Cholera has reached Commune Anse Rouge. “Five more people have died since I last wrote you,” Amber Munger e-mailed me on Monday, Nov. 15. … Few understand cholera, and so anyone who gets it has an automatic death sentence, even though it could be simply treated with hydration formula, she said.
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Lorin Mallorie in Haiti: Hurricane Tomas, voodoo and cholera
All eyes gaze up at the sky, nervously, as the gray creeps across like a demon. Hurricane Tomas comes early. For those who can leave, it is a mass exodus up the mountain: Traffic, fear and uncertainty.
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Lorin Mallorie in Haiti: There’s nothing more hopeful than the smile of a child
With the depravity and desperation of Port-au-Prince’s homeless increasing every day, there is nothing more hopeful than the smile of a happy Haitian child in a safe and loving environment.
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Lorin Mallorie in Haiti: If you are Haitian, Wyclef Jean, prove it now!
When I heard the whispers of a Wyclef Jean presidential bid, I simply dismissed them. It seemed like an impossible concept, water-cooler talk — something fun to debate: Could he, would he run, this 37-year-old Haitian musician, and of late, politician, who moved to the U.S. with his family when he was 9 years old. After the announcement was official, Deva Krishna, the unemployed musician in the video spoke to me of his concerns, worries of corruption in Wyclef’s organization…
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Lorin Mallorie in Haiti: A visit (and a party) at the Dynamic English Club
Just above the capital, in Kenscoff, Haiti, life has a different tempo, a slower vibe. This is country life: the “Real Haiti” as they say. Quiet, slow: Cool and relaxed. And, like the rest of Haiti outside Port-au-Prince, it seems there are no jobs at all. We went to the Dynamic English Club, and threw a party. And what a party it was.
Surviving Port-au-Prince
Editor's note: Shortly before Christmas, UNCA senior Lorin Mallorie traveled to Haiti at the invitation of UNCA alumna Amber Munger, who gave a lecture on her work there last fall (see "Gratitude, Hugs and Tears," March 3 Xpress). Wanting to dig deeper, Mallorie returned to Haiti last month, using the contacts she'd made during her […]