Haiti
Haiti (pronounced /ˈheɪtiː/; French Haïti, pronounced: [a.iti]; Haitian Creole: Ayiti), officially the Republic of Haiti (République d'Haïti ; Repiblik Ayiti) is a Creole- and French-speaking Caribbean country. Along with the Dominican Republic, it occupies the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago. Ayiti (Land of high mountains) was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the mountainous western side of the island. The country's highest point is Pic la Selle, at 2,680 metres (8,793 ft). The total area of Haiti is 27,750 square kilometres (10,714 sq mi) and its capital is Port-au-Prince.
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During the two weeks leading up to the event, Babson Park students collected supplies to donate to Haiti through Berto's charity, The Berto Dynasty Foundation. T-shirts were sold, a pair of autographed boxing gloves were auctioned off ...
I arrived in Haiti safely--on a UN plane from Santo Domingo. The airport bar at Port au Prince is buzzing with activity--international NGOs, troops (including the 82nd airborne unit), media, journalists, and aid workers.
Principal Aurora Francois of Barton Elementary in Lake Worth led the presentation of a $4887 check to Missionary Flights International, a non-profit organization that has made many flights to Haiti since the disaster. ...
More than 470 soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division will depart Haiti Thursday after completing their relief missions in support of Operation Unified Response. ...
Though the article notes that — like in most countries — rape was a problem in Haiti before the earthquake (rape apparently only became recognized as a crime in 2005), the fact is that even with the best starting point, ...
Temple Rodef Shalom in Falls Church, Virginia is looking beyond the headlines in thinking about how best to form their communal response to the recent earthquake in Haiti. This week, TRS's senior rabbi, Amy Schwartzman, shares a guest ...
Nick Nall discussed the Haiti benefit concert that Phi Eta Sigma is co-sponsoring with SGA. They have confirmed 7 bands. They will sell posters and t-shirts, and all proceeds will be given to Partners in Health. ...
On the bus ride into Haiti, the physicians from New York City, Houston and Oakland got a crash course in Creole from their Haitian-American colleague, Dr. Martine Pierre. She taught them useful phrases like, “What's your name? ...
As the White House gets ready to request new money to help Haiti, everybody involved is starting to weigh in. Leading the discussion today were former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, ...
The cost of the Haiti earthquake to the U.S. and to citizens has been staggering. The U.S. Navy hospital ship, USNS Comfort, arrived in Haiti on January 16th to treat those injured in the devastating Haiti earthquake of January 12th. ...
As that exhibit opened last night at the Fédération CJA, prominent members of Montreal's Jewish and Haitian communities noted its special poignancy, with Haiti struggling to rebuild and Montreal's Jewish community coming to its aid. ...
A couple weeks ago, singer/song-writer Jovi Rockwell attended the Supermodels Unlimited Relief for Haiti event at M2 Lounge in NYC. Jovi also got on the.
Tech-minded volunteers quickly pitched in with a variety of communication and data services in the days following the Haiti earthquake. One company -- crowdsourcing platform CrowdFlower -- repurposed its service as a text-message ...
Update: Yele Haiti has delivered Food and Over 400000 Gallons of Water throughout Haiti. As of March 8th, Yele has given 400000 Gallons of filtered water in over 100 locations across Haiti. Footage of Yele Haiti Food and Water ...
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