United Way of Miami-Dade honored four community leaders and one outstanding young person whose works have had real and lasting impact in our community at its Annual Meeting and Volunteer Awards Ceremony, in June. Also at the meeting a new slate of officers, directors and trustees were elected. Gene Schaefer, president of Bank of America […]
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Training community organization members A major event compelled a major shift and greater effort in meeting the needs of a defined constituency. The earthquake increased the gap in services due to the magnitude of destruction it left behind. For the last five years, Lambi Fund has expanded its project with great focus on the environment,
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MIAMI, USA (MCT) — As speculation grows that a deadly cholera outbreak came to Haiti through a filthy sewage tank used by United Nations soldiers from Nepal, health experts said Friday that the exact source of the disease may never be known. The outbreak has sparked more violent protests against peacekeepers, “The bottom line is we don’t
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Residents afraid of catching cholera turned on a group of body collectors — and the photojournalists following them — Saturday, snatching the lead supervisor and beating him up before calling police. Members of a Haitian Ministry of Health body collection team prepare to remove the body of Nixon Merise,24, from his home to their vehicle
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Haitian music star-turned-presidential candidate Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly divides his time on the campaign trail between chatting with voters and asking Facebook friends and Twitter followers to vote for him on one of several cyber polls. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (MCT) — Haitian music star turned presidential candidate Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly divides his time on the campaign
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