Tag Archives: Port-au-Prince
People deal with stress in different ways. For journalist Mac McClelland, it gripped her body and her mind in such a severe way that she had to simulate a violent rape to get over it. The Mother Jones civil rights … read more »
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January 12, 2011 by benim
The normally traffic-clogged streets of the Haitian capital turned quiet Wednesday as businesses closed and people walked in solemn processions to prayer services marking the anniversary of the worst natural disaster in the nation’s history. Many people wore white, a … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Afrika, Bill Clinton, breaking news, Champ de Mars Paris, Haiti, IndepthAfrica, News local news, newspapers, Port-au-Prince, René Préval, United States, World news, Yele Haiti
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December 23, 2010 by benim
JANUARY – 1: In Pakistan a suicide bomber blows up a car packed with explosives in the middle of a crowd gathered for a volleyball game in a northwest village, killing at least 101 people. It is the first of … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Barack Obama, Beirut, breaking news, city, David Petraeus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dubai, geography, Haiti, IndepthAfrica, lifestyle-news, Middle East, News local news, North Caucasus, Orlando Zapata, pacific ocean, persian gulf, Port-au-Prince, Sebastián Piñera, Stanley McChrystal, United States, World news
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December 15, 2010 by benim
Election officials in Haiti say candidates in the nation’s disputed presidential election have until the end of the day to appeal the preliminary results of last month’s vote, which were marred by fraud allegations. Earlier this week, Haiti’s electoral council … read more »
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Tagged breaking news, Caribbean, Cholera, Election, Elections in Haiti, Haiti, Haiti news, Haitian general election, Haitian presidential election, IndepthAfrica, Jude Celestin, local news, Michel Martelly, Mirlande Manigat, political-news, Politics of Haiti, polling place, Port-au-Prince, Sweet Micky, United States, World news
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December 10, 2010 by benim
Gunfire in the centre of Port-au-Prince has left at least one person dead as violent disputes over the conduct of the presidential election continue to grip Haiti. Election officials attempted to calm the unrest, now in its fourth day, by … read more »
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Tagged Cap-Haïtien, Franklin Graham, Haiti, Haiti news, IndepthAfrica, IndepthCanada, Les Cayes, Port-au-Prince, René Préval, Sarah Palin, Sweet Micky
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November 17, 2010 by benim
Neighbouring Dominican Republic confirms first case of cholera Naked and destitute, she lies curled on one side, arms pulled protectively to her chest. But despite appearing the manifestation of human misery, no-one stops to even give her a second glance … read more »
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Tagged Artibonite River, biology, Caribbean, Cholera, death toll, Disaster Accident, Environment, geography, Haiti, health-news, Hinche, IndepthAfrica, Medicine, microbiology, Military operations other than war, peace, Peacekeeping, Port-au-Prince, U.N., United Nations, United Nations peacekeeping, War Conflict
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November 15, 2010 by benim
Protesters in Haiti who blamed United Nations peacekeepers for the epidemic of cholera there rioted in two cities on Monday, hurling rocks and setting fire to a police station, police and eyewitnesses said. In the country’s second city of Cap-Haitien … read more »
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Tagged Artibonite River, biology, Caribbean, Cholera, death toll, Disaster Accident, Environment, geography, Haiti, health-news, Hinche, IndepthAfrica, Medicine, microbiology, Military operations other than war, peace, Peacekeeping, Port-au-Prince, U.N., United Nations, United Nations peacekeeping, War Conflict
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November 15, 2010 by benim
The death toll from Haiti’s cholera outbreak has soared to 917 as officials struggle to contain the growing epidemic threatening the quake-ravaged country. As concerns rise over massive health challenges in the aftermath of the country’s cataclysmic earthquake almost a … read more »
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Tagged Artibonite River, biology, Caribbean, Cholera, death toll, Disaster Accident, Environment, Haiti, health-news, IndepthAfrica, Medicine, microbiology, Port-au-Prince, United Nations
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November 10, 2010 by benim
Health officials in Haiti are reporting a growing number of deaths and hospitalizations from cholera, as health workers fear an explosion of the disease in the crowded capital Port-au-Prince. The Ministry of Health says 643 people have died from the … read more »
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Tagged biology, Caribbean, Cholera, cite soleil, Environment, Haiti, health-news, IndepthAfrica, Medicine, microbiology, Pan American Health Organization, Port-au-Prince, Waterborne diseases, Weather, World Health Organization, Zimbabwean cholera outbreak
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November 8, 2010 by benim
PORT-AU-PRINCE – Struggling to rebuild in the grips of a cholera epidemic, quake-hit Haiti suffered further misery at the weekend as Hurricane Tomas claimed at least 20 lives, officials said Monday. The storm, which had already killed 14 people as … read more »
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Tagged Americas, Artibonite River, Caribbean, Cholera, Disaster Accident, disasters-news, Environment, geography, Haiti, hurricane, Hurricane Tomas, IndepthAfrica, Latin America, Port-au-Prince, republics, South Asia, tropical cyclone, Weather, World Health Organization
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October 25, 2010 by benim
A multinational medical response has slowed deaths in a Haitian cholera epidemic that has killed more than 250 people so far, but the outbreak is likely to widen, a senior U.N. official said on Sunday. “We must gear up for … read more »
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Tagged Artibonite River, Caribbean, Haiti, Indepth Africa news, Nigel Fisher, Pan American Health Organization, Port-au-Prince, United Nations, World Health Organization
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October 24, 2010 by benim
PORT-AU-PRINCE — An epidemic of cholera that has ravaged northern and central Haiti killing 220 people has reached the country’s densely populated capital, according to UN health officials. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said in a statement late Saturday … read more »
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Tagged biology, Caribbean, Catherine Bragg, Cholera, Disaster Accident, Environment, Haiti, health-news, Indepth Africa, Medicine, microbiology, Ouest Department, Outline of Haiti, Pan American Health Organization, Port-au-Prince, Social Issues, Trouin, United States
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October 23, 2010 by benim
MONTREUX, Switzerland — Prime Minister Stephen Harper used the opening of the Francophonie summit Saturday to deliver a direct message of solidarity with Haiti, a country struggling now with a deadly cholera outbreak. The Conservative government announced $1 million in … read more »
October 23, 2010 by benim
The outbreak of cholera in Haiti has spread outside the rural Artibonite region, intensifying concerns that the disease could reach camps that house hundreds of thousands of earthquake survivors in the capital. By early Saturday, nearly 200 people were confirmed dead and authorities said more than … read more »
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Tagged Arcahaie, Artibonite Department, Bacterial diseases, biology, Cholera, Disaster Accident, Drinking water, Environment, Gonâve Island, Haiti, health-news, Indepth Africa, Medicine, microbiology, Pan American Health Organization, pandemics, Port-au-Prince, Saint-Marc
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October 23, 2010 by benim
More than 1,500 people have died of cholera in Nigeria since the beginning of the year, U.N. officials said Friday. At least 40,000 people have contracted the disease, three times the number of reported cases in 2009 and seven times … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, Caribbean, Cholera, Epidemic, Haiti, Indepth Africa, Nigeria, Port-au-Prince, Saint-Marc, World Health Organization
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