Haitian Earthquake

Miscalculation? Report Questions Haitian Earthquake Death Toll

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Far fewer people died or were left homeless by last year’s devastating earthquake than claimed by Haitian…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Haitian Orphans Settling In With Adoptive Families For…

PENFIELD, N.Y. — Under a towering Christmas tree, 3-year-old Sevil Fletcher giggled in delight amid some not-so-rough roughhousing with his…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Bill Clinton Shares Frustration, Anger Over Conditions In…

Haiti (CBS)— This year had already been a disastrous one for Haiti when a cholera epidemic erupted a few weeks…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

From Haiti’s Ground Zero 9 Months Later

Bakari Kitwana speaks with author and journalist Herb Boyd about his fact-finding mission to Haiti early this month as part…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

GOP Does Not Care About Black Farmers Or…

This past week, actions taken by the Republican Party when it came to Black farmers and when it came to…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Haiti's Debt Canceled After U.S. Contribution

The Inter-American Development Bank today announced the cancellation of Haiti’s outstanding debt of $484 million with the IDB, after receiving…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Haiti Still Waiting For $1 Billion In Aid…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Nearly nine months after the earthquake, more than a million Haitians still live on the streets between…

by NewsOne Staff

04.17.21

Haiti Earthquake: Only 2 Percent Of Debris Has…

From the dusty rock mounds lining the streets to a National Palace that looks like it’s vomiting concrete from its…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Children's Book Finds Hope In Haiti's Rubble

by cganemccalla

04.17.21

Wyclef Reportedly Excluded From Haiti Presidential Candidates List

Wyclef Jean’s name will reportedly be gone from November’s ballot in Haiti’s presidential election. The Grammy-winning Fugees star did not…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Former Pres. Bush Says Mangoes Could Boost Haiti's…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Former President George W. Bush ambled into a steamy, fragrant mango warehouse in Haiti on Tuesday and…

by cganemccalla

06.19.19

Wyclef Jean: "I Would Govern In Both English…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Singer Wyclef Jean plans to govern Haiti in English and Creole if he is elected president,…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Sean Penn “Suspicious” Of Wyclef Jean’s Bid For…

Rapper and former Fugees singer Wyclef Jean made the first televised announcement of his bid for the Haitian presidency last…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Wyclef Jean Resigns From Yele Before Presidential Run

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Wyclef Jean has stepped down as leader of the embattled aid group he founded as he…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Haiti Earthquake Six Month Anniversary: Nothing Has Changed

From USAToday.com: Six months after a devastating earthquake flattened Haiti’s capital city, little has changed for Ernst Leo and his…

by smokey fontaine

06.19.19

Most Countries Fail To Deliver On Haiti Aid…

From CNN: Six months after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, most governments that promised money to help rebuild the country…

by NewsOne Staff

04.17.21

Disputes Over Land Stall Haiti's Recovery

CORAIL-CESSELESSE, Haiti — The sun was beating down on the rocky cactus plain when men with machetes came for Menmen…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Bill Clinton Says He Is Committing The Next…

From HuffingtonPost.com: On his commitment: “I don’t want to be naive. It’s going to be a stretch. It’ll be hard,…

by smokey fontaine

04.17.21

OPINION: Slow Earthquake Debris Removal Hinders Haiti's Recovery

From the NY Times: It has been six months since the earthquake in Haiti left more than 300,000 people dead…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Deadline Nears For Haitians’ Deportation Reprieve

MIAMI — With their homeland ravaged by an earthquake, more than 50,000 Haitians have applied to legally stay and work…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19