Plaskett, Hynes set for East Coast Music Award gigs (CBC.ca)

October 29th, 2009

Indie rocker Joel Plaskett and folk veteran Ron Hynes are among the myriad musical acts who’ve been selected to perform in Sydney next spring, when the annual East Coast Music Awards and Festival descends on Cape Breton.

Lilith Fair 2010 set for 4 Canadian cities (CBC.ca)

October 29th, 2009

Lilith Fair, the all-female music festival founded by Canadian Sarah McLachlan, will tour to Calgary, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in 2010.

THIS IS IT Continues to Bring Out the Stars Around the World; Bermuda ‘Pink Carpet’ Premiere Will Feature the … (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

October 29th, 2009

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Feds: Haiti abuse suspect sought boys while in US (AP via Yahoo! News)

October 28th, 2009

Federal prosecutors say a Colorado man charged with sexually abusing nine boys at a school he founded in Haiti was using his computer while in the United States to search for boys.

Feds: Haiti Abuse Suspect Sought Boys While In US (CBS4 Denver)

October 28th, 2009

A Colorado man charged with sexually abusing nine boys at a school he founded in Haiti was using his computer while in the United States to search for boys, federal prosecutors said. Authorities made the accusations in court papers as they argued that Douglas Perlitz should not be released from prison while he awaits trial. A judge kept him detained after his attorney said at a hearing Wednesday …

Feds: Haiti abuse suspect sought boys while in US (Boston Globe)

October 28th, 2009

A Colorado man charged with sexually abusing nine boys at a school he founded in Haiti was using his computer while in the United States to search for boys, federal prosecutors said.

Playing politics in Haiti (Miami Herald)

October 28th, 2009

As the end of the hurricane season nears, it appears Haiti may avoid getting hit by a natural disaster this year. Not so for man-made disasters, however.

Middle School Friends of Rachel collecting for Haiti (Estes Park Trail Gazette)

October 28th, 2009

The middle school Friends of Rachel (FOR) club is currently leading a collection drive for the children`s branch of Zanmi Lasante, the hospital that helps the majority of people living in rural Haiti.

FIU defensive back D’Haiti will be ready for Louisiana-Lafayette (Miami Herald)

October 28th, 2009

Defensive back O’Darris D’Haiti, who sustained a shoulder injury late in a loss to Arkansas State last week, is “good to go” to play against Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday, coach Mario Cristobal said.

Jazz artist Ray Kamalay to speak about the Haitian revolution and rise of American music (The Flint Journal)

October 27th, 2009

FLINT, Michigan — American jazz guitarist and singer Ray Kamalay will be at Mott Community College Tuesday to discuss the connection between slavery and the early jazz age.

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U.S. State Department Releases 2009 Human Rights Report for Haiti Friday, 12 March 2010, 9:10 pm

Each year, the U.S. State Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor is mandated to release country specific human rights reports that address individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As this report pertains strictly to 2009, it does not address human rights issues in post earthquake Haiti. Still, it is highly relevant as long term recovery and reconstruction will depend in part upon creating a culture that respects human rights and a government that can enforce them. 

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