Haiti– Pope Benedict XVI wrote the following message to mark today’s first anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. The message was read out by Cardinal Robert Sarah, president of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”, during a commemorative Mass held in Haiti today.
Haiti — Officer Joseph Jacquet is one of six Haitian-born NYPD officers on a three-month rotation in Port-au-Prince.
The massive, 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti last January 12th, killing 230,000 and making 1.3 million more homeless. Sean Penn flew to the country to help one week later. Now, it’s his life’s work.
Haiti– Imagine having your eye stuck open for more than a year. No blinking, no shielding from the sun, not closing when you sleep. That’s what a Haitian man suffered, until a Florida doctor offered a solution, free of charge.
Though its roots are in Trinidad and Tobago, the West Indian American Day Carnival Parade has always been an all-inclusive Caribbean affair, and this year, Haiti’s going to get some special attention, according to carnival spokeswoman Jean Alexander.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Singer Wyclef Jean plans to govern Haiti in English and Creole if he is elected president, setting him apart from his political rivals in this former French colony.
Haitian – born singer Wyclef, and former R&B artist from the Fugees announces his run for Haiti’s President.
CNN is claiming that Wyclef will announce his run for the Presidency of Haiti on Larry King’s show today. RELATED STORIES Wyclef Will Anounce Run For Haitian Presidency Next Week [REPORT] Wyclef Takes Haitian Earthquake Amputee Survivors On Shopping Spree
From Wyclef’s Yele-Haiti.org PORT-AU-PRINCE, July 12, 2010 – Wyclef announced the creation of Yéle Corps, a new program that will provide jobs to nearly 1,000 people a day cleaning the streets and removing garbage. The program also includes a vocational training component. Nearly 1,000 people attended a Yéle Corps rally at the Place St. Pierre tent camp where Wyclef addressed […]
