Doctors help 2d Haitian boy with rare growth
Jean Osse Sylde beamed at his mother, squirmed out of her lap, and scooted a few feet across the floor before she scooped him up again.
Divided diaspora hopes to find a single vision for Haiti’s future
When Bill Clinton toured Gonaives, Haiti, last month, he had as many questions about the storm-damaged city as he did about his driver, a Miami-Dade police detective on a yearlong leave to help out in his homeland of Haiti.
Haiti Lawmakers OK Minimum Wage Hike
Lawmakers voted to more than double Haiti’s minimum wage Tuesday night after long hours of debate and clashes between police and protesters, who complained they can’t feed and shelter their families on the current pay of about $1.75 a day.
Matching Donor #1
At the beginning of this exciting ride (the Medika Mamba Marathon ride – which is not yet over) a friend from Minnesota wrote and said that she wanted to be the first $2,600 matching donor. I was humbled and touched by the gesture and asked her if I could share her motivation for putting up the match. Linda is a friend from our home church in Rogers, MN. She came to Haiti to see us with a team
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SO SO Excited!I have to go join the team — but as I was getting ready I saw an email from "Chip In" and it said "Your Chip In has reached its goal." I thought it was a mistake because it had just been about 2,100 from the goal.I am teary and amazed and so thrilled about this. THANK YOU to the donor that just put us WAAY over the top. (And this is not counting mail donations … which have
Florida training offers Caribbean officers keys to fight smuggling – Haiti & Caribbean
The Caribbean’s islands and cays make convenient hideaways for drug runners and human traffickers headed to the U.S., and despite maritime officers’ efforts, migrants commonly end up stranded and sometimes don’t survive.
Project Puffin to host talks on shorebirds, international projects
ROCKLAND : Project Puffin will host a talk on how bird conservation projects in Haiti and Maine are linked by the work of three international interns on Thursday, Aug. 13 at 5 p.m.
Haitian police fire tear gas in clash with protesters seeking hike in $2-a-day minimum wage
Haitian police fired tear gas at protesters outside Parliament Tuesday who demanded an increase in the minimum wage, saying they are unable to feed and shelter their families on less than $2 a day.
Cameron Sinclair: Fractured Paradise: Four Days in Haiti
Last week I traveled with Yele Haiti down to Haiti to see if my organization could provide professional design and building services for a couple of projects on the ground.
Iowa State football player reunited with mother in Haiti
Big-time, hard-hitting college football players have heart. They have emotion. They even cry.