By Donovan Webster, GlobalPost To see where the enormous sums of humanitarian aid directed to Haiti after its catastrophic earthquake in 2010 went, a good place to start is the ocean harbor. That’s where the island’s shore meets the rest of the world. And the best place for that is here at the seaport in [...]
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A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford Wed, 06/08/2011 – 01:54 It was the unkindest cut of all. A U.S. Agency for International Development report claims Haiti, the United Nations and the Red Cross all conspired to exaggerate the death and displacement toll from last year’s earthquake. In doing so, it “calls into question [...] Haiti’s former president has arrived back home from South Africa, ending seven years in exile. Jean-Bertrand Aristide waved aside US concerns that his homecoming might disrupt Haiti’s presidential runoff scheduled for Sunday, flying to Port-au-Prince, the capital, in a charter plane with his family. The plane touched down at Port-au-Prince airport at 9:10am (1410GMT) on [...] By Joseph Guyler Delva and Allyn Gaestel PORT-AU-PRINCE | Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:29pm EST PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Around 3,000 followers of Haiti’s ousted former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide marched in support of his return from exile on Friday, and protest leaders threatened to disrupt an upcoming presidential run-off vote if his homecoming is blocked. The [...] By Bill Quigley and Jeena Shah BAI – Port au Prince, Haiti — One year after the January 12 2010 earthquake, more than a million people remain homeless in Haiti. Homemade shelters and tents are everywhere in Port au Prince. People are living under plastic tarps or sheets in concrete parks, up to the edge [...] PORT-AU-PRINCE—Last January, hundreds of thousands of Haitians lost their lives and millions lost their homes in an earthquake that flattened much of the capital. A year later, Haitians appear to have lost something else: hope. The impoverished Caribbean nation marks the anniversary of the Jan. 12, 2010, quake on Wednesday with little to cheer. Haiti’s [...] by Beverly Bell and Tory Field As we file this article, Port-au-Prince is thick with the smoke of burning tires and with gunfire. Towns throughout the country, along with the national airport, are shut down due to demonstrations. Many are angry over the government’s announcement on Tuesday night of which two presidential candidates made the [...] Looking More and More Like a War Zone By Ansel Herz March 30, 2010 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Mar 30, 2010 (IPS) – On an empty road in Cite Militaire, an industrial zone across from the slums of Cite Soleil, a group of women are gathered around a single white sack of U.S. rice. The rice was handed [...] Haiti IDP Camps video 2 from Adam Stofsky on Vimeo. The UN reports that, as of March 24, 2010, donations for earthquake relief in Haiti have surpassed $2.5 billion with another $1.2 billion pledged The world responded generously to Haiti’s earthquake, immediately donating over $2.5 billion, with another $1.2 billion pledged, even before the March [...] Haiti: Rising from the Ashes (Extended Preview) from MerKaBa Films on Vimeo. Haiti: Rising from the Ashes documents the coalition efforts of a Haitian and Black group from America team sponsored by the Prisoners Of Conscience Committee and HERF. The team is comprised of medical personnel, journalists, and filmmakers providing aid despite the blocking efforts [...] |
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