Haiti Recovery

Clinton, Bush keep world attention on Haiti

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:31:45 +1100

Former US presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush visited Port-au-Prince and promised Haitians the world had not forgotten them 10 weeks after the deadliest earthquake of modern times.

Key Haitian debt repeal touted

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:16:53 +1100

Crippling foreign debt remains, but sources in Washington say the US wants the Inter-American Development Bank to cancel all of Haiti's US$447m debt.

Haiti faces further calamity

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:39:58 +1100

Two months after arguably the worst natural disaster of modern times, Haiti faces further calamity as more than 200,000 quake survivors camp in putrid tent cities at risk of major flooding.

The Haiti and Chile quakes compared

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:34:11 +1100

A combination of geography, comparative wealth and disaster readiness is why Chile's massive earthquake won't come close to Haiti's calamitous toll.

Haiti earthquake: How you can help

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +1100

Aid agencies and organisations are rushing to Haiti to provide relief following the deadly earthquake. Find out how you can donate here.

First cholera case detected in the US

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 11:43:42 +1100

A woman who recently visited relatives in Haiti has become the first person to bring cholera to the southern US state of Florida from the Caribbean nation.

Haiti slammed for evacuating homeless

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:47:13 +1100

An aid group has expressed outrage at Haiti's forced evictions of hundreds of homeless quake victims from the pitch of the country's national stadium.

World pledges $10billion aid for Haiti

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:29:25 +1100

The global community has pledged more than $A10 billion for Haiti over more than three years to put the quake-ravaged nation back on its feet.

Rainy season to threat Haiti recovery

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:37:45 +1100

Aid agencies are warning of a worsening humanitarian crisis in Haiti, with the upcoming rainy season expected to wreak havoc on housing camps and recovery efforts.

What is the Richter Scale?

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:12:35 +1100

Earthquakes are measured in the Richter magnitude scale, in which a number quantifies the amount of seismic energy released.

Haiti jails two Americans over 'kidnap'

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:52:44 +1100

Two of 10 Americans charged with kidnapping in Haiti have returned to jail after a judge said he would visit the orphanage where they claimed they planned to take the kids.

Baptists held for kidnapping released

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:57:42 +1100

Eight of 10 American missionaries held in Haiti on charges of kidnapping children in the wake of last month's massive earthquake have been released.

Stevie Wonder's gift hits the right note

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:11:05 +1100

A classical musician who survived the Haiti earthquake has been presented with a new keyboard thanks to US performer Stevie Wonder.

Online scammers target Haiti donations

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:14:48 +1100

Criminal gangs have defrauded people out of funds intended for Haiti earthquake victims by setting up bogus charities online.

No decision on Americans' fate

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:34:04 +1100

A Haitian prosecutor examining the case of 10 Americans charged with kidnapping in the quake-hit country says he had not reached a decision on whether to release them.

Haiti death toll 'same as tsunami'

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:16:17 +1100

Haitian authorities say 230,000 people died in the country's deadly quake - putting the disaster on a par with the 2004 Asian tsunami.

Haitian man 'alive in rubble for month'

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:06:23 +1100

Doctors in decimated Haiti believe a man pulled alive from the rubble may have been trapped since a devastating earthquake in the Caribbean nation four weeks ago, CNN reports.

G7 say they'll cancel Haiti debt

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:24:33 +1100

The world's seven most industrialised countries claim they will cancel their nation's remaining bilateral debt with quake-hit Haiti - but the burden of foreign debt remains.

Haiti toll estimate rises to 212,000

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:51:37 +1100

Haiti's Prime Minister has said the catastrophic earthquake has reached 212,000, with the number of homeless possibly around two million.

Americans charged with Haiti 'orphans' kidnap

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:36:04 +1100

Ten US missionaries have been charged with kidnapping after they tried to smuggle a group of Haitian children out of the country.