Haiti
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Spirit of Haiti comes to life in a box set from Alan LomaxAs Anna Lomax Wood, his daughter and one of the project's producers, notes, this was ``a pivotal era in Haiti's cultural story, when the country was throwing off U.S. imperialism and embracing both its African roots and the coming... In this article: Haiti, Katherine Dunham, Meringue, Imperialism, Carnaval, Mardi Gras, University of Toronto, and The Miami Herald |
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Centre Daily Times | 1 day ago
Church plans trip to Haiti
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Timberland Yele Haiti Earthkeepers
...and organic materials with the goal of raising awareness about environmental causes in Wyclef's native Haiti. Named for the artist's Yele Haiti organization-a charitable grassroots movement working to implement programs in education,...
In this article: Timberland, Reforestation, Sassy Magazine, Wyclef Jean, and U.K.
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Miami Herald - 5-minute Herald | 4 days ago
Santa Shipping launches cargo service to Haiti
...of pencils, pens, paper and other supplies annually to a school in Fatima, one of Haiti's poorest regions. Growth seen for Haiti, Guyana Haiti and Guyana are the two countries in the Caribbean that are expected to post positive...
In this article: International Monetary Fund, Bank of Guyana, Caribbean, The Miami Herald, and Guyana
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Hotelier launches new Hope for Haiti
...the kind of Haitian-American whom Clinton calls instrumental in the international community's effort to help Haiti build itself. Haiti aid's stormy path Thomas Sagaser, four feet eight inches of earnest altruism, stands outside his school...
In this article: Bill Clinton, World Vision, Miami Dade College, United Nations, and Gonaives
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Reuters | November 11, 2009
Haiti ready for private investment, new PM says
...but they have been slow to deliver the money. Bellerive told reporters he hoped to persuade donors "that Haiti has changed, that Haiti is ready to open itself to private investment, that Haiti is ready to give reports on its...
In this article: Rene Preval and U.N.
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AP Online | November 10, 2009
New prime minister confirmed by lawmakers in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Lawmakers overwhelmingly gave final approval to Jean-Max Bellerive as Haiti's new prime minister Tuesday, making him the sixth person to hold the post since 2004 in this politically unstable nation. The Chamber...
In this article: Michele Pierre-Louis, Rene Preval, U.N., Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and Bill Clinton
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Haiti's new prime minister wins confirmation
...Pierre-Louis, who was fired as prime minister by the Senate on October 30 for allegedly failing to improve the country's economy. Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere and has a long history of political violence and...
In this article: Rene Preval, Michele Pierre-Louis, and Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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Haiti must quickly install new premier: U.N.
By Joseph Guyler Delva Haiti, whose prime minister was voted out early on Friday, risks a return to economic and political instability unless it appoints a replacement quickly, the UN peacekeeping mission said. Haiti's Senate voted Prime...
In this article: Michele Pierre-Louis, United Nations, Rene Preval, Bill Clinton, Joseph Lambert, Caribbean, and Inter-American Development Bank
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Haiti (pronounced: /ˈheɪtiː/; French Haïti pronounced: /aiti/; Haitian Creole: Ayiti), officially the Republic of Haiti (République d'Haïti ; Repiblik Ayiti), is a Creole- and French-speaking Caribbean country. Along with the Dominican Republic, it occupies the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago. Ayiti (Land on high) was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island. The country's highest point is Pic la Selle, at 2680 m. The total area of Haiti is 27,750 square kilometres (10,714 sq mi) and its capital is Port-au-Prince other wise known as the mother city.
Haiti's regional, historical, and ethnolinguistic position is unique for several reasons. It was the first independent nation in Latin America, the first post-colonial independent black-led nation in the world, and the only nation whose independence was gained as part of a successful slave rebellion. Haiti is the only predominantly Francophone independent nation in the Americas, and one of only two (along with Canada) which designate French as an official language; the other French-speaking countries are all overseas départements or collectivités of France.
- Name:
- Haiti
- Conventional Long Name:
- Republic of Haiti
- Local Name:
- République d'Haïti
- Capital:
- Port-au-Prince
- Language:
- French, Haitian Creole
- Motto:
- "Strength through Unity"</small>
- Largest City:
- Port-au-Prince
- Government type:
- Presidential republic
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1804
- Formations:
- Independence from France
- Area:
- 10,714
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $11.562 billion
- GDP (nominal):
- $6.952 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $791
- Currency:
- Gourde
- Demonym:
- Haitian
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- HTG
- Country Calling Code:
- 509
- ccTLD:
- .ht
- Anthem:
- La Dessalinienne
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