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New York City Run Gets Haitian Children Back to School-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

NEW YORK, April 3, 2012 — 4-Mile Public Run/Walk Part of Celebrity-Supported Campaign for Concern Worldwide NEW YORK, April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On April…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

UN in Haiti sees jump in cholera cases as rainy season begins

By Associated Press, Published: April 3 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti is seeing a jump in the number of cholera cases as the Caribbean nation heads into…

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UN concerned over funding for humanitarian services in Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The United Nations and the Government of Haiti today voiced concern over a lack of resources to fund humanitarian services…

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In Haiti, Global Failures on a Cholera Epidemic

NY Times: Damon Winter/The New York Times A child played and a woman washed clothes at the river tributary in Meille that is believed to…

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Dominican Senator Under Pressure to Explain No-Bid Contracts with Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Friday, 30 March 2012 09:53 Written by S. Maxime SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (defend.ht/Dominican Today) – Pressure mounts on the Dominican ruling party Senator Felix…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

L’enfer des déplacés du parc Ste-Thérèse

LeNouvelliste:Les averses qui s’abattent sur la capitale depuis la semaine dernière sont de plus en plus inquiétantes, vu la situation alarmante qu’elles engendrent notamment dans…

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Morse: Rambling in Haiti

Tuesday, 27 March 2012 18:19 Written by Richard A. Morse Defend HT: It sure has been a long time since I sat down and wrote…

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UN says Haiti quake victims at risk over donor deficit

BBC: The United Nations in Haiti has warned that hundreds of thousands of quake victims are at risk due to an aid shortfall. The UN…

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Caracol, au delà du Parc industriel

LeNouvelliste: La construction du parc industriel est loin de faire oublier aux Caracolois qu’ils vivent sans électricité, sans eau potable, sans voie d’accès… dans le…

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Digicel to build Haiti submarine cable link; leaving BTC treading water?

telegeography.com Jamaica-based Digicel Group yesterday announced a plan to deploy an undersea fibre-optic cable connecting Haiti to an existing route from Jamaica to the US,…

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New investment fund seeks to spur jobs, growth in Haiti

By JACQUELINE CHARLES – McClatchy NewspaperMIAMI – The World Bank’s private sector arm is investing up to $10 million in Haiti in hopes of spurring…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Elections

French Ministry to Bring Haitian Delegates to France

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Following a series of meetings between Haiti’s Minister of the Interior, Thierry Mayard-Paul and Jean Dussourd, Prefet Referent on Haiti to…

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US$16-m ‘Fibralink’ extension to reconnect Haiti with the world

JUST over two years after Haiti was devastated by a powerful magnitude-7 earthquake, the impoverished country is set to receive a major boost with the…

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Haiti, UN make urgent appeal for aid as rainy season nears

The United Nations and Haitian government make an urgent appeal for $60 million in aid as a lack of funding hampers efforts rebuilding efforts at…

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UN official pleas for funds before Haiti’s rains

March 27, 2012 16:52 GMT PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations mission in Haiti is worried that a scarcity of resources will prompt a…

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In Haiti, Bureaucratic Delays Stall Mass Cholera Vaccinations

Credit: John W. Poole / NPR A hundred thousand people in Haiti are ready and waiting to get vaccinated against cholera. The vaccine is sitting…

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Red Cross in Haiti considers building hotel, conference center in Caribbean nation-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Washington Post: By Associated Press, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is considering building a hotel and conference…

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Hurricane experts eye 2012 season

Despite an unprecedented early spring heat-wave that helped break records across the country last week, it’s the warming waters halfway across the world that have…

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Sean Penn turned to alcohol in Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Actor and activist Sean Penn is keen to cut back on his alcohol intake after turning to booze at night during the ongoing relief effort…

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Watch Footage from Arcade Fire’s Trips to Haiti

Arcade Fire released video footage yesterday from their March 2011 and February 2012 visits to Haiti. The footage was recorded by the band and Bec…