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Mosquito-borne virus spreading in Caribbean

By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press AP Photo/James Gathany KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — A mosquito-borne virus appears to be spreading quickly in the Caribbean during the…

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Four years after the Haiti earthquake, what have billions in US aid bought?-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — In the four years since Haiti’s disastrous earthquake, the United States has promised $3.6 billion in aid, at least $2.8 billion of…

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Of the 68 earthquakes worldwide in the past 24 hours, 55 have been on the North coast of Puerto Rico

It was 54 a second ago, but there is another one letting go right now…. We should all turn to the person beside us, and…

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4 Years Of Oklahomans Helping Haiti Through Mission Of Hope

By Deanne Stein, News 9 – bio | email A little boy sits next to his house in a refugee camp for displaced people in…

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Four years after quake, Haitians remember their dead, celebrate life

By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@MiamiHerald.com LÉOGANE, Haiti — They prayed underneath tarps held together with plastic pipes, sat on cinder blocks behind a destroyed Cathedral while…

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GlobalPost’s continuing effort to answer an elusive, multi-billion-dollar question: “After Haiti’s devastating earthquake, where did the aid money go?”

New hospital encourages doctors to stay as Haiti continues to rebuild Medical residencies at the Partners in Health hospital in Mirebalais are preparing the next…

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Haiti marks devastating earthquake anniversary

The cathedral in Port-au-Prince was destroyed by the quake The people of Haiti have been remembering the victims of a devastating earthquake that struck the…

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Pope Names 19 New Cardinals, Focusing on the Poor Including one from Haiti

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press Pope Francis named his first batch of cardinals on Sunday, choosing 19 men from Asia, Africa, Latin America and elsewhere,…

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Safety still a luxury for Haitian builders

Better-funded projects are built to survive earthquakes By TRENTON DANIEL, Associated Press Published: January 11, 2014, 10:14 PM A Marriott hotel, center, and Digicel office,…

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Four years after the earthquake, Haiti looks to turn disaster into promise

By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@MiamiHerald.com CANAAN, Haiti — The sun-baked cinderblocks in Claude Saint-Elys’ dirt yard are an eroding reminder of the dream: a two-bedroom house…

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Haiti’s French/Creole divide

PIERRE By JACQUES PIERRE jacques.pierre@duke.edu It was sunny as usual in Little Haiti, a small Haitian enclave in Miami where the predominant language is Haitian…

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Celebs show philanthropic side at Haiti benefit

Michael Douglas arrives at the 3rd Annual Sean Penn & Friends HELP HAITI HOME Gala on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 at the Montage Hotel in…

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Haiti to plant millions of trees to boost forests and help tackle poverty

The Guardian.com Government-backed campaign aims to double Caribbean country’s forest cover by 2016 Haiti was once covered in verdant forests but land clearance for colonial…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA FRENCH/CREOLE Articles Govt Incompentece

Seize équipes pour disputer la nouvelle saison

En présence de Gary Nicolas (vice-président), Monique André, Pierre André Myrville, Gabriel Rigaud Junior, Varieno Saint-Fleur (membres), Carlo Marcelin, (secrétaire général) de la FHF et…

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Canada’s Aid to Haiti Supports Its Own Economic Interest Not Haiti’s Development – Report

An alliance of Quebec human rights groups raised an alarm Thursday as it released a study that questions the efficacy and ethics of Canada’s efforts…

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Haiti Doesn’t Build Stronger After Quake, Gaps Remain

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti January 11, 2014 (AP) By TRENTON DANIEL Associated Press On a steep hillside on the edge of Haiti’s capital, Pacha Jeudy slaps soupy…

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Questions About the Haitian Reconstruction’s Housing Projects

Thursday, 09 January 2014 11:14 By Ayiti Kale Je , Haiti Grassroots Watch | News Analysis Port-au-Prince – Four years after the January 12 2010…

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Haiti’s prime minister meets with press to outline achievements 4 years after big earthquake

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The Haitian government delivered a progress report Friday on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the earthquake that wracked the deeply…

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Haiti PM Highlights Headway 4 Years After Quake

By TRENTON DANIEL Associated Press Haiti’s prime minister said Friday that his government has made headway in rebuilding the country following a devastating earthquake four…

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Make 2014 a Year of Recommitment to Haiti

A few years back, I was in Haiti on assignment and had the honor of spending Easter morning with a Haitian colleague, the Reverend Herode…