Haiti Newslinks 20-21 March, 2010
21 March, 2010
With cheap food imports, Haiti can’t feed itself
Washington Post
By JONATHAN M. KATZ AP PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The earthquake not only
smashed markets, collapsed warehouses and left more than 2.5 million people
without …
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/20/AR2010032001329.html
Navy reservist returns from Haiti with stories of healing
Delaware County Daily Times
By KATHLEEN E. CAREY For US Navy Cmdr. Milan Moncilovich, the most
harrowing part of his trip to Haiti was not the wreckage left by the Jan.
…
http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2010/03/21/news/doc4ba41543984b8014924619.txt
Two Months After the Quake, Reminders of Haiti’s Plight
New York Times
I am one of many Haitian volunteers who helped local hospitals provide care
to victims of the earthquake. I was at the Haitian Community Hospital, …
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/opinion/l21haiti.html
Dallas nonprofit leader answers call to rescue Haitian orphans
Dallas Morning News
By SCOTT FARWELL / The Dallas Morning News LES CAYES, Haiti – In this
life, there are things you should be able to stand on. The earth under your
feet. …
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/world/stories/032110dnmetfiveorphans.41720c4.html
How Haiti Saved America
Boston Globe
By Ted Widmer The United States has been leading the response to the
Haitian earthquake for all of the reasons that we would expect: our
geographical …
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/03/21/how_haiti_saved_america/
Haiti Earthquake Damage to Cost $7.8 Billion, UN’s Barcena Says
BusinessWeek
By Jens Erik Gould March 20 (Bloomberg) — Damage from Haiti’s earthquake
will cost the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country $7.8 billion, …
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-20/haiti-earthquake-damage-to-cost-7-8-billion-un-s-barcena-says.html
US wants IDB to cancel Haiti’s $447-m debt
Jamaica Observer
CANCUN, Mexico (AFP) — The United States wants the Inter-American
Development Bank (IDB) to cancel all of Haiti’s debt, standing at some $447
million, …
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Haiti-Debt-_7494136
Moderate earthquake, aftershock shake eastern Cuba
Washington Post
Eastern Cuba lies just across a short stretch of water from Haiti, which
suffered a massive earthquake on Jan. 12 that devastated the capital, …
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/20/AR2010032002176.html
‘Lawyer’ for US missionaries in Haiti is arrested
The Herald-Times (subscription)
AP SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A fugitive who once acted as the
lawyer for a group of US Baptist missionari … Please log in to read the
rest of …
http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/stories/2010/03/20/nationworld.051485.sto
Clinton Returns to Washington, Needling Himself, Obama and the Press
Wall Street Journal (blog)
And he put in an appeal for continued help to Haiti, where he and former
President George W. Bush became reconstruction ambassadors at the request
of …
blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/03/21/clinton-returns-to-washington-needling-himself-obama-and-the-press/
With Cheap Food Imports, Haiti Can’t Feed Itself
By The Huffington Post News Editors
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The earthquake not only smashed markets,
collapsed warehouses and left more than 2.5 million people without enough
to eat. It may also have shaken up the way the developing world gets food.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/20/with-cheap-food-imports-h_n_507228.html
Vietnam vet in Haiti eager to share war experiences | Stars and …
Some Vietnam War veterans are reluctant to talk about the war, but Giles
Pace isn’t one of them. He said he’s eager to share his experiences to
inspire today’s soldiers and show them that Vietnam War veterans are still
supporting them.
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=68803
PhillyBurbs.com: Sunday concert will benefit Haiti
By kcoppock@phillyburbs.com
Hope Alive! Clinic Ministries of Medford is hosting a “Help for Haiti”
benefit concert Sunday at 6 pm At Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center in
Evesham, the show features Paul Baloche and his band with an appearance by
Jared Anderson …
http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/burlington_county_times/bct_news_details/article/2465/2010/march/20/sunday-concert-will-benefit-haiti.html
‘Rebuilding Haiti’: the sweatshop hoax | San Francisco Bay View
By mary
Within days of a Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated much of southern Haiti,
the New York Times was using the disaster to promote a United Nations plan
for drastically expanding the country’s garment assembly industry, which
employs low …
http://www.sfbayview.com/2010/%E2%80%98rebuilding-haiti%E2%80%99-the-sweatshop-hoax/
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to National Affairs: With cheap food …
By Joshua Lu
After the earthquake in Haiti smashed markets, collapsed
warehouses/buildings, and left more than 2.5 million people without enough
to eat, the U.S. has aided the victims in Haiti with food, especially rice.
…
aragonhitchhikers.blogspot.com/2010/03/with-cheap-food-imports-haiti-cant-feed.html
20 March, 2010
Adviser to Americans Jailed in Haiti Is Arrested
New York Times
Nine of the 10 Americans arrested by the Haitian authorities while trying
to take the children to the Dominican Republic after the devastating
earthquake in …
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/20/world/americas/20puello.html?src=me
Heavy rains swamp camps holding Haiti’s homeless
Washington Post
By MIKE MELIA AP PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — One of the heaviest rainfalls
since Haiti’s Jan. 12 earthquake swamped homeless camps Friday, sweeping
screaming …
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/19/AR2010031901531.html
In Haiti, Mental Health System Is in Collapse
New York Times
By DEBORAH SONTAG PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Inside this city’s
earthquake-cracked psychiatric hospital, a schizophrenic man lay naked on a
concrete floor, …
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/20/world/americas/20haiti.html
Bush, Clinton to make joint visit to Haiti
Dallas Morning News
By TODD J. GILLMAN / The Dallas Morning News WASHINGTON – Former
Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton will visit Haiti together
Monday, …
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/world/stories/DN-clintonbush_19int.ART.State.Edition1.4b91cb8.html
Borland fans raise $26K for Haiti
San Jose Mercury News
By JENNIFER PITTMAN SCOTTS VALLEY – Borland aficionados from all over the
world contributed nearly $26000 to a Haiti relief fund during an online
auction of …
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14711011
Helping Haiti is a Personal Mission for ‘Heroes’ Actor Jimmy Jean-Louis
Voice of America
“My parents lost their house, my sister lost her house — pretty much
everybody lost whatever they had in Haiti. But it’s just material. …
www1.voanews.com/english/news/arts-and-entertainment/Helping-Haiti-is-a-Personal-Mission-for-Heroes-Actor-Jimmy-Jean-Louis—88620852.html
Comfort Naval Ship Returns from Haiti
Christian Broadcasting Network
The crew of the USNS Comfort returned home Friday, after serving nearly two
months in Haiti. The Comfort is a massive Naval hospital ship based in
Baltimore …
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2010/March/Comfort-Naval-Ship-Returns-from-Haiti/
Inter-American Devel Bank Oversees Econ,Earthquake Recovery
Market News International
But nowhere is the situation as dire as Haiti where the already-critical
situation was exacerbated by a devastating earthquake. …
imarketnews.com/?q=node/10554
Haiti Quake ‘Orphans’ Reunited With Parents
NPR
7:00 pm ET Berlyne Chery, 13, after being returned to her village of
Calebasse, Haiti. She was one of the 33 children taken by a group of US
missionaries …
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124908618
“Lawyer” for Americans In Haiti Arrested “ Liveshots
By Mike Levine
The self-proclaimed “lawyer” for 10 Americans arrested in Haiti has been
arrested himself in the Dominican Republic, and he is expected to come to
the United States to face justice, Fox News has learned exclusively. …
liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/03/19/lawyer-for-americans-in-haiti-arrested/
Salena Tramel: Combating Hunger by Reforesting Haiti
By Salena Tramel
Haiti is a prime example of how natural disasters are exacerbated by
environmental degradation and centralized development.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/salena-tramel/combating-hunger-by-refor_b_503490.html
Haiti News: Haiti Earthquake
By nomeaning
The Haiti Earthquake was a 7.0 on the Richter logarithmic scale. There is
no maximum size on the scale. In comparing the Haiti earthquake to those
against history, the largest earthquake ever was in Chile with a 9.5 on the
Richter scale …
haitinewsupdate.blogspot.com/2010/03/haiti-earthquake.html
SECOND EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI NEWS | United States Disaster Services …
By admin
SECOND EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI NEWS seowebvideo.com/ SECOND EARTHQUAKE
IN HAITI NEWS Just days after the devastating earthquake, another strong
earthquake.
usdsc.us/haiti-earthquakes/second-earthquake-in-haiti-news
Haiti Debt on the Verge of being Canceled – BV Black Spin
By Carmen Dixon
When Pat Robertson claimed that Haiti’s tumultuous history was the result
of “a pact with the Devil” long ago, he was right in a way. Following
history’s only slave revolt that resulted in the liberation of a nation,
Haiti accepted a …
http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/03/19/haiti-debt-on-the-verge-of-being-canceled/
Haiti quake response largely a success – Los Angeles Times
The numbers were apocalyptic: More than 220000 people killed and 300000
injured. Over 1 million people displaced from homes. About 280000 houses
either …
articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/12/world/la-fg-haiti-report-card12-2010mar12
BBC News – Haiti ‘orphans’ returned to parents
All but one of the 33 children that US missionaries tried to take out of
Haiti after the January earthquake have been returned to their parents.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8574074.stm
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