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    Haiti and Hungary are two developing countries with many similarities and differences. First of all‚ the countries are very different. Haiti shares an island with the Dominican Republic off the coast of Central North America‚ wile Hungary is a land-locked country in central-eastern Europe ( Google Maps ). Haiti has a very tropical climate‚ however‚ Hungary’s climate is more on the temperate side (www.geography-site.co.uk/pages/countries/climate/haiti_climate.html) (www.weatheronline.co.uk/reports/climate/Hungary

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    origin‚ and one of the poorest locations can describe the Republic of Haiti. The Republic of Haiti and its location‚ economy‚ stability and political structure have all had effects on the spread of disease and the risk factors associated with it. The highest occurrence of HIV in Latin American and Caribbean countries has been seen in Haiti. This all started with the epidemic of HIV that began in Haiti in the 1970s. Haiti and its capital of Port-au-Prince has a population of around 10.1 million

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    The slave revolt in Haiti also known as Saint Domingue gave all man and woman of color freedom and citizenship resulting in a better society. At the time Saint Domingue was ran by the French Colony and was the wealthiest overseas colony due to sugar plantations. “The rebellion was influenced by the French Revolution of 1789 which would be known for human rights‚ universal citizenship‚ and participation in government” . To begin‚ Napoleon Bonaparte‚ the ruler of France freed the slaves under the

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    Steeve Coupeau‚ in The History of Haiti‚ informs us that The Republic of Haiti is formally known as St. Dominique. The indigenous people of Haiti were called Tainos. Upon the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the island‚ 12 to 20 million of the indigenous people were killed‚ enslaved‚ or died from the diseases that the Europeans brought along with them. A little later in history‚ the French colonized Haiti‚ which was now mostly populated by African slaves since most of the indigenous people had

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    since Haiti became and independent nation. Because of Haiti’s rough economic start as a free nation and foreign and internal factors‚ Haiti was not properly set up to industrialize and be able to join a competitive free market without damage being done to the local industries that support Haiti. Before Haiti became a free‚ independent nation‚ it was sugar and coffee producing powerhouse owned by the French that relied on slave labor. By period of the French Revolution‚ plantations in Haiti produced

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    Hope for children of Haiti On January 12 2010 a devastating tragedy occurred in our world. The beautiful country of Haiti was struck by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that changed the country and the lives of people living in Haiti. This earthquake stuck Haiti before five pm and was centred about 10 miles south east of port - au - prince which is the capital city of Haiti. This earthquake is known as one of most powerful earthquakes of the century‚ that it was felt in eastern parts of Cuba

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    Dominican Republic and Haiti once shared the Island of Hispaniola for five centuries‚ until the Dominican Republic gain their independence from Haiti. Now the only thing separating these two islands is the Massacre River. The Massacre River was derived from the President of the Dominican Republic which ordered his troops to kill all Haitian people and descendants. This maybe a little confusing because the Dominican side of the island was under the rule of Spanish (Spain) and Haiti was rule by the French

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    2010 Haiti earthquake Date 16:53:10‚ 12 January 2010 Magnitude 7.0 Mw Depth 13 km (8.1 miles) Epicenter location 18.457°N 72.533°W Casualties 92‚000 - 230‚000 deaths (6th deadliest earthquake) Background Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere‚ and is ranked 149th of 182 countries on the Human Development Index.The Australian government’s travel advisory site had previously expressed concerns that Haitian emergency services would be unable to cope in the event of a major disaster

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    other showed them as lost soles in need of saving. In the end it seemed that the earthquake that had brought the media to Haiti no longer mattered and was all but forgotten. The media had shifted their focus and was trying to shape our perception of the disaster by shaping our perception of the Haitian people and government. In the end I came to the conclusion that the people of Haiti were in desperate need of help and their fear‚ hunger‚ and desperation was behind some the criminal acts that were being

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    OFFICE OF THE PREMIER JOB DESCRIPTIONS In accordance with the provisions of the New Public Service Regulations‚ a Head of Department shall for each post or group of posts‚ establish a job description and job title based on the main objectives of the post‚ including an appropriate emphasis on service delivery. Job titles and job descriptions describe the functions which are necessary to be performed to ensure viability and future success. Job evaluation on the other hand describes a

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