Whitecaps ink Haitian midfielder Versailles

The Vancouver Whitecaps have their version of the Treaty of Versailles. On Friday, the United Soccer Leagues’ First Division champions announced a two-year contract with Haitian international midfielder Kenold Versailles…

New home for N.D. Law School

Some of the old furniture will be reused in other buildings on campus. The rest – filling 10 shipping containers – is being donated to an international program that provides food and furnishings for developing nations. Based on a recommendation from the Food for the Poor organization, two of the containers of furniture will be shipped to the College of Notre Dame de Perpetuel Secours, a Catholic school in Cap-Haitien, Haiti.

I can read

Four months ago these ladies could not read. Some of them could not write their own name.

Today they graduated from literacy class. They can read! We are so proud and happy! Jeronne is on the right. The girl in the orange dress has an amazing story, a former restavek … now reading. Congratulations ladies!!!!

We are off to pick up the MN Teen Challenge group and Pat and Randy — it will

NAC: Where Haiti and New Orleans meet

A brief interesting look at some shared history: On a humid afternoon in October, a five-piece jazz band marches down a mud-caked street, wafting sonorous funeral hymns above piles of trash and the broken roofs …

Relative Terminology

As we left Port au Prince and traveled to Florida on New Year’s Day last week – we found ourselves on a full airplane. Most of those traveling had a visa that allowed them in and out of the USA for a period of a year or more, some were U.S. citizens. They likely had family and friends living both in the USA, and Haiti.

As far as their place on the Haitian economic ladder, they are "wealthy".

Alcee Hastings Protests Haitian Deportations

Florida Rep. Alcee L. Hastings of Palm Beach has condemned U.S. efforts to deport citizens of Haiti who fled four back-to-back hurricanes and tropical storms, followed by deadly food riots.

Haiti Community Support Plans Outdoor Charity Auction and Pig Roast

Jan. 6, 2009 – Haiti Community Support, a non-profit organization, is seeking donations for their annual Outdoor Fun Charity Auction scheduled for 2 p.m.-until, on Sunday, Jan.

Congressman Kendrick Meek visits Haiti with U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Jeff Bingaman

Congress-man Kendrick B. Meek joined Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin and Senator Jeff Bingaman as part of a congressional delegation trip to examine global health and water projects in Haiti.

Shoes that blocked Palmetto Expressway now bound for needy – Haiti & Caribbean

The mysterious used shoes that littered the Palmetto Expressway, causing traffic tie-ups and a national stir last week, will soon be paired with those in need after being picked up Tuesday by an international charity.

Haitians snubbed again in bid for TPS – Haiti & Caribbean

The Bush administration continued its policy of cruelty and bias to Haitians with the recent rejection of President René Préval’s request that undocumented Haitians be allowed to remain in the United States until their country recovers from last summer’s devastating storms.