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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…

Posted in Ag/Farming Earthquake/CHOLERA

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…

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In Haiti, the ‘big truck’ is still going by

BY JAMES ENGLISH james.english@tcu.edu This month marks the fourth anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti and the one-year anniversary of the most important written work…

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Haiti, Unfinished and Forsaken

`NYTimes Editorial:Four years after the earthquake, Haiti is a fragile, largely forgotten country. It’s possible that some natural or man-made crisis this year could push…

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The forgotten victims of Haiti’s earthquake

January 10th, 2014 02:18 PM ET The forgotten victims of Haiti’s earthquake By Chiara Liguori, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Chiara Liguori is Amnesty International’s Caribbean researcher. The…

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5.0 Earthquake in CUBA

Quake depth of 20 KM-5.0 Magnitude felt 38 KM North of Corralillo, Cuba See UPDATED LINK HERE

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Haiti Police: Killers Targeted Moto-Taxi Drivers

THOMAZEAU, Haiti January 9, 2014 (AP) By TRENTON DANIEL Associated Press Detectives have recovered the remains of at least 10 people in a remote area…

Posted in Elections Govt Incompentece

Can Haiti and the Dominican Republic repair relations after citizenship ruling?

A September court ruling strips Dominican citizenship from children of undocumented immigrants – mostly Haitian – even if they were born in the DR. By…

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Haiti ‘open for business,’ Jean says -Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

“Haiti is open for business,” former Canadian governor-general Michaëlle Jean says. Four years after the devastating earthquake, the impoverished Caribbean country is making strides attracting…

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La peur en Haïti et en république dominicaine á l’aube des négociations bilatérales

Par: Michel William michelwilliam1000@hotmail.com l’arrêt 168-13 pris par la cour constitutionnelle dominicaine pour dénationaliser les citoyens dominicains d’origine haïtienne á partir de l’année 1929 á la…