Haiti vaccines target 1 million children, women
Public health workers plan to vaccinate some 1 million women and children this week around Haiti’s impoverished capital after delays exacerbated by food riots and hurricanes, officials said Friday.
Birthday Bears
I (tara) am in Waco, TX with my favorite Bears: 1. Britt and 2. Chris and 3. Zoe for the weekend. I came to see their place, celebrate both of their March birthdays, run a half-marathon with them and soak up their cuteness. I am doing all of that. We’re bummed that the race forecast is looking cold and windy. The course is very hilly so it could get ugly for some of us who are getting on
US-financed police station opens in Haiti slum
U.S. officials have inaugurated a $1 million police station in a Haitian slum once dominated by gangs.
Haiti’s stability tied to donors
A series of crises in 2008 have pushed more Haitians into poverty and increased the potential for serious instability in the Caribbean nation of nearly nine million, the latest update briefing from the International Crisis Group said.
Hoping for better life, FAU’s Joseph eyes NFL
The way Frantz Joseph sees it, he has no reason to complain about anything.
Lessons Of Love
At the Prospect Park Tennis Center, far from the excitement of the U.S. Open and the crowds pouring into Flushing Meadows, sports fans can watch a tennis legend in action for free.
Uncovering Haiti’s Hidden History
A congressional bill that would create a truth commission to explore the U.S. role in the 2004 regime change in Haiti is languishing in the House Foreign Affairs Committee with only 12 co-sponsors. But Rep. Barbara Lee’s (D-Calif.) H.R. 331 has sparked hope among some Haitians who think the bill might pass under a friendly Obama administration…
Stand
I am still struck by how much everyone is trying to do and how many things we’re pushed to be involved in. On top of raising a family and going, going all the time, every email and world issue demands we take a stand!!! The pace of daily life is mind-boggling, add in technology and the ability for everyone to get to your in-box with their !HIGH PRIORITY! information … it is enough to drive you
Uncovering Haitia s Hidden History
A congressional bill that would create a truth commission to explore the U.S. role in the 2004 regime change in Haiti is languishing in the House Foreign Affairs Committee with only 12 co-sponsors. But Rep. Barbara Lee’s (D-Calif.) H.R. 331 has sparked hope among some Haitians who think the bill might pass under a friendly Obama administration…
Was once Miami’s highest-ranking Haitian priest
Monsignor Gerard Darbouze, who served Catholic parishioners in Miami for 25 years, died Saturday of a heart attack.