Walker Mahurin, one of the leading American fighter pilots of World War II, who downed enemy planes in Europe and the Pacific, and, later, in the Korean War, died Tuesday at his home in Newport Beach, Calif. He was 91. Enlarge This Image Associated Press Capt. Bud Mahurin, returning from a raid in November...
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By JACKIE BUENO SOUSA jsousa@MiamiHerald.com There was much to celebrate after last week’s United Nations Donors’ Conference on Haiti. Some 130 donors pledged almost $10 billion to help rebuild the poverty-stricken Caribbean nation, which was further devastated by a Jan. 12 earthquake that killed as many as 300,000 people.More than half the money —...
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By LUISA YANEZ AND NIALA BOODHOO nboodhoo@MiamiHerald.com The Florida Highway Patrol early Sunday identified Patrick Ambroise, 35, as the trooper who was killed Saturday night when his parked cruiser was struck from behind in Florida’s Turnpike and burst into flames, trapping him inside. Ambroise, a four-year veteran, died at the scene of the crash...
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Adelin SEIDE (Zombi) La ville de Fort-Liberté est réveillée ce matin troublée par les rumeurs d’un phénomène zombi. Un certain Adelin SEIDE (hougan) âgé de 30 ans fils de Jeantery SEIDE (hougan) décédé le 2 Mai 2010 à la suite d’un mal au ventre dont il a beau souffrir, enterré le Mercredi 5 Mai...
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AP) – 10 hours ago PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The Inter-American Development Bank is seeking $2 billion to expand access to Haitian schools. President Rene Preval and Bank President Luis Moreno announced the five-year program Saturday. It could be among the first presented for possible funding by the new Haitian Interim Reconstruction Commission co-chaired by...
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By JONATHAN M. KATZ (AP) – 11 hours ago PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A Haitian man kidnapped while working with a U.S.-based development foundation was found dead on Saturday, the group said. The driver for the Pan-American Development Foundation was kidnapped Monday along with a British contractor. The contractor was released after four days and...
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Nearly four months after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, donors have contributed more than $1.1-billion to support relief efforts. Donors gave approximately $66-million of that total in response to a star-studded telethon that was broadcast on major television networks in January. Organizers awarded $35-million in grants on February 5. Among the results: • ActionAid...
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Apres quatre mois les donations individuelles des citoyens americains et du monde s’evaluent a plus de 1.1 milliard pour supporter les efforts humanitaires en Haiti. Peut-on rester indifferent a ce flux d’argent quand on sait que 1.7 millions de nos citoyens vivent dans 1325 camps qui ressemblent a des plantations d’esclaves? Je partage avec...
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PHOTO BY EVERARD OWEN Port Antonio: 33 Haitians were sent back to Haiti Sunday afternoon on the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard Cornwall. The group includes the 31 that landed at Holland Bay, St. Thomas Saturday April, 10, 2010 about 3:00 p.m., who were taken to Port Antonio later that evening to the Port...
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U.S. agriculture giant Monsanto is donating $4 million worth of seeds to earthquake-ravaged Haiti. Monsanto said Friday the Haitian Ministry of Agriculture has approved the donation, ensuring the selected seeds are appropriate for Haitian growing conditions and farming practices. Monsanto’s director of global development,Elizabeth Vancil, said the need in Haiti is “incredible.” The first...
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