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Posted By: zephyr
Posted On: Mar 17, 2011
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AlterNet / By Arun Gupta :
The collision between natural hazards and human society and economy is what creates a disaster.
This century, barely out of the box, is already flush with mega-disasters: Hurricane...... [view]
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Posted By: zephyr
Posted On: Feb 27, 2010
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By Jean H Charles:
I was traveling from a stint of three weeks in Haiti to New York. My schedule on Spirit Airlines from Santo Domingo necessitates a stay over in Fort Lauderdale. In spite of my pleading with the airline, I could not find a seat on the La Guardia-bound route. It was after...... [view]
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Posted By: zephyr
Posted On: Feb 4, 2010
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By Clarens Renois:
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- The death toll in the Haiti quake has swelled to 200,000, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said Wednesday as angry protests over the slow arrival of aid flared on the rubble-strewn streets.
More than three weeks after the 7.0-magnitude...... [view]
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Posted By: zephyr
Posted On: Jan 30, 2010
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By KEEBLE McFARLANE:
FOR many years, I had this mental picture of an unwelcome gift - a hand shakes you awake from a deep slumber to announce "Welcome to your new job ... President!" "President of what country?" you ask as you rub the sleep from your eyes. "Haiti!" the excited voice...... [view]
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Posted By: zephyr
Posted On: Jan 13, 2010
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By by the Monitor's Editorial Board:
After a massive earthquake struck Haiti on Tuesday, thousands of survivors gathered in public squares and sang hymns. People poured out gratitude for lives saved, and prayed for help.
Haiti, the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, is unable to...... [view]
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Posted By: zephyr
Posted On: Nov 27, 2009
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By Marc Frank:
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters) -- Cubans are bracing for hard times in 2010 as President Raul Castro slashes imports and cuts government spending to get Cuba out of crisis -- and they are growing impatient with the slow pace of economic reform.
Hurricanes, the global recession, US...... [view]
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Posted By: zephyr
Posted On: May 26, 2009
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Reflections of Fidel
(Taken from CubaDebate)
FIVE days ago I read a press report stating that Ban Ki-moon is to appoint Bill Clinton as his special envoy for Haiti.
According to the report, Clinton accompanied the secretary general on a two-day official visit to Haiti...... [view]
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Posted By: zephyr
Posted On: Apr 20, 2009
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Reflections of Fidel
(Taken from CubaDebate)
WHILE neither represented at nor excommunicated from the Port of Spain Summit we were able to find out what has been discussed there up until today. We were led to fully expect that the meeting would not be private, but the stage...... [view]
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Posted By: zephyr
Posted On: Apr 14, 2009
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By Jeff Franks and Pascal Fletcher:
HAVANA/MIAMI (Reuters) -- President Barack Obama's lifting of US curbs on family travel and remittances to Cuba will bring divided families closer and supplement stressed budgets on the island, Cubans and Cuban Americans said on Monday.
On both sides of...... [view]
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Posted By: zephyr
Posted On: Mar 22, 2009
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CHICAGO, USA (AFP): The number of fish living in Caribbean reefs has dropped significantly since 1995, after decades of stability, and is likely due to a significant loss of coral, a study published Thursday found.
Researchers examined data from 48 different studies of 318 reefs across the...... [view]
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Posted By: zephyr
Posted On: Jan 17, 2009
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By Jean H Charles:
Last year on January 1st 2007, I wrote an essay entitled: ‘Haiti must engage in a mode of urgency to catch up with the rest of the Caribbean.” One year later, it is now time for a report card on, how Haiti has faired in its praxis of good governance. A caveat is in...... [view]
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