Sunday, February 28, 2010
Video: HAARP Earthquake Timeline 2008-2010 (Haiti, Norway, Chile and China)
A rough timeline of some of the main probable HAARP events in the last few months (China, Norway, Haiti and Chile). You have your own mind, make your own decisions and decide your own truth's. Its not for anyone else to convince you of anything. I make no claims in this video and am merely trying to provoke thought and ask questions.
ALL HAARP data was recorded directly from the HAARP Induction Magnetometer.
VIDEO:Haitian Kids Cheer for White Tourist to Get Off Bus
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A scared and timid tourist is cheered and encouraged on by Haitian kids to help him get over his fears of being in Haiti. Ironically, the Haitian kids do not cheer for the Mexican tourist at the end of the video who got off the bus. They probably mistaken him as a Dominican LOL
A scared and timid tourist is cheered and encouraged on by Haitian kids to help him get over his fears of being in Haiti. Ironically, the Haitian kids do not cheer for the Mexican tourist at the end of the video who got off the bus. They probably mistaken him as a Dominican LOL
Caribbeans urged to write in ancestry on US census
MIAMI — Identify yourself as being of "Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin" on the 2010 U.S. Census questionnaire, and you will get to be more specific about your ancestry, such as Mexican-American, Cuban or Puerto Rican.
But check the box for "black, African-American or Negro" and there will be no place to show whether you trace your identity to the African continent, a Caribbean island or a pre-Civil War plantation.
Some Caribbean-American leaders are urging their communities to write their nationalities on the line under "some other race" on the forms arriving in mailboxes next month, along with checking the racial categories they feel identify them best.
It's another step in the evolution of the Census, which has moved well beyond general categories like "black" and "white" to allow people to identify themselves as multi-racial, and, in some cases, by national origin.
The wording of the questions for race and ethnicity changes with almost every Census, making room for the people who say, "I don't see how I fit in exactly," Census Bureau director Robert Groves told reporters in December. "This will always keep changing in this country as it becomes more and more diverse."
In another push tied to the 2010 Census, advocates are urging indigenous immigrants from Mexico and Central America to write in groups such as Maya, Nahua or Mixtec so the Census Bureau can tally them for the first time.
The campaign in the multiethnic Caribbean community reflects a tendency, born from multiple waves of migration, to establish identity first by country, then by race.
"We are completely undercounted because there isn't an accurate way of self-identifying for people from the Caribbean," said Felicia Persaud, chairwoman of CaribID 2010, a New York-based campaign to get a category on the census form for Caribbean-Americans or West Indians.
About 2.4 percent of the U.S. population — more than 6.8 million people — identified on the 2000 Census as belonging to two or more races. A little less than 1 percent of the population — more than 1.8 million people — wrote in their West Indian ancestry.
And about 874,000 people — or 0.3 percent of the population — ticked boxes for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders that year. If those islanders could get their own categories on the form, Caribbean-American leaders say, why not their communities?
Their lobbying efforts led to a bill in Congress requiring a box to indicate Caribbean descent on the census form, but it did not pass.
"We've really pushed so we can tell our story in numbers the way the Latino community has done by getting the origin category on the form," Persaud said.
Accurate counts in the once-a-decade survey ensure recognition from the federal government and the fair allocation of resources to state and local governments, advocates say.
While most Caribbeans are expected to at least check the box for "black," lumping them together with all African-Americans means corporations and politicians won't see the political, economic and social issues specific to their immigrant communities, Persaud said. They also won't see the size of those communities or get a sense of the diversity of experiences among Afro-Caribbean groups.
Persaud plans to check the "some other race" category and write in her nationality, Guyanese. Her father is Asian Indian, and her mother is black and Asian Indian, but she doesn't feel those categories reflect her blended Caribbean identity.
"We've always been able to say we're a mix, and then you come to this country and you're not sure where you're fitting under, so I figured that we're 'other,'" Persaud said. "That's how everybody feels."
Jean-Robert LaFortune also said the categories don't feel quite right. As he has on previous census forms, the chairman of the Haitian American Grassroots Coalition in Miami will identify himself as black and as a Latino of Haitian ancestry, and he will write Haitian under "some other race."
Checking so many boxes doesn't mean he's confused. He considers identity in a regional sense: to him, Latino denotes anyone from a Latin American country. He said the Latin roots of French and Haiti's predominantly Roman Catholic religion bind his homeland to a community defined in the U.S. mostly by the Spanish language.
"As you can see, it will not be an easy task for the Haitian to fill properly the census form," LaFortune wrote in an e-mail.
The concept of identity can change over generations. LaFortune concedes that while some Haiti-born U.S. residents identify with Latinos, younger U.S.-born Haitians have grown up with a different understanding of what it means to be Latino.
A generation gap likely explains why 56,000 people wrote in "Negro" on the 2000 form, enough to prompt Census officials to include the word alongside "black" and "African-American" in 2010, said Florida-based Census spokeswoman Pam Bellis.
Efforts to push the federal government to recognize specific communities have grown since the 1960s, when residents began filling out the forms on their own, said Ann Morning, a sociology professor at New York University.
The Census Bureau first included the option "of Spanish heritage" in 1970, then added the term "Hispanic" a decade later. Before 2000, Native Hawaiians were counted as American Indians. That Census also was the first to offer the option of identifying with more than one race.
Now there's more recognition of diversity within the black community, Morning said.
"For so long, black meant a particular kind of ethnic identity — a native-born descendent of slaves who had been in the South generations ago," she said. "Now people are increasingly realizing there are other kinds of African descent."
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But check the box for "black, African-American or Negro" and there will be no place to show whether you trace your identity to the African continent, a Caribbean island or a pre-Civil War plantation.
Some Caribbean-American leaders are urging their communities to write their nationalities on the line under "some other race" on the forms arriving in mailboxes next month, along with checking the racial categories they feel identify them best.
It's another step in the evolution of the Census, which has moved well beyond general categories like "black" and "white" to allow people to identify themselves as multi-racial, and, in some cases, by national origin.
The wording of the questions for race and ethnicity changes with almost every Census, making room for the people who say, "I don't see how I fit in exactly," Census Bureau director Robert Groves told reporters in December. "This will always keep changing in this country as it becomes more and more diverse."
In another push tied to the 2010 Census, advocates are urging indigenous immigrants from Mexico and Central America to write in groups such as Maya, Nahua or Mixtec so the Census Bureau can tally them for the first time.
The campaign in the multiethnic Caribbean community reflects a tendency, born from multiple waves of migration, to establish identity first by country, then by race.
"We are completely undercounted because there isn't an accurate way of self-identifying for people from the Caribbean," said Felicia Persaud, chairwoman of CaribID 2010, a New York-based campaign to get a category on the census form for Caribbean-Americans or West Indians.
About 2.4 percent of the U.S. population — more than 6.8 million people — identified on the 2000 Census as belonging to two or more races. A little less than 1 percent of the population — more than 1.8 million people — wrote in their West Indian ancestry.
And about 874,000 people — or 0.3 percent of the population — ticked boxes for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders that year. If those islanders could get their own categories on the form, Caribbean-American leaders say, why not their communities?
Their lobbying efforts led to a bill in Congress requiring a box to indicate Caribbean descent on the census form, but it did not pass.
"We've really pushed so we can tell our story in numbers the way the Latino community has done by getting the origin category on the form," Persaud said.
Accurate counts in the once-a-decade survey ensure recognition from the federal government and the fair allocation of resources to state and local governments, advocates say.
While most Caribbeans are expected to at least check the box for "black," lumping them together with all African-Americans means corporations and politicians won't see the political, economic and social issues specific to their immigrant communities, Persaud said. They also won't see the size of those communities or get a sense of the diversity of experiences among Afro-Caribbean groups.
Persaud plans to check the "some other race" category and write in her nationality, Guyanese. Her father is Asian Indian, and her mother is black and Asian Indian, but she doesn't feel those categories reflect her blended Caribbean identity.
"We've always been able to say we're a mix, and then you come to this country and you're not sure where you're fitting under, so I figured that we're 'other,'" Persaud said. "That's how everybody feels."
Jean-Robert LaFortune also said the categories don't feel quite right. As he has on previous census forms, the chairman of the Haitian American Grassroots Coalition in Miami will identify himself as black and as a Latino of Haitian ancestry, and he will write Haitian under "some other race."
Checking so many boxes doesn't mean he's confused. He considers identity in a regional sense: to him, Latino denotes anyone from a Latin American country. He said the Latin roots of French and Haiti's predominantly Roman Catholic religion bind his homeland to a community defined in the U.S. mostly by the Spanish language.
"As you can see, it will not be an easy task for the Haitian to fill properly the census form," LaFortune wrote in an e-mail.
The concept of identity can change over generations. LaFortune concedes that while some Haiti-born U.S. residents identify with Latinos, younger U.S.-born Haitians have grown up with a different understanding of what it means to be Latino.
A generation gap likely explains why 56,000 people wrote in "Negro" on the 2000 form, enough to prompt Census officials to include the word alongside "black" and "African-American" in 2010, said Florida-based Census spokeswoman Pam Bellis.
Efforts to push the federal government to recognize specific communities have grown since the 1960s, when residents began filling out the forms on their own, said Ann Morning, a sociology professor at New York University.
The Census Bureau first included the option "of Spanish heritage" in 1970, then added the term "Hispanic" a decade later. Before 2000, Native Hawaiians were counted as American Indians. That Census also was the first to offer the option of identifying with more than one race.
Now there's more recognition of diversity within the black community, Morning said.
"For so long, black meant a particular kind of ethnic identity — a native-born descendent of slaves who had been in the South generations ago," she said. "Now people are increasingly realizing there are other kinds of African descent."
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Video: Wyclef Jean, Tabou Combo, Carlos Santana and Keri Hilson perform Live at 41st NAACP Image Awards
Wyclef Jean, Tabou Combo, Carlos Santana and Keri Hilson live performance at 41st NAACP Image Awards.
Video: Jam Session with Wyclef and Santana at the NAACP Awards (Behind the Scenes)
Behind the scenes footage of exclusive guitar session with Wyclef Jean jamming with Carlos Santana from the NAACP Awards in Los Angeles.
VIDEO:Vladimir Ducasse’s Stock Rises at NFL Combine
OT Vladimir Ducasse Senior Bowl Highlights/Lowlights
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UMASS graduate Vladimir Ducasse’s draft stock is rising, according to ESPN.com. The offensive lineman and All-America pick out of UMass ran a 5.21 40-yard dash and benched 225-pounds 29 times yesterday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
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UMASS graduate Vladimir Ducasse’s draft stock is rising, according to ESPN.com. The offensive lineman and All-America pick out of UMass ran a 5.21 40-yard dash and benched 225-pounds 29 times yesterday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
Video: DJ Whoo Kid x Tony Yayo outta control in Paris, France at La Zenith Concert and VIP room afterparty
DJ Whoo Kid, a Haitian hip-hop radio personality, and Tony Yayo, a Haitian hip-hop artist, currently touring with G-Unit. The 2nd stop of the 'Before I Self Destruct (BISD) Tour' was in Paris, France.
Buy: Tony Yayo Ft 50 Cent, Shawty Lo, Kidd Kidd and Roscoe Dash - Haters (Single)
Haiti: Aid Racket Increases Suffering
By Ashley Smith
It is more than a month since the January 12 earthquake that laid waste to Port-au-Prince, killing more than 200,000 people and thrusting millions of people into desperate conditions.
But according to the US government, Haitians have a lot to be thankful for. On February 12, the US Ambassador to Haiti Ken Merten boasted to the press: “In terms of humanitarian aid delivery ... frankly, it’s working really well, and I believe that this will be something that people will be able to look back on in the future as a model.”
It is more than a month since the January 12 earthquake that laid waste to Port-au-Prince, killing more than 200,000 people and thrusting millions of people into desperate conditions.
But according to the US government, Haitians have a lot to be thankful for. On February 12, the US Ambassador to Haiti Ken Merten boasted to the press: “In terms of humanitarian aid delivery ... frankly, it’s working really well, and I believe that this will be something that people will be able to look back on in the future as a model.”
Haitian-American Andre "The Beast" Berto To Fight Again After Tragedy in Haiti
By Colin Linneweber
World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre “The Beast” Berto will make his fourth title defense against Carlos Quintana on April 10 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla.
Berto (26-0, 19 KOs), a two-time National Golden Gloves winner who captured 22 state titles in Florida, was scheduled to fight “Sugar” Shane Mosley this past Jan. 30.
World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre “The Beast” Berto will make his fourth title defense against Carlos Quintana on April 10 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla.
Berto (26-0, 19 KOs), a two-time National Golden Gloves winner who captured 22 state titles in Florida, was scheduled to fight “Sugar” Shane Mosley this past Jan. 30.
VIDEO:Experts Warn of Rubble Trouble for Haiti
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Disaster specialists say the slow pace of clearing the rubble - and decomposing bodies beneath the debris - from last month's earthquake in Haiti has left residents vulnerable to the spread of diseases such as typhoid and cholera.
Disaster specialists say the slow pace of clearing the rubble - and decomposing bodies beneath the debris - from last month's earthquake in Haiti has left residents vulnerable to the spread of diseases such as typhoid and cholera.
VIDEO:Rain Triggers Deadly Floods in Haiti
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At least eleven people have been killed in floods triggered by heavy rain in Haiti, officials have said.
The deaths occurred in or near the southeastern port city of Les Cayes which was swamped by more than 1.5m (5ft) of water.
At least eleven people have been killed in floods triggered by heavy rain in Haiti, officials have said.
The deaths occurred in or near the southeastern port city of Les Cayes which was swamped by more than 1.5m (5ft) of water.
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Haitian adoptions slowed by bureaucracy
Thousands of children are languishing in earthquake shattered Haiti, as the government clamps down on families and organizations trying to provide them a better life.
Malachi, 2, will soon board a plane bound for his new home in Pennsylvania. He is one of six Haitian orphans who departed Port Au Prince earlier this week, days after Haitian police seized them on their way to the airport and sent them to a tent city, worried they were being kidnapped.
The development was a shock to Joshua Manges and his wife, who had been trying to adopt Malachi for nearly two years.
"Everything we've had, we've had in line for quite a while now, and for them to freak out and assume the worst... and then civilians caused almost a riot; to detain him and his escorts and stick them in a tent city in rural Port Au Prince, that was pretty scary for us, but God provides," he said. "God protects his children."
Malachi, 2, will soon board a plane bound for his new home in Pennsylvania. He is one of six Haitian orphans who departed Port Au Prince earlier this week, days after Haitian police seized them on their way to the airport and sent them to a tent city, worried they were being kidnapped.
The development was a shock to Joshua Manges and his wife, who had been trying to adopt Malachi for nearly two years.
"Everything we've had, we've had in line for quite a while now, and for them to freak out and assume the worst... and then civilians caused almost a riot; to detain him and his escorts and stick them in a tent city in rural Port Au Prince, that was pretty scary for us, but God provides," he said. "God protects his children."
Haiti’s Main Seaport Capacity Boosted
ABOARD THE USS CARTER HALL, Haiti, (Reuters) - Haiti's main seaport at Port-au-Prince has managed to handle container traffic at a level higher than before the Jan. 12 earthquake, and full repairs to damage should be completed in April, a senior US military officer said.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
VIDEO: Haiti Earthquake Survivors Singing Kingdom Songs
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Our injured sisters sing kingdom songs as they have their wounds cleaned. This was taken in early February in a Rest and Recovery home set up by Jehovah's Witnesses in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic for our injured brothers from Haiti.
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Our injured sisters sing kingdom songs as they have their wounds cleaned. This was taken in early February in a Rest and Recovery home set up by Jehovah's Witnesses in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic for our injured brothers from Haiti.
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Earthquakes In Chile, Haiti & Japan: Biblical Prophecy Fulfilled?
By Robert Paul Reyes
Pat Robertson Calls Quake 'blessing in Disguise'
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TV Evangelist Pat Robertson made some unusual observations about the Haiti earthquake on his CBN newscast Wednesday, calling the quake a possible blessing and saying the Haitian people are cursed.
Pat Robertson Calls Quake 'blessing in Disguise'
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TV Evangelist Pat Robertson made some unusual observations about the Haiti earthquake on his CBN newscast Wednesday, calling the quake a possible blessing and saying the Haitian people are cursed.
"A massive earthquake has hit the coast of Chile, killing dozens of people, flattening buildings and triggering a tsunami.
The 8.8-magnitude quake, the country's largest in 25 years, shook the capital Santiago for a minute and half at 3:34am (6:34am GMT) today."
NFL:Haitian-American Vladimir Ducasse Scores a Low 13 on Wonderlic
Ducasse is one of the more highly-rated offensive linemen at this year's combine.
UMass OT Vladimir Ducasse reportedly scored poorly on the Wonderlic Test, registering 13. The Wonderlic Test has become best known for its use in the NFL pre-draft assessments of prospective football players. According to Paul Zimmerman's The New Thinking Man's Guide to Pro Football the average score for Offensive tackle is 26.
Chile Was Ready for Quake, Haiti Wasn't
Signs of destruction are everywhere in downtown Leogane, Haiti, after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake destroyed 80 percent of the city.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- The earthquake in Chile was far stronger than the one that struck Haiti last month - yet the death toll in this Caribbean nation is magnitudes higher.
The reasons are simple.
Young Haitian Lost Leg to Save His Sister's Life
By PAISLEY DODDS
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- It's just after 6 a.m., and Petersen Hilan is waking from a dream where he was rollerblading and playing soccer. The morning sun jolts him back to reality - he no longer has a right leg.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- It's just after 6 a.m., and Petersen Hilan is waking from a dream where he was rollerblading and playing soccer. The morning sun jolts him back to reality - he no longer has a right leg.
VIDEO:Wyclef Jean - Redemption Song / Rivers of Babylon Dedication to Haiti featuring Zulu Live from Colorado
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A moving performance of Redemption Song and Rivers of Babylon Live from Vail, Colorado featuring South African artist Zulu. Also, featuring images taken by Yele Haiti. Images of Yele Haiti's work in Haiti before the earthquake, The day after the earthquake occurred, and Yele Haiti's current movements on the ground. All photos property of Yele Haiti.
A moving performance of Redemption Song and Rivers of Babylon Live from Vail, Colorado featuring South African artist Zulu. Also, featuring images taken by Yele Haiti. Images of Yele Haiti's work in Haiti before the earthquake, The day after the earthquake occurred, and Yele Haiti's current movements on the ground. All photos property of Yele Haiti.
Video: Food distribution to women only in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (Haiti Earthquake 2010)
Food distribution to women only in Port au Prince, men must rob and steal to survive.
VIDEO:Catastrophic 8.8-Mag. Quake Strikes Chile
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(CBS/AP) A devastating earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, toppling homes, collapsing bridges and plunging trucks into the fractured earth. A tsunami set off by the magnitude-8.8 quake threatened every nation around the Pacific Ocean - roughly a quarter of the globe.
(CBS/AP) A devastating earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, toppling homes, collapsing bridges and plunging trucks into the fractured earth. A tsunami set off by the magnitude-8.8 quake threatened every nation around the Pacific Ocean - roughly a quarter of the globe.
U.S. Troops In Haiti Come Down With Malaria
A handful of the U.S. troops helping in earthquake-ravaged Haiti have been diagnosed with malaria.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A U.S. military spokesman in Haiti says six U.S. soldiers involved in the aid mission to the earthquake-raged country have been diagnosed with malaria, which is transmitted by mosquitoes.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A U.S. military spokesman in Haiti says six U.S. soldiers involved in the aid mission to the earthquake-raged country have been diagnosed with malaria, which is transmitted by mosquitoes.
Friday, February 26, 2010
VIDEO:Turbo X - Patriot
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Music video Targets the Haitian President and associate young and talented artist from Orlando decided to express himself.
Music video Targets the Haitian President and associate young and talented artist from Orlando decided to express himself.
VIDEO:Haitian Music Microfinance Benefit with Emeline Michel
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Emeline Michel & Zili Misik on stage at the Haitian Music Microfinance Project Benefit. Nice collaboration and nice energy in the room...!
Emeline Michel & Zili Misik on stage at the Haitian Music Microfinance Project Benefit. Nice collaboration and nice energy in the room...!
VIDEO: Haitian Rebel Slams Quake Response // Al Jazeera English
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Haiti's most notorious former rebel leader has criticized the government's response to the January 12th earthquake and has called on Rene Preval, the Haitian president, to resign.
In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, fugitive rebel leader Guy Philippe says the Haitian government failed to adequately deal with the aftermath of the devastating quake.
Haiti's most notorious former rebel leader has criticized the government's response to the January 12th earthquake and has called on Rene Preval, the Haitian president, to resign.
In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, fugitive rebel leader Guy Philippe says the Haitian government failed to adequately deal with the aftermath of the devastating quake.
US Rice Doesn't Help Struggling Haitian Farmers
Flood of post-quake donated and subsidized US rice dismays Haitian farmers
A family walks next to a tent at a camp for homeless earthquake survivors at Pele neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. A magnitude-7 earthquake hit Haiti last Jan. 12. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Haiti's rice farmers are dismayed. It's nearly harvest time in this fertile valley where the bulk of Haiti's food is grown, and they're competing once again with cheap U.S. imported rice.
A family walks next to a tent at a camp for homeless earthquake survivors at Pele neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. A magnitude-7 earthquake hit Haiti last Jan. 12. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Haiti's rice farmers are dismayed. It's nearly harvest time in this fertile valley where the bulk of Haiti's food is grown, and they're competing once again with cheap U.S. imported rice.
Comedy: Haitian V x T-Vice in 'Tap Tap Security'
Haitian V Is A Security Guard For T-Vice's Dressing Room. When They Get To The Door, Haitian V Stops Them & Tells Them To Go Back. They Tell Him They Are T-Vice. He asks Them To Prove It By Singing A Song They Plan To Perform At Jaz Enterprise's "La Nuit Des Jeunes" Concert On March 27, 2010 At New York's Hammerstein Ballroom.
Buy: T-Vice - Resan
Tony Yayo says Bun B, Twista on next album, Sha Money XL to A&R
By Jake Paine
In late 2009, Haitian hip-hop artist Tony Yayo, along with Juelz Santana was instrumental in bringing together two of the bigger Hip Hop brands in G-Unit and The Diplomats. 50 Cent's right hand man dating back to the '90s explained to HipHopDX last week, how in that same year, he also stressed a union with one of the more respected underground Hip Hop emcees of his Queens burough, Cormega. The two made "Streets Keep Callin' Me," a video collaboration.
"With Cormega, I've always been a fan of his music," said Tony Yayo to DX "I feel like he was one of the guys that didn't get a fair deal [with Def Jam]. He got locked up, plus [The Firm situation] with Nas and all that; I always followed his career. One of my favorite records from him was 'Dead Man Walking,' 'Angel Dust' was another one for me. I always liked the beats he picked and street-edge he had. Then I followed the way he went the independent route. He was one of the first artists to really be successful going the independent route, and make money off of it." Besides artistic craft, he's a hometown favorite of the G-Unit rapper. "He's fire. He's definitely a Queens representative."
Yayo continued, on how the two reformed hustlers have parallels within the streets. "I remember meeting him a long time ago, through one of my partners in the hood. A lot of the people he has in the streets, I know too - like my friend Dead Eye, shouts to him. He's an artist from Far Rockaway; he's locked up right now. You know when an artist is really in the streets. I try to keep myself humble and grounded in the streets. I don't ever want to lose that."
Additionally, Tony Yayo revealed details on his forthcoming official sophomore solo album, due on a to-be-announced label this summer. Tony revealed, "I was talking to David Banner. He said, 'The best thing for you, Yayo, is to make tour music. That's where the money's at. Ain't too much in the record sales. I just want to make tour music and music being me, and music that's gonna get me ahead. I have a joint with Twista that I worked on; Sha Money [XL] co-A&R'd the project. I got a joint with Bun B. I'm just going in different directions, making records people don't think I can make. People are used to the street element from me, but you gotta remember 'So Seductive' and 'Pimpin'' are my biggest records." Although he'll be doing it without Interscope, Yayo says the blueprint remains the same. "It's all about makin' them big hit records. That's the direction I'm going for."
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In late 2009, Haitian hip-hop artist Tony Yayo, along with Juelz Santana was instrumental in bringing together two of the bigger Hip Hop brands in G-Unit and The Diplomats. 50 Cent's right hand man dating back to the '90s explained to HipHopDX last week, how in that same year, he also stressed a union with one of the more respected underground Hip Hop emcees of his Queens burough, Cormega. The two made "Streets Keep Callin' Me," a video collaboration.
"With Cormega, I've always been a fan of his music," said Tony Yayo to DX "I feel like he was one of the guys that didn't get a fair deal [with Def Jam]. He got locked up, plus [The Firm situation] with Nas and all that; I always followed his career. One of my favorite records from him was 'Dead Man Walking,' 'Angel Dust' was another one for me. I always liked the beats he picked and street-edge he had. Then I followed the way he went the independent route. He was one of the first artists to really be successful going the independent route, and make money off of it." Besides artistic craft, he's a hometown favorite of the G-Unit rapper. "He's fire. He's definitely a Queens representative."
Yayo continued, on how the two reformed hustlers have parallels within the streets. "I remember meeting him a long time ago, through one of my partners in the hood. A lot of the people he has in the streets, I know too - like my friend Dead Eye, shouts to him. He's an artist from Far Rockaway; he's locked up right now. You know when an artist is really in the streets. I try to keep myself humble and grounded in the streets. I don't ever want to lose that."
Additionally, Tony Yayo revealed details on his forthcoming official sophomore solo album, due on a to-be-announced label this summer. Tony revealed, "I was talking to David Banner. He said, 'The best thing for you, Yayo, is to make tour music. That's where the money's at. Ain't too much in the record sales. I just want to make tour music and music being me, and music that's gonna get me ahead. I have a joint with Twista that I worked on; Sha Money [XL] co-A&R'd the project. I got a joint with Bun B. I'm just going in different directions, making records people don't think I can make. People are used to the street element from me, but you gotta remember 'So Seductive' and 'Pimpin'' are my biggest records." Although he'll be doing it without Interscope, Yayo says the blueprint remains the same. "It's all about makin' them big hit records. That's the direction I'm going for."
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How to Fix Haiti’s Fixers
BY PAUL COLLIER
Aid groups in the earthquake-battered country are inefficient and unaccountable. Luckily, there’s a solution.
In the outpouring of generosity since Haiti's earthquake last month, donors, investors, and charities have all made big moves to help. Key countries pledged assistance at a January summit in Montreal. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, which fortuitously convened the private sector just a few weeks after the quake, there was also a new seriousness toward unlocking economic opportunities. Even individuals -- nearly half of U.S. households -- have donated to the Haitian relief and reconstruction effort in unprecedented amounts.
Aid groups in the earthquake-battered country are inefficient and unaccountable. Luckily, there’s a solution.
In the outpouring of generosity since Haiti's earthquake last month, donors, investors, and charities have all made big moves to help. Key countries pledged assistance at a January summit in Montreal. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, which fortuitously convened the private sector just a few weeks after the quake, there was also a new seriousness toward unlocking economic opportunities. Even individuals -- nearly half of U.S. households -- have donated to the Haitian relief and reconstruction effort in unprecedented amounts.
Quake Destroyed Half Haiti's GDP, says Préval
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) and Haitian President Rene Preval survey the earthquake damage, during a helicopter flight over Port-au-Prince.
The earthquake that hit Haiti last month destroyed up to 50 per cent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), according to Haitian President René Préval, who puts the death toll from the disaster at between 200,000 and 300,000 thousand people.
VIDO:C-walk To Haiti (Tribute to Haiti)
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Out of Poland reppin 'Brotherhood Of Style', Lukasz shows his support with a c-walk for Haiti.
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Out of Poland reppin 'Brotherhood Of Style', Lukasz shows his support with a c-walk for Haiti.
Source: CWalk.GetGoo
Haiti Aid Effort Marred by Slow UN Response
Clutching automatic assault rifles, truckloads of UN troops patrolled the streets of Haiti's shattered capital on the day after the earthquake hit last month, seemingly oblivious to the misery around them.
Cries for help from people digging for survivors in collapsed buildings were drowned out by the roar of heavy-duty engines as the troops plowed through Port-au-Prince without stopping to join rescue efforts, much less lead them.
American Man Killed During Return to Quake-Devastated Haitian Homeland
By Jana Winter
Jowel Vieux, 62, was shot to death in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the first American to be killed in relief efforts there since the Jan. 12 earthquake.
A beloved grandfather from Long Island, N.Y., was shot to death Wednesday on the streets of Haiti's capital in what officials believe is the first casualty of an American involved in Haitian relief efforts, FoxNews.com has learned.
Jowel Vieux, 62, was shot to death in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the first American to be killed in relief efforts there since the Jan. 12 earthquake.
A beloved grandfather from Long Island, N.Y., was shot to death Wednesday on the streets of Haiti's capital in what officials believe is the first casualty of an American involved in Haitian relief efforts, FoxNews.com has learned.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
VIDEO:Supplies Being Help Up In Haiti
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CNN's Soledad O'Brien tries to find out why Haitian customs is stalling relief supplies into the country.
CNN's Soledad O'Brien tries to find out why Haitian customs is stalling relief supplies into the country.
Video: Tony Yayo - Everywhere We Go (Official Video)
Tony Yayo, a Haitian hip-hop artist, music video for single titled 'Everywhere We Go'.
Buy: Tony Yayo Ft 50 Cent, Shawty Lo, Kidd Kidd and Roscoe Dash - Haters (Single)
Lessons to be Learned From Haiti's Tsunami
By Victoria Gill
The water swept away some buildings along the coast
Through all the devastation, another small but deadly event in Haiti almost slipped under the radar.
Researchers have discovered that January's huge quake triggered a tsunami.
The water swept away some buildings along the coast
Through all the devastation, another small but deadly event in Haiti almost slipped under the radar.
Researchers have discovered that January's huge quake triggered a tsunami.
FIFA Helps Rally Haiti Federation
By Peter Howard
Kids playing football at the national stadium in Port-au-Prince where shelters have been pitched as a shattered community try to recover from the disaster. (Photograph: Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images)
Thirty-two people perished in the Haitian Football Federation building in Port-au-Prince when a massive earthquake struck Haiti on January 12.
Kids playing football at the national stadium in Port-au-Prince where shelters have been pitched as a shattered community try to recover from the disaster. (Photograph: Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images)
Thirty-two people perished in the Haitian Football Federation building in Port-au-Prince when a massive earthquake struck Haiti on January 12.
Video: Rick Ross Ft Chrisette Michele - Mafia Music 2 (Official Video)
Rick Ross, a Haitian ZOE affiliate, music video for single titled 'Mafia Music 2' featuring Chrisette Michele.
Buy: MMG - Self Made 3
VIDEO:Malaria Fears Grow in Haiti
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Doctors working on the ground in earthquake ravaged Haiti say they are seeing a significant increase in the number of cases of malaria.
Doctors working on the ground in earthquake ravaged Haiti say they are seeing a significant increase in the number of cases of malaria.
Haitian Voodoo Leader Vows 'War' After Attack on Ceremony
Supreme chief of Haitian voodoo Max Beauvoir
MARIANI, (AFP) - Haiti's supreme voodoo leader vowed "war" on Wednesday after Evangelicals attacked a ceremony organized by his religion honoring those killed in last month's massive earthquake.
The attack on Tuesday in the capital's sprawling Cite Soleil slum came with religious tensions rising, as Protestant Evangelicals and other denominations recruit in the wake of the earthquake that killed more than 200,000.
NGO Networks in Haiti Cause Problems for Local ISPs
While the communications networks that aid groups set up quickly following the earthquake in Haiti were surely critical to rescue efforts, the new networks have had some negative effects on the local ISP community.
Now, more than a month after the earthquake devastated the island nation, local ISPs (Internet service providers) in Haiti are starting to grumble about being left out of business opportunities and about how some of the temporary equipment -- using spectrum without proper authorization -- is interfering with their own expensive networks, causing a degradation of their services.
Haiti Judge: No Release of US Baptists This Week
Ms. Silsby, right, detained in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- A Haitian judge says American missionaries Laura Silsby and Charisa Coulter will remain in jail over the weekend as he awaits more testimony.
Judge Bernard Saint-Vil tells reporters that he has asked two real estate agents and a pastor from the Dominican Republic to testify in Port-au-Prince about property the missionaries rented to set up an orphanage.
VIDEO:Predicting Earthquakes Hazards In Haiti
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In 2008 a team of scientists warned that a large earthquake could hit Haiti. Local geologist Carol Prentice, who was part of that team, discusses how they came to that conclusion and how the Bay Area could be next.
In 2008 a team of scientists warned that a large earthquake could hit Haiti. Local geologist Carol Prentice, who was part of that team, discusses how they came to that conclusion and how the Bay Area could be next.
AUDIO:Djarara Ft Oz'mosis - Fig Nan Men
MUSIC:Djarara Ft Oz'mosis - Fig Nan Men
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Video: Brazil president Lula visits Haiti troops - Al Jazeera
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil's president, has arrived in Haiti to see for himself the damage last month's earthquake caused.
He will meet Rene Preval, his Haitian counterpart, and visit Brazilian troops at the UN's new logistical base there.
Even before the earthquake, Brazil had a "special relationship" with Haiti, as Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman reports.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Video: RockFam Lame A - Haiti Men Nan Men (Tribute to Haiti) (Official Video)
RockFam Lame A, a Haitian hip-hop group, music video for single titled 'Haiti Men Nan Men (Tribute to Haiti)' featuring Chachou Boyz, I&I, Tooboo, Gabel, Nu Mention, Tonton Nord and Robinson Lauvince .
Buy: RockFam Lame A - Afiche'w
VIDEO: Jamaica's Tribute for Haiti 'Listen 2 the Call'
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Listen 2 the Call...Jamaica's Music Fraternity steps up to the plate and make their historic contribution in aid of Haiti.
The song will premiere Tuesday February 23rd at 4:53PM Haiti time with a global media Simulcast planned to coincide with the quake's 6 week anniversary and commemorate the victims and survivors of the killer quake, after its initial premiere myayiti.com will then post the song.
All proceeds from this project goes to the benefit relief and rehabilitation effort in Haiti.
For more information, go to www.listen2thecall.com
Listen 2 the Call...Jamaica's Music Fraternity steps up to the plate and make their historic contribution in aid of Haiti.
The song will premiere Tuesday February 23rd at 4:53PM Haiti time with a global media Simulcast planned to coincide with the quake's 6 week anniversary and commemorate the victims and survivors of the killer quake, after its initial premiere myayiti.com will then post the song.
All proceeds from this project goes to the benefit relief and rehabilitation effort in Haiti.
For more information, go to www.listen2thecall.com
Opposition Wants Hand in Haiti Rebuilding Plan
Haitian President Rene Preval has shown no sign he is willing to include opposition groups in reconstruction planning.
Faced with a disaster of overwhelming proportions, Haiti's fractious political opposition is trying to set aside its differences and work with President Rene Preval to reach a consensus on how to rebuild the devastated country.
50 Cent releases Haitian-American Tony Yayo album on his own
Now that 50 Cent is pretty much the only G-Unit member still signed with Interscope Records (as we previously reported Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks were dropped by the label), he is planning to release their upcoming solo albums on his own, independently that is. With the albums coming this summer some time, they will be the first by the two G-Unit members since they departed Interscope.
"Everybody all knows, me and [Lloyd] Banks are not on Interscope anymore," Yayo explained in a recent interview. "We're not on a major anymore. Me and Banks are dropping two albums in the summer independently, through a deal that 50 [Cent] is conjuring up for us. It feels good to know that I have no red tape put on anything…If I had to deal with Interscope, I'd have to deal with the label and they'd have to sign off. Now I can do what I want. It's exciting to work with new guys. Some of these kids shooting video are [teenagers]. It's new energy. A lot of these labels need new energy – people who are willing to bust they butt, go in and do what they've got to do."
"Everybody all knows, me and [Lloyd] Banks are not on Interscope anymore," Yayo explained in a recent interview. "We're not on a major anymore. Me and Banks are dropping two albums in the summer independently, through a deal that 50 [Cent] is conjuring up for us. It feels good to know that I have no red tape put on anything…If I had to deal with Interscope, I'd have to deal with the label and they'd have to sign off. Now I can do what I want. It's exciting to work with new guys. Some of these kids shooting video are [teenagers]. It's new energy. A lot of these labels need new energy – people who are willing to bust they butt, go in and do what they've got to do."
VIDEO:Haitian-American Cromartie Sounds Ready to Leave NFL Chargers Amid Trade Rumors
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Antonio Cromartie could be the next high-profile player to leave the San Diego Chargers. At least he's talking like he has one foot out the door.
The former Pro Bowl cornerback told SIRIUS NFL Radio hosts Bryan McGovern and Jim Miller on Monday night that he wasn't thrilled with the way that the Chargers play defense and it could be time for a change.
Antonio Cromartie could be the next high-profile player to leave the San Diego Chargers. At least he's talking like he has one foot out the door.
The former Pro Bowl cornerback told SIRIUS NFL Radio hosts Bryan McGovern and Jim Miller on Monday night that he wasn't thrilled with the way that the Chargers play defense and it could be time for a change.
Questions Surface After Haitian Airlift to America
By GINGER THOMPSON
Haitians who had been living in an orphanage that was destroyed in the quake landed at Pittsburgh's airport last month.
PITTSBURGH — It was widely billed as the first uplifting story in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated Haiti’s capital: two young American women rescued 54 Haitian orphans in an airlift organized by Gov. Edward G. Rendell of Pennsylvania and supported by top Obama administration officials.
Haitians who had been living in an orphanage that was destroyed in the quake landed at Pittsburgh's airport last month.
PITTSBURGH — It was widely billed as the first uplifting story in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated Haiti’s capital: two young American women rescued 54 Haitian orphans in an airlift organized by Gov. Edward G. Rendell of Pennsylvania and supported by top Obama administration officials.
VIDEO:Haiti's Religious Conflict
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Voodoo and Christian leaders are pointing fingers following Haiti's earthquake. CNN's David McKenzie explains.
Source: CNN
Voodoo and Christian leaders are pointing fingers following Haiti's earthquake. CNN's David McKenzie explains.
Source: CNN
Haiti and the Aid Racket
By ASHLEY SMITH
How NGOs are Profiting Off a Grave Situation
It's now more than a month since the earthquake that laid waste to Port-au-Prince, killing more than 200,000 people and thrusting millions of people into the most desperate conditions.
How NGOs are Profiting Off a Grave Situation
It's now more than a month since the earthquake that laid waste to Port-au-Prince, killing more than 200,000 people and thrusting millions of people into the most desperate conditions.
New Americas Bloc to Exclude US, Canada
Caribbean and Latin American leaders have agreed to create a new regional bloc that excludes the US and Canada.
Cuban President Castro with Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez
Wrapping up a two-day summit of 32 leaders in Cancun on Tuesday, Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared that the new bloc "must as a priority push for regional integration and globally project a Latin American and Caribbean identity."
Cuban President Castro with Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez
Wrapping up a two-day summit of 32 leaders in Cancun on Tuesday, Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared that the new bloc "must as a priority push for regional integration and globally project a Latin American and Caribbean identity."
VIDEO:Haitian-American Vladimir Ducasse Set For NFL Combine This Weekend
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind - Former CAA Football standout, Massachusetts' Vladimir Ducasse, will represent the league in this week's NFL Combine in Indianapolis, Ind. Television coverage, including workouts and behind-the-scenes footage from Lucas Oil Stadium, can be seen throughout the week and weekend on the NFL Network and NFL Network HD.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind - Former CAA Football standout, Massachusetts' Vladimir Ducasse, will represent the league in this week's NFL Combine in Indianapolis, Ind. Television coverage, including workouts and behind-the-scenes footage from Lucas Oil Stadium, can be seen throughout the week and weekend on the NFL Network and NFL Network HD.
Do U.S. Food Policies Contribute to Haiti's Poverty?
A Cato Institute report supports claims made by Jesse Jackson that U.S. food policy contributed to Haiti's poverty.
(CNN) -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson says U.S policies are partially responsible for Haiti's economic problems.
In a CNN "Newsroom" interview with Ali Velshi, Jackson declared: "Our agricultural policy ... allowed the Riceland Rice company to drop rice on Haiti, drive Haiti farmers out of business, and then raise the price of rice and have rice riots."
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
VIDEO:Many Haitians Don't Trust U.N.
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With the urgent needs of security and supply lines now somewhat established, the US military has begun to draw down troops. But what does that mean for the Haitian people? CBS News digital journalist John Bentley reports.
With the urgent needs of security and supply lines now somewhat established, the US military has begun to draw down troops. But what does that mean for the Haitian people? CBS News digital journalist John Bentley reports.
ARTICLE:Haiti, Let the Pontificating Begin by Stanley Lucas
Reconstruction plans for Haiti proliferate, but who decides which plan goes forward?
The Haitian people still do not have tents to live in or regular access to drinking water and food, but attentions have shifted to reconstruction. There are now as many reconstruction plans as there are aid organizations. Everyone who has even had tangential exposure to Haiti has put forth an opinion on how it should be rebuilt. Bill Clinton has a plan and the funds to implement it developed by pre-eminent poverty experts, including Paul Farmer, Jeffrey Sachs and others.
VIDEO:Rain, Aftershocks Compound Misery in Haiti
By Soledad O'Brien and Rose Arce, CNN
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Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- We had not been in Port-au-Prince in a month, not since those horrible days following the earthquake when the city looked like wreckage.
The city seemed so upbeat when we arrived Saturday morning on one of the first flights in since commercial airlines resumed service. Musicians wearing Western Union T-shirts greeted us near the hanger that now passes as baggage claim. Next to our hotel, street vendors peddled souvenirs outside a tent city surrounding the presidential palace.
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Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- We had not been in Port-au-Prince in a month, not since those horrible days following the earthquake when the city looked like wreckage.
The city seemed so upbeat when we arrived Saturday morning on one of the first flights in since commercial airlines resumed service. Musicians wearing Western Union T-shirts greeted us near the hanger that now passes as baggage claim. Next to our hotel, street vendors peddled souvenirs outside a tent city surrounding the presidential palace.
Video: American Red Cross must explain $175 million in unallocated Haiti donations
The matter of the unallocated $175 million in American Red Cross Haiti donations focused on earlier, finally received attention via the American Red Cross’ own blog, which this blogger happened to visit Tuesday. The post, written by Gloria Huang, reads as follows:
Recently, we’ve been seeing some confusion from readers and bloggers online about the allocation of funds for Haiti relief. We would like to clarify how our Haiti relief funds are being used and how we are planning for their allocation in the future.
In just over a month, the American Red Cross has already spent or allocated $80 million of the $276 million donated to meet the most urgent needs of Haiti’s earthquake survivors.
The $80 million allocated so far has gone towards immediate relief for Haitians – 69% for food and water, 20% for shelter, and 11% for health and family services. The remaining $196 million will be spent as the Red Cross continues to focus on finding communities and populations in need in Haiti in order to give them the things they can use to survive this difficult situation.
Every donated dollar will be spent on relief in Haiti; because of the generosity of our donors, people in Haiti will receive resources, support and training from the Red Cross that will help them recover and rebuild in the years ahead.
The error, then, is in the initial American Red Cross report, which still reads as follows:
Since the earthquake, the American Red Cross has raised approximately $255 million for the Haiti relief and recovery efforts. To date, it has spent or committed $80 million, with approximately 69 percent of the funds spent or committed for food and water; 20 percent for shelter; and 11 percent for health and family services. As the response progresses and recovery begins, the Red Cross will continue to support these priority areas and longer-term assistance initiatives.
The words “spent or committed $80 million” are what caught this blogger’s attention. Note that the report fails to mention $175 million or $196 million for that matter. It was done only after attention was brought to the problems in the American Red Cross report by me.
Since then I’ve received a number of interesting emails and phone calls. Look, of an estimated $644 million raised for Haiti relief, one company, the American Red Cross, is responsible for one-third of that. Someone told me that the real reason for the omission of the $175 million was that when a person donated online they had to specifically designate where their money was going; if they did not click “Haiti”, the donation went to the Red Cross’ International Response Fund. The caller claims the International Response Fund money does not go to Haiti.
This link is to the donations page – DONATE. Note that Haiti is one of several choices and it’s down the page. So the question is this: is the $175 million or now $196 million really donations just taken in, and only $80 million was captured because some donors clicked on the “Haiti” tag? And why doesn’t the American Red Cross have a specific webpage and link button just for Haiti?
To this eye, it seems that the ARC is trying to use the Haiti issue to increase all of its donor coffers, not just that for Haiti.
So this matter’s still open and is getting even more interesting. What’s really funny is that because some disagree with these posts, and may be paid by the American Red Cross to respond to them via comments on the blog, they reach for the “wouldn’t a journalist…” blast. That always happens when they don’t agree. I remind them that I’m a blogger, far beyond a journalist. Bloggers have to mention their biases and can’t hide behind the statements of false “experts”. Bloggers – video or text – make it happen. Bloggers – especially video-bloggers – rock.
Bible, Hymn Books Replace Carnival Masks in Jacmel, Haiti
By JESSICA LEEDER, Toronto Globe and Mail
JACMEL, Haiti - Waving their arms in the air, marching in sync and singing in chorus, hundreds of revellers flooded the dusty, rubble-strewn streets of downtown Jacmel during the last hours of afternoon sun.
Instead of the papier-mache carnival masks that normally characterize February street gatherings in Jacmel though, this crowd was laden with Bibles and hymn books, dressed in their Sunday best. With their polished shoes and flowery dresses, several hundred people gathered in front of the crumbling and vacant Eglise Baptiste Strict de Jacmel and waited until their group was so large it flooded the tiny street.
JACMEL, Haiti - Waving their arms in the air, marching in sync and singing in chorus, hundreds of revellers flooded the dusty, rubble-strewn streets of downtown Jacmel during the last hours of afternoon sun.
Instead of the papier-mache carnival masks that normally characterize February street gatherings in Jacmel though, this crowd was laden with Bibles and hymn books, dressed in their Sunday best. With their polished shoes and flowery dresses, several hundred people gathered in front of the crumbling and vacant Eglise Baptiste Strict de Jacmel and waited until their group was so large it flooded the tiny street.
Interview: Wyclef Jean talks Haiti, raising money and more on TrueStories Radio
Wyclef Jean, a 3-time Grammy Award-winning Haitian hip-hop artist, talks Haiti, raising money and more on True Stories Radio.
Haiti Bars 6 Children From Leaving for U.S.
By MIRIAM JORDAN
Haitian officials barred six children bound for adoption in the U.S. from boarding a flight to Miami over the weekend, amid heightened fears of child trafficking.
A U.S. government official confirmed that the six children, who had been assigned to American adoptive families before the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti, had all their paperwork in order, including travel permission from the Haitian prime minister. However, "the Haitian authorities didn't believe or trust the prime minister's signature was authentic," the U.S. official said.
Haitian officials barred six children bound for adoption in the U.S. from boarding a flight to Miami over the weekend, amid heightened fears of child trafficking.
A U.S. government official confirmed that the six children, who had been assigned to American adoptive families before the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti, had all their paperwork in order, including travel permission from the Haitian prime minister. However, "the Haitian authorities didn't believe or trust the prime minister's signature was authentic," the U.S. official said.
AUDIO:Haiti Vodou - The Voodoo Drums Of Haiti (Sampler)
MUSIC:Haiti Vodou - The Voodoo Drums Of Haiti (Sampler) Release Date:01/03
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Welsh record label Red Eye Music to release album of Haitian Voodoo drumming in aid of the Haiti earthquake disaster. Cardiff record label Red Eye Music will release Haiti Vodou: The Voodoo Drums Of Haiti in order to raise money for the disaster relief efforts in Haiti.
100% of the profits from the release will go to charities working in Haiti.
VIDEO:Leona Lewis To Auction Herself Off To Raise Funds For Haiti
Singer Leona Lewis is to auction herself off to raise funds for those in disaster-stricken Haiti.
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The 24-year-old star is offering an afternoon with herself, which could include anything from dinner to horse-riding.
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The 24-year-old star is offering an afternoon with herself, which could include anything from dinner to horse-riding.
'Troops Out' Protest Over Haiti
Activists from a Haiti interest group have announced a protest calling for the removal of American and international troops from the quake-ravaged country.
Haiti Solidarity Ireland has called for a picket of the American embassy in Dublin this Thursday against "the interventions of imperial powers and the brutal repression of a colluding political and business elite".
Monday, February 22, 2010
Homeless Haitians: Aid Halted to Force Them Out
By FRANK BAJAK
Children play at a camp set up for earthquake survivors left homeless in Port-au-Prince, Sunday Feb. 21, 2010. Thousands were left homeless after a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Haiti. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Homeless victims of Haiti's earthquake said Monday that police are halting deliveries of food and water to try to force them to leave their camp on the grounds of the prime minister's office .
Children play at a camp set up for earthquake survivors left homeless in Port-au-Prince, Sunday Feb. 21, 2010. Thousands were left homeless after a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Haiti. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Homeless victims of Haiti's earthquake said Monday that police are halting deliveries of food and water to try to force them to leave their camp on the grounds of the prime minister's office .
Canada Begins Military Withdrawal From Haiti
A Canadian soldier chats with young boys during a rural area patrol in Leogane near Port-au-Prince, Saturday January 30th 2010. A 7-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on January 12th damaging much of Port-au-Prince.
OTTAWA — The more than 2,000 Canadian Forces personnel in Haiti are beginning a gradual return to Canada as the emergency phase of international earthquake relief efforts move to longer term assistance programs.
Haiti Donations: New Rules for Getting a Tax Break in America
By Kerry Hannon
Donate to a charity helping Haiti earthquake victims before March 1, and the Internal Revenue Service has some relief for you.
Under a new law, you can actually write off a 2010 Haiti donation on your 2009 tax return if you itemize. (You can put the donation on your 2010 return next year if you prefer.) “This is quite unusual,” says Tom Ochsenschlager, vice president of taxation for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. “But there are a number of requirements to qualify for this break.”
Donate to a charity helping Haiti earthquake victims before March 1, and the Internal Revenue Service has some relief for you.
Under a new law, you can actually write off a 2010 Haiti donation on your 2009 tax return if you itemize. (You can put the donation on your 2010 return next year if you prefer.) “This is quite unusual,” says Tom Ochsenschlager, vice president of taxation for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. “But there are a number of requirements to qualify for this break.”
NY Docs, Nurses Angry as Haitian Boy Dies After Surgeon Fails to Show Up
By James Gordon Meek/ jmeek@nydailynews.com
Dr. Rob Gore says his volunteer work was frustrating because a lack of equipment - it gets stolen - means that patients who would recover in the U.S. don't survive in Haiti.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - At the quake-ruptured downtown General Hospital, life and absurdly pointless death often amount to a coin toss.
That's what a small team of heroic emergency medicine doctors and nurses from East Flatbush, Brooklyn, found in Haiti as they worked as volunteer angels of mercy.
Dr. Rob Gore says his volunteer work was frustrating because a lack of equipment - it gets stolen - means that patients who would recover in the U.S. don't survive in Haiti.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - At the quake-ruptured downtown General Hospital, life and absurdly pointless death often amount to a coin toss.
That's what a small team of heroic emergency medicine doctors and nurses from East Flatbush, Brooklyn, found in Haiti as they worked as volunteer angels of mercy.
VIDEO: One Call - We Are One (Tribute to Haiti)
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Johnny Wright is proud to present "We Are One," a song written, produced and performed by the members of "One Call" for the people of Haiti. The song was written and recorded to raise the awareness of the situation going on in Haiti.
Johnny Wright is proud to present "We Are One," a song written, produced and performed by the members of "One Call" for the people of Haiti. The song was written and recorded to raise the awareness of the situation going on in Haiti.
ARTICLE:Haiti Doesn’t Want Shoes???
By Jerry Wei
Last week, I dropped by Sterling Memorial Library to return a Borrow Direct book. As I walked up to the circulation desk, I noticed a large cardboard box. Inside were two pairs of shoes, neatly packed in a plastic bag. Supported by the Yale Office of Diversity and Inclusion, the Yale African American Affinity Group, Asian Network at Yale, Yale Latino Networking Group and the Yale Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Affinity Group, the national aid organization Soles4Souls hopes to give one million shoes to “aid in the recovery and rebuilding process” in Haiti.
Last week, I dropped by Sterling Memorial Library to return a Borrow Direct book. As I walked up to the circulation desk, I noticed a large cardboard box. Inside were two pairs of shoes, neatly packed in a plastic bag. Supported by the Yale Office of Diversity and Inclusion, the Yale African American Affinity Group, Asian Network at Yale, Yale Latino Networking Group and the Yale Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Affinity Group, the national aid organization Soles4Souls hopes to give one million shoes to “aid in the recovery and rebuilding process” in Haiti.
VIDEO: Kalbass Kreyol perform Live at Haiti Benefit Show (USF)
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Kalbass Kreyol, a Haitian kompa band, perform live at Haiti benefit in USF across the big pond in Cologne, Germany on Feb. 19, 2010.
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Kalbass Kreyol, a Haitian kompa band, perform live at Haiti benefit in USF across the big pond in Cologne, Germany on Feb. 19, 2010.
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VIDEO: Young Artists For Haiti - Wavin' Flag (Official Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB7L1BIDELc
Young Artists for Haiti recorded a revamped version of hip-hop artist K'Naan single titled 'Wavin' Flag'. Proceeds from the recording will benefit Free The Children, War Child Canada and World Vision.
More than 50 of Canada's brightest, emerging young stars gathered Thursday to record a song in an effort to help Haiti.
Renowned Canadian producer Bob Ezrin produced the song in Vancouver, which is set to be released in the next few weeks with proceeds going to Free The Children, War Child Canada and World Vision. Young Artists for Haiti recorded a revamped version of hip-hop artist K'Naan single titled 'Wavin' Flag'.
"With the wealth of young artists coming out of Canada, it was obvious that this is something we had to do," Ezrin said in a statement Thursday. "K'Naan's lyrics in 'Wavin' Flag' embody the pain, passion and determination of the Haitian people, and lend the hope of a brighter future. The response from the artists has been sensational, and I am so proud that, together, we may help to make a difference."
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BUY: K'Naan - Troubadour
Young Artists for Haiti recorded a revamped version of hip-hop artist K'Naan single titled 'Wavin' Flag'. Proceeds from the recording will benefit Free The Children, War Child Canada and World Vision.
More than 50 of Canada's brightest, emerging young stars gathered Thursday to record a song in an effort to help Haiti.
Renowned Canadian producer Bob Ezrin produced the song in Vancouver, which is set to be released in the next few weeks with proceeds going to Free The Children, War Child Canada and World Vision. Young Artists for Haiti recorded a revamped version of hip-hop artist K'Naan single titled 'Wavin' Flag'.
"With the wealth of young artists coming out of Canada, it was obvious that this is something we had to do," Ezrin said in a statement Thursday. "K'Naan's lyrics in 'Wavin' Flag' embody the pain, passion and determination of the Haitian people, and lend the hope of a brighter future. The response from the artists has been sensational, and I am so proud that, together, we may help to make a difference."
© Copyright (c) Canwest News Service
BUY: K'Naan - Troubadour
Outside Haitian Capital, Survivor Settlements Sprout
At the foot of rocky hills north of Haiti's earthquake-shattered capital Port-au-Prince, new settlements are sprouting as survivors flee the claustrophobic, rubble-clogged chaos of the stricken city.
BAS CANAAN, Haiti (Reuters) - Led by evangelical pastors, several thousand quake victims, some with little more than the clothes they stand in, have thrown up flimsy dwellings of wooden frames draped in cloth or plastic in plots marked out in the dry earth with machetes.
Magnitude 4.7 Quake Hits Haiti
Haiti was rattled this morning by a magnitude 4.7 earthquake.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was centered about 20 miles of the devastated capital, Port-au-Prince.
It struck just after 4:30 in the morning local time at a depth of slightly more than six miles. Today's temblor comes just one day after Haitian President Rene Preval provided an updated death toll from the January 12th earthquake that rocked the Caribbean island nation.
Haiti Leader Says Quake Toll Could Reach 300,000
A makeshift tent camp in Port-au-Prince
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico -- The president of Haiti said Sunday the death toll from his country's earthquake could reach 300,000 once all the bodies are recovered from wrecked buildings.
Speaking after arriving in Mexico for regional meetings that will include discussion of Haitian aid needs, Preval gave no indication of how he reached the figure.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
University of Notre Dame offers free online course in Haitian language and culture
The University of Notre Dame is offering Professor Karen Richman's "Creole Language and Culture" class as a free online course. Dr. Richman recommends this course for anyone who is planning to participate in the ongoing disaster relief effort in Haiti or who works with Haitians in other countries. It is also recommended for those who want to know more about this country whose history is so closely tied with our own.
The course is designed to introduce people "to the vivid, sonorous language of Kreyòl, or Creole, and to the culture and history of its speakers." Dr. Richman assures potential students that this is a "beginning-level course... intended for students with no knowledge of Creole." It uses a "multilateral approach," including music and film as well as individual assignments, to enhance language acquisition. In addition, language study is augmented with segments that engage students in learning about Haitian history, culture and religion.
The objectives of this course are to:
Dr. Richman serves as the Director of the Center for Migration and Border Studies for Notre Dame's Institute for Latino Studies. She lived in Haiti and she is one of the world's leading scholars on Haitian culture, religion, labor and language. Dr. Richman is the author of Migration and Vodou, a book that sheds light on the myths about vodou (or "voodoo") that have been used against Haitians for centuries. She won the 2009 Heizer award for the best article in the field of ethnohistory for her article, "Innocent Imitations? Mimesis and Alterity in Haitian Vodou Art." Her latest essay, "Run from the Earthquake, Fall into the Abyss: A Léogâne Paradox" can be found here.
The course is designed to introduce people "to the vivid, sonorous language of Kreyòl, or Creole, and to the culture and history of its speakers." Dr. Richman assures potential students that this is a "beginning-level course... intended for students with no knowledge of Creole." It uses a "multilateral approach," including music and film as well as individual assignments, to enhance language acquisition. In addition, language study is augmented with segments that engage students in learning about Haitian history, culture and religion.
The objectives of this course are to:
- Build elementary skills in listening, reading, writing, and speaking Creole.
- Gain basic insights into Haitian history, society, culture, and religion.
- Be able to converse at a basic level.
Dr. Richman serves as the Director of the Center for Migration and Border Studies for Notre Dame's Institute for Latino Studies. She lived in Haiti and she is one of the world's leading scholars on Haitian culture, religion, labor and language. Dr. Richman is the author of Migration and Vodou, a book that sheds light on the myths about vodou (or "voodoo") that have been used against Haitians for centuries. She won the 2009 Heizer award for the best article in the field of ethnohistory for her article, "Innocent Imitations? Mimesis and Alterity in Haitian Vodou Art." Her latest essay, "Run from the Earthquake, Fall into the Abyss: A Léogâne Paradox" can be found here.
TECH:Cybercriminals Exploit Haiti Tragedy with Malware
By Veronica C. Silva, MIS Asia
There was no let up in spamming and phishing activities last month even as the entire world watched with sympathy the tragedy in Haiti. To add to the sorrow behind the devastating earthquake on January 12, cybercriminals took advantage of the tragedy to launch spamming and phishing attacks.
"Both scam and phishing categories doubled in terms of the percentage of all spam in January 2010 compared to December 2009," reported Symantec in its State of the Spam and Phishing Report of February 2010.
There was no let up in spamming and phishing activities last month even as the entire world watched with sympathy the tragedy in Haiti. To add to the sorrow behind the devastating earthquake on January 12, cybercriminals took advantage of the tragedy to launch spamming and phishing attacks.
"Both scam and phishing categories doubled in terms of the percentage of all spam in January 2010 compared to December 2009," reported Symantec in its State of the Spam and Phishing Report of February 2010.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
VIDEO: Dr. Edward Scobie - The Haitian Revolution Revisited
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About Dr. Edward Scobie
"There is substantial evidence in the pages of European history (ironically enough) of Africans in that area of the globe...who gained positions of respect and a kind of glory on their merits." - Edward Scobie
Dr. Edward Vivian Scobie was born in 1918 in the Commonwealth of Dominica, a former British colony. As a working journalist in London, Scobie became a correspondent for the Chicago Defender and for Ebony and Jet magazines. He contributed to many London newspapers, magazines and the wire services, and became a frequent broadcaster and scriptwriter for radio and television. From 1961 to 1963 he edited Flamingo, a monthly magazine published in London for African people in Britain, Africa and the Caribbean. Scobie was twice the Mayor of Rouseau, capital of Dominica, and vice-president of the Dominica Freedom Party.
Dr. Scobie was a major authority on the African presence in early Western Europe. He was the author of numerous scholarly articles and historical essays on the subject, including a series of five articles for the Journal of African Civilizations. One of these articles, "African Popes," discussed the lives of the three African pontiffs: St. Victor I (189-199), St. Miltiades (311-314) and St. Gelasius I (492-496). A second contribution was called "The Black in Western Europe." In "The Chevalier de Saint-Georges," Dr. Scobie documented the life of the remarkable composer, conductor, violinist, swordsman, equestrian and soldier of eighteenth century France. In "The Moors and Portugal's Global Expansion," Dr. Scobie noted that:
"Not only did the Moors in their European conquests leave their learning, their culture and their arts. Their blood, the blood of Africa, was to remain and flow in the veins of many a European, be he aristocrat or commoner. Finally, it is left now to investigate, in some detail, that culture which these Islamic sons of Africa left for the benefit of Europe, particularly Spain, and even more so, Portugal. It is this African cultural heritage which set in motion the expansion of Europe.
In "African Women in Early Europe" Dr. Scobie reflected on African women and the ethnic composition of Europe's royal families, pointing out that: "One of the well-known examples of a member of royalty with the blood of Africa coursing in her veins was Queen Charlotte Sophia, German-born consort of the English King George III (1769-1820)... These facts of history have never been given exposure in the writings of Europeans for obvious racist reasons."
Queen Charlotte Sophia was not only the wife of George III. She was the grandmother of Queen Victoria.
Edward Vivian Scobie was the author of Black Britannia: A History of Blacks in Britain published by Johnson Publishing House in Chicago in 1972. At the time of his death of acute myocardial infarction, on November 14, 1996, Edward Scobie was Professor Emeritus of History, Black Studies Department, City College of New York. Previously, Dr. Scobie taught at Princeton and Rutgers Universities. The comprehensive work, the African Presence in Early Europe, an anthology first published in New Brunswick, New Jersey by the Journal of African Civilizations in 1985, revised in 1993 and edited by Dr. Ivan Van Sertima, wad dedicated to Dr. Scobie "in recognition of his pioneering work, over many years, in this long neglected field." The Honorary Pallbearers at Dr. Scobie's mass were Dr. Jan Carew, Dr. Ivan Van Sertima, Dr. John Henrik Clarke, Bill Jones, Dr. Leonard Jeffries, Marcus Garvey Jr., Dr. Yosef A.A. ben-Jochannan and James Smalls.
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About Dr. Edward Scobie
"There is substantial evidence in the pages of European history (ironically enough) of Africans in that area of the globe...who gained positions of respect and a kind of glory on their merits." - Edward Scobie
Dr. Edward Vivian Scobie was born in 1918 in the Commonwealth of Dominica, a former British colony. As a working journalist in London, Scobie became a correspondent for the Chicago Defender and for Ebony and Jet magazines. He contributed to many London newspapers, magazines and the wire services, and became a frequent broadcaster and scriptwriter for radio and television. From 1961 to 1963 he edited Flamingo, a monthly magazine published in London for African people in Britain, Africa and the Caribbean. Scobie was twice the Mayor of Rouseau, capital of Dominica, and vice-president of the Dominica Freedom Party.
Dr. Scobie was a major authority on the African presence in early Western Europe. He was the author of numerous scholarly articles and historical essays on the subject, including a series of five articles for the Journal of African Civilizations. One of these articles, "African Popes," discussed the lives of the three African pontiffs: St. Victor I (189-199), St. Miltiades (311-314) and St. Gelasius I (492-496). A second contribution was called "The Black in Western Europe." In "The Chevalier de Saint-Georges," Dr. Scobie documented the life of the remarkable composer, conductor, violinist, swordsman, equestrian and soldier of eighteenth century France. In "The Moors and Portugal's Global Expansion," Dr. Scobie noted that:
"Not only did the Moors in their European conquests leave their learning, their culture and their arts. Their blood, the blood of Africa, was to remain and flow in the veins of many a European, be he aristocrat or commoner. Finally, it is left now to investigate, in some detail, that culture which these Islamic sons of Africa left for the benefit of Europe, particularly Spain, and even more so, Portugal. It is this African cultural heritage which set in motion the expansion of Europe.
In "African Women in Early Europe" Dr. Scobie reflected on African women and the ethnic composition of Europe's royal families, pointing out that: "One of the well-known examples of a member of royalty with the blood of Africa coursing in her veins was Queen Charlotte Sophia, German-born consort of the English King George III (1769-1820)... These facts of history have never been given exposure in the writings of Europeans for obvious racist reasons."
Queen Charlotte Sophia was not only the wife of George III. She was the grandmother of Queen Victoria.
Edward Vivian Scobie was the author of Black Britannia: A History of Blacks in Britain published by Johnson Publishing House in Chicago in 1972. At the time of his death of acute myocardial infarction, on November 14, 1996, Edward Scobie was Professor Emeritus of History, Black Studies Department, City College of New York. Previously, Dr. Scobie taught at Princeton and Rutgers Universities. The comprehensive work, the African Presence in Early Europe, an anthology first published in New Brunswick, New Jersey by the Journal of African Civilizations in 1985, revised in 1993 and edited by Dr. Ivan Van Sertima, wad dedicated to Dr. Scobie "in recognition of his pioneering work, over many years, in this long neglected field." The Honorary Pallbearers at Dr. Scobie's mass were Dr. Jan Carew, Dr. Ivan Van Sertima, Dr. John Henrik Clarke, Bill Jones, Dr. Leonard Jeffries, Marcus Garvey Jr., Dr. Yosef A.A. ben-Jochannan and James Smalls.
All Haitian 'Orphans' With Baptists Had Parents
Maletid Desilien, 27, lies on a bed as a man washes next to her in makeshift camp set up in a neighbors yard in Port-au-Prince, Saturday Feb. 20, 2010. Ever since Desilien gave all four of her children, including a 3-month-old, to the U.S. missionaries who promised safekeeping across the border in the Dominican Republic, she has been emotionally unstable, according to neighbors.(AP Photo/Frank Bajak)
There is not one orphan among the 33 children that a U.S. Baptist group tried to take from Haiti in a do-it-yourself rescue mission following a devastating earthquake, The Associated Press has determined.
VIDEO:Haitian-Canadian Rapper Haitian P - Freestyle (Street Heavy DVD)
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Video: Linkin Park - Not Alone (Official Video)
Linkin Park was among the first artists to respond to the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti last month, heading up a charity album, Download to Donate, within a week. Now the band has released a video for “Not Alone,” the previously unreleased song they gave to the compilation. It’s a stark, mostly black-and-white clip that switches between images of the immense destruction in Haiti, some of them fairly graphic, and footage of Linkin Park recording “Not Alone” in a studio. Between the indoors sunglasses and the earnest messaging, Chester Bennington has never reminded me so much of Bono.
Download: Download to Donate to Haiti
Ottawa Rejects Call to Appoint 'Champion' for Haiti
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper (2ndL) speaks to Canadian soldiers at a water processing plant ran by the Canadians in Jacmel on February 16, 2010. (Photograph by: AFP, Getty)
OTTAWA — The federal government has rejected a call to appoint a former prime minister as a Canadian “champion” for Haiti — deciding not to follow in the footsteps of U.S. President Barack Obama, who drafted Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to spearhead American support for earthquake-relief efforts.
VIDEO: Jamaica's Tribute for Haiti 'Listen 2 the Call' (Behind the Scenes)
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Listen 2 the Call...Jamaica's Music Fraternity steps up to the plate and make their historic contribution in aid of Haiti.
The song will premiere Tuesday February 23rd at 4:53PM Haiti time with a global media Simulcast planned to coincide with the quake's 6 week anniversary and commemorate the victims and survivors of the killer quake, after its initial premiere myayiti.com will then post the song.
All proceeds from this project goes to the benefit relief and rehabilitation effort in Haiti.
For more information, go to www.listen2thecall.com
Listen 2 the Call...Jamaica's Music Fraternity steps up to the plate and make their historic contribution in aid of Haiti.
The song will premiere Tuesday February 23rd at 4:53PM Haiti time with a global media Simulcast planned to coincide with the quake's 6 week anniversary and commemorate the victims and survivors of the killer quake, after its initial premiere myayiti.com will then post the song.
All proceeds from this project goes to the benefit relief and rehabilitation effort in Haiti.
For more information, go to www.listen2thecall.com
Celebs Record "We Are The World" In Spanish
The recording will raise money for Haiti earthquake victims
Emilio and Gloria Estefan and other celebrities gathered to record a Spanish-language version of "We are the World" on Friday to raise money for Haiti earthquake victims.
Emilio Estefan said he was talking with Quincy Jones about the importance of the Spanish market when the idea developed.
Emilio and Gloria Estefan and other celebrities gathered to record a Spanish-language version of "We are the World" on Friday to raise money for Haiti earthquake victims.
Emilio Estefan said he was talking with Quincy Jones about the importance of the Spanish market when the idea developed.
VIDEO:Haiti Quake Survivors Fight Over Shelter Materials
Quake survivors desperate to improve flimsy shelters
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PORT-AU-PRINCE - Haitian earthquake victims traded blows and wrestled on Friday over plastic shelter materials being urgently distributed by authorities to improve flimsy survivors' camps before the onset of rains.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE - Haitian earthquake victims traded blows and wrestled on Friday over plastic shelter materials being urgently distributed by authorities to improve flimsy survivors' camps before the onset of rains.
American Idol Gives Back to Haiti
American Idol Season 8 Winner Kris Allen
UN – The United Nations Foundation (UNF) is joining forces with the wildly popular United States televised singing competition “American Idol” to help the millions of victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti last month.
During the 25 February broadcast, last year's winner Kris Allen will perform his hit songs and share footage of his visit to Haiti, where one third of the population was affected by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake.
Freed Haiti Volunteer, "I Thought We Had All the Paperwork"
By Michelle A. Vu
Jim Allen, 47, right, is greeted after arriving at a small welcome home rally in Amarillo, Texas Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. Allen was one of the U.S. missionaries released in Haiti. (Photo: AP Images / LM Otero)
Jim Allen, one of the eight American volunteers freed from jail in Haiti, said he believed the team had all the paperwork necessary to take Haitian children to an orphanage in the Dominican Republic.
Jim Allen, 47, right, is greeted after arriving at a small welcome home rally in Amarillo, Texas Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. Allen was one of the U.S. missionaries released in Haiti. (Photo: AP Images / LM Otero)
Jim Allen, one of the eight American volunteers freed from jail in Haiti, said he believed the team had all the paperwork necessary to take Haitian children to an orphanage in the Dominican Republic.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Angry Demonstrators Demand Sarkozy To Pay Up And Return Aristide To Haiti
By Kevin Pina
Demonstrators demand restitution and reparations as French president Sarkozy arrives by helicopter.
Port au Prince, Haiti - HIP — Thousands of supporters of ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide took to the streets on Wednesday as French president Nicolas Sarkozy toured the earthquake ravaged capital of Port au Prince. Holding pictures of the ousted president aloft they chanted for France to pay more then 21 billion dollars in restitution and reparations and to return Aristide as Sarkozy's helicopter landed near Haiti's quake damaged national palace.
Demonstrators demand restitution and reparations as French president Sarkozy arrives by helicopter.
Port au Prince, Haiti - HIP — Thousands of supporters of ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide took to the streets on Wednesday as French president Nicolas Sarkozy toured the earthquake ravaged capital of Port au Prince. Holding pictures of the ousted president aloft they chanted for France to pay more then 21 billion dollars in restitution and reparations and to return Aristide as Sarkozy's helicopter landed near Haiti's quake damaged national palace.
VIDEO: Shaggy Ft Sean Paul, Sean Kingston, Etana, Tessane, Alison Hinds and Destra - Rise Again (Haiti Tribute)
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Rise Again is a Caribbean song, which was written and performed by Caribbean artists for the people of Haiti.
After being approached by Digicel to write the song, Shaggy went straight into the studio with Christopher Birch, producer of his diamond-selling album – Hot Shots. The song was written in less than a day and the rhythm produced within five days, and artists such as Sean Paul and Sean Kingston – as well as other top Caribbean artists – were quick to come on board and lend their support. Rise Again is being released worldwide and 100% of the proceeds will go directly to the Digicel Haiti Relief Fund.
Speaking about the launch of the song, Shaggy said: “Rise Again is for the people of Haiti. It is to show them that we are here for them and that we will support them each step of the way as they begin rebuilding their lives which were shattered by the earthquake. I am very proud of this song and the collaboration with Digicel. With today’s launch of Rise Again, we can raise much needed funds to support the relief efforts in Haiti.”
Digicel Group CEO, Colm Delves, said: “As part of the Digicel Haiti Relief Fund, we wanted to collaborate with international artists to produce a song that would support the people of Haiti who lost so much as a result of the earthquake. People across the world can purchase Rise Again and all proceeds will go directly to the relief efforts in Haiti.”
Rise Again is already making waves in the US with E News carrying a preview of the song on the E!TV Entertainment News.
Artists featured on Rise Again include Shaggy; Sean Paul; Sean Kingston; Barbadian Artists, Alison Hinds, Shontelle Layne and Edwin Yearwood; Trinidadian Soca Artists, David Rudder, Kees Dieffenthaller and Destra Garcia; Jamaican reggae artists, Tessanne Chin and Etana; and Haitian artiste, Belo.
As the single largest investor in Haiti with a total investment of U$300 million since its launch in 2006, Digicel has over two million customers in Haiti. The Digicel Haiti Relief Fund has donated US$5 million to NGOs in Haiti to support the relief efforts and over US$500,000 has been raised by Digicel customers across the Caribbean and Central America through a text and voice donation line. Digicel also gave each of its two million customers US$5 in free credit – totalling US$10 million.
Rise Again is a Caribbean song, which was written and performed by Caribbean artists for the people of Haiti.
After being approached by Digicel to write the song, Shaggy went straight into the studio with Christopher Birch, producer of his diamond-selling album – Hot Shots. The song was written in less than a day and the rhythm produced within five days, and artists such as Sean Paul and Sean Kingston – as well as other top Caribbean artists – were quick to come on board and lend their support. Rise Again is being released worldwide and 100% of the proceeds will go directly to the Digicel Haiti Relief Fund.
Speaking about the launch of the song, Shaggy said: “Rise Again is for the people of Haiti. It is to show them that we are here for them and that we will support them each step of the way as they begin rebuilding their lives which were shattered by the earthquake. I am very proud of this song and the collaboration with Digicel. With today’s launch of Rise Again, we can raise much needed funds to support the relief efforts in Haiti.”
Digicel Group CEO, Colm Delves, said: “As part of the Digicel Haiti Relief Fund, we wanted to collaborate with international artists to produce a song that would support the people of Haiti who lost so much as a result of the earthquake. People across the world can purchase Rise Again and all proceeds will go directly to the relief efforts in Haiti.”
Rise Again is already making waves in the US with E News carrying a preview of the song on the E!TV Entertainment News.
Artists featured on Rise Again include Shaggy; Sean Paul; Sean Kingston; Barbadian Artists, Alison Hinds, Shontelle Layne and Edwin Yearwood; Trinidadian Soca Artists, David Rudder, Kees Dieffenthaller and Destra Garcia; Jamaican reggae artists, Tessanne Chin and Etana; and Haitian artiste, Belo.
As the single largest investor in Haiti with a total investment of U$300 million since its launch in 2006, Digicel has over two million customers in Haiti. The Digicel Haiti Relief Fund has donated US$5 million to NGOs in Haiti to support the relief efforts and over US$500,000 has been raised by Digicel customers across the Caribbean and Central America through a text and voice donation line. Digicel also gave each of its two million customers US$5 in free credit – totalling US$10 million.
US:Man Convicted in Haitian Ponzi Scheme
A Tampa man was found guilty this week of running a Ponzi scheme that targeted the Haitian-American community.
A federal jury found Michael J. Muzio, 46, guilty of one count of conspiring to commit wire fraud, two counts of substantive wire fraud, six counts of securities fraud, and two counts of lying to the Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Two Americans Remain Jailed In Haiti
The missionaries say they were trying to help the children, who they claimed had been orphaned in the recent earthquake
(Port-au-Prince) -- Eight of the U.S. missionaries arrested in Haiti late last month on kidnapping charges returned to their hometowns yesterday.
The Americans from Idaho, Kansas and Texas touched down in Florida late Wednesday night after a Haitian judge granted them bail without bond.
Staying behind in the Port-au-Prince jail where they'd been held since January 29th were fellow Americans Laura Silsby and Charisa Coulter.
Haiti Prime Minister Warns of Government Collapse
Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive walks away after being greeted by Canadian Foriegn Minister Lawrence Cannon during a conference on Haitian reconstruction in Montreal on Monday. (Canadian Press)
The appeal for more aid comes as Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive expressed concern that his government could face collapse over its inability to handle the crisis.
VIDEO:UN Asks for $1.44B US for Haiti Relief
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The United Nations has launched a new appeal to meet its $1.4 billion goal for emergency aid to Haiti. On Thursday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the UN is still $768 million short of meeting its needs for Haitian relief.
The United Nations has launched a new appeal to meet its $1.4 billion goal for emergency aid to Haiti. On Thursday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the UN is still $768 million short of meeting its needs for Haitian relief.
VIDEO: Strategic Denial of Oil in Haiti? // The Real News
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Engdahl: Geo-physics suggest there could be massive oil and mineral deposits in Haiti.
Engdahl: Geo-physics suggest there could be massive oil and mineral deposits in Haiti.
Haiti Names Denis O’Brien Goodwill Ambassador
By John Kennedy
Denis O'Brien, chairman of Digicel and now goodwill ambassador for Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Irish telecoms entrepreneur Denis O’Brien, whose company Digicel is a major mobile operator in the Caribbean and Central America, has been named goodwill ambassador for the city of Port-au-Prince in earthquake-hit Haiti.
Denis O'Brien, chairman of Digicel and now goodwill ambassador for Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Irish telecoms entrepreneur Denis O’Brien, whose company Digicel is a major mobile operator in the Caribbean and Central America, has been named goodwill ambassador for the city of Port-au-Prince in earthquake-hit Haiti.
ARTICLE:Aid to Haiti Will Fade
More than one million people were left homeless by the quake
The real mess in Haiti hasn't happened yet. Haiti has been a country without a functioning government for decades. The devastation of the earthquake has been exacerbated by the fact that there was no regulatory body overseeing the construction of buildings. As a result, homes, schools, hospitals and even government buildings were constructed without any concern for the quality of materials, workmanship or the safety of the occupants.