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Haiti - Social : People with disabilities participated in Carnival
13/02/2013 08:50:20 |
| At the initiative of the Office of the Secretary of State for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities, people with special needs, have been properly present at the National Carnival of Cap Haitien and enjoyed, as everybody, of carnival festivities... |
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Haiti - Social : UNHCR against deportations of Haitian and Cuban migrants
13/02/2013 08:13:26 |
| The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) urged Caribbean countries like the Cayman Islands, Jamaica and the Bahamas [Turkey and Caicos etc...] not to deport the Haitian and Cuban refugees without proper screening of their situation... |
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Haiti - Social : Dr Sophie Mitra, Advisor to the Secretary of State Gerald Oriol, Jr.
12/02/2013 12:39:10 |
| In an attempt to address the needs of the disabled, Gerald Oriol, Jr., Haiti's secretary of state for the integration of persons with disabilities, quickly began to redefine the perceptions and collecting new data on disability... |
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Haiti - Social : First day of Carnival without major incident
12/02/2013 10:31:03 |
| The first fay day was held without major incident [no fatalities reported], with the participation of a huge crowd. For safety, all the arrangements were in place to facilitate the smooth running of three fat days... |
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Haiti - Social : Rose Anne Auguste visited the Prison of Cap-Haitien
12/02/2013 08:59:00 |
| Rose anne Auguste, the Minister Delegate in Charge of Human Rights and the Fight against Extreme Poverty, visited on Monday 11 February, the Prison of Cap-Haitien, the largest prison center of the country's second city... |
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Haiti - Music : The Government refutes charges of censorship in the choice of musical Groups
12/02/2013 08:47:22 |
| ...some recent media coverage of this year's Carnival has raised doubts about the government's commitment to the musical diversity and the political tolerance... |
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Haiti - Religion : Pope Benedict XVI will resign Feb. 28
11/02/2013 16:34:02 |
| The pope announced Monday, February 11, 2013, that he will resign with effect from 28 February, declaring no longer have the strength to lead the Catholic Church due of his 85 years... |
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Haiti - Social : JCI Haiti obtains the support of representatives of JCI, from a dozen countries
11/02/2013 12:45:03 |
| JCI-Haiti, obtained the financial and technical support of representatives of the Junior Chamber International, from more than twenty countries, within the framework of its project to build a multipurpose Center... |
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Haiti - Social : 230,000 people still in camps, end 2013 ?
11/02/2013 11:09:13 |
| The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that 347,284 people still live in 450 IDP sites in Haiti [following the earthquake of January 2010]. This represents an overall decrease of 77% of the displaced population... |
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Haiti - Carnival 2013 : Laurent Lamothe calls for serenity
10/02/2013 16:45:59 |
| The Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe, calls for serenity and solidarity on the occasion of carnival festivities... |
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