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But plots were cleared, trees cut, and foundations prepared for at least 100 of the shelters, if not more. ACTED director Marianna Franco said that when the idea for T-shelters came along, there was no urban development plan for Port-au-Prince or the... Full Article at Inter Press Service News Agency
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Elisabeth Nuccio arrives at the national penitentiary bringing food for her jailed friend Jason William Petrie, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, May 24, 2012. Petrie, 39, and Steven Parker Shaw, 57, both of the U.S. , who were arrested last week in... View Photo »
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When I am tempted to complain I think of the majority of the people who at best live on two meals a day.” Hunger is prevalent in Dessalines, Haiti, which is about three hours north of the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, and was the center of an area... Full Article at The Union Leader
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Port-au-Prince/Geneva (ICRC) - The Special Fund for the Disabled of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) officially inaugurated a new physical rehabilitation centre in Port-au-Prince today. The facility opened its doors following a year... Full Article at Humanitarian News
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But a federal judge denied bond and Bollinger remained behind bars. Prosecutors said four victims were identified, but Bollinger was charged for his conduct with two girls, ages 11 and 12. They said he met the victims, who were from Port-au-Prince,... Full Article at Charlotte Observer
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A woman whose father was arrested cries after seeing him leave in a police car after his court hearing, along with other jailed member of Haiti's dissolved army, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Former and would-be soldiers were... View Photo »
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And I would always ask him, 'Can you explain a little bit more?' " Simeon Damas, holding his certificate of ordination, waves to his flock at the First Baptist Church of Tewksbury. Despite being born and raised in poverty in Port-au-Prince, Haiti,... Full Article at Lowell Sun Online
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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 At Wikipedia.org
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