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Nearly nine months after the earthquake, more than a million Haitians still live on the streets between piles of rubble. One reason: Not a cent of the $1.15 billion the United States promised Haiti for rebuilding has arrived.Nearly nine months after the earthquake, more than a million Haitians still live on... more
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According to U.N. and aid officials, in the three months since donors at a U.S.-sponsored conference pledged more than $5.3 billion to rebuild Haiti, only a fraction of the money has been disbursed, and a special reconstruction commission has barely started to function.According to U.N. and aid officials, in the three months since donors at a... more
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Some 2,000 protesters flooded the streets of the Haitian city of Les Cayes this past week, calling for President Rene Preval to be removed from his post.Some 2,000 protesters flooded the streets of the Haitian city of Les Cayes this past... more
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Groups who once supported the president of Haiti, René Préval, are arming themselves against the government, putting the earthquake-ravaged country in danger of renewed instability and political violence.
Anger and resentment are growing against both the Haitian government and the international community. The anger is being driven by the widespread perception – three months after the catastrophe – that the billions in aid and reconstruction money coming into Haiti is benefiting the country's more articulate and wealthy minority, while not reaching the vast mass of victims of the quake.Groups who once supported the president of Haiti, René Préval, are... more
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Homeless victims of Haiti's earthquake told the Associated Press this week that police are halting deliveries of food and water to try to force them to leave their camp on the grounds of the prime minister's office.
Witnesses also say that police beat 22-year-old Dalida Jeanty after she picked up a broom to sweep around her tent.Homeless victims of Haiti's earthquake told the Associated Press this week that... more
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