Category: Earthquake/CHOLERA
Articles and image gallery from the 2010 earthquakes in Haiti
Safety still a luxury for Haitian builders
Better-funded projects are built to survive earthquakes By TRENTON DANIEL, Associated Press Published: January 11, 2014, 10:14 PM A Marriott hotel, center, and Digicel office,…
Four years after the earthquake, Haiti looks to turn disaster into promise
By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@MiamiHerald.com CANAAN, Haiti — The sun-baked cinderblocks in Claude Saint-Elys’ dirt yard are an eroding reminder of the dream: a two-bedroom house…
Haiti’s French/Creole divide
PIERRE By JACQUES PIERRE jacques.pierre@duke.edu It was sunny as usual in Little Haiti, a small Haitian enclave in Miami where the predominant language is Haitian…
Celebs show philanthropic side at Haiti benefit
Michael Douglas arrives at the 3rd Annual Sean Penn & Friends HELP HAITI HOME Gala on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 at the Montage Hotel in…
Haiti to plant millions of trees to boost forests and help tackle poverty
The Guardian.com Government-backed campaign aims to double Caribbean country’s forest cover by 2016 Haiti was once covered in verdant forests but land clearance for colonial…
Seize équipes pour disputer la nouvelle saison
En présence de Gary Nicolas (vice-président), Monique André, Pierre André Myrville, Gabriel Rigaud Junior, Varieno Saint-Fleur (membres), Carlo Marcelin, (secrétaire général) de la FHF et…
Canada’s Aid to Haiti Supports Its Own Economic Interest Not Haiti’s Development – Report
An alliance of Quebec human rights groups raised an alarm Thursday as it released a study that questions the efficacy and ethics of Canada’s efforts…
Haiti Doesn’t Build Stronger After Quake, Gaps Remain
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti January 11, 2014 (AP) By TRENTON DANIEL Associated Press On a steep hillside on the edge of Haiti’s capital, Pacha Jeudy slaps soupy…
Questions About the Haitian Reconstruction’s Housing Projects
Thursday, 09 January 2014 11:14 By Ayiti Kale Je , Haiti Grassroots Watch | News Analysis Port-au-Prince – Four years after the January 12 2010…
Haiti’s prime minister meets with press to outline achievements 4 years after big earthquake
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The Haitian government delivered a progress report Friday on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the earthquake that wracked the deeply…
Haiti PM Highlights Headway 4 Years After Quake
By TRENTON DANIEL Associated Press Haiti’s prime minister said Friday that his government has made headway in rebuilding the country following a devastating earthquake four…
Make 2014 a Year of Recommitment to Haiti
A few years back, I was in Haiti on assignment and had the honor of spending Easter morning with a Haitian colleague, the Reverend Herode…
In Haiti, the ‘big truck’ is still going by
BY JAMES ENGLISH james.english@tcu.edu This month marks the fourth anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti and the one-year anniversary of the most important written work…
Haiti, Unfinished and Forsaken
`NYTimes Editorial:Four years after the earthquake, Haiti is a fragile, largely forgotten country. It’s possible that some natural or man-made crisis this year could push…
The forgotten victims of Haiti’s earthquake
January 10th, 2014 02:18 PM ET The forgotten victims of Haiti’s earthquake By Chiara Liguori, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Chiara Liguori is Amnesty International’s Caribbean researcher. The…
Haiti no longer among US imminent danger areas
Jamaica Observer: WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The United States Department of Defence (DOD) says Haiti is no longer among some locations designated as “imminent…
Daily Life In Haiti: A Peek Into The Still-Recovering Caribbean Nation
Welcome to Daily Life! Each week HuffPost World will transport you to one of the corners of the Earth through images that expose the beauty…
Haitian president urges his country to come together
. Demonstrators step on a poster with the image of Haitian President Michel Martelly on November 29, 2013 in Port-au-Prince during a protest to denounce…
Country singer Paul Brandt inspired to give back in Haiti
By Paula Worthington, Calgary Herald Paul Brandt plays for kids in Repatriote. Photograph by: Photo courtesy Paula Worthingto , Handout HAITI — The narrow streets…