Haiti police to become U.N. peacekeepers in Chad
The United Nations says it will deploy a group of Haitian police as peacekeepers for the first time.
Matt Redman Song
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of deathYour perfect love is casting out fearAnd even when I’m caught in the middle of the storms of this lifeI won’t turn backI know You are nearYes, I can see a light that is coming for the heart that holds onAnd there will be an end to these troublesBut until that day comesStill I will praise You, still I will praise YouAnd there will be an
Protected status sought for Haitians
The Obama administration is resisting pressure from congressional Democrats and immigration advocates to allow tens of thousands of undocumented Haitians to remain legally in the United States until their impoverished country recovers from a devastating food crisis and a series of natural disasters.
Food/Culture
The other night Troy made the most beautiful and delicious angel hair pasta with mushrooms and artichokes and other fancy-Troy-like ingredients. It was light and healthy and very yummy. Some of us were quite excited for the break from the usual house specialty … a box of noodles avek jar O’ Prego.I told Jeronne to come in and eat with us plllease. (She is stubborn and likes to clean up after us
Haiti Innovation | Choice, Partnership, Community
Every March 22nd since 1992 has been World Water Day. This year’s theme is “Shared Waters and Shared Opportunities.” 4,200 children die each day from preventable water-borne disease.
Immigrant advocates blast medical care at detention facilities
Calling the medical care provided to detained migrants ”poor, and sometimes appalling,” immigrant advocates Tuesday called on the U.S. government to halt the jailing of nondangerous migrants…
Recession makes Haitians abroad send less money home
The world economic crisis has battered Haiti, the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country, causing a 10 per cent drop in the amount of money Haitians living abroad are sending back to their Caribbean homeland.
Canadian International Development Agency – Cida: Minister Oda…
The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, concluded a three-day trip to Haiti today to assess the progress being made and to move Canada’s work in Haiti towards increased coordination and effectiveness.
Big-hearted Sligonians wanted to help Haiti
A NEW organisation is seeking volunteers from Sligo to join it in its first mission to build houses for some of the poorest people in the world.
Five Years After the Invasion: Clinton and the United Nations Visits Haiti
A delegation from the United Nations Security Council ended a fact-finding visit to the Caribbean nation of Haiti on March 14. The delegation’s trip was designed to prevent the development of another political crisis inside the country.