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AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 17, 12:08 pm ET
More than 250 students have gathered in the two rooms of a small public school here, some 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the country's capital Port-au-Prince, waiting for a meal prepared by the World Food Program.
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Worldwide Faith News - Fri Nov 20, 3:49 pm ET
Newsline: Church of the Brethren News Service, News Director Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford, 800-323-8039 ext. 260, cobnews@brethren.org HAITI WORKCAMP CONTINUES REBUILDING, FUNDING IS NEEDED FOR 'BRETHREN PHASE' (Nov. 20, 2009) Elgin, IL -- A second Church of the Brethren workcamp group visited Haiti on Oct. 24-Nov. 1, part of a joint effort of Brethren Disaster Ministries ...
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Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Nov 10, 9:18 am ET
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti----Newly appointed Haitian Prime Minister and renowned economist Jean-Max Bellerive today vowed to not only maintain, but further Haiti’s pro-business stance, as the country looks to capitalize on both the domestic as well as international outpouring of business interests looking at investment opportunities in Haiti.
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Centre Daily Times - Sat Nov 21, 1:16 am ET
Haiti is the poorest nation in the western hemisphere, the size of the state of Maryland, its popula
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Daily Chronicle - Fri Nov 20, 12:38 am ET
SYCAMORE – When Dr. Erik Winn saw things he never expected during a visit to Haiti earlier this month to perform dental work for children and adults.
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Chicago Tribune - Thu Nov 19, 10:03 pm ET
2 employees provide link to crumbling classrooms in impoverished nation Maurice Bonhomme and Jean Cayemitte grew up in the shadows of St. Joseph School in a seaside Haitian town.
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The Sentinel - Sun Nov 22, 8:52 am ET
Jeff Denlinger’s mission work in Haiti began with Gamaelle, his 9-year-old sponsor child.
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USA Today - Tue Nov 17, 1:24 pm ET
The Office star Rainn Wilson recently embarked on a charity trip to Haiti and kept a diary detailing his adventures for USA TODAY. Read about his voyage:
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New York Times - Thu Nov 19, 12:57 pm ET
Fourth of a six-part series on Haiti's environmental problems. GRANMONT, Haiti -- With its rich delta soil and a year-round g...
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 7:31 pm ET
In the midst of recording his next project, a self-titled album slated for spring 2010, Wyclef Jean decided to revisit his hip-hop roots on the newly released "DJ Drama Presents Wyclef Jean, a.k.a. Toussaint St. Jean: From the Hut, to the Projects, to the Mansion."
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The Oregonian - Thu Nov 19, 7:46 pm ET
Donated shoes will be taken to Haiti Jan. 6-16 by women's ministry team members of Beaverton Christian Church
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EARTHtimes.org - Thu Nov 12, 12:29 pm ET
Port-au-Prince - New Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said after he and 18 ministers were sworn into office that he plans to boost economic growth and employment through private initiatives. The new government took office late Wednesday in t...
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Amnesty International - Thu Nov 19, 3:48 am ET
Tens of thousands of children in Haiti -- most of them girls -- are working as domestic servants in conditions that amount to slavery, Amnesty International said in a briefing Tuesday, ahead of Universal Children?s Day (Friday, Nov. 20). The human rights organization is launching a campaign to press the government of Haiti to protect child workers from abuse and exploitation.
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Miami Herald - Wed Nov 18, 9:28 pm ET
A self-proclaimed investment guru has agreed to a settlement with federal securities regulators over charges he bilked hundreds of fellow Haitian Americans out of $23.4 million, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday.
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The Daily Iberian - Sun Nov 22, 1:46 am ET
Having spent 30 years treating local children as a New Iberia pediatrician, Dr. Mike Halphen and his wife, Tommye, are living proof that retirement can serve as an even better means of bringing help to those less fortunate than many locals could comprehend.