Recent Headlines

We are actually not seeing regular news coming out of Haiti. In fact, you often have to search for it. Here are some recent headlines regarding the island that might be of interest. Reading just these headlines of the last couple of days should help us to realize that they are far from out of the woods yet. Please continue to pray for Haiti!!



Port-au-Prince Maternity Clinics Pushed to Limit
The Online NewsHour - Thu Jul 15, 6:20 pm ET


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Amy Goodman: Six months after the earthquake, Haiti’s suffering is intense
The Capital Times - Thu Jul 15, 5:53 am ET

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — July 12 marked the six-month anniversary of the devastating earthquake here in Haiti that killed as many as 300,000 people and left much of the country in ruins. Up to 1.8 million people are living in squalid tent cities, with inadequate sanitation, if any, no electricity and little security, and no respite from the intense heat and the worsening rains. Rape, hunger and ...
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Haiti’s displaced residents stuck in squalid camps
The Wenatchee World - Wed Jul 14, 3:08 pm ET

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Before the earthquake, Frances Etienne scraped by with ingenuity and hard work. Using micro-loans to purchase inventory for her business, she sold spaghetti, spices and other food from a small neighborhood store. Then the tremors struck and wiped out her business — but not her $3,700 debt.
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Most countries fail to deliver on Haiti aid pledges
CNN - Thu Jul 15, 2:29 pm ET

Six months after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, most governments that promised money to a special fund to help rebuild the country have not delivered the cash, a CNN investigation has found.
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In Haiti, a Storm Transforms a Haven Into a Disaster Site
New York Times - Wed Jul 14, 6:18 pm ET

Some 1,700 Haitians who had agreed this spring to move from Port-au-Prince to Corail Cesselesse, a remote camp in an inhospitable location, lost their shelter on Monday.
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Amurtel Haiti update
The Valley Reporter - Thu Jul 15, 10:02 am ET

For those following the news in Haiti, it is clear things are still pretty grim for the survivors of the January 12 earthquake. There are still over a million homeless and many of the 300,000 dead are still entombed in the rubble throughout the capital of Port au Prince. Hunger is on the rise, along with disease and frustration for those still living in the squalid tent camps. For various ...
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Haitian Coalition of Somerville leads humanitarian mission in Haiti
Somerville Journal - Tue Jul 13, 8:03 pm ET

Franklin Dalembert, the Haitian Coalition of Somerville’s executive director, expected to find more signs of a country under construction when he arrived in Haiti in late April with a delegation of 30 health professionals prepared to deliver medical assistance and mental health counseling, distribute medication and food, and provide training in CPR and first aid to survivors of the Jan. 12 ...
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After Haiti earthquake, she went to help - and hasn't left
Minnesota Public Radio - Thu Jul 15, 7:56 pm ET

Six months after January's earthquake left more 200,000 people dead, Deb Ingersoll reflects on her work and what compelled her to leave Minnesota and help the recovery in Haiti.
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Bill Clinton gets tough as donors fail to honour $5bn Haiti pledge
Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours 5 minutes ago

Countries which pledged billions of dollars in aid to earthquake-ravaged Haiti but have yet to deliver the money told to pay up Bill Clinton has promised to get tough with countries which pledged billions of dollars in aid to earthquake-ravaged Haiti but have yet to deliver the money they promised. Six months after the disaster that killed 220,000 people and left more than 1.5 million homeless ...
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HAITI LOVES MESSI.
Nation News - Thu Jul 15, 8:04 pm ET

Argentine soccer star and UNICEF’s Goodwill Ambassador Lionel Messi, second right, is escorted by bodyguards during a visit to an earthquake refugee camp in Port-au-Prince, yesterday. Haitians mobbed the football icon chanting his name and raising an Argentina flag high as he walked by. (AP Picture.)
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France looking into '$21 billion' Haiti hoax
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Jul 15, 12:56 pm ET

France's Foreign Ministry says it is considering legal action against the alleged perpetrators of an Internet hoax that claimed France would pay a huge indemnity Haiti demanded 125 years ago.
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HAITI ADOPTIONS: Haitian twins adjust to new lives in Iowa
WHO-TV 13 Des Moines - Tue Jul 13, 11:44 pm ET

The Stanleys brought six-year-old twins Jean Dany and Danise home from Haiti in January. "They say there's a honeymoon period for an adoption where everyone gets along with everybody and treats each other like guests," says Jaime Stanley. The honeymoon didn't last long and the family was left to deal with overcoming language and emotional barriers.
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Haitian man survives cancer, earthquake to continue work
The Wilmington Star-News - Thu Jul 15, 3:38 pm ET

It’s been 13 years since Edvy Durandice last visited Wilmington.
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Haiti Still Needs Help
NBC San Diego - Wed Jul 14, 12:17 pm ET

A local group says many Haitians are still living under bedsheets. Haiti - Caribbean - Organization - Port-au-Prince - Business and Economy
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Haiti fund only 20% full
iafrica.com - Thu Jul 15, 4:04 am ET

After $500-million was pledged to Haiti, the aid fund for quake relief is only 20 percent full.