Category: Earthquake/CHOLERA
Articles and image gallery from the 2010 earthquakes in Haiti
Six Month Commemoration of Haiti Earthquake
Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC July 12, 2010 It has been six months since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti and claimed…
DECLARATION DE PRINCIPE D’UN GROUPE DE PARLEMENTAIRES DE LA 48ème LEGISLATURE
1) Considérant que la présidence de René Préval n’a jamais respecté les délais constitutionnels relatifs au mandat des parlementaires, a toujours accouché des élections frauduleuses…
Haitian rebel, Guy Phillipe slams quake response
Haiti’s most notorious former rebel leader has criticised the government’s response to the January 12th earthquake and has called on Rene Preval, the Haitian president,…
Interview with Haiti President Rene Preval.
An in depth interview with Haitian president Rene Preval, conducted by Ray Suarez of PBS. Not surprisingly, Preval laments the pace of reconstruction funding, particularly…
What happened at Project Pierre Toussaint?
CAP-HAÏTIEN, Haiti — The lesson still is chalked on the blackboard in the deserted classroom. “Odette bought 19 pineapples,” the French scrawl reads. Outside, knee-high…
Storm Strikes Haven for Displaced Haitians
Heavy wind and rain earlier this week turned the Corail-Cesselesse camp north of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, from a supposed haven for earthquake-displaced families into a disaster…
Two-faced Democracy in Haiti
The Haiti Information Project recently published a short article reporting that the Provisional Election Council (CEP) had allowed the Fanmi Lavalas party to register to…
Canada Pulls Top Commander Out of Haiti
Canadian military officials say the country’s top commander in Haiti has been relieved of duty and is under investigation over allegations of an inappropriate relationship….
Haiti recovery bogged down 6 months after quake
By JONATHAN M. KATZ The Associated Press Sunday, July 11, 2010; 12:26 AM CORAIL-CESSELESSE, Haiti — The sun was beating down on the rocky cactus…
Aid agencies ‘stretched to limit’ in Haiti
Aid agencies have warned that their ability to keep delivering basic services in earthquake-stricken Haiti is being stretched to the limit. The Red Cross said…
Venezuela major donor of assistance to Haiti
With economic problems piling up at home, Venezuela has emerged as a big player and big spender in the Haitian recovery effort. BY JIM WYSS…
Photo from Haiti- A quick How-To diagnose Malaria and Typhoid
Irish Minister to visit aid effort in Haiti
Mon, Jul 05, 2010 Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid Peter Power will this week get first-hand accounts of Irish efforts to rebuild earthquake-hit…
Ban lauds Caribbean region’s commitment to Haiti recovery
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon 5 July 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended States in the Caribbean region for their commitment to supporting Haiti following the…
After 5 long months and countless deaths: First meet for Clinton Haiti quake commission
By Alice Speri (AFP) – Jun 17, 2010 PORT-AU-PRINCE — The commission set up to oversee the five billion dollars in quake aid money pledged…
Haiti: Living in limbo Small steps forward-PHOTO GALLERY documenting progress
Story and photos by Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times A day after the devastating Jan. 12 quake, Rose Marguie Normil, 40, who had been…
Out of the ruins, a new role for Haitian women
BY JACQUELINE CHARLES jcharles@MiamiHerald.com PORT-AU-PRINCE — Cendra Guillaume walks into the dusty depot of manly machines, passes fellow female workers, and steps into the front…
Sex, death and slaves: Welcome to Haiti’s horror carnival
Blood and black magic flow through Haiti’s history – as photographer Leah Gordon discovered when she went to Mardi Gras in the port town of…
Haïti: la reconstruction au point mort
01.07.2010 “Haïti: la reconstruction au point mort”- Michèle Striffler (PPE, F), Rapporteur Permanent du Parlement européen pour l’aide humanitaire Michèle STRIFFLER, Rapporteur Permanent pour l’Aide…