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South Windsor Haiti School
South Windsor High SchoolHaiti is one of the poorest countries in the world. In 2010, about 88% of their rural population was at poverty level after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck. Hundreds of thousands were killed and, as a result of the tragedy, people from all over the...Tags: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Arts and Culture, Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), Natural Disasters, Haiti
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Broward women brought 143 Haitian workers to US for fake jobs, feds say
The 143 workers paid as much as $3,500 each, lured to South Florida from Haiti with false promises of steady paying jobs in construction or on farms, the hope of getting permanent residency and making a life in the U.S., they said. But when they arrived,...
Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Personal Data Collection, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Embassy, Margate
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JetBlue Airways: Fort Lauderdale-Port-au-Prince service to begin Dec. 5
Sun SentinelValue carrier JetBlue Airways on Thursday announced plans for new twice-daily nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince starting Dec. 5. The new...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, JetBlue Airways, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Kennedy Airport, Air Transportation Industry
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Haiti's ex-President Aristide breaks silence
Miami HeraldFormer Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide said if Haiti's upcoming local and senatorial elections are free, fair and transparent, there "is a good chance" that his Fanmi Lavalas Political Party would win a good portion of the seats. "Fanmi Lavalas...Tags: The Miami Herald, Government, Bill Clinton, Politics, Haiti
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Haiti travel getting competition
Miami HeraldTraveling to Haiti just got a bit more competitive. JetBlue Airways, the low-cost carrier that has become a major player in the South Florida and Caribbean market, said Thursday it plans to begin offering daily nonstop service to Port-au-Prince, Haiti,...Tags: Kennedy Airport, Travel, Spirit Airlines, Jamaica, Air France-KLM
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Ex-Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide appears in court, draws crowd
Miami HeraldAlong Rue Champ de Mars, he waved to cheering crowds from his slow-moving, police-escorted motorcade. And in Bel Air and St. Martin, gang-infested former strongholds overlooking the empty grounds of the razed presidential palace, he blew kisses from the...Tags: The Miami Herald, Entertainment, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Christianity, Jean-Claude Duvalier
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Ex-Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in court
Miami HeraldHaiti's reclusive former president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, made a rare public appearance Wednesday, showing up at about 8:15 a.m. at the main Port-au-Prince courthouse to answer an investigative judge's summons. With hundreds of sympathizers, including...Tags: Radio Industry, The Miami Herald, Entertainment, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Politics
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Haiti launches vaccination campaign against fatal childhood diseases
Miami HeraldA year after Haiti launched an ambitious vaccination campaign against several childhood diseases including measles and polio, the country announced Saturday a similar effort against tetanus, and a virus that causes severe, fatal diarrhea in children under...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Chemical Industry, Vaccines, Elections, Disease Prevention
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Haitian businessman wanted in U.S. is arrested in Dominican Republic
Miami HeraldA Haitian businessman wanted on drug trafficking charges in the United States was arrested Thursday at a luxurious hotel in the Dominican Republic. Rodolphe Jaar was arrested by agents from the Dominican Republic's anti-drugs enforcement agency at a...Tags: The Miami Herald, Police Arrests, Haiti, Prosecution, Dominican Republic
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The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn., John Beifuss column
Commercial AppealIf ambition, purpose and potential impact netted Oscars, "Girl Rising" might be the most honored film in Academy history. The documentary's mission is "to try and really move the needle on a global scale in empowering girls and women," said former...Tags: Frontline Limited, World Bank Group, Entertainment, Peter Jennings, Festive Events
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Beauty can be found - even in the destruction of Haiti
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA certain beauty exists even in the worst devastation and circumstances. Have no doubt: the conditions in Haiti, where I recently spent a week, are appalling. Yet, amidst the scenes that overwhelm your mind and break your heart, a quiet child will...Tags: Lancaster County (Pennsylvania), Religion and Belief, Haiti
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Harris: Design for developing nations developing at IIT
Chicago architect Ann Clark is designing a boarding school that will sit in a saddle-shaped field of mostly beans in Grand-Bois, Haiti. Among the challenges: One side of the field slopes more than 25 degrees, and getting there is rougher than white-...
Tags: University of Michigan, Hispaniola, Sean Penn, Haiti, Oprah Winfrey
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May 9, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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May 9, 2013
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May 8, 2013
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Apr 27, 2013
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Apr 25, 2013
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Mar 17, 2013
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Dec 23, 2012
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