Category: Earthquake/CHOLERA
Articles and image gallery from the 2010 earthquakes in Haiti
SEAN PENN CREATED TIME BOMB IN HAITI – AFTER JANUARY 12, 2010 EARTHQUAKE – WITH WELL COORDINATED TENT CAMP
August 11, 2011 Sean Penn’s dynamic efforts to help earthquake victims, after the disaster January 12, 2010 killed over 300,000, injured hundreds of thousands more…
Haiti mayor says he plans to clear people out of one of country’s biggest earthquake camps-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Washington Post: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Thousands of Haitians living in one of the biggest tent camps created after last year’s earthquake could soon have a…
Genetically-Engineered Spermless Mosquitoes Offer Malaria Hope
By COURTNEY HUTCHISON, ABC News Medical Unit Aug. 9, 2011 Where mosquito netting and bug spray fail, European scientists are turning to a unique solution…
Eco Building Products Successfully Lands 22 Containers of Red Shield Protected Lumber in Haiti
A For Profit Company ECO NO-BOIS Lumber Yard Receives Red Shield™ Coated Lumber for Local Distribution VISTA, Calif., Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Eco Building™…
Oxfam suspends Haiti staff on misconduct allegations
08 Aug 2011 12:23 Source: alertnet // Katie Nguyen A woman raises her arms for products as people loot from a destroyed shop after an…
Israel showing the water-technology way
By: Martin Zhuwakinyu Israel, a water-constrained country, is leaving no stone unturned in conserving this precious resource through a range of measures, including recycling, efficient…
The State of Cholera, and Water, in Haiti
By William Wheeler This post is part of a special National Geographic News series on global water issues. Photograph by William Wheeler The orderlies’ urgent…
Peacekeeping and Impunity in Haiti CURRENT INTELLIGENCE August 5, 2011
By Hannah Armstrong Is there a culture of impunity in Haiti’s long-running MINUSTAH operation? Hannah Armstrong explores the vulnerability of populations under peacekeeping mandate. —…
A bitter baptism for “Sweet Micky” Political deadlock may trigger unrest on the streets and fatigue among donors, hindering the slow recovery from last year’s earthquake-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Aug 5th 2011 | MIAMI | THE ECONOMIST(Commentary By Haitian-Truth embedded in post in bold underlined) ALMOST three months after Michel Martelly took office as…
Emily breaks up over Haiti, still threatens rains
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Emily broke apart over the mountains of Haiti and Dominican Republic on Thursday but its remnants still packed rains threatening…
Emily, heavy rains move toward Haiti
For now, South Florida remains out of the cone for Tropical Storm Emily but forecasters say the slow-moving system should be closely monitored. By CURTIS…
EMILY STALLED OFF DOMINICAN COAST LAST NIGHT AND WILL NOW HIT HAITI THURS AND FRIDAY – TORRENTIAL RAINS EXPECTED.
Residents of southeastern Florida could be dealing with more than rip currents early this weekend with Tropical Storm Emily set to pass extremely close to…
Tropical Storm Emily takes aim at vulnerable Haiti
By Joseph Guyler-Delva PORT-AU-PRINCE | Wed Aug 3, 2011 5:37pm EDT PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Emily took aim at Haiti on Wednesday, threatening to…
Haiti, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico brace for Tropical Storm Emily
Tropical Storm Emily will likely bring heavy rains to Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Haiti but the storm’s path remains uncertain as it nears Florida….
Tropical Storm Emily on path toward Haiti
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Rain from the outer bands of Tropical Storm Emily began falling Tuesday in Puerto Rico as the system moved on…
Protest over evictions in Haiti blocks traffic
By TRENTON DANIEL The Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Protesters pitched tents and laid down in the middle of one of the busiest streets in…
Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT MON AUG 1 2011 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF…
Martha Stewart, Macy’s CEO studying Haiti crafts-Added COMMENTARY BY Haitian-Truth
By TRENTON DANIEL Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Martha Stewart, Macy’s top executive and a high-end fashion designer landed in the Haitian capital Wednesday to…
HAITI A CLASSIC EXAMPLE: History’s normal rate of species disappearance is accelerating, scientists say
PHILADELPHIA – Biologist E.O. Wilson once pondered whether many of our fellow living things were doomed once evolution gave rise to an intelligent, technological creature…
Hurricane Emily could threaten Haiti by Wednesday
HaitiAction.net – Port au Prince, Haiti — The National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami has given the “vigorous” tropical wave 900 miles east of the…