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New prime minister confirmed by lawmakers in Haiti
Lawmakers overwhelmingly gave final approval to Jean-Max Bellerive as Haiti's new prime minister Tuesday, making him the sixth person to hold the post since 2004 in this politically unstable nation. Comment?
New prime minister confirmed by lawmakers in Haiti
Lawmakers overwhelmingly gave final approval to Jean-Max Bellerive as Haiti's new prime minister Tuesday, making him the sixth person to hold the post since 2004 in this politically unstable nation. Comment?
Actor Rainn Wilson comes home to help Kirkland foundation
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... traded in the offices of Dunder Mifflin and the Hollywood spotlight for a raw look at the poverty-riddled country of Haiti. As an official spokesperson for the Mona Foundation, a Kirkland-based nonprofit organization focused on grassroots ... Comment?
New Haitian Prime Minister Vows to Further Haitia s Pro-Business Stance
Newly appointed Haitian Prime Minister and renowned economist Jean-Max Bellerive today vowed to not only maintain, but further Haiti's pro-business stance, as the country looks to capitalize on both the domestic as well as international outpouring of business interests looking at investment opportunities in Haiti. Comment?
UN: 10,000 Salvadoran flood victims need food
At least 10,000 Salvadorans are in urgent need of food aid after devastating floods and mudslides that damaged crops, destroyed homes and killed 130 people, the U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday. Comment?
[ELD] Vatican's Apostolic Constitution explained
... hungry children at St. Vincent's Center for Handicapped Children in Port-au-Prince and St. Paul's School in Montrouis, Haiti. Full story: More Diocesan news: ... Comment?
Kacey's Bud Lightning used a hat trick from Allain Chaisson and single from Tim Hay to outlast the Auto Barn Wheelers 4-1 in East West Suburban Hockey League action. Comment?
Like a hurricane born in the Caribbean and gathering momentum as it pushes northward, word spread last week that Jean-Claude Duvalier, 34, Haiti's President-for-Life, had fled his country. Comment?
Rainn Wilson adds voice, humor to help poor
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... traded in the offices of Dunder Mifflin and the Hollywood spotlight for a raw look at the poverty-riddled country of Haiti. As an official spokesperson for the Mona Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on grassroots educational initiatives ... Comment?
HAITI: A Year After School Collapse, Parents Seek Justice
... signature. Preventing Another Tragedy The collapse of College La Promesse raised concerns about the physical state of Haiti's schools. Fears were ratcheted up five days later when part of Grace Divine D'Haiti school in Port-au-Prince collapsed, ... Comment?
Low birth rates put hundreds of schools at risk of closing
Low birth rates put hundreds of schools at risk of closing Ontario will see an unprecedented number of school closings unless the province updates its funding models to account for the ever-shrinking school-age population, a report by an education advocacy group has found KATE HAMMER From Monday's Globe and Mail Published on Monday, Nov. 2 comments
Haiti's new prime minister wins confirmation
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The lower house of Haiti's parliament confirmed Jean-Max Bellerive as prime minister on Saturday, clearing the way for the economist and veteran politician to form a new government. Comment?
This is one way of keeping up with what's happening in southern Haiti. Please consider helping us in our work with Haitian orphans and needy children. Comment?
Haitian Deputies Approve Candidate for PM
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Port au Prince, Nov 8 Economist Jean Max Bellerive won the deputies' backing to form government as a Prime Minister in Haiti, plunged into an economic, political crisis in the wake of dismissal of his predecessor Michele Pierre Louis. Comment?
UN plane crash in Haiti kills 11
Eleven UN peacekeepers died Friday when their surveillance plane crashed into a mountainside in Haiti during a routine patrol, UN officials said. Comment?
Haiti: Parliament approves new premier / India: Dalai Lama visit draws thousands / Scotland: G-20 agrees on recovery effort HAITI Parliament OKs new premier The lower house of Haiti's Parliament confirmed Jean-Max Bellerive as prime minister, clearing the way for the economist and veteran politician to form a new government. Comment?
Star of 'The Office' helps Kirkland-based charity
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... to raise money for the Mona Foundation, which helps women and children around the world. Wilson recently returned from Haiti, where the foundation provides financial support to students and a school outside Port au Prince. Wilson says the non-profit ... Comment?
Rebuilding Haiti: A step backward
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FIVE years after the United Nations set out to build a nation in the poorest territory in the Americas, and after three years of relative political stability under President Ren Prval, outsiders have begun to express modest optimism about Haiti. Comment?
SOPUDEP School in Haiti
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Virginian-Pilot writer Nancy Young recently tagged along with a church group from Suffolk, Portsmouth and Chesapeake on their mission to Haiti. Comment?
Night of the Dancing Dead Forget Hollywood, Haiti's got the best scary fun
Carrefour, a slum in Port-au-Prince, the capital city of Haiti. Today is Jour des Morts, or Day of the Dead, and we are here to attend a vodoun, or voodoo, possession ceremony. Comment?