Day: January 23, 2010
Teleconference Briefing on Relief Efforts in Haiti
Gordon Duguid Spokesman Col. Buck Elton, Air Operations Director Via Teleconference from Haiti January 21, 2010 Mr. Duguid: — that Rear Admiral Samuel Paris would…
All-star Haiti telethon raises $57 million, so far
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music Writer Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Ap Music Writer – 35 mins ago NEW YORK – Organizers for the all-star “Hope for Haiti…
Doctor Searches for Haitian Girl He Saved Last Year He doesn’t know if she survived the quake
A Fairfax, Va., doctor and his wife are packing a tent and sleeping bags for Haiti to see if the young girl he helped save a…
Haiti After the Earthquake
Haitian earthquake victims in Petit-GoâvePETIT-GOÂVE, Haiti—They work all day under the blazing sun, hammers and saws in hand, pulling down the last remnants of a…
Where is Haiti’s government?
By Daniel Schwartz CBC News As Haitians scramble to get their lives back in order, many observers are wondering what has happened to the country’s…
Survivor found amid rubble in Haiti after 11 days
STORY HIGHLIGHTS • NEW: Man, 24, rescued from rubble of Hotel Napoli • More than 111,000 people have died in the quake and its aftermath,…
Shining moments in Haiti telethon
By Ann Powers Pop Music CriticJanuary 23, 2010 Programs like Friday’s “Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief” do not exist to…
In Haiti, some see the spirit world behind the quake
Reporting from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti – The night was filled with voices, murmuring then gathering together then rising into hymns and chants that carried far in…
Stars unite to help Haiti in telethon
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music Writer Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Ap Music Writer Sat Jan 23, 1:59 pm ET NEW YORK – Though the all-star telethon was titled “Hope…
Haiti quake toll tops 110,000
Haitian officials have confirmed that the death toll from the January 12 earthquake now stands at over 110,000, with 193,000 more people wounded and another…
No ministries. No infrastructure. But René Préval tries to regain control in Haiti
At the head of an administration with no intact ministries, infrastructure or army, where vital meetings take place under a mango tree and a coconut…
British rescue team recalls Haiti earthquake horror
By Alastair Jamieson Published: 3:30PM GMT 23 Jan 2010 Dean Harris and Rudy Parkes from West Midlands Fire Brigade with two year old Mia whom they…
Haiti’s Icon of Power, Now Palace for Ghosts
By MARC LACEY PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The only sound inside Haiti’s National Palace comes from the crunch underneath one’s soles. Its ornate reception rooms are…
Haitians in Mass Exodus from Capital Port-au-Prince
Haitians in Mass Exodus from Capital Port-au-Prince Jeff Swicord | Port-au-Prince 23 January 2010 Photo: VOA Photo J. Swicord Port-au-Prince residents board a bus to…