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AP Interview: Haiti eyes tourism, other businesses

Haiti's prime minister says his deeply poor country is aiming to attract high-end tourists and multinational investors — instead of constant handouts — to get on its feet after the devastating 2010 earthquake.

 

Two years later, signs of progress in Haiti

Haiti

Hope here is measured in bags of cement. Progress is a city park without a tent. The future is a bus that takes children to school without charge. Its destination above the driver's window reads: “Dignity."

 

New president takes power in struggling Haiti

New president takes power in struggling Haiti

Charismatic pop star-turned-president Michel Martelly takes over Haiti on Saturday promising to rebuild its earthquake-devastated capital, develop the long-neglected countryside and build a modern army.

 

Haitians head to poll to pick president

Haitians head to poll to pick president

Haitians will choose between a former first lady and a popular musician Sunday in a pivotal presidential runoff vote for a nation still recovering from a devastating earthquake and political turmoil.

 

Haiti one year on: An aid worker's view

Haiti one year on: An aid worker's view

One year after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, aid worker Ian Rodgers recounts his experiences and those of many Haitians as the country has struggled to get back on its feet.

 

Hurricane menaces quake-hit Haiti

A tropical storm has regained hurricane strength as it powers towards Haiti, threatening earthquake survivors.

 

Quake-hit Haiti battles cholera epidemic, 138 dead

Quake-hit Haiti battles cholera epidemic, 138 dead

Haiti's government and its aid partners fought on Friday to contain a cholera epidemic that has killed at least 138 people in the nation's worst medical emergency since the January 12 earthquake.

 

Just 2% of quake debris in Haiti cleared

From the dusty rock mounds lining the streets to a National Palace that looks like it's vomiting concrete from its core, rubble is one of the ...

 

Wyclef Jean can't run in Haiti

Wyclef Jean can't run in Haiti

Electoral council nixes hip-hop artist's bid to run for president of his quake-ravaged homeland.

Senh: Although there have been entertainers who have became great politicians (i.e. Ronald Reagan), Haiti needs a seasoned figure to rebuild the country from the earthquake.

 

Wyclef Jean files for Haiti presidential contender

Wyclef Jean files for Haiti presidential contender

Haitian hip-hop star Wyclef Jean registered as a presidential contender on Thursday, in a move into politics that generated an outburst of popular enthusiasm in his poor, earthquake-ravaged homeland.

 

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