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The Cost Of Saving Lives With Local Peanuts In Haiti

by Dan Charles All Things Considered [8 min 20 sec] Download Enlarge Alex E. Proimos/flickr How much extra would you pay for local food? It’s…

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Haiti Commission Meets on Food Prices

Above: a meeting of the price control commission in Port-au-Prince (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s recently-established Commission on Price Control met…

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Haiti: Senate Unanimous to Remove Three Supreme Court Justices

[file] PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The Senate on Wednesday resolved unanimously to remove Chief Justice Anel Alexis Joseph and Justices, Kesner Michel Thermési and Frantzi…

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Fears abound ahead of close Venezuelan elections

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ Associated Press AP Photo/Fernando Llano CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan voters Luis Gustavo Marin and Dunia Nessi are on opposite sides of…

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U.N. Security Council says progress being made in Haiti, but peacekeepers should remain-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Security Council members Wednesday called on Haitian leaders to hold elections and keep promises, while acknowledging progress has been made. By Jacqueline Charles Acknowledging recent…

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Haiti’s Central Bank, IFC Partner to Expand Leasing Infrastructure

Above: a waterfront rehabilitation project in in Port-au-Prince (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Banque de la Republique d’Haiti central bank and…

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Haiti’s Second Goudougoudou: The Global Food Crisis

Having accompanied and translated for Haitian housing rights activist Reyneld Sanon on his recent trip to Washington, it became all too evident from many sectors:…

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Haiti’s Two-Million-Dollar Ghost Town

This model home from Perma Shelter, above, has been turned into a communal latrine. Photo: HGW/Milo Milfort ZORANJE, Haiti, Oct 2 2012 (Haiti Grassroots Watch)…

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Haiti: President Martelly Arranges His Own Protest of Support

President Michel Martelly leads similar kanaval-style protest on February 18 [file] PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – President Michel Martelly found it wise on Monday to coordinate…

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Jacques Salès chez France-Empire (Paris, France)

Auteur : Jacques Salès Genre : Histoire Editeur : France-Empire, Paris, France Prix : 22.00 € Date de sortie : 20/09/2012 GENCOD : 9782704811618 Résumé…

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A judicial crisis erupts in Haiti

While Haitian leaders were out of the country, accusations about judicial improprieties led to the firing of a chief prosecutor. By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@MiamiHerald.com While…

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Haitians ignore gov’t ban on plastic bags

Children wait in line to sell plastic bottles at a Haiti recycling office in Cite Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Haitian merchants on…

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Haitians welcome President Martelly home a day after anti-government protests

A day after several thousand Haitians took to the streets in anti-government protests, supporters of President Michel Martelly held their own carnival-infused welcome home fete….

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Audio interview : Haiti Observateur en possession de documents compromettant pour Laurent Lamothe tant pour la Haitel que Global Voice a déclaré Leo Joseph rédacteur du Journal au micro d’Edens Desbas

Audio interview : Haiti Observateur en possession de documents compromettant pour Laurent Lamothe tant pour la Haitel que Global Voice a déclaré Leo Joseph rédacteur…

Posted in Crime/Corruption DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti Govt Incompentece

ACCORDING TO FIRED COMMISSIONER SENATUS JUSTICE MINISTER SANON AND CEP CHIEF PIERRE-LOUIS HAVE A PRIVATE CLUB DEDICATED TO SEX WITH CHILDREN AND WERE SUBJECT OF ARREST WARRANTS, WHEN QUEEN SOPHI FLEW FROM NEW YORK TO REPLACE HIM. THERE IS A LOT OF DIRTY STUFF IN THE MARTELLY CIRCLE. October 2, 2012.

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Haiti plastics ban gets mixed reaction from cost-conscious poor

By Susana Ferreira PORT-AU-PRINCE | Mon Oct 1, 2012 3:02pm EDT (Reuters) – Haiti imposed a ban on plastic and foam food containers as well…

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Haiti’s new environmental turn delights, dismays

Haitians, like this woman, are being forced out of living in Haiti’s Parc La Visite national park — a new effort to help the country’s…

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On Haiti-Dominican Republic Border, Remembering a Long-Forgotten Massacre

Above: Dajabon in the Dominican Republic (Photo: Border of Lights) By the Caribbean Journal staff It was 1937 when between 10,000 and 20,000 Haitians and…

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Manufacturing Consent for UN Troops in Haiti-Keane Bhatt-Manufacturing Contempt

Guest post by Ansel Herz: As this blog has amply documented, the establishment media is replete with inaccurate and biased coverage of Latin America. When…

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Haiti takes on dreaded disease elephantiasis one mouth at a time

View Photo Gallery — Fighting disease in Haiti: Officials in Haiti are using “mass drug administration” to fight a parasitic infection that can cause permanent swelling….