I Believe in Haiti

Fernandez: international community to cover Haiti’s fiscal deficit

The international community pledged to cover the fiscal shortfall Haiti was facing this year, one of the main objectives set out for the summit held this week in Punta Cana, in the Dominican Republic. “It was a major concern for the Haitian government, due to the abrupt shortfall in fiscal income caused by the tragedy, that [...]

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Preval: strengthening of democracy is crucial to Haiti’s recovery

Haitian President Rene Preval said that the strengthening of his country’s democratic system is essential to its long term recovery from January’s devastating earthquake. Preval, in his speech during the Haiti Summit being held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, said that lack of political stability has gotten in the way of progress over the last 50 [...]

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Confidence is high as Haiti Summit opens

World leaders arriving in Punta Cana for the Haiti Summit expressed confidence that the event will produce a well-defined road map leading not only to the recovery of the Caribbean nation from January’s devastating earthquake, but also to a brighter future. Representatives from more than 54 countries and 35 organizations will participate in the event, which [...]

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Re-founding Haiti

As world leaders begin to gather for the Haiti Summit, there is a growing sense among participants that the need goes beyond the restoration of the infrastructure destroyed by the cataclysmic earthquake that hit the Caribbean nation in January. What must be done, according to participants of the event, is to lay out the groundwork [...]

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