Did Kim Kardashian Go To Haiti To Revamp Her Image?
Kim Kardashian went to Haiti where she passed out presents to displaced children, but sources are saying she only went as a PR stunt to improve her image.
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Wikileaks Exposes How America Still Hates Haiti
An op-ed appearing on TheGrio today talks about Wikileaks documents and how they reveal that the U.S. has held back Haiti both financially and politically throughout time.
The writer, Mycheal Denzel Smith, claims that instead of looking out for the Haitian people and helping to build their interests both structurally and economically, the U.S. has just looked out for itself.
He writes that the U.S. is in complete fear of Haiti becoming a
Read MoreA New Tune? Singer Michel Martelly Sworn In As Haiti Pres.
HAITI– Former singer Michel Martelly was sworn in Saturday as Haiti’s new president, promising change in a impoverished country still recovering from last year’s devastating earthquake.
Read MoreMusician Reportedly Elected President Of Haiti
HAITI-Michel Martelly is the new president of Haiti according to Reuters. Reuters reports that Martelly won Haiti’s Presidential election according to official preliminary results.
Martelly is also know as “Sweet Micky,” after his Kompa band. He is friends with former Haitian President, President René Préval Martelly was supporter of the 1991 coup that ousted President Jean Bertrand Aristide and of the now disbanded Haitian military group FAd’H.
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Wyclef Jean Shot In Haiti
Having flown to his native land Haiti for an election trip, Wyclef was shot in the hand on Saturday night the eve of the elections. He was treated and released from the hospital.
Read MoreSean Penn Thanks Venezuela’s Chavez For Haiti Aid
CARACAS, Venezuela — Sean Penn thanked Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Saturday for supporting the actor’s relief organization in Haiti, saying the aid has helped its humanitarian work in distributing medicines.
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Chavez met with Penn at the presidential palace and praised the actor’s efforts with his J/P Haitian Relief Organization, which was founded in response to the
Read MorePope To Haiti: ‘Heaven Is Not Indifferent To Your Prayers’
Haiti– Pope Benedict XVI wrote the following message to mark today’s first anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. The message was read out by Cardinal Robert Sarah, president of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”, during a commemorative Mass held in Haiti today.
Read MoreHaitian-American Police Return Home To Protect And Serve
Haiti — Officer Joseph Jacquet is one of six Haitian-born NYPD officers on a three-month rotation in Port-au-Prince.
Read MoreActor Sean Penn Gives Haiti A Life-Long Commitment
The massive, 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti last January 12th, killing 230,000 and making 1.3 million more homeless. Sean Penn flew to the country to help one week later. Now, it’s his life’s work.
Read MoreHaitian Man Is Cured Of Condition That Made Him Unable to Blink
Haiti– Imagine having your eye stuck open for more than a year. No blinking, no shielding from the sun, not closing when you sleep. That’s what a Haitian man suffered, until a Florida doctor offered a solution, free of charge.
Read MoreHaitians Protest U.N. Over Cholera Outbreak
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Protesters who hold Nepalese U.N. peacekeepers responsible for a deadly outbreak of cholera that has killed 1,000 in three weeks threw stones and threatened to set fire to a base in the country’s second-largest city Monday, Haitian radio and eyewitnesses reported.
The protesters also blame the unit for the death of a Haitian youth at the base in August.
The demonstrations began in Cap-Haitien about 6 a.m. (6
Read MoreHurricane Tomas Threatens Haitian Earthquake Camps
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Mud up to their ankles and a steady rain falling on their tents, residents of Haiti’s earthquake camps ignored warnings to leave their makeshift homes as Hurricane Tomas bore down on their deforested and flood-prone nation early Friday.
Tomas’ maximum sustained winds were near 80 mph (130 kph) Friday, said the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami, which predicted dangerous storm surges along the coast and possible
Read MoreHaiti’s Debt Canceled After U.S. Contribution
The Inter-American Development Bank today announced the cancellation of Haiti’s outstanding debt of $484 million with the IDB, after receiving a $204 million advance contribution from the United States to the Bank’s soft loan window, the Fund for Special Operations (FSO).
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Wyclef Hospitalized For Fatigue In New Jersey
According to AfaceAface, singer and producer, Wyclef Jean was hospitalized for fatigue in New Jersey last night. Haitianbeatz.con has reported that Wyclef was suffering from extreme headaches and was exhausted due to travel.
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Wyclef Jean Officially Ends Presidential Run
Wyclef Jean Records Song Against Haitian Official Who Rejected Candidacy
Read MoreWyclef Jean Officially Ends Presidential Run
Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean announced Tuesday he is officially ending his bid to become president of Haiti.
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