Day: June 20, 2010
Haiti’s private medical sector collapsing as charities rush to provide free health care
By SCOTT FARWELL / The Dallas Morning News sfarwell@dallasnews.com PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Minutes after the earthquake, mangled bodies began appearing in the courtyard of Hospital…
World Cup kindles some quirky allegiances
JOHANNESBURG — In India, World Cup fever has fueled a rivalry between rickshaw drivers. Revenge-minded Serbians are backing the Americans — in hopes of a…
The New York Times, June 20, 2010 Editorial-Basics for Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
The list of what needs to be fixed in Haiti is distressingly long, and progress has been frustratingly slow. But two areas require urgent attention…
BP ‘estimated higher oil amount’ from Gulf well leak
A BP document has revealed the company estimated that 100,000 barrels of oil a day could, in theory, flow from the ruptured Gulf of Mexico…
Free care hurting Haiti hospitals-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, June 20 (UPI) — Volunteer doctors and donated supplies poured in from abroad after the January Haiti earthquake, but local doctors and private…
Counselors struggle to save minds traumatized by destruction, death in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — For Pierre Yves Jovin, director of the Port-au-Prince city morgue and his employees, the nightmare doesn’t end. After the Jan. 12 earthquake…