Day: January 29, 2010
UN: Crucial to House Homeless in Haiti Before Rains Begin
UN: Crucial to House Homeless in Haiti Before Rains Begin The International Organization for Migration estimates more than one million earthquake victims in Haiti are…
DAILY REPORT SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010
Yesterday: Major demonstration against the Preval government’s incompetence was held in the town of Leogane, close to the epicenter of our recent quake. Thousands of…
Push to Send FEMA Trailers to Haiti Stirs Backlash Industry push to send leftover FEMA trailers to Haiti stirs backlash, called ‘self-serving’
The trailer industry and lawmakers are pressing the government to send Haiti thousands of potentially formaldehyde-laced trailers left over from Hurricane Katrina — an idea…
Diddy, Queen Latifah to host BET concert for Haiti
NEW YORK – Sean “Diddy” Combs, Queen Latifah and Pharrell are set to host a two-hour concert and telethon to benefit Haiti on Feb. 5….
Haiti must learn to live with earthquakes: experts say
By Jordi Zamora (AFP) – 5 hours ago PORT-AU-PRINCE — It will be difficult to convince Haitians to spend extra money and rebuild their quake-ravaged…
Haiti Aid Efforts Go Awry in the ‘Convoy to Nowhere’
By CHRISTOPHER RHOADS PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Scott Lewis hoped to deliver more than one million meals to Haitians on Wednesday via a 15-truck convoy brimming with beans…