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SEC Charges 3 Men In $14 Million Ponzi Scheme That Targeted Haitians In Florida, New Jersey

AP | JENNIFER KAY | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Homepals Investment Club, Stocks, Brian Taglieri, Ponzi Scheme, Haitian American, Ronnie Eugene Bass Jr. Ronnie Eugene Bass, Haitian American Investment Clubs, Alabre, Investing, New Jersey, Abner Alabre, Haiti, Sec, Florida, Port-Au-Prince, Taglieri, Ponzi, Homeinvestmentclub, Miami, Wire Fraud, Business News

MIAMI — Three men are accused of running a Ponzi scheme that scammed more than $14 million from hundreds of Haitian-American investors in South ...

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In Sri Lanka: The Basics for Americans

Jim Luce | Posted 07.09.2009 | World

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Islam, India, Funny Boy, Galle, New York State, Kandy, Jaffna, Jacmel, West Virginia, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Hindu Mythology, Colombo, Hinduism, Rama's Bridge, Indonesia, United Nations Peacekeeping Mission, Serendib, British East India Company, New Hampshire, Yala National Park, Adam's Bridge, Indonesian Shadow Puppets, Commonwealth of Ceylon., Buddhism, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Sanskrit, Unawatuna, South Asia, Terrorism, Malaysia, Manado, Galle Fort, Tsunami, Shyam Selvadurai, Tamil, Kotte, Orphans International Worldwide, Sinhalese, Sinhala, Gonaives, Port-Au-Prince, Mount Washington, China, World News
Jim Luce

As I travel through Sri Lanka, covering the nation as it seeks reconciliation among its diverse population after decades of conflict, I am receiving e-mails from my friends at home asking me to review the basics.

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Traveling as Press vs. NGO Head: Same Adventure

Jim Luce | Posted 06.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Europe, Lome, United Nations Department of Public Information, Hong Kong, Guatemala City, Sri Lanka, Galle, Air France, South America, Asia, Ngo, Guyana, Chennai, Dallas, Paris, Singapore, Peru, Indonesia, Port-Au-Prince, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Miami, Dominican Republic, Aceh, Dubai, Swine Flu, Mexico City, Journalist, Africa, Ghana, San Salvador, Central America, International Development, Santo Domingo, Mexico, Colombia, New York, Haiti, Refugee Camps, Frankfurt, Jakarta, Tamil, Tsunami, Hurricane Jeanne, Togo, Post 9/11, India, Orphans International Worldwide, Huffington Post, JFK Airport, Bangalore, Gonaives, Bucharest, Media News
Jim Luce

I have flown from Haiti to Peru to Guyana in the Americas, Hong Kong to Indonesia to Sri Lanka in Asia, and Togo to Ghana in Africa.

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Fonkoze: Haitian Diaspora Unites Across U.S.

Jim Luce | Posted 06.04.2009 | World

Read More: Anne Hastings, Overseas Remittances, Organized Poor, Thought Leaders, Western Union, Global Citizens, Jimmy Toussaint, Haitian Students Association of Long Island University, Jim Luce, Port-Au-Prince, Father Joseph Philippe, CNB New Jersey and UMASS, HEC Montreal, University of Massachusetts, Alianza International, Barbara Magnoni, University of Fondwa, Ministry of Haitians Living Abroad, Haitian Diaspora, Haitian American Business Network, Inter-American Development Bank, International Fund for Agricultural Development, “Dollars and Diaspora”, Haiti, Catholic Theological Union in Chicago., Katleen Felix, University of Montreal, Latin American & Caribbean Center, Jennifer Ching, National Association for the Advancement of Haitians, Youtube, Appleseed, Moneygram, Fonkoze, Haitian-American, World News
Jim Luce

"The Diaspora is the driving force for the economic development of the country, but in order to reach that objective, overseas Haitians need to be organized locally, state-wide, and nationally."

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Larry Mellon's Inspiring Mid-Life Crisis

Diana Odasso | Posted 01.28.2009 | World

Read More: Health, Haiti, The Giving Life, Charitable Gifts, Poverty, Charity, World, Third World, Hopital Albert Schweitzer, Midlife Crisis, Tuberculosis, Infant Malnutrition, Mid-Life Crisis, Third World Countries, HIV/AIDS, Charitable Organizations, Starvation, Aids, Port-Au-Prince, World News
Diana Odasso

As I reflect on my holiday experience last year and in light of this year's economic and moral climate, I marvel on the ability of a few to change the lives of many.

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Hurricane Gustav Hits Haiti, Jindal May Have To Miss Republican Convention

Posted 09.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Extreme Weather, Haiti, Hurricane Gustav, Port-Au-Prince, Hurricanes, Home News

The Associated Press reports: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Hurricane Gustav barreled into Haiti on Tuesday, toppling trees, dumping rain and sending glo...

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