Haiti News

Madison Architects Relief Trip Confirms Much Work Yet To Be Done in Haiti

Architect Janine Glaeser returned from a relief trip to Haiti in July with stories to tell about the compromised condition of the beleagured countrya s architecture as a result of the earthquakes that hit the island in January.

www.topix.net | 8/25/10 10:19 AM
Rochester woman establishing school for deaf in Haiti

Tara Thorn is packing her bags and leaving her home in Rochester to take on the daunting task of establishing a new school for the deaf in earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

www.topix.net | 8/25/10 10:19 AM
Recital to aid Haitian orphanage with ties to Sylvania
Maya Bennardo, a violinist who is a senior at Oberlin Conservatory, will perform at a concert Sunday at the Sylvania United Church of Christ to benefit an orphanage at which a Sylvania Township reside... story.haitisun.com | 8/25/10 9:03 AM
Wyclef Jean to appeal Haiti poll exclusion
The singer-songwriter Wyclef Jean says he will appeal against a decision to reject his candidacy for the upcoming presidential elections in Haiti. Lawyers for the Grammy-award winning star said they ... story.haitisun.com | 8/25/10 8:46 AM
Haitian-born Pierre Desir making a difference at Washburn
MIAA schedules This is the story of the Haitian boy who became an American football hero. He is born on the island, in Port-au-Prince, just like his parents and his big sister, and when he is 4 the... story.haitisun.com | 8/25/10 6:54 AM
Water For People and SWASH+ Program Bring Water, Sanitation, and Opportunity to 150 More Schools in Central America
www.waterforpeople.org ), a US-based development organization, announced today that with new funds from the Inter-American Development Bank and The Coca-Cola Foundation, they and their partners will e... story.haitisun.com | 8/25/10 6:35 AM
Haiti Gears Up for Polls - Again, Sans Lavalas

By Wadner Pierre published by IPS Photo by Wadner Pierre PORT-AU-PRINCE, Jul 30, 2010 - After weeks of delays, Haitian President Rene Preval confirmed this month that presidential and legislative elections will take place on Nov.

www.topix.net | 8/25/10 5:14 AM
Gonaives Girds for Heavy Storm Season

Gonaives, the third largest city in Haiti, is rushing to prepare for an expected highly active hurricane season.

www.topix.net | 8/25/10 5:14 AM
Mormon Church members resume lives after quake
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Five days after the Haiti earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010, I was witness to the massive destruction of a city and an enormous loss of life and misery. To say that covering this scen... story.haitisun.com | 8/25/10 5:11 AM
Haiti mission difficult but inspiring
Jon Pryce who has just returned from a 10-day aid mission to Haiti, displays a banner with the name of a charity he created, called ACCESS, to help fund schools in Haiti. The newest chapter of the cha... story.haitisun.com | 8/25/10 4:42 AM
Haiti now: Mormon Church members resume lives after quake

Five days after the Haiti earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010, I was witness to the massive destruction of a city and an enormous loss of life and misery.

www.topix.net | 8/25/10 4:14 AM
Haitians fall short in bid for Congress in Fla.
Wilson defeated eight other candidates Tuesday, including four Haitian-Americans bidding to become the first of their nationality elected to Congress.No Republican is running in the 17th District, but... story.haitisun.com | 8/25/10 4:00 AM
Colombia sends 15 more peacekeepers to Haiti
BOGOTA, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Colombia said Tuesday it has sent 15 more police officers to join the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (Minustah). The contingent, including two female office... story.haitisun.com | 8/25/10 3:46 AM
Police delegation to head for Haiti at UN request
An Israel Police delegation will set out for Haiti on Saturday evening, tasked with assisting Haitian police seven months after a catastrophic earthquake left more than 200,000 dead and approximatel... story.haitisun.com | 8/25/10 3:09 AM
Caribbean financier indicted in US in fraud case
A Jamaican financier accused of defrauding thousands of investors with an alleged multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme has been indicted in a Florida court on fraud and money laundering charges, officials... story.haitisun.com | 8/25/10 3:08 AM
US sex offender arrested in Dominican Republic
An American convicted of a sex offense in Pennsylvania nearly two decades ago was arrested in the Dominican Republic at the request of U.S. authorities, local officials said Tuesday.Dennis Alan Crawfo... story.haitisun.com | 8/25/10 3:08 AM
Wyclef Jean's lawyer vows appeal of Haiti ruling
A lawyer for hip hop singer Wyclef Jean said Tuesday that the star will appeal to the Haitian courts, the country's elections board and even international election monitors in an attempt to be include... story.haitisun.com | 8/25/10 3:06 AM
Jean to appeal Haiti vote rejection before rights commission
Wyclef Jean smiling as Trilogy International Partners presented him with an ACE Award for Corporate Excellence by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Department of State in Washington, D.C.... story.haitisun.com | 8/25/10 2:34 AM
Red Cross Criticized For Haiti Relief Efforts

Protesters criticize the American Red Cross for only spending a third of the money raised after the earthquake in Haiti on relief efforts there.

www.topix.net | 8/25/10 1:30 AM
Haiti election: Wyclef Jean has a role to play, but it's not as president

The hip-hop singer can most help his country by ending his bid gracefully and working for a peaceful, fair election.

www.topix.net | 8/25/10 1:28 AM
Chile Pepper Festival Returns to Brooklyn Botanic Garden

BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN a ' One of the globea TMs most ubiquitous foods will once again inspire Brooklyn Botanic Gardena TMs Chile Pepper Fiesta a ' coming on Saturday, Oct.

www.topix.net | 8/25/10 1:09 AM
Jean to appeal Haiti vote rejection before rights commission
Wyclef Jean smiling as Trilogy International Partners presented him with an ACE Award for Corporate Excellence by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Department of State in Washington, D.C.... story.haitisun.com | 8/25/10 12:17 AM
Haiti Quake Victims Get Off-Roading Wheelchairs
Whirlwind Wheelchair International has been designing durable, off-roading, locally-repairable wheelchairs since 1979. After the Haiti earthquake, the company knew its RoughRider model would be invalu... story.haitisun.com | 8/25/10 12:13 AM
Haiti ruling ends Wyclef Jean's run for president
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti???In the span of a few weeks, hip-hop star Wyclef Jean turned the world's attention to a little-known political race in a small, impoverished Caribbean country???with little camp... story.haitisun.com | 8/25/10 12:13 AM
Red Cross Criticized For Haiti Relief Efforts
Protesters criticize the American Red Cross for only spending a third of the money raised after the earthquake in Haiti on relief efforts there. story.haitisun.com | 8/24/10 11:45 PM
BBC Caribbean News in Brief
But he has told BBC Caribbean that there are some questions that need to be addressed including what he claims are inconsistencies in the vetting process. story.haitisun.com | 8/24/10 10:22 PM
Wyclef Can't Appeal Haiti Poll Exclusion: Council

A ruling by Haiti's electoral council that disqualified hip-hop star Wyclef Jean from running for the presidency is final and cannot be appealed, a council lawyer said on Tuesday.

www.topix.net | 8/24/10 9:13 PM
Wyclef Jean appealing Haiti election ruling, says 'trickery' used
Wyclef Jean's lawyers announced the hip-hop star is appealing the ruling that barred him from running for president. The Haiti election commission's political independence has been questioned before. story.haitisun.com | 8/24/10 9:13 PM
Fete Jacmel as photographed by local teens

People celebrate at an art exposition on Congo Beach in Jacmel. Armed with digital cameras, eight students from Jacmel aged 12 to 18 have been capturing images of life in the Haitian town as it recovers from January's earthquake Published on Tuesday, Aug.

www.topix.net | 8/24/10 8:04 PM
Environmental Factors Inform Plans to Resettle Displaced Haitians
Washington — For many of the 1.5 million Haitians living in relief camps since the January 12 earthquake, shelter that is sturdier, more weatherproof and more secure cannot come soon enough. But the... story.haitisun.com | 8/24/10 8:04 PM
Haiti Charity, Revisited: The Blessing of Friends, 7 Months Later
perform surgeries , but to help facilitate further funding for the University Hospital and to feel and see with my own eyes what changed, what hasn't and what needs to. The world has moved on to the n... story.haitisun.com | 8/24/10 7:44 PM
Haitian Election Officials Disqualify Wyclef Jean’s Run for Presidency
Wyclef Jean’s bid for presidency. The hip-hop star was presumably ruled out of his campaign for not meeting requirements. In a statement released on Friday, Jean told the story.haitisun.com | 8/24/10 7:44 PM
Wyclef Jean deemed ineligible for Haitian presidency, appeal planned
is ineligible to run for president of the Caribbean nation, but Jean plans to fight the ruling. Haiti's electoral council gave no explanation for the decision. However, Jean said in a statement that ... story.haitisun.com | 8/24/10 7:44 PM
Wyclef Jean: Haiti election council used 'trickery' to stop me

Wyclef Jean is lashing out at the country he wants to lead. On Monday, the hip-hop singer accused Haiti's provisional election council (CEP) of using "trickery" and violating the constitution when they barred him from running for president.

www.topix.net | 8/24/10 2:59 PM
Road to Recovery: How to Donate in Haiti
Coming up on the six month anniversary of the Haiti Earthquake, ABC News travels back to Haiti to see where progress has been made. We have compilied a list of charities that are helping on the ground in Haiti.



Haiti - Caribbean - 2010 Haiti earthquake - Business and Economy - Organizations abcnews.go.com | 8/24/10 1:45 PM
Road to Recovery: How to Donate in Haiti
A man walks amid the rubble and earthquake-damaged buildings still to be found in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 30, 2010. (Alexandre Meneghini/AP Photo) There were unforgettable images: hands ... story.haitisun.com | 8/24/10 12:07 PM
Road to Recovery: How to Donate in Haiti

It has been more than 7 months since the deadly 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti , killing at least 230,000 people and leaving many more people economically and emotionally devastated.

www.topix.net | 8/24/10 11:43 AM
Fond du Lac man melds passions: Motocross for Haiti

Perry Prichard never had really thought about going to Haiti. But when his pastor at Ascension Lutheran Church in Fond du Lac asked him to go there on a mission trip, he agreed.

www.topix.net | 8/24/10 9:38 AM
Pak disaster a global challenge'

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has thanked the international community for solidarity and support for the people of Pakistan, in a statement issued in New York by acting deputy spokesman Farhan Haq.

www.topix.net | 8/24/10 6:29 AM
Haiti, 7 months after a 7.0 quake
FOX TOLEDO NEWS - Haiti was a poor country to begin with, but when the 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in January, the devastation was beyond belief. More than a million homeless and the death toll an... story.haitisun.com | 8/24/10 4:39 AM
$47 million in grants to help Haiti's hungry
Hundreds of thousands of Haitians affected by January's devastating earthquake are expected to obtain work and food through programs funded by $47.5 million in foreign grants.An estimated 100,000 hous... story.haitisun.com | 8/24/10 3:07 AM
NYPD Officers To Help Train Haitian Police Force - NY1

Six New York City Police Officers headed to Haiti on Monday to help train members of the Haitian National Police force.

www.topix.net | 8/24/10 2:54 AM
Haitian institutions that took in quake victims buckling under strain

Catholic schools and orphanages in the Haitian countryside that took in thousands of children displaced by the January earthquake are buckling under the increased financial strain, administrators say.

www.topix.net | 8/24/10 1:15 AM
Profits plunge at Ashcroft's Caribbean bank business
Falling profits at Lord Ashcroft's Caribbean banking business have sent shares in his British holding company towards all time lows. BCB Holdings, which is controlled by the Conservative party deputy... story.haitisun.com | 8/24/10 1:01 AM
Haiti Council: Wyclef Jean Can't Run for President
Haiti's electoral council: Singer Wyclef Jean cannot run for president



Haiti - Wyclef Jean - Caribbean - President of Haiti - Business and Economy abcnews.go.com | 8/21/10 9:27 AM
Wyclef Jean disqualified from Haiti presidential election
Wyclef Jean has been disqualified as a candidate for president election in Haiti, Haiti's electoral council announced. story.caribbeanherald.com | 8/21/10 7:00 AM
Wyclef Jean disqualified from Haiti presidential election
Wyclef Jean has been disqualified as a candidate for president election in Haiti, Haiti's electoral council announced. story.haitisun.com | 8/21/10 7:00 AM
Haiti Nursing Foundation Hosts International Symposium to Explore Haiti's Nursing Future
Members of WHO/PAHO, Haitian Ministry of Health and prominent nurse educators from U.S. and Haiti move forward with plans for Haiti nursing education story.haitisun.com | 8/19/10 1:06 PM
33 File for Presidential Race
Haiti . With the registration now closed, Haiti has 33 other potential candidates, among them Mr. Jean’s uncle, Raymond Joseph, Haiti’s ambassador to the United States. Haiti’s elect... story.caribbeanherald.com | 8/15/10 4:24 AM
33 File for Presidential Race
Haiti . With the registration now closed, Haiti has 33 other potential candidates, among them Mr. Jean’s uncle, Raymond Joseph, Haiti’s ambassador to the United States. Haiti’s elect... story.haitisun.com | 8/15/10 4:24 AM

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