Schools to give Haiti classrooms
Two days after Haitian President Ren Prval made a surprise visit to Miami-Dade County School Board to ask the district to join Broward in providing surplus portable classrooms to the storm-ravaged nation, another two South Florida school districts pledged their support…
Slum children wish Happy Birthday to Wyclef
Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:16am EDT PORT-AU-PRINCE – Scores of children and young adults gathered in Haiti’s largest slum on Friday to celebrate the 36th birthday of Haitian-born rap star Wyclef Jean …
Aid agencies: world’s poor will be biggest victims
The world’s poorest people will be hungrier, sicker and have fewer jobs as a result of the global financial crisis, and cash-strapped aid agencies will be less able to help, aid groups are warning.
Haiti Food Security Update
Even before the hurricanes, Haiti was in emergency mode.A The rising costs of food and fuel prompted riots and former members of the Haitian military had re-emerged in the north…
What Next for Gonaives?
The devastation to Gonaives brought with it a sense of deja vu for Haiti watchers. We’ve been here before; the damage from Tropical Storm Jeanne was massive…
Haiti in desperate need of investment and contributions, warns top UN official
A senior United Nations official to Haiti today pleaded with international donors to provide urgently needed resources to help with emergency relief and recovery efforts in the impoverished country…
U.S. bishops call for halt in Haitian deportations
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, citing humanitarian reasons, has joined the growing call for the Bush administration to designate Temporary Protected Status for undocumented Haitians living in the U.S..
Local group trying to help Haiti
It’s been a month since Hurricane Ike tore through the Carribean. But unlike the tourist-friendly islands hit hard and in recovery, Haiti is still reeling, battered and bruised from the series of storms…
Business has slowed down and not picked up on Miami River since summer, maritime businesses say
By Shearon Roberts Marine business along the Miami River has slowed since the summer months, a trend not helped by a spate of tropical storms that has hindered freight shipping to Caribbean islands.
TT Unesco to help Haiti
THE TT National Commission for UN Economic Scientific and Cultural Organisation will on Friday launch a collection drive to assist the Haitian people in recovering from the devastation caused by recent hurricanes.