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Almost three months after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative is asking for more donations...
...been more than two and a half months since the earthquake shook every fiber of Haitian society. I was here on a trip from the U.S. to visit my family when it hit and have stayed for most of the aftermath. But when I look at the streets of Port-au -Prince, the catastrophe still seems so much closer in time, as if it has just happened. Monstrous piles of rubble still hold the remains of thousands of earthquake victims. Haitians drift with no purpose during the day, returning to insecure shelters at night. (See the end of the search...
...wanted to remain anonymous. "You have to be in the belly to understand the system. The people outside don't understand." Despite this record, the international community has decided to switch gears. Instead of funneling aid through non-governmental organizations, they say they will not bypass the bureaucracy of Port-au-Prince, hoping to strengthen it. Clinton recently called on all NGOs to "work ourselves out of a job" and make the Haitian government more self-sufficient. (See the top 10 deadliest earthquakes...
...boosting the economy, by focusing on agriculture and tourism development. There are plans to expand roadways and increase transportation capabilities with the addition of two more international airports. Clinton also says Haiti should be transformed into a wireless country with Internet access throughout. But the feeling at large in Port-au-Prince itself is that, with the Haitian government in charge, all the talk of development is a distant dream, hardly a possible reality for citizens living in makeshift tents awaiting the rainy season. (See how to help the Haiti earthquake victims...
...credit to Iranians living there, Masoumzadeh says that credit is often rejected by clients. "Iranian bank letters of credit are not accepted by suppliers in Europe and the Far East." However, he says, much of the trade can now go directly from Asian suppliers to Iran's Bandar Abbas port, without passing through Dubai at all. Iran's government-owned Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, or IRISL, has a fleet of vessels that go directly to Iran's ports from cities around China and Korea, as well as the Netherlands, Germany and Italy. So, even if the Dubai route...