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For Haiti's children, school dinners are the only meal on offer

More than 250 students have gathered in the two rooms of a small public school here, some 30 kilometers from the country's capital Port-au-Prince, waiting for a meal prepared by the World Food Program.

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Related Topix: Central America, World News

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Inter Press Service

HAITI: Shooting Incident Sparks Anger at U.N. Troops

PRINCE, Nov 20 - Under a beating sun in the grassy field where two U.N. helicopters landed in Grand Goave last week, 19-year-old Benson Blanc moved his hands as if rapid-firing a gun into the ground in front of him and made a "tok-tok-tok-tok" sound.

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Related Topix: Central America, World News,

KTLA-TV Los Angeles

20 years after UN pact to protect children, some successes alongside a long list of woes

EDITOR'S NOTE - The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease.

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Related Topix: World News

The Mobile Register Online

Mission Report: St. Thomas Episcopal to Haiti

Editor's note: The Huntsville Times welcomes reports of intensive local, national and international mission work by congregations.

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Related Topix: World News, Central America, Huntsville, AL, Life, Food, Food Festival, Medicine, Nursing, Birmingham, AL, Birmingham Metro

Thu Nov 19, 2009

www.laht.com | forhaiti

Haitian Migrants Forced Out of Dominican Town After Murder

SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic - Residents of the northern Dominican town of Manga Larga went on a rampage against Haitians after a local man was slain by an undocumented migrant from the neighboring country.

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Related Topix: World News, Dominican Republic, Central America

www.miamiherald.com | forhaiti

Man to settle charges he stole millions from Haitian Americans with Ponzi scheme

A self-proclaimed investment guru has agreed to a settlement with federal securities regulators over charges he bilked hundreds of fellow Haitian Americans out of $23.4 million, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday.

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www.miamiherald.com | forhaiti

Man to settle charges he stole millions from Haitian Americans with Ponzi scheme

A self-proclaimed investment guru has agreed to a settlement with federal securities regulators over charges he bilked hundreds of fellow Haitian Americans out of $23.4 million, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

www.upi.com | forhaiti

Children in Haiti need protection

Haiti needs to enact legislation to protect children who are working as domestics in conditions that amount to slavery, an international organization suggests.

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Related Topix: Amnesty International, Activism, Charitable Organizations, World News,

Tue Nov 17, 2009

www.amnesty.org | forhaiti

Haiti government must eradicate child slavery

Authorities in Haiti must enact legislation to protect children working as domestic help in conditions that amount to slavery, said Amnesty International ahead of Universal Children's Day.

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Related Topix: Activism, Amnesty International, Charitable Organizations

www.prnewswire.com | forhaiti

Haitian Wireless Company Voila Repositions for Future Growth

The new campaign draws on Voila's strong commitment to Haiti and features a television spot with Haitian-born musician Wyclef Jean .

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, The Fugees

www.google.com | forhaiti

For Haiti's children, school dinners are the only meal on offer

More than 250 students have gathered in the two rooms of a small public school here, some 30 kilometers from the country's capital Port-au-Prince, waiting for a meal prepared by the World Food Program.

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Related Topix: Central America, World News

www.palmbeachpost.com | forhaiti

New shipping line launches between S. Florida and Haiti

A new shipping line is launching in South Florida to serve Haiti, with the former director of the Port of Miami at the company's helm.

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Related Topix: Central America, Miami, FL,

www.tampabay.com | forhaiti

USF has a large number of players with Haitian backgrounds - St. Petersburg Times

In the frantic seconds before a play, as USF's defense is lined up and awaiting the snap, Bulls linebacker Sabbath Joseph will sometimes tap defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul on the shoulder.

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Related Topix: Sports, South Florida Bulls NCAA Football, NCAA Sports, University of South Florida NCAA, NCAA Football, Sabbath Joseph, Quincy Okolie, Danous Estenor, Mistral Raymond

www.usatoday.com | forhaiti

From Haiti, with Rainn: Day 5

The Office star Rainn Wilson recently embarked on a charity trip to Haiti and kept a diary detailing his adventures for USA TODAY.

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Related Topix: World News, Central America, Travel, Haiti Travel, Rainn Wilson, Family, Kids

www.google.com | forhaiti

The Associated Press: The world's most and least corrupt countries

A look at the world's 10 most corrupt and 10 least corrupt countries according to the Corruption Perceptions Index report published Tuesday by watchdog Transparency International. (slight progress. . .Ed.)

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english.people.com.cn | forhaiti

United Nations decorate Chilean peacekeeping force in Haiti

The United Nations decorated the Chilean peacekeeping force in Haiti with the "Medal Parade," the Chilean Army said in a statement on Monday.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

www.suntci.com | forhaiti

Illegal Haitian seeks shooting injury probe

An illegal Haitian now residing at Her Majesty's Prison in Grand Turk awaiting court hearing on a charge of attempted murder of a police officer wants the authorities mount an investigation into why he was "unnecessarily shot", claiming that he was unharmed and running away from the police.

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www.nytimes.com | forhaiti

On Environmental Brink, Haiti Scrambles for a Lifeline

A hard rain can be deadly here. A family of four was reported killed late last month when rushing stormwater loosened soil under their hillside house and brought the structure down on them.

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Related Topix: World News,

ipsnews.net | forhaiti

HAITI: A Year After School Collapse, Parents Seek Justice

On the morning of Nov. 7, 2008 shortly after 10 a.m. as the second period was beginning, College La Promesse Evangelique, a three-storey cinderblock school in the Nerette neighbourhood of Petionville, fell in on itself.

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Related Topix: World News, Central America, 9

latimesblogs.latimes.com | forhaiti

Album review: Wyclef Jean's 'From the Hut, to the Projects, to the Mansion'

Album review: Wyclef Jean's 'From the Hut, to the Projects, to the Mansion' November 9, 2009 5:30 pm During the second track of his latest album, Wyclef Jean relates the tale of an autograph-seeking fan mistaking him for Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am. It's an interesting illustration of how far below the radar the former Fugees frontman has fallen...

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Related Topix: Wyclef Jean, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, The Black Eyed Peas, The Fugees, The Streets

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