The Dominican Republic gained its independence from Haiti in 1844, after Haiti occupied it.
Like most Americans, Laura and I have been following the television coverage from Haiti.
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Two stories from Haiti come to mind: During the 1970s, Haiti used to be self-sufficient in rice.
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Other solid quality rums I enjoy are Barbancourt from Haiti, Clement from Martinique and Barrilito from Puerto Rico.
Ms Jean is a young, multilingual, black immigrant from Haiti, and like her predecessor, a former television journalist.
In 2008, food shortages triggered riots across the world, from Haiti to Somalia.
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The deaths from Haiti's cycles of violence do not all come by gunfire.
Some of the folks that were involved in that are on their way back from Haiti back to Washington today.
Mati and Jamila had talked about adopting a young child from Haiti or foster care, but now they have Aesha.
Banners called for Brazilian troops to be withdrawn from Haiti, where they are doing a good job of containing violence.
High Commissioner for Refugees issued a statement Thursday calling on all governments to receive refugees from Haiti and to respond humanely.
The letter prompted Ms Jean, a former refugee from Haiti, to cut short a trip to Europe to rush back to Ottawa.
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As a Quebecker herself since emigrating from Haiti, she knows better than most that separatist sentiment is burning brightly in the province.
He had come from Haiti, and remembered just a little of it: a childhood spent near Cavaellon, a few words of Creole.
Unfortunately, news media dispatches about cholera outbreaks, like the ones we now hear about from Haiti, are going to become much more common.
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The United States has long been a destination for migrants from Haiti, with many sailing via the Bahamas or the Turks and Caicos Islands.
The pull-out from Panama this year, along with an expected withdrawal from Haiti, means that American forces have fewer bases in the Caribbean, too.
Nearly half the migrants from Haiti have settled in Florida, with New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts also attracting sizable communities, the CIS report says.
Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security has activated a task force to review plans on how to respond to a mass migration from Haiti if necessary.
The Dominicans won their independence in 1844 not directly from Spain, but from Haiti, which had occupied the whole island after its own rebellion against France.
In recent years, immigration from Haiti has remained high, he told Telesistema, because the international community has not done enough to help Haiti after the 2010 earthquake.
From Haiti and Rwanda to Mexico and Malawi, three basic truths have evolved: broadening the definitions of healthcare product, place, andprovider can deliver much more for less.
In 1844, the Dominican Republic gained its independence from Haiti.
Jean-Louis, who is best known as "The Haitian" on the NBC series "Heroes, " returned from Haiti only a couple of weeks ago after spending the holidays with his parents.
During qualification for the 2014 World Cup, national teams from Haiti, Palestine and Afghanistan, among others, have scoured U.S. soccer's talent network looking for second and third generation immigrants to bolster their teams.
The use of ethanol has offset a small amount of oil consumption, but it has also contributed to sharp increases in food prices that have led to hunger demonstrations, and in some cases, riots, from Haiti to Egypt.
As we move resources into Haiti, we will be working closely with partners on the ground, including the many NGOs from Haiti and across Haiti, the United Nations Stabilization Mission, which appears to have suffered its own losses, and our partners in the region and around the world.
At the other end of the economic scale, migrants come from impoverished Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
With coordinated leadership from the government of Haiti, backed by perseverance and leadership from the United States and international community, Haiti can help ensure Andrise -- and all the children of Haiti -- have the chance to realize their full potential so that they and their country may prosper.
Petty Officer Crystal Norman, a Coast Guard spokeswoman, told CNN that most of the Haitians were taken aboard Coast Guard cutters from boats in the Windward Passage, the strait separating Haiti from Cuba.
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