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Haiti, U.N. overwhelmed by disaster: envoy

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's government and the U.N. mission to the impoverished Caribbean nation are overwhelmed by the scale of the disaster left by four recent storms, the U.N.'s special envoy to Haiti said on...

Haiti, U.N. overwhelmed by disaster: envoy (Reuters)

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's government and the U.N. mission to the impoverished Caribbean nation are overwhelmed by the scale of the disaster left by four recent storms, the U.N.'s special envoy to Haiti said on...

After hurricane Ike, Haiti copes with aid delays

This weekend, Hollywood star Matt Damon and Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean urged people to help the UN raise more than $100 million for supplies. Before hurricane Ike hit, Haitians were already suffering from skyrocketing...

Big Up Son ! Wyclef to Bring Storm Relief to Haiti

To donate to the cause and find out more about the initiative, please go to www.yele.org. URL: Wyclef to Bring Storm Relief to Haiti Lost in most mainstream reports of damage done by the hurricanes and tropical storms that...

Haitians seek temporary halt to deportations

Leaders of the largest Haitian community in the U.S. are again pleading to stop their countrymen from being deported to their homeland that has been racked by four deadly storms in the last month, saying it is not a safe...

For Haiti, Assembly Jobs Aren't the Whole Answer

Former senator Mike DeWine was correct in arguing that trade can help Haiti to its feet ["What Haiti Needs," op-ed, Sept. 9], but caution must be exercised in viewing low-paying assembly plant jobs in urban settings as...

Storm-struck Haiti: From misery to the abyss

Sep 11, 2008

Their cupboards were virtually bare before the winds started whipping, the skies opened up and this seaside city filled like a cauldron with thick brown smelly muck. But the enduring spirit of the people of Gonaïves is...

Haiti Gets No Mercy From Hanna, Ike

The media profile of this season's hurricanes grows with their proximity to the U.S. mainland, but by the time they reach American soil they often have already delivered their harshest punishments — on those least able to...

Ike pounds Cuba

MIAMI, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Hurricane Ike lost some punch as it crossed Cuba but forecasters Monday said the Gulf of Mexico's environment could lead to the storm's strengthening. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said...

Hurricane Ike threatens Bahamas (Reuters)

GONAIVES, Haiti (Reuters) - Powerful Hurricane Ike weakened slightly as it charged across the Atlantic toward the Bahamas and the United States on Thursday while Tropical Storm Hanna's death toll from floods in Haiti grew...