VISIT TO HAITI - Visit to Jacmel
While walking in Jacmel, Their Excellencies stopped several times to chat with local people in the market.
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The Governor General remembers visiting this house as a child.
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Life has come back on the streets of Jacmel. Everywhere, merchants are selling food, clothes and various items.
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A staircase is all that his left from the building.
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Another stunning example of the catastrophe.
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Their Excellencies visited various sites, including Canada’s military installations at the Port of Jacmel and then proceeded to the city's downtown core to see the devastating effects of the earthquake.
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His Excellency Jean-Daniel Lafond once filmed a movie near this house.
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In Jacmel, as in Port-au-Prince and Léogâne, tents have become temporary homes for victims of the earthquake.
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After her visit of Jacmel, the Governor General made a statement to the media at Place Toussaint Louverture near City Hall.
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As they toured the streets of Jacmel, Their Excellencies were guided by a family member.
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Walking in Jacmel was quite a challenge : the crowd was really dense.
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