Information About Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, March 6 (UPI) — Haitian President Rene Preval is set to arrive in Washington Monday and says he will press for help for immediate needs as well a long-range aid.

Retired stars Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova and Lindsay Davenport are joining current women’s player Justine Henin in a second match at a charity tennis exhibition to raise money for Haiti.

The US Senate on Friday unanimously approved a resolution calling for easing Haiti’s debt burden to help with reconstruction efforts in the wake of the devastating January 12 earthquake.

Experts who track charitable giving say donations from Americans for earthquake relief in Haiti have passed the $1 billion mark.

Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay will visit Canadian troops involved in aid efforts in Haiti on Saturday and Sunday, the military announced on Friday.

Retired stars Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova and Lindsay Davenport are joining current women’s player Justine Henin in a second match at a charity tennis exhibition to raise money for Haiti. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will team with retired stars Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi in an already announced men’s match during the “Hit for Haiti” benefit to be played March 12 at the…

The World Food Program is to launch a food “surge” in Haiti from Saturday to boost rations for nearly two million people in the impoverished quake-torn country, a spokeswoman told AFP.

MIAMI — As darkness fell on what was left of his music school in Haiti, Romel Joseph found a distraction for his pain and fear. He imagined himself performing Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto. His right hand gracefully slid the bow; his left hand caressed the violin’s neck as his fingers glided along the strings.

MIAMI — As darkness fell on what was left of his music school in Haiti, Romel Joseph found a distraction for his pain and fear. He imagined himself performing Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto. His right hand gracefully slid the bow; his left hand caressed the violin’s neck as his fingers glided alo…

Barely three weeks after returning from Haiti, Cain was back home at work, furiously digging with his paws to track down the dead and missing, but now in Chile’s massive earthquake.