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ONE MONTH WITH NEW GOVERNMENT AND WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR SOME ACTION – ANY ACTION!!

March 7, 2017 One month ago everyone was shining their shoes, pressing their best suits, to participate in the inauguration ceremony. It was a neat…

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Failed policies in Haiti fuel a post-hurricane food crisis

The church’s roof peeled off an hour before dawn, killing three of the villagers sheltering under it and forcing the rest into a flooded field…

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Hurricane Matthew: UN seeks backing for $2.7bn Haiti recovery plan- Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

By: James Richards 7 Mar 17 The United Nations has called for $2.7bn to support the recovery of Haiti, which suffered widespread damage during Hurricane…

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Haiti: Hurricane Matthew – Situation Report No. 35 (04 March 2017)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Published on 04 Mar 2017 — View Original Download PDF (294.62 KB) Main Points In the five…

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Ex-Haitian president dies, no clear cause

Gulf Times: Rene Preval Reuters/Port-au-Prince Former Haitian president Rene Preval, 74, the first leader in Haiti’s history to win a democratic election, serve a full…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Zika Makes Microcephaly 20 Times More Likely

A new CDC report begins to quantify the devastating effects the virus has on children. Heloisa, who has a twin sister named Heloa, both 10…

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HASTA LA VISTA, TI RENÉ!

HASTA LA VISTA, TI RENÉ! A l’école de la Démocratie, ouverte en 1986,Ti René Préval s’est inscrit. Comme beaucoup d’autres citoyens désireux de servir Haiti…

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American cocaine use is way up. Colombia’s coca boom might be why

By Nick Miroff March 4 at 6:00 AM Colombian soldiers spray chemicals to kill coca plants in Tumaco on Feb. 2. Eradication efforts have slowed…

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Fashion Designer Azede Jean-Pierre Shares Her Photo Diary From an Artisan Tour of Her Native Haiti

They say you can’t go home again, but Azede Jean-Pierre would beg to differ. The Haitian-born, Atlanta-bred designer—whose modern, quirky, and architectural designs have become…

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Haitian actor Jimmy Jean-Louis: ‘The more I know about Haiti, the more I know about myself.’

Haiti-born Hollywood actor Jimmy Jean-Louis is starring in three films (“Everything But a Man,” “Cargo,” and “Empty Box“) at the Miami Film Festival, March 3-12….

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Rene Preval, who led Haiti amid catastrophe, dies at 74

Associated Press | PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Rene Preval, a low-key technocrat who led Haiti as president during the devastating January 2010 earthquake and a…

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President Jovenel asks for prayer

Three days after President Jovenel Moise was inaugurated in Port au Prince, he accepted an invitation to inaugurate a new market place built by our…

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RENE PREVAL HAS LEFT US

RENE PREVAL HAS LEFT US 13:02 Mar 3, 2017 President Rene Preval  suffered a heart attack and died after being transported to the hospital. A…

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Haiti’s Charms and Challenges Keep Former Habitat Exec Mrs. Blake Motivated- Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

March 2, 2017 | Phil BoltonMadam Sonia at the Love A Child Miracle Village in Haiti holding leaves from a Moringa tree often called the…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

UN Fund to Fight Cholera in Haiti Hovers at 2 Percent of Goal

VOA News: A demonstrator spray paints the message in Creole “We demand justice for all cholera victims” outside United Nations headquarters to protest the U.N….

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The RAM Group will not participate in the Port-au-Prince Carnival – Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Haiti Libre: Sunday, the Mayor of Port-au-Prince and the Organizing Committee of the Carnival announced that the Musical Group RAM, previously retained to participate in…

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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Mar 2 2017 Someone mentioned that Michel’s helicopter was arriving at 10:00 A.M. So people started to walk towards the expected landing place. Soon over…

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Haitian facing deportation after ‘habitual’ traffic offenses latest test of Trump immigration policy

Haitian facing deportation after ‘habitual’ traffic offenses latest test of Trump immigration policy James Lacroix Miami-Dade Police By David Ovalle dovalle@miamiherald.com Haitian national James Lacroix…

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In Haiti, a hit song about ‘sugar babies’ and ‘papas’ becomes social commentary

By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@miamiherald.com PORT-AU-PRINCE The catchy song with the frenetic beat airs the dirty secret that everyone knows but no one talks about: “The…

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Colorful Carnival in Haiti’s storm-hit region

(Photo: Dieu Nalio Chery, AP) LES CAYES, Haiti – Haiti’s three-day Carnival festivities have brought rum-fueled parties, imaginative costumes and high-energy dance music to a…