Delta Air Lines has announced that it will resume commercial flights from New York to Port-au-Prince, Haiti on April 3, after suspending service following the Jan. 12 earthquake there. The airline will begin with three flights a week from New York/JFK before expanding to five weekly flights on June 10. Delta
Inter-American Development Bank
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, US Treasury sources said on Thursday.
The United States also supports a “robust” increase in the bank’s capital, the main issue on the agenda of its annual meeting in Cancun, Mexico, which was
Haitian-born actor Jimmy Jean Louis of the popular NBC series ‘Heroes’ at the ‘Sustainable Haiti’ conference in Miami, 18 Mar 2010
A year and a half ago, Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) asked Haitian-born actor, Jimmy Jean Louis to be its Goodwill Ambassador for children. Jean-Louis, is perhaps best known for his role as the “Haitian” in the NBC hit series “Heroes”. Independent, non-profit PADF has over 150 people all over Haiti working on projects such as protecting human rights, community driven development and disaster relief.
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER (AP Economics Writer)
Administration officials say agreement near to cancel Haiti’s $477M debt to IADB
The Obama administration says it is near an agreement with other nations to cancel the $447 million that Haiti owes to the Inter-American Development Bank.
UNITED NATIONS — Former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, who are spearheading U.S. fundraising for Haiti, will make their first joint visit to the Caribbean nation on Monday to assess the nation’s earthquake recovery needs.
The Jan. 12 quake killed an estimated 230,000 people and left 1.3 million homeless, according to Haiti government figures.
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