US resumes deportation of Haitians

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The United States is resuming its policy of deporting Haitians. This month will be the first time they’ve deported people since before the devastating earthquake in January 2010. Marina Giovannelli reports from Miami.
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Haiti marks earthquake anniversary

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Today marks the 1st anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti. A million people still live in tents and makeshift shelters all over the capital Port-au-Prince. As The World’s Jeb Sharp reports, Haitians are still grappling with the enormity of what happened. Download MP3
Slideshow: Life in the camps of Haiti

Another earthquake in Haiti?

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The World’s science reporter Rhitu Chatterjee has been talking with geologists. They say the Haitian earthquake didn’t originate in the place they had anticipated. They had been looking at a different fault line. One that’s yet to rupture. Download MP3

Science Forum: Corruption kills in earthquakes

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Corruption kills during earthquakes. A new study shows 83 percent of all deaths during earthquakes in the last 30 years were in countries that were unusually corrupt. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with study author Roger Bilham. He is also taking listener questions in our latest Science Forum discussion. Download MP3
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Making ends meet in Haiti

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Most Haitians are still struggling to get back on their feet after last year’s earthquake, and some have found new ways of making ends meet. Anchor Lisa Mullins tells us about one of those individuals, Roudy Colin. Colin is a former salesman who now works with journalists, and owns a small business. Download MP3

Dealing with Haiti’s cholera victims

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The cholera outbreak in Haiti has spread easily because of the poor sanitation following last year’s devastating earthquake. More than 3,200 people have died of disease since October. The World’s Jeb Sharp spent some time this week with a man who has the job of collecting the bodies of cholera victims. Download MP3
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Haiti – one year after the quake

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It’s been almost a year since the earthquake that devastated much of Haiti and in many ways, the emergency is far from over. One million Haitians are still living in makeshift camps, that’s about one-tenth of the country’s population. Cholera is continuing to take lives at an alarming rate. And the Haitian government has ground to a halt amid electoral turmoil. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks with The World’s Jeb Sharp in Port-au-Prince. Download MP3
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A new plan for job growth in Haiti

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Not many people in Haiti can find jobs with relief organizations. A group of MIT students have started a project to change that. The World’s technology correspondent, Clark Boyd, reports. Download MP3

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Reporter’s notebook: Haitian resilience

I’m in Haiti to do some reporting on how things stand one-year after the quake. It’s my first trip to Haiti so I don’t have a good sense of before and after; all I know is that the place remains devastated. A year later, you can’t miss the earthquake damage, nor the misery it has produced.

Haiti’s mobile money

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Sarah Palin urged Americans on Sunday not to forget Haiti as she wrapped up a weekend visit to the Caribbean nation still struggling with a cholera outbreak, earthquake reconstruction and political crisis. Haitians have been looking for ways to help themselves and some are using their cell phones in interesting ways to do so, as Sabri Ben-Acho reports from Haiti. Download MP3
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Haiti votes on Sunday

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Anchor Katy Clark speaks with Trenton Daniel in Gonaives, Haiti, about this Sunday’s elections in a nation gripped by cholera and still recovering from last January’s earthquake.
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Haiti’s ‘restavek’ children

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The aftermath of Haiti’s earthquake continues to pose challenges for children living in camps and in slums. Perhaps the most vulnerable of all of Haiti’s children are the so-called ‘restaveks’. It’s an old cultural institution that nowadays often equates to child slavery. The UN estimates that 183,000 Haitian children are restaveks. Reporter Sabri Ben-Achour from station WAMU visited a special school for these children (pictured) and he spoke with one of the students. Download MP3

Haiti cholera death toll rises

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The UN has appealed for nearly $164 million to fight a cholera outbreak in Haiti which has now claimed around 800 lives. Aid agencies are battling to contain cholera in the capital Port-au-Prince, amid fears it will spread through camps housing over a million earthquake survivors. Reporter Sabri Ben-Achour of station WAMU sent this report. Download MP3 (Photo: bypassedblog)
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Haiti prepares for Tropical Storm Tomas

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Haiti has been placed on high alert as a powerful storm sweeps in, threatening thousands of earthquake survivors still living in camps. Forecasters say Tropical Storm Tomas is gaining strength and will begin to lash Haiti by late Thursday, reaching full force by Friday. Some camps are being evacuated and officials have told those living in tents to move to stronger shelter. The World’s Katy Clark has more. Download MP3
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Conditions in Haiti still ‘desperate’

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It’s almost ten months since a powerful earthquake struck Haiti. And yet 1.3 million people still remain stuck in tented camps. Conditions for many are still desperate. Violence, particularly against women, is on the rise. These are the findings of a report by the non-profit group, Refugees International. The report was co-authored by Melanie Teff. Lisa Mullins talks with her.
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