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Haiti Established Diplomatic Relations With Lithuania

Pwa — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:13:32 +0000

Dalius Cekuolis(left) and Leo Merores(right) in New York, May 05, 2010.

On 4 May in New York, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Haiti to the United Nations Leo Merores and his counterpart from Lithuania Dalius Čekuolis signed a joint communiqué to establish diplomatic relations between Haiti and Lithuania. The document was signed on behalf of the governments of the countries.

Swiss Vote Could Return at Least $4.6M of Haiti’s Stolen Money From “Baby Doc” Duvalier

Pwa — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:36:23 +0000

By ELIANE ENGELER/ The Associated Press

“With the law, cases such as … Duvalier will not happen again,” said Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Re

GENEVA — Swiss lawmakers will soon vote on legislation that would make it hard for dictators to stockpile cash in Swiss bank accounts, and one of the first beneficiaries could be relief agencies helping Haiti recover from its devastating earthquake.

Haitians Reunite With Families in Mexico

Pwa — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:13:28 +0000

A group of 250 men, women and children arrived on Mexican shores over the weekend from earthquake-torn Haiti, bringing to 324 the total of Haitian citizens who have relocated to Mexico since the Jan. 12 disaster. Sunday’s arrivals from Port-au-Prince traveled to the port of Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico after five days at sea aboard the Mexican naval ship “Usumacinta.”

Sexual Abuse And Exploitation by The UN: an End in Sight?

Pwa — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:18:10 +0000

In November 6th, 2009, Associate Press released a report on the disciplinary actions against 50 UN peacekeepers for molesting children on the missions.

The first reports of sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeepers surfaced in early 2004. Since then, the UN has been active in addressing these issues for the past decade, but the problem still persists. Jocelyne Sambira reports.

Cuba, US Meet But Reach no Deal on Haiti Aid

Pwa — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:37:39 +0000

Jorge Bolaños, Head of the Cuban Interests Section in Washington, D.C. and First Vice Minister of the Cuban Foreign Ministry

Cuba and the United States have held a series of unprecedented talks to coordinate aid to earthquake-stricken Haiti but so far have failed to reach agreement, a top Cuban official said Wednesday.

VIDEO:South African Leader Kicks BBC Reporter Out For Being A White Supremacist!

Pwa — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:22:56 +0000

Julius Malema, president of the youth wing of the African National Congress, and Jonah Fisher, a BBC journalist, got into it during a press conference at the ANC’s headquarters in Johannesburg. Fisher was later thrown out of the conference by the youth leader but as he gather his belonging Fisher continued to talkback, Malema then called him a “white tendency”, “bastard”, “bloody agent” and “small boy” for attempting to undermined him in his own press conference.

Israeli Senior Officer Reveals Staff Entered Haiti Not To Bring Aid But To Steal Human Organs

Pwa — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 04:45:47 +0000

Further arrests are expected following a month-long undercover investigation across Israel (EPA)

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, — The Israeli police said Wednesday it arrested a senior military officer leading a human organ trafficking ring that deals with other gangs in Europe active in this kind of crimes, noting that the officer is involved in this scandal with other five Israelis.

Indonesia Earthquake! Massive 7.8 Magnitude Quake Hits Asia

Pwa — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:29:30 +0000

A 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake shakes Indonesia.

The Indonesia Earthquake is yet another in what has been a series of earthquakes from around the world. We have seen many earthquakes lately, including that from Haiti, Mexicali, the Philippines and more. Now, this 7.8 Indonesian Quake is the latest in this string.

Cuba Calls For Full Delivery of International Aid to Haiti

Pwa — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:48:19 +0000

Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said there should not be projects of doubtful charity or splitting of Haiti into market segments as the US $9.9 billion starts to trickle into the earthquake devastated island.

Jamaica: 3 Haiti Prisoners on Migrant Boat

Pwa — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:06:12 +0000

Daryl Vaz, Jamaican Minister of Information

A Jamaican official says three Haitian inmates who escaped from prison due to an earthquake were on an overloaded migrant boat that arrived on the island’s northeast coast last week.

British Minister Pledges Long-Term Help on Haiti Visit

Pwa — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:23:22 +0000

International Development Minister Mike Foster

(AFP) – Britain is there to help Haiti for the long-haul, International Development Minister Mike Foster said Tuesday as he toured camps and a hospital in the quake-ravaged capital.

EU Pledges A Billion Euros For Haiti Relief Effort

Pwa — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:20:53 +0000

Catherine Ashton, EU Foreign Affairs Chief

BRUSSELS – EUROPE will pledge a billion euros (S$1.9 billion) to help reconstruction in quake-hit Haiti at a donor’s conference in New York next week, EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said on Monday.

Magnitude 4.8 Earthquake Strikes Cuba

Pwa — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:10:25 +0000

By David Goodhue – AHN News Reporter

Miami, FL, United States (AHN) – A magnitude 4.8 earthquake hit Cuba on Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

There were no immediate reports of injuries of major damage. The quake struck 20 miles southwest of Guantanamo Bay and 510 miles southeast of Havana.

CUBA:5.6 Magnitude Quake Strikes Near Guantanamo

Pwa — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:22:04 +0000

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near Guantanamo, Cuba this afternoon shortly after 2:00 p.m EST.
No tsunami warning has been issued for the region and there are no reports of damage or injuries at this time
Guantanamo, Cuba Earthquake: 5.6 Magnitude Quake Strikes Near Gitmo

The First Ferrari 458 Italia Auctioned For Haiti Earthquake Victims

Pwa — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:37:36 +0000

By Dragos Ionescu

Ferrari auctioned the first copy of Ferrari 458 Italia destined to U.S. market. The entire amount collected will be for the victims of Haiti.

First Ferrari 458 Italia for the U.S. market was sold in an auction against payment of $530,000, the entire amount was meant for a fund to assist the victims of the earthquake on Haiti. The auction was organized in Los Angeles by Ferrari officials, taking part in this 500 guest names in the high-class world of overseas.

Swiss Court: Duvalier Family Appeals Cash Freezing

Pwa — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:59:10 +0000

By ELIANE ENGELER

Relatives of Haiti‘s ex-dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier have appealed a decision by Switzerland to keep frozen at least $4.6 million claimed by the family, a court said Wednesday.

Former Jamaica PM:‘Haiti Didn’t Jump, it Was Pushed!’

Pwa — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:58:29 +0000

PJ Pattersons says Haiti has never been forgiven by its former colonial masters.

Most people know that Haiti has a long record of being the poorest country in the western hemisphere, but most don’t know that Haiti was the second country in the hemisphere to free itself from colonialism and the first to abolish slavery. Most people think of voodoo and superstition when they think of Haiti, ignorant of the invaluable wealth that country has brought to Caribbean history, culture and its earliest politics of liberation.

JAMAICA:Haitian Teen’s Trial Set For April

Pwa — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:11:45 +0000

Port Anotnio Court House
The teenage Haitian boy held by the police in Portland more than a month ago is to appear in the Port Antonio Resident Magistrate’s Court on April 12.

Venezuela Pledges $100 Million in Aid For Haiti

Pwa — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:53:11 +0000

CARACAS – President Hugo Chavez Friday announced Venezuela would donate 100 million dollars to help Haiti rebuild itself from last month’s devastating earthquake.

“We’ve approved $100 million for Haiti,” Chavez said in a televised speech.

Released Aid Workers in Haiti Are Czech, Belgian

Pwa — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:39:55 +0000

PRAGUE — An official says two European aid workers kidnapped in Haiti and later released were from the Czech Republic and Belgium.

Lucia Duricova of the Czech office of Doctors Without Borders confirmed the nationalities Friday. She said the two women are fine but declined to give any further details.

Haitian Kidnappers Release 2 European Aid Workers

Pwa — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:42:34 +0000

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Doctors Without Borders says kidnappers have released two European aid workers snatched off the streets of Port-au-Prince and held for five days.

It is the first reported kidnapping since Haiti suffered a magnitude-7 earthquake with catastrophic damage on Jan. 12. More than 5,000 prisoners fled jails that collapsed or were damaged in the temblor. About 200 have been captured.

UN Chief in Haiti Praises Cuban Doctors Work

Pwa — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:36:30 +0000

By ACN

Edmond Mulet, head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) described as extraordinary the work of Cuban doctors in that Caribbean country hit by an earthquake last January 12.

UN Pays Tribute to 101 Staff Killed in Haiti

Pwa — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:51:37 +0000

By EDITH M. LEDERER

UNITED NATIONS — An emotional Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute Tuesday to “the 101 heroes” working for the United Nations who were killed in the Haiti earthquake, the single greatest loss for the world body in its 64-year history.

VIDEO:Family Survives Haiti and Chile Earthquakes

Pwa — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:26:08 +0000

Source: ITN

VIDEO:Haitian Woman Seeking Refuge in Trinidad May be Sent Back

Pwa — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:47:18 +0000

Source: CNC3

From Haiti to Chile: Family Survives Two Quakes in Two Months

Pwa — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:35:14 +0000

Haitians who escaped to Chile after earthquake now sleep outdoors following second tremor

The Desarmes family not only survived the earthquake in their native Haiti, they managed to get out. Their new home: Chile, where they have just survived their second earthquake in two months, the BBC reports.

Haiti, Chile, now Taiwan: Earthquake Escalation?

Pwa — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:23:51 +0000

The 6.4-magnitude Taiwan earthquake that hit on Thursday – on the heels of quakes in Haiti and Chile – raised concern of an accelerating trend. But the statistics say otherwise.

By Jonathan Adams

Taiwan Earthquake: A local Taiwanese resident inspects the damage to his home after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted the island, Thursday, in Kaohsiung county, southern Taiwan.

Swedish ER Nurse Dies of Heart Attack in Haiti

Pwa — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:24:34 +0000

By KIRO Radio Staff

A nurse from Renton, who volunteered to go to Haiti to help earthquake victims, has died.

Matt Bouthillier, 36, arrived in Port-au-Prince February 20 as part of the volunteer group from Portland-based Medical Teams International.

EU Releases 100mln Euros for Haiti Salaries, Roads

Pwa — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:35:07 +0000

By Bate Felix

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – The European Union said it would start paying quake-stricken Haiti a first tranche of 100 million euros ($135 million) in promised aid on Tuesday to help the government pay salaries, rebuild schools and repair roads. The EU, one of Haiti’s largest donors, committed over 300 million euros in initial aid following the devastating earthquake in January that killed more than 200,000 people in the Caribbean nation, the poorest in the Americas.

Brazil Plans to Develop Haiti Hydro Project

Pwa — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:19:28 +0000

BRASILIA, Brazil (PennWell) — Brazil will help build a hydroelectric power project in Haiti, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said.

The president recently visited Haiti to meet with Haitian President Rene Preval.