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Marriott to Build Largest Hotel in Haiti

wanda — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:25:17 +0000

Marriott is going to build the largest hotel in Haiti, the first international property to open on the island. The 173-room property will open in mid-2014 and will be the largest on the island and will be the first hotel in Haiti since the earthquake.

Boasting several bars and restaurants, the Port-au-Prince Marriott Hotel will be located in the Haute Turgeau area of the city and use staff trained by some of the 1,100 Haitian employees at Marriott’s South Florida hotels.

Haiti saw over half of its hotel rooms destroyed during the earthquake and now boasts around 500 rooms available for visitors.

Construction on the Hotel des Artistes, a new property close to the Toussaint Louverture International Airport, is reportedly expected to begin late this year after a considerable delay, with the opening slated for 2014.

Angelina Jolie Visits Haiti as “Goodwill Ambassador”

wanda — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:41:43 +0000

In an unannounced visit, Angelina Jolie quietly returned yesterday to Haiti, where she met with President René Préval and U.N. officials. The weekend visit by the “goodwill ambassador” for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees... Continue reading →

Sean Penn in July issue of Vanity Fair

wanda — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:06:57 +0000

Oscar winning actor Sean Penn talks about his divorce to Robin Wright, and its benefits to humanity, life in Haiti and his son’s skateboarding accident in the July issue of Vanity Fair. The interview is not online yet, but here’s a preview: New York, N.Y. — “She is a ghost to me now,” Sean Penn tells [...] Continue reading →

Creating Art from Haiti’s Rubble

wanda — Mon, 31 May 2010 12:43:42 +0000

Since the January earthquake, and in general, we’ve seen and heard a lot from Haiti and, unfortunately, many of those stories have been negative. Granted — Haiti’s position is still pretty grim. But if theres one thing that characterizes Haitians, according to NPR photographer David Gilkey, it’s their resilience. Sculptor Andre Eugene, for example, has not [...] Continue reading →

Haiti Trumped by More Important Story [Lies And Statistics]

wanda — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:58:22 +0000

Anyone noticed we haven't heard as much about Haiti lately? A Nexis search shows us that US newspapers and wires have run 30% fewer "Haiti Earthquake" stories this week than last week. What could be...

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Wyclef Jean Gets Shut Out of George Clooney’s Telethon Money [Philanthropy]

wanda — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:56:00 +0000

Yele Haiti, Wyclef Jean's troubled charity, will get just $1 million, or 2.8%, of the more than $35 million raised so far by the Hope for Haiti Telethon that Jean co-hosted. As perhaps the most...

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Dennis Hopper’s wife ordered to stay away

wanda — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:33:45 +0000

By news.bbc.co.uk Dennis Hopper’s wife has been ordered to stay at least 10 feet (3 meters) away from him, a US judge has ruled. The ailing actor, 73, requested the restraining order from his wife of 14 years as part of divorce proceedings. His petition was accompanied by a doctor’s declaration that his ..

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Brosnan Asks “Why Now?” of Polanski’s Arrest

wanda — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:33:42 +0000

By abcnews.com Pierce Brosnan said he was shocked when he heard of Roman Polanski’s arrest, but was always confident the director would get his movie “The Ghost Writer” to the big screen despite being in jail and under house arrest.

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Will new boat Tiger Woods had built for wife Elin Nordegren help them kiss and make up?

wanda — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:33:39 +0000

By NYDailyNews.com Will a new boat help Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren kiss and make up? A dive boat he had built for her is almost complete?

Has John Mayer’s ‘Hood Pass’ Been Revoked?

wanda — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:33:36 +0000

By FOXNews.com John Mayer shocked fans this week in a controversial interview with Playboy magazine in which he used the N-word and likened his sexual desires to that of a white supremacist. But despite a quick apology and explanation via Twitter, followed by an onstage breakdown during a Nashville concert, it ..

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