Category: Earthquake/CHOLERA
Articles and image gallery from the 2010 earthquakes in Haiti
Adopting Haitian children can mean a long wait: Silverhill family enjoyed fast push through ‘tiny window of opportunity’
By Press-Register Correspondent May 02, 2010, 8:01AM Bill Starling, Press-Register Staff Photographer—Chris and Natalie Lewis sit in February for a portrait with their 10 children…
Scientology, Accused of Snooping on Celebs, Lashes Out at Anderson Cooper-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Cult leaders are worried about defector Amy Scobee’s new book, out later this month, which alleges that church leaders snoop in celebrity files for fun….
Gov. officials to report on Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
By Max HarroldMay 2, 2010 12:02 PM PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI; JANUARY 19, 2010 — Patients wait for treatment by international volunteers at the Family…
In Haiti’s shattered capital, metal scavengers take to the streets-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Metal scavenging and salvaging in Haiti In Port-au-Prince, Haiti, recovery is ongoing and any sense of normal life is still being pursued. To that end,…
Illinois coroner helps ID bodies in Haiti
Brad Targhetta, back row, in center, and some of his team outside the collapsed building in Haiti. (Brad B. Targhetta/P-D) BY GREG JONSSON ST. LOUIS…
Celebs flock to Haiti — but does it help? Celebs who flocked Haiti since the quake aren’t just show ponies. They’ve donated millions, and one is holed up in a tent city as its unofficial ‘mayor.’
BY TRENTON DANIEL tdaniel@MiamiHerald.com PORT-AU-PRINCE — Only hours earlier, Michelle Obama had drawn a purple fish for a bunch of kids in a school bus-turned-classroom…
Tejada, Orioles have not forgotten Haiti Infielder presents aid check from team’s charitable foundation
Infielder presents aid check from team’s charitable foundation By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com BALTIMORE — Prior to Friday’s series opener against the Red Sox, infielder Miguel Tejada presented…
Haiti demands bribe to clear Stockton relief shipment-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Courtesy Rob Connor, head of maintenance at Quail Lakes Baptist Church, loads relief supplies onto an 18-wheeler bound for Miami and Haiti. By Michael Fitzgerald…
Haiti’s Son Provides Source of Hope for Homeland Indianapolis Wide Receiver Pierre Garcon Distributes Free Food, Helps Rural Orphanage Provide Children Home
Lyons/Getty Pierre Garcon, whose parents were born in Haiti, proudly displays country’s flag after Colts’ 20-3By Jeff Glor Indianapolis Colt Pierre Garcon gives out food…
Preparing Haiti for Exploitation and Plunder-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Stephen Lendman – Writer Preparing Haiti for Exploitation and Plunder – by Stephen Lendman Over 15 weeks post-quake, Haiti’s imperial takeover is proceeding. It began…
FLASH-FLASH-FLASH May 1, 2010 OBAMA PLANS HAITIAN VISIT
Michelle Obama’s recent sortie into Haiti was a mission to test the waters for a visit by President Obama. Secret Service representatives have already been…
Struggle goes on in Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
By Karen Middleton karen@athensnews-courier.com — Nearly five months later, the masonry roof of a destroyed building rests on debris a few feet off the ground…
Vietnam’s Viettel Invests in Haiti’s Telecoms Market
Vietnam’s largest mobile network operator, Viettel has signed a deal to upgrade Haiti’s fixed line network in the country’s largest foreign direct investment after the…
MISSION OF HOPE GIVES HOPE – OPENS NEW PROSTHESIS FACILITY
APRIL 19, 2010 TETEYEN As one drives up the coastline, between Port-au-Prince and St. Marc, the journey traverses a wide, desolate plain between scrub-covered mountains…
Foreign minister Cannon to visit Haiti
OTTAWA — Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon announced Friday he will visit Haiti from May 5 to 7 to review reconstruction efforts following January’s devastating quake….
Resolution would recognize GA effort in Haiti relief
By AOPA ePublishing staff Co-chairs of the House and Senate General Aviation Caucuses, Reps. Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich.) and Allen Boyd (D-Fla.) and Sens. Mark Begich…
Haiti to Football Heaven: Vladimir Ducasse’s Journey Begins
The drive down from Stamford, Conn., to the Jets‘ Florham, Park, N.J., facility took about an hour and a half on Thursday. With a driver…
Coast Guard: Haiti migration not rising from quake
By SARAH LARIMER Associated Press Writer The Coast Guard has yet to see a noticeable change in migration trends from Haiti following a deadly earthquake…
FLASH-FLASH-FLASH PREVAL NEGOTIATING DEAL WITH WASHINGTON TO STEP DOWN
President Rene Preval is – at this very moment – involved with a convoluted series of negotiations that he hopes will see him…
Food Aid Hurts Haiti’s Farmers Helping in a crisis can pose dilemma for local farmers and merchants-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Food Aid Hurts Haiti’s Farmers Helping in a crisis can pose dilemma for local farmers and merchants Steve Baragona | Artibonite Valley, Haiti29 April 2010…