Archive for the ‘Haitian News’ Category

Obama administration says near deal on Haiti debt (AP via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

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.

Haiti awaits $3.8B for earthquake reconstruction (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

International leaders have pledged $3.8 billion over 18 months to help Haiti rebuild from a devastating earthquake. They say the newly created Multi-Donors Trust Fund will be administered by the government of Haiti and other donors and will be monitored by the World Bank.

Donors plan to put up $3.8 billion for Haiti rebuilding (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

International donors are aiming to provide $3.8 billion over 18 months to help Haiti rebuild after its January 12 earthquake, according to officials and experts preparing a high-level donors conference.

After Haiti earthquake, council prepares for elections – from Gold’s Gym (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Haiti’s election oversight body is in Gold’s Gym a lot, though muscle-toning isn’t on the agenda. The gym is where the provisional electoral council (CEP) has been working since the Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake destroyed its office.

Haiti Elections: Post-Earthquake, a Government in Crisis (Time Magazine)

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Elections are critical for Haiti’s future, but the question is whether the nightmarish conditions on the ground post-earthquake can realistically accommodate them

Haiti’s Next Big Crisis: How to Hold Elections (Time.com via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Elections are critical for Haiti’s future but the question is whether the nightmarish conditions on the ground can realistically accommodate them

Out of Ruin, Haiti’s Visionaries (International Herald Tribune)

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Many of Haiti’s museums were damaged in the country’s earthquake, but an exhibition scheduled there for 2012 hopes to revive the fortunes of the country’s creators.

Clinton and Bush head to Haiti on Monday (AP via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

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.

Ex-presidents George W. Bush, Clinton to visit Haiti (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Former US presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are to visit Haiti next week in support of relief efforts in the quake-stricken Caribbean country.

Bill Clinton, George W. Bush to visit quake-devastated Haiti (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will visit Haiti on Monday to discuss the impoverished country’s long-term recovery after a January earthquake killed hundreds of thousands of people.