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Florida university opens TB lab in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The University of Florida on Wednesday opened a state-of-the-art lab in Haiti to train researchers to better understand and fight tuberculosis….

Posted in Ag/Farming Earthquake/CHOLERA

Haiti’s current drought: An opportunity to build climate change resilience?

April 22, 2014 Posted by Guest Blogger The mayor of Grande-Saline in rural Artibonite, Haiti enlisted support from Oxfam in 2011 to address flood control….

Posted in Elections FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Martelly s’est trompé sur l’application de ‘’l’article 12’’

Le Nouvelliste | Publié le : 22 avril 2014 L’article 12 de l’Accord d’El Rancho ne peut être appliqué sans le consentement des parties qui…

Posted in Crime/Corruption Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

WHEN THE CHIP ARE DOWN – UN PEACEKEEPERS ARE IMPOTENT OR UNWILLING TO KEEP PEACE-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s army, backing its neighbour South Sudan against a four-month-old rebellion, said on Wednesday U.N. peacekeepers should have done…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Grievability and the Right to Fight in Haiti

This story begins with the earthquake, but it is not about the earthquake. Marie Ginie was 14 when the earthquake destroyed her home. No one…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Why Haiti’s deadly cholera epidemic ‘could strike again’

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) — In January 2010 a seven-point magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti, killing more than 250,000 people and damaging its infrastructure, including some water…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Haiti turns to Taiwan

Haiti’s President Michel Martelly TAIPEI, Taiwan (CMC) — Haitian President Michel Martelly arrived here yesterday for a four-day state visit. Martelly, accompanied by his wife,…

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POT CALLS THE KETTLE BLACK –SENATE PRESIDENT DESRAS ATTACKS MARTELLY OVER ONA FIASCO – SAYS MARTELLY GOVERNMENT DOOMED IF NO ELECTIONS IN OCTOBER

April 21, 2014 Senate President Desras makes statement from Fermath home allegedly purchased with $330,000 bribe as he accuses Martelly government of illegal activity with…

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Venezuela unrest: Fresh violence erupts in Caracas

BBC NEWS Tear gas and water cannon were used to disperse the protesters Fresh violence has erupted in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, between police and…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

U.N. Struggles to Stem Haiti Cholera Epidemic

By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD and SOMINI SENGUPTA A young Haitian fishing in the Latem River, known to be contaminated. The country is still struggling to…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Haiti’s 128-room Royal Oasis Hotel Opens Nearly Three Years After Being Hammered by Disaster and with a Project Cost Growing from $19 Million to $35 Million-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

By jacqueline charles, The Miami HeraldMcClatchy-Tribune Regional NewsDec. 14, 2012–PETIONVILLE — The long-awaited soiree in the middle of the week attracted an invitation-only crowd of…

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Les agriculteurs du haut Artibonite s’alarment face à la secheresse-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Le Nouvelliste | Publié le : 16 avril 2014 Les autorités agricoles sont dans la ligne de mire des planteurs de la plaine des Gonaïves…

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Wendi C. Thomas: Symphony chair, doctor give gift of music to Haitian teen

Dr. Susan Nelson, a volunteer physician with the West Tennessee Haiti Partnership, delivers a flute donated by Memphis Symphony Orchestra board chair Gayle Rose to…

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Haiti President Martelly to visit Taiwan next week

2014/04/19 09:59:10 President Ma Ying-jeou chatted with President Michel Joseph Martelly during a visit to Haiti in August 2013. Taipei, April 19 (CNA) President of…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Audit Finds US Housing Aid Program in Haiti Falls Short -Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

PORT-AU-PRINCE — A post-earthquake housing program in Haiti funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has delivered only a quarter of the planned…

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Growing Protests in Haiti: Thousands Demonstrate to Demand the Departure of President Martelly and MINUSTAH

By kim ives Thousands marched in the streets of Port-au-Prince on Apr. 15 to demand that President Michel Martelly step down. The day before, 50…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Can ‘upcycling’ give Haiti’s fashion industry a boost?

Discarded clothing often ends up in Haiti, fueling a booming secondhand market. A new recycling trend could help the country’s hard-hit tailors and seamstresses Amy…

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ANDRE MICHEL MANAGES TO MANIPULATE HIS ARREST IN MIREBALAIS WHILE DRIVING A STOLEN CAR

April 16, 2014 No, it isn’t April Fools’ Day but Andre Michel travelled to Mirebalais in company with some educational syndicalists – in a stolen…

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Haiti, Turkey Hold Talks in Port-au-Prince

Above: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu continued his trip…

Posted in Aristide/Preval Crime/Corruption

Coast Guard seizes $350 million of cocaine in the Caribbean

The U.S. Coast Guard is showing off the fruits of a successful drug-seizing tour in Miami. Crew members aboard the USCGC Legare unloaded more than…