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Seaport, the engine of Haiti’s recovery, is sputtering

The crippled seaport in Haiti’s capital, critical to getting the country back on its feet, is mired in cronyism, waste, scandal and inertia. BY JACQUELINE…

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FLASH-FLASH-FLASH READ THIS ONE-Dr. Anthony Alessi: On my 3rd visit to Haiti after quake, I’ve seen some changes for better

By DR. ANTHONY ALESSI For The Norwich Bulletin Posted Jul 17, 2010 @ 11:30 PM Last update Jul 17, 2010 @ 11:32 PM Scorching sun…

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Haiti’s sick ‘must not be forgotten

By Jane Elliott Health reporter, BBC News Operation. Pic: Merlin/Jeroen Oerlemans Merlin orthopaedic and plastic surgeons operate on a survivor Six months ago, scores of…

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Bill Clinton gets tough as donors fail to honour $5bn Haiti pledge-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Bill Clinton has promised to get tough with countries which pledged billions of dollars in aid to earthquake-ravaged Haiti but have yet to deliver the…

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Aid to Haiti: The View From the World Bank-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

To the Editor: “Finishing Haiti’s Unfinished Work,” by Jean-Max Bellerive, the prime minister of Haiti, and former President Bill Clinton (Op-Ed, July 12), makes clear…

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Devastated Haiti Braces for an Active Hurricane Season-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

By NATHANIAL GRONEWOLD of Greenwire Published: July 12, 2010 UNITED NATIONS — Aid workers are still scrambling to provide shelter to millions of Haitians made…

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Agriculture Short-Changed in Haiti’s Post-Quake Recovery Lack of rural jobs threatens reconstruction effort

After a powerful earthquake struck Haiti in January, boosting agricultural production was seen as one of the keys to the nation’s recovery. Six months later,…

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Aid cargo sits unused in Haitian customs lot-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

(NECN/CNN: Port-au-Prince, Haiti) – In the main harbor of Port-au-Prince, where life-saving supplies are shipped in from around the world, there is a hold put…

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Haiti reconstruction must proceed with all possible speed-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Saturday, July 17, 2010 IT HAS BEEN half a year since an earthquake nearly flattened Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, killing 250,000 people and leaving…

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Haitian protesters say President Rene Preval must go

THOUSANDS of young Haitians demonstrated in their devastated capital yesterday, demanding the ouster of President Rene Preval. One day after marking the six-month anniversary of…

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6 Months later-PHOTO Gallery of Camp Life in Haiti

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Six Month Commemoration of Haiti Earthquake

Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC July 12, 2010 It has been six months since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti and claimed…

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DECLARATION DE PRINCIPE D’UN GROUPE DE PARLEMENTAIRES DE LA 48ème LEGISLATURE

1)    Considérant que la présidence de René Préval n’a jamais respecté les délais constitutionnels relatifs au mandat des parlementaires, a toujours accouché des élections frauduleuses…

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Haitian rebel, Guy Phillipe slams quake response

Haiti’s most notorious former rebel leader has criticised the government’s response to the January 12th earthquake and has called on Rene Preval, the Haitian president,…

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Interview with Haiti President Rene Preval.

An in depth interview with Haitian president Rene Preval, conducted by Ray Suarez of PBS.  Not surprisingly, Preval laments the pace of reconstruction funding, particularly…

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Trinidad: Obama Dissed Preval – Nouvelle Tournure

Trinidad: Obama Dissed Preval in Trinidad during the Summit of the Americas (April 17-19, 2009) – Nouvelle Tournure (New twist) What really is the case…

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Storm Strikes Haven for Displaced Haitians

Heavy wind and rain earlier this week turned the Corail-Cesselesse camp north of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, from a supposed haven for earthquake-displaced families into a disaster…

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Two-faced Democracy in Haiti

The Haiti Information Project recently published a short article reporting that the Provisional Election Council (CEP) had allowed the Fanmi Lavalas party to register to…

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Haiti recovery bogged down 6 months after quake

By JONATHAN M. KATZ The Associated Press Sunday, July 11, 2010; 12:26 AM CORAIL-CESSELESSE, Haiti — The sun was beating down on the rocky cactus…

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Aid agencies ‘stretched to limit’ in Haiti

Aid agencies have warned that their ability to keep delivering basic services in earthquake-stricken Haiti is being stretched to the limit. The Red Cross said…