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CARICOM Leaders and Haiti's Minister of the Interior Agree that Collaboration is Key to a Stronger Caribbean
PR Newswire
Haiti, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In meeting with the President of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mr. Desire Delano Bouterse and the Bureau of Heads of Government during CARICOM's two-day mission to Haiti, Haiti's Minister of the Interior,...
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These days, Yanick Mézile darts between her demanding job as Haiti's new Minister for Women and her wholesale business, where her six employees sell goods to a city ravaged by the devastating earthquake two years ago. On Saturdays, Mézile oversees the...
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U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice attends a press conference during a U.N Security Council mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday Feb. 13, 2012. A 15-member delegation began the four-day mission on Monday to review the terms of its... View Photo »
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Students Use Mirror Therapy to Help Relieve Phantom Limb Pain Suffered by Victims of Earthquake
UC San Diego
“All of them had immediate pain relief with the mirror-box therapy and were incredibly appreciative. They said they were going to show all of their friends with phantom pain, as the treatment is so simple to learn.” The students gave presentations to...
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Children in Argentina however are taught that the English illegally took the country in 1833 and have held onto it since. Tour: Sean Penn (left) with Haiti's President Michel Martelly (right) and Foreign Minister Laurent Lamothe (centre) in...
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Council delegation began its four-day visit in the countrys capital, Port-au-Prince, where they had an afternoon meeting with Prime Minister Gary Conille. On Tuesday, the members of the Council will confer with the newly-elected President Michel...
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U.N. Security Council members attend a press conference in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday Feb. 13, 2012. A 15-member delegation of the U.N. Security Council began a four-day mission on Monday to review the terms of its mandate in Haiti. The U.N. set up a... View Photo »
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Nalio Chery / AP U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice attends a press conference during a U.N Security Council mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday Feb. 13, 2012. A 15-member delegation began the four-day mission on Monday to review the...
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"We will examine economic development efforts and we will look at the ongoing humanitarian challenges." U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice attends a press conference during a U.N Security Council mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday...
About Port-au-Prince
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Port-au-Prince, (Pòtoprens in Kréyòl), population 1,277,000 (2006), is the capital and largest city of Haiti. Growth, especially in crowded slums in nearby plains and hillsides, has raised the population of the Port-au-Prince area to between 2.5 and 3 million people. It is located on a bay of the Gulf of La Gonave, at 18°32′N 72°20′W. The city's... Full Article
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French Agriculture Minister Michel Barnier gives a press conference on February 7, 2009 in Port-au-Prince. Barnier is in Haiti for a humanitarian visit and announced the upcoming visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Haiti.
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A Brazilian UN peacekeeper stands guard as Haitians survey damage after a fire swept through a tent city Febuary 8, 2012 in the center of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The fire claimed the lives of at least 3 people with several people still missing.
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A man walks through damage as Haitians search through the rubble after a fire swept through a tent city Febuary 8, 2012 in the center of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The fire claimed the lives of at least 3 people with several people still missing.
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Children stand on a cot at a camp set up for people displaced by the 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday Feb. 8, 2012.
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Victims of Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier's regime depart a news conference in Port-au-Prince February 7, 2012. A judge recently ruled that Duvalier will face trial for corruption during his 15-year rule, but not for human rights abuses.
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Victims of Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier's regime depart a news conference in the back of a tap- tap, a vehicle used by Haitians for transport in Port-au-Prince February 7, 2012. A judge recently ruled that Duvalier will face trial for corruption during his 15-year rule, but not for...
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Robert Duval, former soccer player and a prisoner during Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier's regime, speaks during a news conference in Port-au-Prince February 7, 2012. A judge recently ruled that Duvalier will face trial for corruption during his 15-year rule, but not for human rights...
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Demonstrators burn signs with images of Haiti's President Michel Martelly during a protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.
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A refugee cools himself down at the Champ de Mars camp for people displaced by the 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.
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Amigal Enavier, 70, imprisoned for 8 years during Haiti's former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier regime leaves on a vehicle after giving a press conference in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. The appeals process for parties involved in the high-profile case...
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Amigal Enavier, front, 70, who was imprisoned for 8 years during Haiti's former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, attends a press conference in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. The appeals process for parties involved in the high-profile case against former dictator...
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Danielle Magloire, center, coordinator of Haiti's Collective against Impunity, attends a press conference in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. The appeals process for parties involved in the high-profile case against former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier has begun, Haiti's...
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A demonstrator holds up a banner that reads in Creole "War crimes do not prescribe" during a protest against Haiti's former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. The appeals process for parties involved in the high-profile case...
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EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT - A dead man is carried by morgue workers in the Champ de Mars camp for people displaced by the 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Police say the dead man, an alleged gang member, was killed along with two women in a revenge attack...
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Soldiers from Brazilian Battalion 1 stand at attention during a speech by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff at the military base in Port-au-Prince February 1, 2012. Rousseff is in the capital to meet Haiti's President Michel Martelly to strengthen bilateral relations between the two...
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff speaks during a news conference at the National Palace in Port-au-Prince February 1, 2012. Rousseff is in the capital to meet Haiti's President Michel Martelly to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.
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Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff (3rd L) smiles next to Haiti's President Michel Martelly (2nd R) during her visit to the military base in Port-au-Prince February 1, 2012. Rousseff is in the capital to meet Martelly to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff speaks to Brazilian peacekeepers while touring the military base in Port-au-Prince February 1, 2012.
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff attends a ceremony at a base for Brazilian UN Peacekeepers in Port-au-Prince on Febuary 1, 2012. Rousseff arrived in Haiti Wednesday for talks on economic ties and immigration.
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (L) shares a light moment with Haiti's President Michel Martelly (C) at the Toussaint Louverture airport in Port-au-Prince February 1, 2012.
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (C) listens as Haiti's President Michel Martelly (R) speaks at the Toussaint Louverture airport in Port-au-Prince February 1, 2012.
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U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice attends a press conference during a U.N Security Council mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday Feb. 13, 2012. A 15-member delegation began the four-day mission on Monday to review the terms of its mandate in Haiti. The U.N. set up a...
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