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Violent eviction of alleged Haitians occupying public spaces in D.R.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (defend.ht) - The Dominican police and the Dominican national army held an operation of "violent" evictions of dozens of allegedly Haitian nationals who were occupying the public space of the Villas Agricolas, Distrito Nacional in the capital city of Santo...
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Two out of every three people facing hunger as Haiti’s woes mount
The hardship of hunger abounds amid the stone homes and teepee-like huts in the mountains along Haiti’s southern coast. The hair on broomstick-thin children has turned patchy and orangish, their stomachs have ballooned to the size of their heads and many look half their age — the tell-tale signs of...
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Transat's Haiti Packages Now Available to Americans
MONTREAL , June 11, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Transat, one of the largest integrated tourism companies in the world and leader in Canada's holiday travel industry, is pleased to announce that its new Haiti vacation packages are now available from the United States . Offered by the Transat Holidays USA...
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Haiti’s Mineral Fortune: Deliverance from Destitution?
Haiti — the poorest country in the Western hemisphere has been struck by natural misfortunes and malevolent foreign intervention for decades. As the first independent nation to emerge from resettled African slaves in 1804, Haiti held much promise at its inception. Yet the nascent Haitian state...
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Haiti close to eliminating lymphatic filariasis
Haiti’s public health experts are one step closer to completely ridding its population of a disease that has long plagued the country. For the first time, millions of Haitians are now protected from the infectious, parasitic disease called lymphatic filariasis (LF). With some of the highest...
