Haiti News

Like so many across the world, Mandeville resident Melissa Breedlove said her heart went out to the people of Haiti two years ago when a devastating earthquake struck the poverty-stricken country.

Revised procurement regulations mean that firms in developing countries can, for the first time, be granted contracts from the US agency for international development Pallets of food, water and supplies at the airport in Port-au-Prince in January 2010, as part of the response to the earthquake in Haiti.

Matthew Andrew Carter of Brighton had been originally charged with four counts of Travel With Intent To Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct.

Bowin Tichenor, right, of Edge Outreach works to install a purifier system on a well in Haiti.

Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier and his wife arrive at the Palace of Justice in Port-au-Prince. Why Jean-Claude Duvalier, Haiti's "president for life" from 1971 to 1986, decided to return to his native land a year ago is a mystery.

Of a capacity of 20,000 liters per day, a water treatment by ultrafiltration, has been installed at the Jacmel prison.

An old Chinese proverb sums up several projects that mark the dawn of seismic-resistant design and construction in earthquake-devastated Haiti: "If you give a person a fish, you feed that person for a day.

Like so many across the world, Mandeville resident Melissa Breedlove said her heart went out to the people of Haiti two years ago when a devastating earthquake struck the poverty-stricken country.

The president's office issued a statement saying he respects the rule of law and has no right to meddle in the affairs of an independent judiciary that is overseeing the case of the former ruler known as "Baby Doc." The statement said Martelly's request for international legal experts to help strengthen Haiti's judicial system is evidence of his ... (more)

Boys and girls aged between the ages of 18 and 25 visited the Society of Industrial Development , a garment production unit.

Port-au-Prince, Feb 3 : The United Nations peacekeeping force in Haiti welcomed on Thursday the ratification by the Government of a pact on economic, social and cultural rights.

Esperandieu Cenat talks to a reporter in a coffee shop on Monday, Jan 16, 2012 in Colonie, N.Y. Cenat has started an orphanage in Haiti with the help of St.

Last year, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck just miles from Haiti's capital city of Port-au-Prince. More recently, massive earthquakes have also struck Christchurch, New Zealand and Japan's east coast, shocking and devastating local residents and providing a striking reminder of how quickly the earth can change.

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A U.S. man died Thursday from gunshot wounds he suffered a week ago during a robbery in Haiti where he was working on an orphanage he and his wife were building through their charity, officials said.

April James-Jones, owner of Ebony & Ivory Salon, has been known to throw parties for customers, some of whom come from Central Texas.

An Ohio man critically wounded while he was in Haiti to help with earthquake rebuilding has died in a Miami hospital.

In a 2011 Forum on the Crisis of Housing in Haiti , a group of camp residents and advocates asked "grassroots organizations and all other movements to mobilize with us on the housing issue so that we can achieve this dream of justice and liberty." Today, with more than 500,000 people still living under sun-scorched tarps two years after the ... (more)

Posted: 01 February 2012 Deadline: 01 April 2012 Job type: Permanent Salary: TBD Location: Haiti Organisation: International Rescue Committee The International Rescue Committee responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives.

Brazil is offering 6,000 visas to Haitians over a five-year period as one of several efforts that look to help the troubled Caribbean nation get on its feet, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Wednesday.