Category: Earthquake/CHOLERA
Articles and image gallery from the 2010 earthquakes in Haiti
Martelly: Haitians living in tents should receive priority
Foreign donors welcomed Haitian President Michel Martelly’s commitment to the country’s reconstruction panel, but are frustrated by the lack of a government. By Jacqueline Charles…
Aid challenges and Government stalemate hinders aid to Haiti, UN report finds
Clearing and reconstruction work in Port-au-Prince, Haiti 28 July 2011 – A United Nations advisory group on Haiti today reported improvements in the earthquake-torn country…
Anedie Azael Crowned Miss Haiti Universe 2011
Haiti will be present again at the prestigious beauty contest Miss Universe after his participation last year. In a contest organized last night at Montana…
Politics stymies Haiti’s recovery
OUR OPINION: President must make good on promise to unite the country By The Miami Herald Editorial HeraldEd@MiamiHerald.com No one expected miracles when performer Michel…
Brazil, MINUSTAH, Need a Timetable for Withdrawal from Haiti
U.S. diplomatic cables now released from Wikileaks make it clearer than ever before that foreign troops occupying Haiti for more than seven years have no…
No jobs in Haiti, Filipinos warned
By Jerry E. Esplanada Philippine Daily Inquirer Both the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) have warned against the…
Dr. Paul’s prescriptions for Haiti’s ills
Reviewed by Roger Annis From Tuesday’s Globe and Mail Published Monday, Jul. 25, 2011 6:00PM EDT Paul Farmer has written an essential book for understanding…
Boston health team battles Haiti cholera
Boston Globe:By Neena Satija Globe Correspondent / July 24, 2011 At the Hospital Albert Schweitzer in Deschapelles in central Haiti, a team from Massachusetts General…
Haiti again caught in cholera’s grip
More than 5,800 have died since the outbreak began in October. With the return of the rainy season afoot, more than 1,000 new cases a…
Official: Haiti to focus on rebuilding neighborhoods with international funds
By Associated Press, Updated: Friday, July 22, 9:24 AM PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The manager of an international reconstruction fund says Haiti will use most of the money…
Undersea clues to Haiti’s earthquake history
(PhysOrg.com) — For all of its violent destruction, the earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, hardly scratched the surface of the island. But…
UN rights officials raise concerns over Haiti mayor removing homeless from stadium parking lot
By Associated Press, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — United Nations officials say a Haitian mayor’s closure of a camp that housed several hundred families displaced by last…
Martelly to reform Haiti reconstruction panel
Haitian President Michel Martelly plans to announce Friday a major overhaul of the reconstruction commission. By Lesley Clark and Jacqueline Charles jcharles@MiamiHerald.com PORT-AU-PRINCE — Disappointed…
Haiti’s recovery stalled
BY MARK SCHNEIDER www.crisisgroup.org More than two months after his inauguration, Haitian President Michel Martelly still does not have a new government in place. The…
WikiLeaks: Haiti frustrated Washington
MIAMI, July 21 (UPI) — Washington tried and failed to control Haiti after an armed revolt forced President Jean-Bertrand Aristide into exile, cables released by…
Haitian President Michel Martelly to ask for year-long extension on recovery panel-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Washington Post: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President Michel Martelly will ask a reconstruction commission to extend its mandate a year. A government official says Martelly…
Haiti president thwarted in ‘wake up’ call
Haiti (MNN) ― Political infighting in Haiti means the new president, Michel Martelly, has been unable to make good on campaign promises made in the…
Duvalier mobbed by supporters at sacred waterfall
Skynews.com; 19:51, Monday July 18, 2011 Thousands in Haiti have jostled for space to take part in a voodoo ceremony under a sacred waterfall. Followers…
Limbs for Haiti: A Prosthetist’s Work a World Away
Reported by: Britt Carlson Email: bcarlson@khsltv.com A national prosthetics company with several locations in the north state continues to make a difference nearly a world…
1 Million Dead in 30 Seconds
In an increasingly urbanized world, earthquakes threaten unprepared cities with mass destruction. Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum Photos The January 2010 earthquake leveled nearly 100,000 buildings in Haiti….