Haiti ‘needs $11.5bn’ to rebuild (BBC News)
March 17th, 2010Haiti will need $11.5bn to rebuild after the devastating earthquake in January, its government and aid agencies say.
American was kidnapped, killed in Haiti (AP via Yahoo! News)
March 16th, 2010The U.S. Embassy says a kidnapped person was among four U.S. citizens killed in Haiti since the Jan. 12 earthquake.
US warns danger of crime, kidnappings in Haiti (AP via Yahoo! News)
March 16th, 2010The U.S. State Department is expanding its warning against travel to Haiti, saying that four Americans have been killed since the Jan. 12 earthquake.
Funky beach town of Jacmel could be key to Haiti’s economic revival (Washington Post)
March 16th, 2010JACMEL, HAITI — Behind the peeling facades and louvered shutters of its faded mansions and crumbling warehouses, this little beach town was a happening place before the earthquake — and if Haiti is to ever revive its shattered economy, planners say Jacmel needs to draw some tourists again.
Haiti leaders rush to finish post-quake proposal (AP via Yahoo! News)
March 16th, 2010Haiti’s government and business community are finalizing details of a reconstruction plan that economists say could cost nearly $14 billion.
3 Jets players travel to Haiti to assist efforts (New York Post)
March 16th, 2010Three New York Jets players traveled to Haiti on Monday to help with the relief and recovery efforts following the earthquake that killed a government-estimated 230,000 people and made 1.3 million homeless in January. Safety James Ihedigbo led a group of about 20 to Port-au-Prince, including linebacker Vernon…
3 Jets players travel to Haiti to assist efforts (AP via Yahoo! News)
March 16th, 2010Three New York Jets players traveled to Haiti on Monday to help with the relief and recovery efforts following the earthquake that killed a government-estimated 230,000 people and made 1.3 million homeless in January.
3 Jets players travel to Haiti to assist efforts (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
March 16th, 2010Three New York Jets players traveled to Haiti on Monday to help with the relief and recovery efforts following the earthquake that killed a government-estimated 230,000 people and made 1.3 million homeless in January. Safety James Ihedigbo led a group of about 20 to Port-au-Prince, including linebacker Vernon Gholston, wide receiver David Clowney and former Jets cornerback Ahmad Carroll, along…
3 Jets make aid trip to Haiti (Fox Sports)
March 16th, 2010Three New York Jets players have traveled to Haiti to help with the relief and recovery efforts following the earthquake that killed a government-estimated 230,000 people and made 1.3 million homeless in January.
United Nations to hold Haiti donor meeting (UPI)
March 15th, 2010NEW YORK, March 15 (UPI) — A conference this month of those donating to Haiti’s recovery will highlight the United Nations’ effort toward donor solidarity, the organization says.
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U.S. State Department Releases 2009 Human Rights Report for Haiti Friday, 12 March 2010, 9:10 pm
Each year, the U.S. State Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor is mandated to release country specific human rights reports that address individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As this report pertains strictly to 2009, it does not address human rights issues in post earthquake Haiti. Still, it is highly relevant as long term recovery and reconstruction will depend in part upon creating a culture that respects human rights and a government that can enforce them.Source: Haiti Innovation News/Actualités | Bryan Schaaf