Thousands are without food, shelter and communication after Hurricane Matthew tears through Haiti, leaving hundreds dead.
Naylor won the National Book Award and the American Book Award for her debut novel, which was later turned into a mini-series helmed by Oprah Winfrey.
This help wanted ad from @InterimHealth posted in a local Pennysaver blatantly states no Haitians will be considered pic.twitter.com/gNLAhVUy9S — David Carlucci (@davidcarlucci) October 18,…
Former botanist Max Gesner Beauvoir, a leader of the Haitian religion popularly known as Vodou, has died.
The bloody origins of the Dominican Republic’s ethnic ‘cleansing’ of Haitians http://t.co/AAISZltapV — tejwo (@tejwo) June 16, 2015 In what critics describe as ethnic “cleansing,”…
Haiti recently celebrated Carnival in Port au Prince and tragedy struck the celebration when a man on top of a float was electrocuted. He was…
It took a 60 second earthquake to devastate the island nation of Haiti. Five years later the nation is still struggling to rebuild and return…
Via: www.newsone.com // From CNN: Haiti’s top prosecutor on Friday denied reports that charges have been dropped against nine of the 10 American missionaries accused of kidnapping children after a devastating earthquake hit the nation in January. Attorney General Joseph Manes was responding to news from the office of U.S. Sen Jim Risch, R-Idaho, whose […]
Via: www.newsone.com Michelle Obama made a surprise visit to Haiti with Jill Biden yesterday at 10:40 A.M. Here is the statement from the White House. First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden are visiting Haiti to underscore to the Haitian people and the Haitian government the enduring U.S. commitment to help Haiti recover and […]
// Courtesy of www.newsone.com From CNN: Port-au-Prince, Haiti — Six Haitian orphans, at the airport and on their way to new lives in the United States, had their destination changed at the last moment. Now they are at an orphanage, under the custody of the Haitian government, while the details of their departure are sorted […]
Via: NewsOne.com // From MSNBC: A Haitian judge said he would order the release on Wednesday of eight of 10 American missionaries accused of kidnapping children, while the remaining two would be held for further questioning. Laura Silsby, the leader of the group, and Charisa Coulter, were being kept for further investigation, said investigating Judge […]
Via: Elev8.com // From EURweb: Can you believe that a 28-year old man, identified as Evan Muncie, was able to live for nearly a month under the rubble of the market place where he was found? CNN is reporting that they were getting ready to clean out the area for the buildings’ debris and there […]
