After the ruins of Leogane, the epicenter of the earthquake, the road leaves the coast to climb switchbacks up the mountain. The debris forced to zigzag across a landscape of Apocalypse. Then at the end of a pass is the Bay of Jacmel. The lower city, which concentrates around the Orange River’s historical riches, is gutted. If casualties are limited (350 dead), Read more
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Gridlock in helping Haiti
Efforts were continuing on Saturday to resolve the “gridlock”, accepted by Bill Clinton in the distribution of international aid in Haiti while 10 Americans accused Baptists of child abduction would be transferred to prison. Read more
Bill Clintion will coordinate the activities of UN agencies
Bill Clintion who accepted the burden it acquired in collaboration with the Haitian government to “reach to implement the vision that (the Haitian leaders) have for their country.” Read more
To rebuild Haiti, get rid of the debt burden already
The devastating earthquake that struck Haiti has led to a massive flow of international aid. The first priority was to save lives, deliver water, food, shelter, medicines and other essential supplies to victims. Read more
The organization of Reporters Without Borders reports U.S. censorship
The organization of Reporters Without Borders today denounced the confiscation by the U.S. military of an apparatus of photographic from a photographer of The Daily Local Nouvelliste while covering a demonstration outside the Embassy of the United States to Port-au-Prince. Read more
The Americans tried in Haiti?
The ten Americans today accused of “kidnapping and conspiracy” must be tried in Haiti, said the Minister of Justice Paul Denis.
The Haitian Prime Minister wants to change the government structure
The Haitian Prime Minister Jean Max Bellerive discussed Tuesday the possibility of changing the government structure to better cope with crisis born of earthquake January 12, 2010. Read more
Ten billion dollars to rebuild Haiti
Participants at the first international meeting on the reconstruction of the island believe that Haiti needs 10 billion dollars over five years to recover. Read more
The United Nations defended the commitment of American and Canadian armies in Haiti
The head of Humanitarian Affairs of the United Nations, John Holmes, in Geneva on Tuesday defended the actions of American and Canadian forces in Haiti to the UN sides, arguing that there was no attempt to dominate the country militarily . Read more
Reconstruction of Haiti; the puzzle of corruption
Invest tens of billions of dollars in a country ranked among the least favorable business place and the most corrupt in the world is one of the puzzles that should resolve the international community to rebuild Haiti after the earthquake of January 12, that killed at least 170 000 deaths. Read more
Supermodel Poses Nude for Haiti
The Supermodel NATICO help raise money by dropping her clothes.
Picture courtesy of Kompamagazine
Several American fundamentalist Christian groups have flocked to Haiti
On the tarmac at the airport in Port-au-Prince, Rose looks on a folding chair. This sprightly pensioner from Florida landed in Haiti a week ago to help because “the Lord told us to show compassion towards the poor.” Read more
Hope for Haiti Now Telethon Raised $58 Million
The “Hope for Haiti Now” telethon, shown Friday January 22, 2010 on 25 different television networks around the world, had by Saturday raised $58 million, with organizers saying that donations continue to be received. The donations will benefit Oxfam America, Partners in Health, the Red Cross, UNICEF, United Nations World Food Programme, Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti Foundation and the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund .
Leonardo DiCaprio Donates $1 Million
On January 21, 2010, actor Leonardo DiCaprio announced he was donating $1 million to the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund, the relief effort led by former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush and one of the organizations benefiting from the telethon.
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