Haiti National News

The following news items are provided by rss feed from HaitiNews.Net

UN mourns 101 staffers killed in Haiti earthquake

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:40 AM

The United Nations mourned Tuesday 101 of its personnel who were killed by the devastating earthquake in Haiti in January.

U.S. hospital ship Comfort leaving Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 10:11 PM

Naval medical staff treat Haitian earthquake victims, both with suspected fractured femurs, in the casualty receiving area of the USNS Comfort, a U.S. Naval hospital ship, on January 21, 2010 in Port-...

UN honours staff that perished in Haiti quake

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:59 PM

Sherwin Bryce-Pease, New York United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has led tributes at a memorial in New York to honour the 101 staff who perished in the Haiti earthquake in January. J...

Groups jockey for role in Haiti revival

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:55 PM

Long a battle ground for aid organizations, quake-devastated Haiti is at the center of the politics for agencies and governments wanting to give assistance.

US hospital ship Comfort leaving Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:54 PM

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- The U.S. military hospital ship Comfort has completed its relief mission in Haiti and is heading home.The Comfort has been stationed off the country's coast for seven weeks t...

Donations for Chile Lag Far Behind Haiti Giving

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:47 PM

On the heels of an earthquake which devastated Haiti, a mammoth 8.8-magnitude earthquake shook Chile, killing at least 700 people. The quake was so massive, NASA scientists say it could shorten the le...

Haitian children rescued from traffickers

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:42 PM

Authorities in Bolivia have rescued 19 children and teenagers thought to have been kidnapped in Haiti by human trafficking gangs. A state prosecutor says the children are now being looked after by th...

Memorial praises UN 'heroes' killed in Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:37 PM

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon observes a moment of silence during a ceremony at UN headquarters in New York honouring the 101 UN workers killed in the Haiti earthquake.

U.N. Honors the 101 Who Served and Died in Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:32 PM

Photographs of the United Nations employees killed in the Haiti earthquake were shown at a memorial service on Tuesday. In a somber, secular memorial service on Tuesday, the

UNESCO boss starts Haiti visit for post-quake rebuildings

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:01 PM

SANTO DOMINGO, March 9 (Xinhua) -- UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova on Tuesday started her two-day visit to Haiti for talks on the rebuilding of Haiti's historical cultural sites, damaged by the J...

Haitians still desperate for help

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:01 PM

Two months after a massive earthquake killed hundreds of thousands of people in Haiti and left the Caribbean island in ruins, the country's president travelled to the US seeking billions of dollars in...

US supports holding Haiti elections as soon as possible

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 8:55 PM

US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton Tuesday said she supports President Rene Preval's position that elections should be held in quake-hit Haiti as soon as possible. Legislative elections th...

Haiti Earthquake Underscores Criticality of Business Continuity Planning in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 8:24 PM

OKLAHOMA CITY, March. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Natural disasters, like the earthquake that decimated Haiti recently, can produce both horrifying and stunning tales of human tragedy and triumph. But after the...

Haiti Earthquake Underscores Criticality of Business Continuity Planning in Little Rock, Arkansas

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 8:24 PM

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Natural disasters, like the earthquake that decimated Haiti recently, can produce both horrifying and stunning tales of human tragedy and triumph. But after ...

9th missionary freed in Haiti, returns to U.S.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 8:10 PM

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- A U.S. missionary held for more than a month in Haiti on kidnapping charges flew back to the United States after being released from prison, while the leader of her Baptist gr...

Haitians wary of US military reduction

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 8:10 PM

PORT-AU-PRINCE: A US Navy hospital ship was recalled from Haiti Tuesday as the US military cut its emergency deployment to the quake-hit nation, where aid efforts are now turning to reconstruction. Th...

OAS vs The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 8:09 PM

By Sonia Rosita Boddie The OAS was founded in 1948, at the behest of Washington to promote multilateral dialogue and decision making of a hemispheric nature between governments of the Americas. Its st...

UN holds memorial for staff killed in Haiti earthquake

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 7:25 PM

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the ceremony commemorating the 101 UN personnel that perished in Haiti's Jan. 12 earthquake at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, March 9, 2...

UN holds memorial for staff killed in Haiti earthquake

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 7:25 PM

United Nations staff and family members of the 101 personnel who perished in the Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake gathered at the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday for a ceremony to honor the victims and...

Brazil, Haiti negotiate printing Haitian currency as int'l aid

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 7:25 PM

Brazil and Haiti are now negotiating printing Haiti's currency, the gourde, free of charge as part of Brazil's international aid to Haiti, Brazil's foreign ministry said Tuesday.The offer was made las...

'My family is here,' says GG as she visits post-quake Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 6:23 PM

Governor General of Canada Michaelle Jean blows a kiss in the direction of military personnel as she prepares to leave Jacmel, Haiti on a military helicopter after a visit on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

'My family is here,' says GG as she returns to Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 6:10 PM

Governor General of Canada Michaelle Jean blows a kiss in the direction of military personnel as she prepares to leave Jacmel, Haiti on a military helicopter after a visit on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

'My family is here,' says GG as she returns to Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 6:10 PM

Governor General of Canada Michaelle Jean blows a kiss in the direction of military personnel as she prepares to leave Jacmel, Haiti on a military helicopter after a visit on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

Obama, Haitian President to Meet at White House

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 5:11 PM

Spirit Airlines Resumes Flights to Haiti President Barack Obama and Haitian President Rene Preval meet at the White House on Wednesday to discuss U.S. and international support for earthquake recovery...

U.N. sees no security vacuum as U.S. troops exit Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 5:08 PM

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is confident there will be no security vacuum in Haiti as U.S. and other foreign troops withdraw from the earthquake-struck Caribbean country, a top U.N. ...

VictoryPoker.net Participates in Oscar Gift Lounge and Charity Poker Tournament for Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 4:55 PM

VictoryPoker.net CEO Dan Fleyshman, Team Victory Pros Alec Torelli, Andrew Robl, Keith Gipson and Playboy Playmate Sara Underwood, GBK CEO Gavin Keilly, Actor Jimmy Jean-Louis, Shaun Toub, Shannon Eli...

Mount Pearl student takes vow of silence for Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 4:35 PM

A Mount Pearl student has taken a vow of silence to raise money to help Haiti rebuild from a powerful earthquake in January. "Like everyone's always telling me that I talk, like, way too much," said ...

'My family is here,' says GG as she returns to Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 4:34 PM

Governor General of Canada Michaelle Jean blows a kiss in the direction of military personnel as she prepares to leave Jacmel, Haiti on a military helicopter after a visit on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

UN pays tribute to 101 staff killed in Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 4:26 PM

UNITED NATIONS - An emotional Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute Tuesday to "the 101 heroes" working for the United Nations who were killed in the Haiti earthquake, the single greatest loss f...

U.N. pays tribute to 101 staff killed in Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 3:18 PM

In this handout image provided by the United Nations, an aerial view of the U.N. headquarters in Haiti shows the devastation caused by an earthquake measuring 7.0 rocked the Haitian capital just befor...

Head of UN mission in Haiti says humanitarian aid will be needed until 2011

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 3:16 PM

Nearly two months after Haiti was struck by a catastrophic earthquake, the top United Nations official there says the country is moving towards recovery and reconstruction but will need continued urge...

Governor General Visits Jacmel and Participates in Discussions in Port-au-Prince on the Importance of Education in Reconstructing the Country

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 3:02 PM

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 9, 2010) - Their Excellencies Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond visited Jacmel today, in the Republic of Haiti, to witnes...

U.N. pays tribute to 101 staff killed in Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 2:55 PM

In this handout image provided by the United Nations, an aerial view of the U.N. headquarters in Haiti shows the devastation caused by an earthquake measuring 7.0 rocked the Haitian capital just befor...

BBC Caribbean News in Brief

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 2:48 PM

Mrs Clinton, standing next to President Preval at a news conference in Washington, said holding elections in Haiti as soon as possible was important.

Rapes begin when darkness falls in Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 2:47 PM

There are growing concerns about the deteriorating security situation in earthquake-devastated Haiti, as US troops prepare to leave the country. An Australian working in Haiti says cases of rape are ...

Next event Mar. 16 "Stories from Haiti"

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 2:43 PM

(xxxxx) PLEASE JOIN US AT OUR NEXT CJF FORUM STORIES FROM HAITI: A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION WITH REPORTERS WHO WERE THERE

Preval Urges Reconstruction Emphasis in Haitian Provinces

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 1:35 PM

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Haitian President Rene Preval deliver remarks during a joint news conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C., 09 Mar 2010

Josephine, "I won't leave until I point out the rapists to the police"

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 1:24 PM

Josephine*, 17, was living alone on the streets of Port-au-Prince when the earthquake hit. She lost the few belongings she had - mostly clothes. She now stays at the Jean-Marie Vincent camp for displa...

UN pays tribute to 101 staff killed in Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 1:23 PM

UNITED NATIONS — An emotional Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute Tuesday to "the 101 heroes" working for the United Nations who were killed in the Haiti earthquake, the single greatest l...

UN pays tribute to 101 staff killed in Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 1:23 PM

By EDITH M. LEDERERASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER UNITED NATIONS -- An emotional Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute Tuesday to "the 101 heroes" working for the United Nations who were killed in th...

UN pays tribute to 101 staff killed in Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 1:17 PM

UNITED NATIONS -- An emotional Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute Tuesday to "the 101 heroes" working for the United Nations who were killed in the Haiti earthquake, the single greatest loss ...

The Camp That Vanished

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 1:14 PM

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Mar 9, 2010 (IPS) - Perched near the top of a steep hill, the fractured pink walls of Villa Manrese overlook the rest of the capital city. Both ends of the three-story compound have co...

Haitian heroines bring hope to a nation

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 1:10 PM

Haiti’s young female footballers are showing the way forward for their grief-stricken compatriots. Less than two months after the massive earthquake that brought devastation to the country, a group ...

UN mourns 101 staffers killed in Haiti earthquake - Summary

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 1:08 PM

New York - The United Nations mourned on Tuesday 101 of its own personnel who were killed by the devastating earthquake in Haiti in January. "Today, we commemorate the single greatest loss the UN has ...

Dominican Republic to benefit from insecurity in Europe

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 1:08 PM

Santo Domingo.– Growing fears from European investors about inflation and currency devaluation will have a positive affect on the Dominican Republic property market, experts said. According to ...

UN pays tribute to 101 staff killed in Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 1:02 PM

An emotional Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute Tuesday to "the 101 heroes" working for the United Nations who were killed in the Haiti earthquake, the single greatest loss for the world body ...

IFC to aid Haiti firms with $35 mln aid program

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 12:58 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Finance Corp on Tuesday approved $35 million to help companies in Haiti rebuild and create jobs following devastation caused by a January earthquake, which has...

Governor-General weeps during emotional reunion in Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 12:51 PM

Governor General Michaelle Jean lays a wreath during a tour of the destroyed Cathédrale Épiscopale in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where she was baptized

GG weeps during emotional reunion in Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 12:51 PM

Governor General of Canada Michaelle Jean (centre) listens to civic leaders in Leogane, Haiti while Montreal mayor Gerald Tremblay looks on in Leogane, Haiti, March 8, 2010.

UN mourns 101 staffers killed in Haiti earthquake

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 12:40 PM

New York - The United Nations mourned on Tuesday 101 of its own personnel who were killed by the devastating earthquake in Haiti in January.

UN mourns 101 staffers killed in Haiti earthquake

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 12:40 PM

New York - The United Nations mourned on Tuesday 101 of its own personnel who were killed by the devastating earthquake in Haiti in January.

GG weeps during emotional reunion in Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 12:37 PM

Governor General of Canada Michaelle Jean (centre) listens to civic leaders in Leogane, Haiti while Montreal mayor Gerald Tremblay looks on in Leogane, Haiti, March 8, 2010.

GG weeps during emotional reunion in Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 12:37 PM

Governor General of Canada Michaelle Jean (centre) listens to civic leaders in Leogane, Haiti while Montreal mayor Gerald Tremblay looks on in Leogane, Haiti, March 8, 2010.

UN pays tribute to 101 staff killed in Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 12:21 PM

UNITED NATIONS—An emotional Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute Tuesday to "the 101 heroes" working for the United Nations who were killed in the Haiti earthquake, the single greatest los...

UN pays tribute to 101 staff killed in Haiti

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 12:12 PM

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- An emotional Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute Tuesday to "the 101 heroes" working for the United Nations who were killed in the Haiti earthquake, the single greatest l...

UN mourns 101 staffers killed in Haiti earthquake

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 11:29 AM

New York, March 9 : The United Nations mourned Tuesday 101 of its personnel who were killed by the devastating earthquake in Haiti in January.

The U.S. is the Country of the Tonton Macoutes

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 11:23 AM

At the moment the country is trying to survive between the pouring in of humanitarian aid, the dispute over the returning hegemony in the region by the U.S., the limited capacity to install anything b...

Dominican Republic’s Environment chief wants Barrick Gold’s contract revised

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 11:17 AM

Santo Domingo. – Environment minister Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal today suggested a revision of the Government’s contract with the Canada based mining company Barrick Gold, so it pays for the en...

Indian Wells tennis having another Hit for Haiti exhibition

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 11:04 AM

wikimedia March 9.2010-The BNP Paribas tennis tournament in Indian Wells will certainly have star power in the main draw. This year there will be will some competition from an exhibition featuring ove...

Baltimore, if you have a heart for Haiti, Red Springs Cafe will give you some soul

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 11:04 AM

This Sunday, March 14th from 11am to 3pm Red Springs Cafe in Baltimore will partner with the National Organization for the Advancement of Haitians (N.O.A.H.) to host a special fundraising brunch. Five...

* Ninth missionary freed in Haiti, heads home

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 10:50 AM

US missionary Charisa Coulter, flanked by a US embassy official, left, and her lawyer, is released from a Port-au-Prince police station on Monday.

ECPI College of Technology's Students, Faculty, and Staff Raise Money for Haitian Relief

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 10:49 AM

ECPI College of Technology has announced that over $22,750 has been raised for the Red Cross Haiti Relief and Development Fund. All ECPI College of Technology campuses throughout North Carolina, South...

UN mourns 101 staffers killed in Haiti earthquake

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:35 AM

New York - The United Nations mourned on Tuesday 101 of its own personnel who were killed by the devastating earthquake in Haiti in January. "Today, we commemorate the single greatest loss the UN has ...

Cable theft prompts Dominican Republic ban on scrap metal exports

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:35 AM

SANTO DOMINGO. - The Customs Agency suspended copper exports until the scrap metals market is regularized, a measure taken to prevent the theft of cables which has led to hundreds of millions of pesos...

AES Dominicana plants supply 53.4% of Dominican Republic’s energy

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:35 AM

Santo Domingo.- The power company AES Dominicana and the AES group on Tuesday said it contributes 53.4% of all the energy currently placed in the National Interconnected Electrical System (SENI). The...

GG returns to Haitian childhood home

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:22 AM

Governor General Michaelle Jean lays flowers in the demolished St. Trinite church where she was baptized as a baby Monday March 8, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson JACME...

Senator urges Haiti trade bill, benefit reform

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:16 AM

(Reuters) - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus threw his weight on Tuesday behind calls for an expansion of U.S. trade benefits to help Haiti rebuild its clothing sector after its devastatin...

UN holds memorial for staff killed in Haiti earthquake

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 7:59 AM

United Nations staff and family members of the 101 personnel who perished in the Haiti earthquake are gathering in New York today for a ceremony to honour the victims and to commemorate the single gre...

Josephine, "I won't leave until I point out the rapists to the police"

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 7:41 AM

PORT-AU-PRINCE, 9 March 2010 (IRIN) - Josephine*, 17, was living alone on the streets of Port-au-Prince when the earthquake hit. She lost the few belongings she had - mostly clothes. She now stays at ...

Women at risk in the camps

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 6:14 AM

PORT-AU-PRINCE, 9 March 2010 (IRIN) - Many women at the Jean-Marie Vincent site for displaced people (IDPs) in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince wash themselves inside their makeshift tents because the...

Ninth U.S. missionary freed in Haiti, returns home

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 6:09 AM

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A U.S. missionary held for more than a month in Haiti on kidnapping charges flew back to the United States after being released from prison, while the leader of her Baptis...

Haiti needs hurricane alert system, say scientists

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 2:57 AM

MIAMI, USA (AFP) -- Haitians desperately need a new hurricane alert system because its communications were largely destroyed by January's devastating earthquake, experts warned Monday.Scientists from ...

Long-term food aid risk to Haiti economy, says Preval

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 2:57 AM

By Matthew Bigg PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) -- Haitian President Rene Preval plans to tell US President Barack Obama on Wednesday that food aid to the earthquake-devastated Caribbean nation should...

Alderson to oversee Dominican Republic reforms for MLB

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 2:57 AM

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Reuters) -- Former Major League Baseball executive vice president Sandy Alderson has been appointed to oversee the sport's effort to reform operations in the Dominic...

Freed from Haiti, missionary returns 'with mixed emotions'

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 1:20 AM

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- After more than a month in a Haitian jail, an American missionary was free Monday night, looking forward to a hot shower and a long night in bed on home soil.

Freed from Haiti, missionary returns 'with mixed emotions'

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 1:20 AM

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- After more than a month in a Haitian jail, an American missionary was free Monday night, looking forward to a hot shower and a long night in bed on home soil.

In Haiti, engineers get crash course on quake damage assessment

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 1:11 AM

A U.S. group provides hands-on training to 10 top government engineers, who will teach Haitian inspectors how to determine whether a property is safe to live in.