Port-au-Prince, Haiti: As Americans braced Sunday for Hurricane Sandy, Haiti was still suffering. Officials raised the storm-related death toll across the Caribbean to 65, with 51 of those coming in Haiti, which was pelted by three days of constant rains that ended only on Friday. As the rains stopped and rivers began to recede, authorities were getting a fuller idea of how much damage Sandy brought on Haiti. Bridges collapsed....
01:16 PM, Oct 29, 2012
Pott-Au-Prince (Haiti): As Americans brace for Hurricane Sandy, the Caribbean is still suffering. Officials say storm-related death toll has risen to 65 as of early Sunday. Haitian authorities have reported 51 of those deaths. Continued rains have added to the initial jolt of the hurricane. The country is especially vulnerable due to its ramshackle housing and flood-prone hillsides, as well as the fact 370,000 people are still living in emergency...
08:28 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Port-au-Prince: A moderate earthquake has rattled southern Haiti, causing some people to run out of buildings in fear. There were no immediate reports of damage. The United States Geological Survey is reporting that the magnitude 4.6-quake was centred 38 kilometres southeast of the capital of Port-au-Prince and had a depth of 4.9 kms. It struck at 9:51 pm EDT. Some residents of capital ran into the streets in fear, remembering...
11:08 AM, Mar 08, 2012
Port-Au-Prince: Heavy rain hammered southern Haiti for a seventh straight day on Tuesday, triggering floods and mudslides and causing houses and shanties in the capital to collapse. The official death toll from the storm was 13 but likely to rise. Runoff from the rain sent rivers surging and flooded many homes as people scrambled to their rooftops. The slow-moving storm system also toppled trees and debris blocked streets throughout the...
01:32 AM, Jun 08, 2011
Port-Au-Prince: Far fewer people died or were left homeless by last year's devastating earthquake than claimed by Haitian leaders, a report commissioned by the US government has concluded - challenging a central premise behind a multi-billion-dollar aid and reconstruction effort. The report estimates that the death toll was between 46,000 and 85,000, far below the Haitian government's official figure of 3,16,000. The report was prepared for the US Agency for...
07:01 AM, May 31, 2011
Port-Au-Prince: Charismatic pop star-turned-president Michel Martelly takes over Haiti on Saturday promising to rebuild its earthquake-devastated capital, develop the long-neglected countryside and build a modern army. The 50-year-old performer known to Haitians as "Sweet Micky" was swept to power in March 20 presidential runoff by Haitians tired of past leaders who failed to provide even basic services, such as decent roads, water and electricity in the Western Hemisphere's poorest country....
12:09 PM, May 14, 2011
London: Singer Shakira has reportedly donated $400,900 to rebuild a school damaged in an earthquake in Haiti. The "Hips Don't Lie" hit-maker had pledged to rebuild the Elie Dubois school in Port-au-Prince shortly after the disaster hit the country in January 2010. Her Barefoot Foundation will team up with the Architecture for Humanity charity in the endeavour. "I'm convinced the key to achieve a dignified future for the Haitian people...
04:55 PM, Apr 02, 2011
Port-au-Prince: Haitian President Rene Preval will stay in office for three more months as his country chooses a successor in a delayed election, his chief of staff said on Monday. Chief of Staff Fritz Longchamp confirmed Preval's exit date of May 14 in a phone interview with The Associated Press following uncertainty about the Haitian leader's plans. Preval's term had been scheduled to end on Monday, but his successor will...
10:05 AM, Feb 08, 2011
Baby Jenny was found four days after the devastating earthquake hit Haiti. ...
01:39 PM, Jan 12, 2011
Port-au-Prince: At least 2,707 people have died in Haiti in the cholera epidemic that has affected the impoverished country since mid-October, according to figures released on Monday by the public health ministry. The bulletin said that another 128,251 people have been affected by the disease, of whom 68,764 were hospitalised, though 66,876 of them have since been released from medical care. Cholera, which was eradicated in Haiti until the outbreak...
11:23 AM, Dec 28, 2010
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti: A contingent of U.N. peacekeepers is the likely source of a cholera outbreak in Haiti that has killed at least 2,000 people, a French scientist said in a report obtained on Tuesday by The Associated Press. Epidemiologist Renaud Piarroux concluded that the cholera originated in a tributary of Haiti's Artibonite river, next to a U.N. base outside the town of Mirebalais. He was sent by the French government...
03:32 PM, Dec 08, 2010
Port-au-Prince: An apparent riot by prisoners at Haiti's largest penitentiary left three inmates dead and led to a brief hostage crisis on Sunday. The causes of the unrest were not immediately clear. UN peacekeepers cordoned off the area and stood guard around Port-au-Prince's national prison after Sunday's violence. A Justice Ministry official said three inmates were killed, including two who were trying to escape. Seven non-Haitian hostages were held briefly...
10:39 AM, Oct 18, 2010
Colombian pop star Shakira met child survivors of Haiti's earthquake on Sunday. ...
04:24 PM, Apr 12, 2010
Colombian pop star Shakira met child survivors of Haiti's earthquake on Sunday. ...
04:24 PM, Apr 12, 2010
Magnitude 6 earthquake hit many people in their sleep. ...
02:07 PM, Mar 08, 2010
The art therapy program is run by Quiqueya University. ...
06:15 PM, Mar 05, 2010
Hallf-a-million people are still living in tents and tarpaulin. ...
12:27 PM, Mar 02, 2010
