Articles and image gallery from the 2010 earthquakes in Haiti
Contributed Fender benders are common in Rome, where it’s legal to drive as young as 14. Lewis Hamilton may be able to handle hairpin turns and heavy traffic in Formula One racing, but pit him against Don’t Drive Here’s gonzo host Andrew Younghusband in the rush-hour bedlam of Port-au-Prince and our money is on...
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Haityi Libre: Saturday, August 16, Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin, the Minister of Tourism and Creative Industries (MTIC) and the Mayor of Petit-Goâve, Sandra Jules jointly launched during an official ceremony in Petit-Goâve, the development project of the public beach “Bon Repos”. This work will begin in two weeks and will continue for 3 months, funded...
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(Photo: Special to the Chronicle ) The Tallahassee-Haiti Medical Team (THMT), an international aid group, has been providing medical care and other services to the people of Campeche-Dumay in the mountains east of Port-au-Prince, the capitol of Haiti, since the devastating earthquake in 2010. “We have helped many, many people, but the needs are...
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Steve Aaron, Vivint Vivint employees assemble meals from the Feed My Starving Children organization, which are being shipped to Haiti. 9 hours ago • Jordan Carroll Daily Herald Vivint, one of Provo’s local companies and a home technology giant, is pushing community initiatives and getting them done. What many might not realize beyond the...
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The protesters set up barricades of rocks and burning tyres UN peacekeepers in Haiti have clashed with supporters of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. Dozens of Mr Aristide’s supporters had set up barricades outside his home, fearing he could be arrested. UN troops fired smoke grenades to disperse the protesters...
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*Minister Paradis in Montréal to discuss Canada’s development priorities* *August 13, 2014 – Montréal, Quebec* – Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada Today, the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, participated in a round table with members of the Haitian-Canadian community in Montréal to discuss ongoing challenges for Haiti in...
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By Mackenzie Carpenter / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (typos corrected by Haitian Truth) For decades, Ian Rawson and his wife Lucy worked tirelessly on behalf of the people of Haiti — he at the Hospital Albert Schweitzer, which was founded by his stepfather William Larimer Mellon in 1956, she at the Friends of Hopital Albert Schweitzer...
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To the Editor: Re “A Creole Solution for Haiti’s Woes,” by Michel DeGraff and Molly Ruggles (Op-Ed, Aug. 2): I agree that children acquire necessary reading and writing skills best in the language most familiar to them: Kreyòl for Haitians. But while Kreyòl is the key to strong educational foundations for Haitian youths, it...
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Summary Location and Magnitude contributed by: USGS National Earthquake Information Center General +- 50 km 30 mi Powered by Leaflet Dominican Republic 19.407°N, 70.589°W Depth: 26.9km (16.7mi) Event Time 2014-08-09 15:27:34 UTC 2014-08-09 11:27:34 UTC-04:00 at epicenter 2014-08-09 08:27:34 UTC-07:00 system time Location 19.407°N 70.589°W depth=26.9km (16.7mi) Nearby Cities 3km (2mi) SSE of Licey...
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As part of the sports diplomacy program, Tony Sanneh and Thomas Rongen, two American football (soccer) coaches arrived in Port Au Prince this week to take part in a sports program for youth in Haiti, from August 3 – 9, 2014 with partnership from the Haitian National Police (PNH) and the Community Policing Unit,...
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