Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) — A man pulled alive from the rubble of a building in Haiti’s capital Monday may have been trapped since the January 12 quake that leveled much of the city, doctors reported. The 28-year-old man, identified as Evan Muncie, was found in the wreckage of a market where he sold rice,...
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By Alan Gomez, USA TODAY PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Several Haitians said Sunday that they were not surprised to learn that accusations of bribery had arisen in the case of 10 American missionaries charged with kidnapping Haitian children. Patricia Louis, a third-year law school student in Port-au-Prince, said corruption is so commonplace in Haitian courts...
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In The aftermath of January 12’s horrific earthquake many people headed for the Dominican border and perceived safety there. Each had his/her own personal motivation. Some were self-centered while 10 missionaries took in the well-being of many small children. Prime Minister Bellerive was one of the first to hit this barrier, after it was...
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Children living in Haiti’s encampments are gathering in the streets for their lessons. // BY KATHLEEN McGRORY kmcgrory@MiamiHerald.com PORT-AU-PRINCE — With schools in Haiti’s capital city closed since last month’s catastrophic earthquake — and unlikely to open for several months — informal classes have begun springing up in the streets. “The children are traumatized,”...
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By Rachel Revehl, The (Fort Myers, Fla.) News-Press CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti — The members of the Cape Christian Fellowship felt their donations of baby food, diapers, toys and cribs would be welcomed in this impoverished port city. They were, but for a price, said Brett Furlong, executive pastor of the fellowship in Cape Coral, Fla....
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By Lucile Malandain, HaitiFebruary 8, 2010 PORT-AU-PRINCE – Nearly a month after an earthquake devastated Haiti, medical teams still treat trauma patients but also face a new wave of ailments linked to poor hygiene and squalid, cramped living conditions. After three sleepless nights with debilitating pain in her lower back, 53-year-old Anne Setoute waited...
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By MARC LACEY Published: February 8, 2010 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The United Nations said Monday that counterfeiters have begun printing up fake tickets to gain access to free rice distributions, complicating giveaways that are meant for the hungriest Haitians. David Orr, a spokesman for the World Food Program, said counterfeiters, active in Haiti even...
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Government and international officials in Haiti are drawing up a strategy to help rebuild the long-impoverished country, while continuing to provide emergency aid to the hundreds of thousands survivors left homeless. We look at the short and long-term priorities. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that while the relief effort in Haiti...
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Jorge Vega PORT-AU-PRINCE Mon Feb 8, 2010 10:27am EST PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Hundreds of Haitian earthquake survivors protested in a suburb of the wrecked capital on Sunday, accusing a district mayor of corruption and hoarding food aid provided by relief groups, witnesses said. The protest in the Petionville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince was one of...
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