientists say

PHILADELPHIA – Biologist E.O. Wilson once pondered whether many of our fellow living things were doomed once evolution gave rise to an intelligent, technological creature…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Hurricane Emily could threaten Haiti by Wednesday

HaitiAction.net – Port au Prince, Haiti — The National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami has given the “vigorous” tropical wave 900 miles east of the…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

Martelly: Haitians living in tents should receive priority

Foreign donors welcomed Haitian President Michel Martelly’s commitment to the country’s reconstruction panel, but are frustrated by the lack of a government. By Jacqueline Charles…

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Aid challenges and Government stalemate hinders aid to Haiti, UN report finds

Clearing and reconstruction work in Port-au-Prince, Haiti 28 July 2011 – A United Nations advisory group on Haiti today reported improvements in the earthquake-torn country…

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Anedie Azael Crowned Miss Haiti Universe 2011

Haiti will be present again at the prestigious beauty contest Miss Universe after his participation last year. In a contest organized last night at Montana…

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Politics stymies Haiti’s recovery

OUR OPINION: President must make good on promise to unite the country By The Miami Herald Editorial HeraldEd@MiamiHerald.com No one expected miracles when performer Michel…

Posted in Crime/Corruption Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

Brazil, MINUSTAH, Need a Timetable for Withdrawal from Haiti

U.S. diplomatic cables now released from Wikileaks make it clearer than ever before that foreign troops occupying Haiti for more than seven years have no…

Posted in Ag/Farming Earthquake/CHOLERA

No jobs in Haiti, Filipinos warned

By Jerry E. Esplanada Philippine Daily Inquirer Both the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) have warned against the…

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Dr. Paul’s prescriptions for Haiti’s ills

Reviewed by Roger Annis From Tuesday’s Globe and Mail Published Monday, Jul. 25, 2011 6:00PM EDT Paul Farmer has written an essential book for understanding…

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Boston health team battles Haiti cholera

Boston Globe:By Neena Satija Globe Correspondent / July 24, 2011 At the Hospital Albert Schweitzer in Deschapelles in central Haiti, a team from Massachusetts General…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

Haiti again caught in cholera’s grip

More than 5,800 have died since the outbreak began in October. With the return of the rainy season afoot, more than 1,000 new cases a…

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Official: Haiti to focus on rebuilding neighborhoods with international funds

By Associated Press, Updated: Friday, July 22, 9:24 AM PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The manager of an international reconstruction fund says Haiti will use most of the money…

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Undersea clues to Haiti’s earthquake history

(PhysOrg.com) — For all of its violent destruction, the earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, hardly scratched the surface of the island. But…

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UN rights officials raise concerns over Haiti mayor removing homeless from stadium parking lot

By Associated Press, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — United Nations officials say a Haitian mayor’s closure of a camp that housed several hundred families displaced by last…

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Martelly to reform Haiti reconstruction panel

Haitian President Michel Martelly plans to announce Friday a major overhaul of the reconstruction commission. By Lesley Clark and Jacqueline Charles jcharles@MiamiHerald.com PORT-AU-PRINCE — Disappointed…

Posted in Crime/Corruption Earthquake/CHOLERA Elections Govt Incompentece

Haiti’s recovery stalled

BY MARK SCHNEIDER www.crisisgroup.org More than two months after his inauguration, Haitian President Michel Martelly still does not have a new government in place. The…

Posted in Aristide/Preval Earthquake/CHOLERA

WikiLeaks: Haiti frustrated Washington

MIAMI, July 21 (UPI) — Washington tried and failed to control Haiti after an armed revolt forced President Jean-Bertrand Aristide into exile, cables released by…

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Haitian President Michel Martelly to ask for year-long extension on recovery panel-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Washington Post: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President Michel Martelly will ask a reconstruction commission to extend its mandate a year. A government official says Martelly…

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Haiti president thwarted in ‘wake up’ call

Haiti (MNN) ― Political infighting in Haiti means the new president, Michel Martelly, has been unable to make good on campaign promises made in the…