Obama apologists who defend NSA spy program are suddenly pals with Dick Cheney, too
Source: Natural News
Port au Prince :: Haiti | updated 2013-06-20 02:08:09 -0700 | health-news
For Americans who still believe we have a legitimate two-party political system, and that each party has its own set of principles, values and beliefs that are diametrically different than those of the other party, should abandon that fallacy pronto,...
Quelle Surprise! Haiti on the Mend
Source: Truthdig
Port au Prince :: Haiti | updated 2013-06-19 23:06:50 -0700 | political-news
After an absence of a dozen years, I returned to a country from which I had reported regularly for more than a decade to visit old friends and get reacquainted. In the 1980s and early 1990s, I was one of...
Severe hunger and forced evictions, the daily norm in Haiti
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Port au Prince :: Haiti | updated 2013-06-19 23:06:51 -0700 | disasters-news
Haiti was one of the poorest countries in the world before a devastating magnitude 7 earthquake struck in January 2010. Now, 3.5 years on from a quake that left large sections of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince in ruins, with...
Four-hour meeting fails to lift Haiti ban on Dominican products(UPDATE)
Source: Dominican Today
Port au Prince :: Haiti | updated 2013-06-17 16:17:57 -0700 | business-news
Haiti's commissioners said they'd consult their government before responding Santo Domingo -After meeting for more than four hours, the Haitian and Dominican authorities failed to reach an agreement to lift the ban on poultry and eggs imports...Haiti Foreign minister Pierre Richard...
Mentor program scrambles to find new space to meet
Source: Boston.com
Port au Prince :: Haiti | updated 2013-06-15 22:38:18 -0700 | technology-news
Taylor Network, mainly hailing from Brockton, are no strangers to problem-solving...But now the students have their own problem to solve figuring out where they will gather this summer after being told that the classroom space they used for the past...
Zombies from A to Z
Source: New York Post
Port au Prince :: Haiti | updated 2013-06-15 21:38:39 -0700 | entertainment-news
June 15, 2013 There are slow zombies, and there are fast zombies. But moviegoers may never have seen the likes of the latest breed of the undead, coming at you in World War Z on Friday: the swarming zombie. In...
Three Ways to Avoid the Intrusive Eye of the IRS
Source: Money Morning
Port au Prince :: Haiti | updated 2013-06-14 12:39:58 -0700 | business-news
Earlier this week I wrote about the IRS's hidden tax business owners must pay for free speech. In the wake of the IRS scandals we've learned American business owners are being persecuted for expressing opinions that differ from reigning political...
James Hogan: Art Upstart presents his colourful take on the counter-culture
Source: The Independent
Port au Prince :: Haiti | updated 2013-06-14 12:15:48 -0700 | sports-news
The City PR man James Hogan, aka the Art Upstart, woke up one morning in 2007, at the age of 55, with an overwhelming desire to paint. It came as a great flood to me, out of the blue, he...
Haiti Moves A Step Closer Toward Eradicating Elephantiasis
Source: National Public Radio
Port au Prince :: Haiti | updated 2013-06-13 13:01:21 -0700 | technology-news
Parasites invade your lymphatic system and cause grotesque swelling, primarily of the legs, but also, at times, of the arms and scrotum. In some parts of the world, lymphatic filariasis is called "big foot." But even this term downplays the...
Africa: Matt Damon Seeks Safe Water, Sanitation for All
Source: All Africa
Port au Prince :: Haiti | updated 2013-06-13 04:07:20 -0700 | technology-news
Through his nonprofit organization, actor Matt Damon hopes to bring the dignity of a toilet to all. As part of Water.org's "Strike With Me" campaign, actor Matt Damon poses with a toilet seat to raise awareness of the 2.5 billion...
British embassy reopens in Haiti after 47 years
Source: Zee News
Port au Prince :: Haiti | updated 2013-06-13 00:53:35 -0700 | technology-news
56 Port-Au-Prince (Haiti): Britain has reopened its embassy in Haiti after being absent for nearly a half century, a part of an effort to broaden its diplomatic and business presence in the Western Hemisphere. The new two-person mission will be...
FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Blue Note Jazz Fest 2013: Roy Haynes, Andy Bey, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and More
Source: All ABout Jazz
Port au Prince :: Haiti | updated 2013-06-12 19:11:05 -0700 | entertainment-news
Doors 6pm Tickets $35.00 in advance, $40.00 day of show Mr. Paul Mooney was born in Louisiana and grew up in Oakland, California. As a youth, he literally ran away from home and joined the Charles Gody Circus, going down...
TED debates controls for drones
Source: BBC
Port au Prince :: Haiti | updated 2013-06-12 02:55:21 -0700 | technology-news
Delegates heard how drones, more usually seen as military tools, are increasingly playing a positive role in civilian life They are offering new ways of transportation and carrying out vital conservation work. But, warned one speaker, far stricter controls are...
Haiti: 1.5 Million Face Severe Hunger After Weather Shocks
Source: Scoop
Port au Prince :: Haiti | updated 2013-06-11 16:35:46 -0700 | green-news
The United Nations food relief agency said it remained extremely concerned by the plight of 1.5 million people in Haiti who need food assistance, following extreme weather conditions and poor harvests. In addition to the 1.5 million people facing food...
Fire marshal: Lynn church was destroyed by arson
Source: Boston Herald
Port au Prince :: Haiti | updated 2013-06-11 08:35:33 -0700 | allnews
Arson was the cause of a blaze that ripped through a church in Lynn last month that left more than 100 parishioners without a place to worship, a state fire official said today. The early-morning May 22 fire at El-Siloe...
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