Haiti Archive

  • mango

    Do You Want to Taste Haitian Mangos?

    Haiti’s Francis mango is back for a short six to eight weeks at Whole Foods Market. Starting now and for a limited time, shoppers will find this exclusive Fair Trade Certified fruit under the grocer’s Whole Trade program, which aims to drive meaningful dollars into...

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  • haiti

    New Homes for Quake-Hit Haitian Families

    More than 150 families left homeless by the 2010 earthquake took possession of their new permanent homes in Habitat for Humanity’s Santo community in Leogane, 18 miles west of Port-au-Prince and considered to be the epicenter of the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake. “This is an...

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  • jimmy

    Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter to Build Homes in Haiti

    President and Mrs. Carter, joined by Habitat for Humanity CEO Jonathan Reckford and hundreds of volunteers, gathered in Atlanta to kick off the 28th annual Habitat for Humanity Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. President and Mrs. Carter along with the volunteers will be in...

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  • school

    Honeywell Opens School in Quake-Hit Haiti

    Honeywell chairman and CEO Dave Cote and Honeywell Hometown Solutions president Tom Buckmaster joined students, parents, teachers, school administrators and community leaders to open Ecole Nationale Jacob Martin Henriquez, a new public school in the hard hit city of Jacmel in southern Haiti. The nine-building...

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  • tide

    Documentary Short Film on Haiti Earthquake

    On the one-year anniversary of the earthquake that devastated Haiti, Tide Loads of Hope is releasing a short documentary film. It shares stories of Hope, providing a glimpse into the lives of residents and relief workers in Haiti who have worked to help rebuild the...

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  • hrm

    Shelters for Quake-Hit People in Haiti

    It is said that thousands of Haitian people have endured living on dirt floors amid stifling heat and tropical downpours since the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake. But about 1,000 of Haiti’s most vulnerable people, particularly the elderly and young children, are finding some relief in...

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  • haiti

    Haiti Children Still Suffering after Quake

    One year after the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake shook their lives, Haiti’s 4 million children continue to suffer from inequitable access to basic water, sanitation, healthcare, and education services and protection from disease, exploitation, and unsanitary conditions, UNICEF said Friday. Today, more than 1 million...

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  • wyclef

    If I Were President: My Haitian Experience

    Columbia Records will release If I Were President: My Haitian Experience, the new six-song EP from Wyclef Jean, available on the iTunes store today (Dec. 7). It includes “Election Time,” a provocative new universal song written in the wake of Wyclef’s recent attempt to run...

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  • redcross

    Red Cross Helping Cholera-Infected People in Haiti

    The American Red Cross has responded to the outbreak of cholera in northern Haiti. It says as of Saturday morning, the government was reporting 2,364 people infected and 194 deaths following an outbreak of acute diarrhea in the Artibonite and Central Plateau regions of Haiti....

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  • honeywl

    Honeywell Opening School in Quake-hit Haiti

    Technology major Honeywell broke ground on a public school, Ecole Nationale Jacob Martin Henriquez in Jacmel, Haiti. In attendance were Tom Buckmaster, president of Honeywell Hometown Solutions; Richard Walden, president and CEO of Operation USA; Jacmel Mayor Edwin Zenny; and Parliament Senator Joseph Lambert. Construction...

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  • jean

    Musician Wyclef Jean to Run for President of Haiti

    Wyclef Jean, accompanied by his wife, Claudinette, daughter, Angelina, and other close family members, has announced he will make a bid for the presidency of Haiti in the country’s upcoming November election. Jean formally shared his intentions on “Larry King Live” on CNN, ending weeks...

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  • padf

    Haiti Earthquake Recovery Needs More Help

    The Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) told a key congressional subcommittee Thursday that immediate problems continue to confront the relief and recovery process in quake-torn Haiti. “The title of the hearing, ‘The Crisis in Haiti: Are We Moving Fast Enough?,’ poses a question that has...

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