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Security Council ambassadors begin official visit to Haiti
A Security Council delegation kicked off its mission to Haiti today as the country begins its painstaking transition towards reconstruction, job creation and capacity building following the devastating earthquake two years ago.
AAOS focuses on disaster responders, both yesterday's and tomorrow's
Study reports long-term positive effects of the orthopaedic disaster response in Haiti; Meanwhile Academy initiates first-of-its kind disaster response certification to prepare for future crises When mass-casualty events occur, orthopaedic surgeons travel throughout the world to treat wounded patients in countries devastated by war, natural ... (more)
Amy King, leader of local efforts to benefit Haiti, shares some cherished images of her trips to Haiti... some by her, some by other photographers.
Brazil's Rousseff: Visas offered to Haiti
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff, center, Haiti's President Michel Martelly, top right, and his wife first lady Sophia Martelly, bottom right, talk at Toussaint Louverture airport after Rousseff's arrival to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday Feb.
Brazil's Rousseff: Visas offered to Haiti
She was visiting to showcase Brazilian efforts helping Haiti recover from the devastating earthquake two years ago.
Brazil's Rousseff: Visas offered to Haiti
Brazil s President Dilma Rousseff, center, Haiti's President Michel Martelly, top right, and his wife first lady Sophia Martelly, bottom right, talk at Toussaint Louverture airport after Rousseff's arrival to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday Feb.
Haitian orphans to receive Stop Hunger Now meals
Once Yvon Pierre returns to Haiti this week, he'll be able to tell his orphanage about more than a hundred or so people whom he met in Clayton, North Carolina.
The Jan. 9-14 commemorative series of the anniversary of Haiti's earthquake gave a variety of thought provoking perspectives.
USD student nurses on mission to Haiti
The exercise, which took place early this month, was no joke. The next lesson was about treating the myriad illnesses wrought by this tiny insect and its unclean water environment: cholera, filariasis, tuberculosis, hepatitis B, necrotizing fasciitis.
INTRODUCING: Carole and Mike Clohessy provide books for Haitian children
Mike and Carole Clohessy, of Muncie, founded the Haiti Library Foundation nearly 10 years ago after visiting Haiti.
CSHAE Elects Leaders, Supports Haiti Relief
The Caribbean Hotel Society of Hotel Association Executives present donation to the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association Education Foundation Chairman Tom Pas in support of the Haiti Relief Fund.
Haiti could be in a new earthquake cycle
The magnitude-7.0 earthquake that shook Port-au-Prince, Haiti, two years ago nearly demolished the city and took both residents and geologists by surprise.
Two years after the earthquake, Angels are still in Haiti
As expected, the Stonewall Jackson girls basketball team stayed undefeated in the Cedar Run District on Friday, toppling home team ... The world stopped briefly earlier this month to note the second year anniversary of the devastating earthquake that ripped Haiti apart on Jan.
ICE agent honored for exposing sex trafficking
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Special Agent Rod Khattabi is congratulated by U.S. Attorney David Fein after receiving an award for Exceptional Contributions in Law Enforcement by exposing sex trafficking cases in Fairfield County and sexual abuse committed by U.S. citizens in humanitarian programs in Haiti and South Africa.
EU and Haiti sign deal to lengthen rural highway
The Haitian government and European Union have signed an agreement for building a road to connect the capital with the country's second largest city.
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Matthew Andrew Carter of Brighton is charged with multiple counts of Travel With Intent To Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct.
One billion tourists around the world this year ... How many will Haiti get?
Two thought-provoking items landed in my in-box on Monday within minutes of each other.
Politics set aside for Haiti's International Jazz Festival
The improvised scales of the soprano saxophone dance off the soundproof walls, creating a mosaic of sound fused by African and Haitian rhythms.
International jazz festival in post-quake Haiti promotes music, education among Haitian musicians
An international jazz festival in Haiti hopes to attract fans and artists with support of local embassies in the earthquake-ravaged country.
Sean Penn says Haiti relief dollars finally resulting in real reconstruction
Sean Penn helps to carry the belongings of a earthquake victims during a relocation exercise in Port-au-Prince April 10, 2010.
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