Haiti Newslinks 11 March, 2010
Obama Pledges US Aid to Haiti
New York Times
By JEFF ZELENY WASHINGTON — As the United States military steadily reduces its presence in Haiti, President Obama pledged on Wednesday to remain committed …
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/world/americas/11prexy.html
GMHS Grad Aids Effort to Rebuild Haiti
Falls Church News Press
By Dean Edwards With his recent deployment to Haiti, Richard Condit has seen his share of emergency efforts as a member of one of the US Coast Guard’s …
http://www.fcnp.com/news/6063-gmhs-grad-aids-effort-to-rebuild-haiti.html
Haiti needs a leader like Michaëlle Jean
Ottawa Citizen
Today, Haiti is at war but the enemies are numerous: illiteracy, crime, poverty. We are told that educated Haitians leave the country in large numbers …
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Haiti+needs+leader+like+Micha%C3%ABlle+Jean/2668848/story.html
Legal expert says remaining Baptist jailed in Haiti likely to be set free
Associated Baptist Press
By Bob Allen BOISE, Idaho (ABP) – Unless new charges are filed against her, the last of 10 Southern Baptist mission volunteers jailed in Haiti on suspicion …
http://www.abpnews.com/content/view/4919/53/
UN mourns for its 101 staff dead in Haiti’s quake
China Daily
We honor 101 unique paths that joined in Haiti to write the larger story of the United Nations. These women and men were our own. …
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2010-03/11/content_9571042.htm
Lost in the ruins: Haiti’s best and brightest
The Associated Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — They kept the books, had the training and fixed the computers. They were the educated few of Haiti, an up-and-coming generation of …
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5idZiVQhHcyG1gpBjzXaAmmk4_OtAD9EC0SKO0
Haitian president drops the ball on addressing corruption concerns
Washington Post
RENÉ PRÉVAL, president of Haiti, has been in Washington discussing how to help his earthquake-ravaged country ahead of a major international donors …
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/10/AR2010031003012.html
Comfort leaving Haiti against doctors’ wishes
Baltimore Sun
Pentagon officials say they made the decision to recall the 1000-bed hospital, which arrived in Haiti Jan. 20, after “determining her crew completed the …
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bal-md.comfort10mar10,0,5681124.story
Earthquake primer: What happened in Chile and Haiti? Could it happen here?
Wicked Local (blog)
In comparison, the recent devastating earthquake in Haiti was a 7.0 and the temblor in Chile was a whopping 8.8. That’s not two or three times more powerful …
http://www.wickedlocal.com/bridgewater/features/x2034412703/Earthquake-primer-What-happened-in-Chile-and-Haiti-Could-it-happen-here
House votes for faster tax breaks for Chile gifts
The Associated Press
Congress passed a similar bill for donations to Haiti quake victims made before the end of February. The bill would extend the deadline for Haiti donations …
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gv5KImhVpZ9ZDXCx8vub7yecnWBQD9EBTN680
Even Orphanages Spawn Orphans in Haiti – Lens Blog – NYTimes.com
By By JAMES ESTRIN
Lynsey Addario decided that if she couldn’t get to Haiti immediately (from India), she might find a far more profound story to tell. She was right.
lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/behind-36/
Money hunt turns aid agencies into rivals in shaken Haiti | McClatchy
At an encampment on the outskirts of Haiti’s capital, physicians from three international aid agencies provide identical services. On a charter flight to Miami, competing doctors get into a shouting match before takeoff.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/03/10/90118/aid-agencies-fight-one-another.html
Obama Pledges Continued Support for Haiti, Warns of ‘Dire …
By ABCNews.com
President Obama warned today that although there has been a incredible response of the international community to Haiti’s devastating earthquake, that the situation.
blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/03/obama-pledges-continued-support-for-haiti-warns-of-dire-situation-remaining.html
Haiti’s Preval seeks renewal of direct U.S. aid to government …
Haitian President Rene Preval said he lobbied both President Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for direct payments to help support government services in Haiti. The US had cut such payments in 2008 out of concerns about …
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/03/10/90150/obama-pledges-continued-support.html
US Military Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Leaving Haiti
By The Huffington Post News Editors
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The US 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 treating victims of the Jan.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/10/us-military-hospital-ship_n_492809.html
BBC News – Barack Obama says situation in quake-hit Haiti ‘dire’
Barack Obama warns that the crisis in quake-hit Haiti is not over, as he meets the country’s President, Rene Preval.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8560909.stm
Al Jazeera English – Americas – Haiti ‘orphans’ kept from parents
Children US missionaries tried to take out of quake-hit capital remain in orphanage.
english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/03/201031017534792361.html
Obama pledges to continue Haiti aid, says situation ‘remains dire …
President Obama met Wednesday with Haitian President Rene Preval to discuss relief, recovery and reconstruction efforts in Haiti.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/03/10/obama.haiti/index.html
Helping Haiti: A Million Dollar Challenge – Thrivent Financial for …
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will add $1 to every $2, up to a total Thrivent Financial contribution of $1 million, when our members donate to one of the …
http://www.thrivent.com/helpinghaiti/index.html
