Concert third in series to benefit music school in Haiti (The Appleton Post-Crescent)

February 8th, 2010

APPLETON Lawrence University student Carolyn Armstrong, a volunteer at Haitis Holy Trinity Music School, keeps in touch with students and teachers who lost their campus to the countrys Jan. 12 earthquake.

tobyMac’s ‘ShowStopper’ Music Video Arrives (AceShowbiz)

February 8th, 2010

Three young bikers are highlighted in the music video for tobyMac ’s second single off his February 9 release ‘Tonight’.

Haitian musicians show love of country (Chicago Sun-Times)

February 8th, 2010

Dave Hoekstra: Silence is a commodity that is rare in Haitian culture. For centuries there have been cries of pain and shouts of joy, and on Valentine ’s Day, local Haitian musicians will make some joyful noise as they headline a benefit show to help their country in its time of need.

Lawyer for Americans held in Haiti quits (CNN)

February 8th, 2010

A Haitian attorney representing 10 Americans charged with kidnapping for trying to take 33 children out of Haiti told CNN Sunday he has resigned.

Holding on to dreams from refugee camp in Haiti (Washington Post)

February 8th, 2010

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — This was not the kind of stage Esceline Belcombe was accustomed to. She sang with sandaled feet planted deep in the dust of a footpath that cuts across a steep hill and turns down toward a river of tattered-cloth shelters.

Family helps adopted Haitian children keep their spiritual heritage (Inside Bay Area)

February 7th, 2010

CHICAGO — Images of the washed out Haitian hillside where their children’s relatives lived have led Peter and Paula Fitzgibbons to fear that their adopted son and daughter have no biological family left.

Benefit concert raises money for Haitian music school (The Lawrentian)

February 7th, 2010

Less than a month after the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti that killed at least 150,000 people and left over a million homeless, rescue and relief organizations such as the American Red Cross have spent nearly $80 million in sending food, clean drinking water and shelter items to those in Haiti, according to http://www.

MUSIC SCENE: Sanborn and the joy of sax (Norton Mirror)

February 7th, 2010

David Sanborn may have made his name in jazz , but his first love is the music of Ray Charles. Sanborn’s latest album, “Only Everything,” reflects that adoration, as he pays homage to the late, great soul singer and his legendary saxophonists, Hank Crawford and David “Fathead” Newman.

Haiti cruise stops: ‘Without this, we don’t eat’ (The Salt Lake Tribune)

February 7th, 2010

Labadee, Haiti » With the Celebrity Solstice cruise ship anchored just offshore this beautiful expanse of white sand Friday, vacationers stretched out on beach chairs in the sun, sipped cold beer and pina coladas with pineapple slices on the rim and listened to Haitian folk music.

Brown hails G7 for dropping Haiti debt (AFP via Yahoo! News)

February 6th, 2010

Prime Minister Gordon Brown Saturday hailed a G7 decision to cancel bilateral debt with Haiti, saying “a nation buried in rubble must not also be buried in debt”.

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Haiti Earthquake Update (2/7/2010) Sunday, 7 February 2010, 6:29 pm

Immediately after the earthquake, information came out of Haiti in a trickle.  It is now more like a flood.  As of February 3, the Government of Haiti (GOH) increased its death toll estimate to over 200,000.  300,000 are reported to have been injured, 250,000 homes destroyed, and 30,000 businesses disrupted.  Assessments carried out by MINUSTAH now indicate a 15-20% population increase in the South, Grand Anse, Nippes, and Central Plateau departments due to displacement from Port-au-Prince.  Below is a summary of where things stand in terms of emergency response and recovery. 

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