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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's U.N. peacekeeping mission urged local officials Friday to provide a justification for banning 17 political groups from participating in next year's legislative elections.
2 employees provide link to crumbling classrooms in impoverished nation Maurice Bonhomme and Jean Cayemitte grew up in the shadows of St. Joseph School in a seaside Haitian town.
Jeff Denlinger’s mission work in Haiti began with Gamaelle, his 9-year-old sponsor child.
At 69, Bernard Dove is making a living as a dancer, leading weekly classes and choreographing performances in New York City.
*The Chinese philosopher Lao-Tzu once said, “He who obtains has little, he who scatters has much.” That sentiment is the recurring theme of A Passion for Giving, an inspirational documentary marking the brilliant directorial debut of Robin Baker Leacock.
Ice cream truck driver Fresnel Atilus was shot on Dec. 3 A year after her husband, 32, was shot and killed in his ice cream truck, Iranaise Atilus is struggling to raise her six young children.
Stephen M. Winter, MD, of Ridgefield recently helped move 1,980 pounds of mosquito nets with supporting medical supplies by helicopter, river launch and canoes to remote villages of the upper Amazon.
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Fla. man pleads guilty in scheme to defraud Haitian-American investors of more than $14M
Remembrance set for Dec. 2
The Office star Rainn Wilson recently embarked on a charity trip to Haiti and kept a diary detailing his adventures for USA TODAY. Read about his voyage:
As world governments prepare for a pivotal conference in Copenhagen next month to map future strategy to contain global warming, and the U.S. Congress debates legislation to reduce carbon emissions, evidence continues to accumulate that the threat is accelerating.
As an icon prone to caricature, Orson Welles ranks right up there with Truman Capote and Ray Charles.
Advent Brunch Dec. 5 at TLC At this time of year often we women are overwhelmed by the preparations for the season that include gift purchase, holiday baking, festive cooking, children's programs, and extra parties in addition to the commitments of a regular routine. We tend to lose ourselves in busyness while the spiritual reason for Christmas becomes dim or lost. Advent, the month before ...
NORMAN — The corner of White and Buchanan might not be the last place in Oklahoma you’d expect to find some of the state’s best Caribbean food, but it’s probably toward the bottom of the list.Furthermore, you’d expect the people behind dishes from Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago to come from one of those islands or, at the very least, any island. Alas, Aura and Jose Maestre are natives of ...
Building a Strong Afghan National Army Could Be America's Best Exit Strategy, But Finding Candidates Is Difficult
