Politicians to help the hungry

PORT-AU-PRINCE - President Rene Preval will donate one month of his presidential salary to people starving in the north-western…

PORT-AU-PRINCE - President Rene Preval will donate one month of his presidential salary to people starving in the north-western region of Haiti where people are so hungry they are eating dogs.

A group of legislators will also donate $300 of their monthly salary, the press office at the National Palace said yesterday. It's a patriotic decision that we have made, a move for real action to [solve] the problem, said Mr Vasco Thermelan, a deputy from the region.

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