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lavalas party members demand respect for Haiti |
| Haiti, national sovereignty postponed |
| By:
Romeo Estinvil |
| The law, that gave full power to President Rene
Preval to deal with the challenges of
rebuilding, was ratified by the parliament that
holds a piece of the national sovereignty. |
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Haitian
Group in Chicago Unites in Relief Efforts
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Five months after devastating earthquake killed
hundreds of thousands, need for supplies great
for million more who are homeless
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Immigrant Detainees Especially Vulnerable to
Sexual Abuse
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A new report on sexual abuse in the prison
system commissioned by Congress through the
unanimous passage of the Rape Elimination Act of
2003 finds that immigrant detainees -- men,
women, and children -- are especially vulnerable
to sexual assault and need extra protections.
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The Peasant Movement of Papay, a group of
Haitian farmers, has committed to burning 60,000
seed sacks (475 tons) of hybrid corn and
vegetable seeds donated by Monsanto in the wake
of the devastating earthquake earlier
this year.
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World
Drafts Haiti's Reconstruction Road Map
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Representatives of 54 countries and 35
international organizations participating in the
World Summit for
the Future of Haiti selected specific
projects, with a cost of $11 billion that will
be paid through their donations, renewing their
commitments to the reconstruction of the
earthquake stricken Caribbean nation.
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Sharing
a letter from President Obama to America about
the Golf Coast Issue
Dear Jacques :
Yesterday, I
visited Caminada Bay in Grand Isle, Louisiana --
one of the first places to feel the devastation
wrought by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
While I was here, at Camerdelle's Live Bait
shop, I met with a group of local residents and
small business owners.
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Charlie Baker: As governor he’d keep it simple
and save money, create jobs
Needham —Republican gubernatorial candidate
Charlie Baker is stressing streamlining state
government to get Massachusetts out of its
current fiscal problems.
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What
a Paradox! Haiti Continues to Import Workers
While its Unemployment Rate is Nearly 85%
While the Haitian people are dealing with a
chronic double-digit unemployment rate that has
only worsened during the past few months, every
little opportunity goes to foreigners. By
Jacques Dady Jean (Jeune Haiti Magazine staff)
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The
resignation of President Preval is not a panacea
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social and political situation of the first
black republic in the world is extremely
precarious. In
recent weeks in the capital Port-au-Prince and
across other cities, protesters have occupied
streets to request the departure of Preval. |
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With hurricane season under way,
many say Haiti is still unprepared
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By JACQUELINE CHARLES
- McClatchy
Newspapers
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Behind the
once-exclusive gates of this quake-ravaged
nation's only golf course, thousands of sandbags
cut a path up and down steep hills, while a new
road now doubles as an emergency evacuation
route.Cont'd
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Caracas
to take over US-owned oil company
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Venezuela has said
that it will nationalize 11 oil rigs owned by a US
company. The takeover of the rigs, owned by
the Helmerich and Payne oil firm, is the most
recent move in a program of nationalization as
part of the socialist 'Bolivarian revolution' of
Hugo Chavez, the president.
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Forecasters
warn of thunderstorms, chance of tornado
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06/24/10
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Powerful thunderstorms
will march across the state today, wielding strong
winds and possibly generating large hail and even
a tornado or waterspout, the National Weather
Service predicted.
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OTTAWA
— Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean says her appointment
as UN special envoy to Haiti is an expression of
the "solidarity and friendship"
Canadians have demonstrated since the devastating
earthquake in her homeland. 06/23/10
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Fewer
Haitian Nationals than Expected are Applying for Temporary
Protected Status after Earthquake
06/22/10
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Fewer people than expected are using a program
that lets Haitian nationals in the United States
— even those here illegally — stay in this
country for 12 to 18 months rather than be
involuntarily returned to Haiti...
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Bad
Deeds? Questions Surround Roxbury Condo
Foreclosures. Leo Desire comes back in the news
06/22/10
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In the same week that
Choo was closing this deal with Desire, each of
the condos suddenly sold. Eight of them changed
hands in a single day
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US
Senate report says Haiti rebuilding has stalled
06/22/10
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti
— Haiti has made little progress in rebuilding
in the five months since its earthquake, because
of an absence of leadership, disagreements among
donors and general disorganization, a U.S. Senate
report says.
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More sexual abuse in
the Catholic church, Haitian Priest under Fire
06/22/10
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Father Gabriel , a popular
Haitian priest of St Angela, a small parish
in Mattapan MA. is allegedly accused of
sexual abuse according to worshipers.
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President
Rene Preval , Making Fun of All
06/22/10
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Last
week President Rene Preval and certain officials
of the government attended a forum of Haitians and
Dominicans business leaders.
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Marc
Louis Bazin, Former World Bank Official, Prime
Minister of Haiti, Expired. Aged 78
06/19/10
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CAMBRIDGE, MA, Jun. 16 - Marc Louis Bazin (born 6
March 1932), a former World Bank official, former
United Nations functionary and Haitian Minister of
Finance and Economy under the brutal dictatorship
of Mr. Jean-Claude Duvalier died ...
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Clinton-led
commission starts up in Haiti
06/21/10
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti
— Former U.S. President Bill Clinton officially
inaugurated the commission overseeing Haiti's
post-earthquake reconstruction on Thursday,
pledging to accelerate and organize a process that
has raised less than 1 percent of the money
promised by international donors.
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Haitian
prisoners re-captured
06/20/10
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| Contact:
Romeo Estinvil, estinro@hotmail.com |
| Jacques
Dady Jean, jacjean1@hotmail.com |
| (617)
429-5420 |
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