On Tuesday 12th of January at 16.53pm local time the biggest Earthquake to hit Haiti for 200 years struck with devastating force

A Haitian sees the bright side as she sits outside her shelter erected opposite the Palace in Cham De Mars. The choice of cloth for her shack is symbolic and many Haitians are grateful for the aid and support from the US. some commentators, however, believe the relationship with the US two hundred miles away, is what needs to be looked at if things are to improve. One Haitian, Jocelyn, tells me: "They (The American government) take with one hand and give with the other. They swamped Haiti with cheap rice imports putting farmers out of business and forcing them into the capital's slums where they have been aid dependent ever since"

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A Haitian sees the bright side as she sits outside her shelter erected opposite the Palace in Cham De Mars. The choice of cloth for her shack is symbolic and many Haitians are grateful for the aid and support from the US. some commentators, however, believe the relationship with the US two hundred miles away, is what needs to be looked at if things are to improve. One Haitian, Jocelyn, tells me: "They (The American government) take with one hand and give with the other. They swamped Haiti with cheap rice imports putting farmers out of business and forcing them into the capital's slums where they have been aid dependent ever since"