Wednesday, March 31, 2010

NFL Colts Wide Receiver, Pierre Garçon, Continues Haiti Relief

By Vanessa Valentin | IDS

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Pierre Garçon talks with fans Sunday at Alumni Hall. Audience members paid $10 to ask questions and get autographs from the athlete; all proceeds went to benefit Haiti, where Garcon's family is from.

Students and community members in the Indiana Memorial Union Sunday cheered as Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Pierre Garcon took the stage. Some brought jerseys and T-shirts for him to sign.

Video: Zoeblood Ft Jeggah x Hue x Haitian Killaz – Tribulations (Official Video)



Zoeblood (FL$ x Drama x Soso), a Haitian hip-hop group, music video for single titled 'Tribulations' featuring Jeggah, Hue and Haitian Killaz.

Buy: Zoeblood - Definisyon Dezod

Canada Pledges $400M More For Haiti


International Co-operation Minister, Beverley Joan "Bev" Oda

Canada is pledging an additional $400 million in aid and debt relief for Haiti over the next two years, International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda said Wednesday.

Oda made the announcement at the United Nations in New York, where more than 100

AUDIO:Haitian-American Crazy J - How We Livin'



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AUDIO: Lochard Remy - Mwen Gen Yon Zanmi


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Lochard Remy, a Haitian gospel artist, single titled 'Mwen Gen Yon Zanmi'.

BUY: Lochard Remy - Consolation II: Thank You Lord

VIDEO:Hunger of Grind Mode - Im A ZOE (Remix)

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Hunger of Grind Mode - Im A ZOE (Remix)

US Pledges $1.15 Billion As Haiti Donors Conference Opens


International donors have gathered at U.N. headquarters in New York, in an effort to raise $3.8 billion for rebuilding Haiti following January's earthquake.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton began the conference by announcing the United States will pledge more than $1 billion for Haiti's reconstruction.

"Stuck in a Trap" Musician Richard Morse Put Haitian Government on Notice

By Richard Auguste Morse


I don't mean to dwell on certain issues but until there's some solid change in Haiti, things are going to remain: Poorest Country in the Western Hemisphere. I was reading this Reuters article and if i didn't know better, I would think that Haiti was so incapable of producing its

Video: Alibi Montana - On Lache Pas Haiti (Tribute to Haiti) (Official Video)



Alibi Montana, a Haitian hip-hop artist, music video for single titled 'On Lache Pas Haiti'.

Buy: Alibi Montana - On Lache Pas Haiti (Single)

VIDEO:Mark Shine Ft Inna Vibe - Haiti 911 (Live in NYC)

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Mark Shine and Inna Vibe perform Haiti 911 live at the Hammerstein Ballroom New York, NY. The song "Haiti 911" is now available now on iTunes. 100% of the proceeds will go towards assisting Haiti's development ,including a "911 Emergency Service Unit".

Interview: Pierre Labossiere talks Haiti's Heroic History on Freedom is a Constant Struggle TV

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Freedom is a Constant Struggle TV Show, August 14, 2009.

Guest: Pierre Labossiere, a Haitian national, co-founder of the Haiti Action Committee, has been a long-time social-justice activist and supporter of the Lavalas Party of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, currently exiled in South Africa. Pierre has also been active in the campaigns to free political prisoners and to demand an investigation into the kidnapping and disappearance of Haitian Human Rights Advocate, Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine in August, 2007.

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Clinton to Co-Chair Haiti Rebuilding Authority

By JONATHAN M. KATZ


UNITED NATIONS -- Former U.S. President Bill Clinton will co-chair a committee overseeing at least $3.8 billion in post-quake aid to Haiti, the ravaged country's prime minister said.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

VIDEO:CaRiMi - Ayiti Bang, Bang (Live in Paris)

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CaRiMi live in Concert at the Zenith in Paris.

Aid In Haiti Creates Competition With Local Business Owners

By MP Nunan


Haiti-based businessman Maulik Radia has weathered two coup d'etats, two major hurricanes and now an earthquake in the country he's worked in for the past 25 years.

Comedy: Se Joe! - Ki Twou


Se Joe!, a Haitian comedian, blag titled 'Ki Twou'.

Clinton, Bush Haiti Visit Promote Sweatshops



Former US presidents George W. Bush (2001-2009) and Bill Clinton (1993-2001) visited Haiti for one day on March 22 to call for international aid for the country. The visit helped set the stage for a United Nations (UN) donors' conference which is to be held in New York

Why Haitian Bus Owners Spend So Much On Murals?

By Adam Davidson


Haiti Buses known as Tap-tap cabs are painted with giant figures — portraits of Jesus, rapper Tupac Shakur, a naked woman in ecstasy. Others depict American Airlines planes, the fastest way from Haiti to Miami, or Voodoo imagery.

Video: Wyclef Jean – The Haitian Experience (Behind the Scenes Studio Recording)



Special look inside the studio recording the upcoming album Wyclef Jean - "The Haitian Experience" anticipated release this summer!

Comedy: Se Joe! - Avèg La


Se Joe!, a Haitian comedian, blag titled 'Avèg La'.

The American Pentagon is Using Haiti as a Training Ground for Afghanistan


A recent report in Stars and Stripes reveals the nature of the US military operation in Haiti. Combat units from Iraq and Afghanistan have been deployed in Haiti under the banner of a humanitarian operation. Conversely, Haiti is also being used as a military training ground for forces without in-theater combat experience.

VIDEO: Mass Konpa perform 'Kwa Pa'm' Live in Port-de-Paix, Haiti

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Mass Konpa, a Haitian kompa band, perform 'Kwa Pa'mlive' live in Port-de-Paix, Haiti.

VIDEO:Haiti Farmers Sceptical of UN Aid

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Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, is calling on the international community to "create a new Haiti" out of the wreckage left by January's devastating earthquake.

Audio: Rick Ross - Fontainebleau (Prod by The Olympicks)


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Rick Ross, a Haitian ZOE affiliate, single titled 'Fontainebleau'. Buy: MMG - Self Made 3

Haitian Government Working to Move Camps Before Rainy Season


The rainy season in Haiti begins shortly and the government is rushing to complete a new camp for those left homeless by the earthquake

Haiti's rainy season begins in the next few weeks and government officials are working to get victims of the January earthquake into better shelters. A top priority is to move the

Video: Wyclef Jean – Delilah (Preview)



Wyclef Jean, a 3-time Grammy Award-winning Haitian hip-hop artist, music video for single titled 'Delilah'.

Audio: Black Dada – Naughty Girl


MUSIC: Black Dada – Naughty Girl
Black Dada, a Haitian hip-hop artist, single titled 'Naughty Girl'. Buy: Black Dada - Imma Zoe (Single)

Monday, March 29, 2010

Video: Anbasad Camp - Yo Pa Real (Official Video)



Anbasad Camp, a Haitian hip-hop group, music video for single titled 'Yo Pa Real'.

Video: Voodooists Honor Victims of Haiti's Earthquake - ABC News

By MIKE MELIA (AP)


PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Hundreds of Voodoo practitioners chanted, prayed and pounded drums Sunday to honor earthquake victims in an unusually public ceremony for a religion most often celebrated in private homes.

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Canada to Pay $100M to Join Haiti Recovery Team

By Mike Blanchfield, THE CANADIAN PRESS


OTTAWA — Canada is preparing to pay $100 million to join an exclusive new international club that would guide the rebuilding of earthquake-ravaged Haiti, The Canadian Press has learned.

COMEDY:Old Haitian Man Dancing Kompa

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VIDEO: Nickenson Prud'homme album for Haiti's earthquake victims

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Nickenson Prud'homme, a Haitian kompa artist, speak about album dedicated to Haiti earthquake victims.

BUY: Nickenson Prud'homme - Dwèt Selès Beni (LiVE)

ARTICLE:Haiti's Rich and Poor

Quake Accentuated Chasm That Has Defined Haiti
By SIMON ROMERO

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The lights of the casino above this wrecked city beckoned as gamblers in freshly pressed clothes streamed to the roulette table and slot machines. In a restaurant nearby, diners quaffed Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Champagne and ate New Zealand lamb chops at prices rivaling those in Manhattan.

Audio: Rihanna Ft Rick Ross - Rude Boy (Remix)


MUSIC: Rihanna Ft Haitian-American Rick Ross - Rude Boy (Remix)
Rick Ross, a Haitian ZOE affiliate, featured on Rihanna single titled 'Rude Boy (Remix)'. Buy: MMG - Self Made 3

VIDEO:Haiti Has The Most Resilient People in The World

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UNESCO Forum on Haiti
Rebuilding the social, cultural and intellectual fabric of Haiti
Mr. Davidson Hepburn, President of The General Conference of UNESCO

Video: Haitian Jonas x DaMilliMan - Banan Peze' Picklies (Beamer,Benz or Bentley Remix)



Haitian Jonas, a Haitian hip-hop artist and comedian, music video for single titled 'Banan Peze' Picklies (Beamer, Benz or Bentley Remix)'.

Lloyd Banks - Beamer, Benz or Bentley

Jamaica: 3 Haiti Prisoners on Migrant Boat


Daryl Vaz, Jamaican Minister of Information

A Jamaican official says three Haitian inmates who escaped from prison due to an earthquake were on an overloaded migrant boat that arrived on the island's northeast coast last week.

INTERVIEW: Haiti president Rene Preval speaks to Al Jazeera (Mar 29, 2010)

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Rene Preval, Haiti's president, has been criticised for a lack of leadership since the January 12 earthquake struck Haiti, leaving more than 230,000 people dead.

Preval is to address the International Donors Conference on Wednesday, where more than 100 countries will meet at the United Nations to develop a long-term plan for Haiti's reconstruction.

He tells Al Jazeera's Rob Reynolds that the recovery strategy for Haiti should focus on the entire country. (Mar 29, 2010)

POEM:I Wasn't Born in HAITI But HAITI Was Born in ME

By Mecca aka Grimo
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They always ask me since I rep Haiti so hard, were you born in Haiti ? This is my response Bio. A performance in Nassau, Bahamas at the Rain Forest Theater for a Haiti benefit

POEM:I Wasn't Born in HAITI But HAITI Was Born in ME

By Mecca aka Grimo
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They always ask me since I rep Haiti so hard, were you born in Haiti ? This is my response Bio. A performance in Nassau, Bahamas at the Rain Forest Theater for a Haiti benefit

Friday, March 26, 2010

The New Realities of Haitian Painting

By MIRIAM JORDAN
In the quake's aftermath, artists who once depicted vibrant local life turn to darker themes; 'I had to paint it'

Mr. Bazelais holds a painting depicting the quake destruction. "This is our reality," he says.

Before the earthquake, Onel Bazelais made colorful Carnival masks and painted scenes of life here in Haiti's cultural capital, Jacmel. These days, the artist's work depicts death, destruction and tent cities.

Comedy: Se Joe! - Lam Veritab La


Se Joe!, a Haitian comedian, blag titled 'Lam Veritab La'.

Clinton Demands New Shirt From Bush After Wipe Fiasco in Haiti

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PORT AU PRINCE - Haiti - In what was supposed to be a show of solidarity in a devastated country, Bill Clinton and George W Bush have been reduced to bickering over trivial matters much to the embarrassment of their handlers.

Video: Pick-Up Click Ft Fantom - Pou Lari'a (Official Video)



Pick-Up Click, a Haitian hip-hop group, music video for single titled 'Pou Lari'a' featuring Fantom (Barikad Crew).

TECH:Google is Now in Haitian Creole


Google is now in Haitian Creole, the most popular language in Haiti. "Haitian Creole language, often called simply Creole or Kreyòl, is a language spoken in Haiti by about eight million people, which is about 80% of the entire population, and via emigration, by about

POEM:Chapter 1 "Standing On The Corner" (Haitian Heroes)

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This is the intro to a positive Haitian series that will showcase all our heroes past present and future.

VIDEO: Prof Michael Keefer - Haiti and Canada's Role in The Foreign Occupation

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Global Research Contributing Editor Michael Keefer is Professor of English at the University of Guelph. He is a former President of the Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English. His recent writings include a series of articles on electoral fraud in the 2004 US presidential election published by the Centre for Research on Globalization

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Bill Clinton Asks Groups to Make Haiti Self-Sufficient

By SAMANTHA GROSS (AP)


NEW YORK — Former President Bill Clinton is urging the aid groups serving Haiti's devastated communities to help rebuild the country's government and ultimately put themselves out of business by fostering a self-sufficient nation.

VIDEO:Nu Look - Loving You

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Nu Look - Loving You

US President Barack Obama Asks For $2.8bn For Haiti


Some 1.3 million people lost their homes in Haiti

US President Barack Obama has asked Congress for $2.8bn (£1.9bn) in emergency funds to help post-earthquake reconstruction efforts in Haiti.

He made the request a week before a UN donors conference is due to be held in New York,

VIDEO:Restarting Barbancourt Rum Bottling in Haiti

By Pascal Fletcher and Manoush Zomorodi
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters)At Haiti’s famous Barbancourt rum factory, patches of grass and shrubs around the warehouses are burned black from where the aging golden liquor spilled from oak casks split by the Jan. 12 earthquake.

AUDIO:Haitian-American Redd Eyezz Ft XII XIX Entertainment - Gangsta



MUSIC:Redd Eyezz Ft XII XIX Entertainment - Gangsta
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VIDEO: Princess Lover - Mon Soleil (Official Video)

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Princess Lover, a Martiniquan female zouk artist, music video for single titled 'Mon Soleil'.

BUY: Princess Lover - Tous Mes Rêves

Haiti’s Preval to Seek $3.9 Billion at UN Meeting on Rebuilding

By Bill Varner

(Bloomberg) -- Haiti President Rene Preval will join U.S. and United Nations leaders next week in seeking $3.9 billion to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure following the January earthquake that caused more than 200,000 deaths.

VIDEO:Massive Traffic Jam Cripples Haiti Airport Area (CNN)

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Thursday, March 25, 2010

VIDEO:Haitian-American Vladimir Ducasse Performs Drills at UMass NFL Pro Day

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NFL scouts and media were on hand at McGuirk Stadium at the University of Massachusetts to see Vlad Ducasse, the 6'5" 330-pound offensive lineman from Haiti.

Ducasse was one of over thirty players who performed drills at the UMass Pro Day. These

AUDIO:Bigga Haitian - Blaze



MUSIC:Bigga Haitian - Blaze
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Blaze is off Bigga Haitian's album “Binghi Mon” available now on Amazon.

VIDEO: Leogane 80% Destroyed By Earthquake // Tele Image TV

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Haiti Tele Image visits Leogane 80% destroyed by earthquake, organization Medecins Sans Frontieres is helping.

Audio: Wyclef Jean - The Haitian Experience (Album Preview)


MUSIC: Wyclef Jean - The Haitian Experience (Album Preview)


Wyclef Jean, a 3-time Grammy Award-winning Haitian hip-hop artist, album preview 'The Haitian Experience' album.

INTERVIEW: Pierre Labossiere talks Revolutionary Haitian History on Freedom is a Constant Struggle TV

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Freedom is a Constant Struggle TV show, October 12, 2007.

Pierre Labossiere, a Haitian national, co-founder of the Haiti Action Committee, has been a long-time social-justice activist and advocate for the Lavalas Party of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, currently exiled in South Africa. Pierre has also been active in the campaigns to free political prisoners in Haiti and the U.S.

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Video: Crazy Boys Generation (CBG) - Ban'm Men (Official Video)



Crazy Boys Generation (CBG), a Haitian hip-hop group, music video for single titled 'Ban’m Men'. Crazy Boys Generation (CBG) members consist of JLB Tafia, Mr-J, Woodypep, Reggy, Y.Dje, Spady-G and T-One.

Buy: Crazy Boys Generation (CBG) - Illusion

Comedy: Haitian Grandma Jerkin' LMAO



My grandma in Haiti trying to learn to jerk. (iPhone)

Video: Rick Ross hosts a blood drive for Haiti



Rick Ross, a Haitian ZOE affiliate, through his 'Rick Ross Charities' charity host a blood drive for Haiti.

ARTICLE:How Haiti Saved America

By Ted Widmer


John Carter Brown Library

The United States has been leading the response to the Haitian earthquake for all of the reasons that we would expect: our geographical proximity, our competence at emergency response, and our innate generosity. That fits the narrative most of us hold in our heads, for we typically think of Haiti and America as a basket case and a basket, joined only by their contradictions, and the beneficence of one to the other.

VIDEO:Wyclef Jean Ft Buggah D. Govanah - La Vie New York

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Video: Tony Yayo - Obama (Official Video)



Tony Yayo, a Haitian hip-hop artist, music video for single titled 'Obama'.

Buy: Tony Yayo Ft 50 Cent, Shawty Lo, Kidd Kidd and Roscoe Dash - Haters (Single)

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Ex-Drug Lords' Property Used By Haiti Government


PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Election workers scurry across the airy courtyard of their lavish new headquarters, a three-story building that hardly suffered a crack in Haiti's earthquake.

With its stately iron gates, the building looks like a government office. But until recently, it

Comedy: Se Joe! - Sa K'ap Fet


Se Joe!, a Haitian comedian, blag titled 'Sa K'ap Fet'.

Comedy: Devan Ou - Palekaka



Ti Marie (Palekaka), a Haitian comedian, Haitian Creole parody video titled 'Devan Ou'.

Haitian Montrealers Waiting to Reunite With Family in Limbo


Haitian Montrealers still waiting to be reunited with their families after the January 12 earthquake in Haiti are asking the federal government to cut the red tape and speed up the process.

Beaconsfield resident Claire Cameron says they had to go through six weeks of red tape to

Video: Billy Blue - Fresh From Head Ta Toe (Official Video)



Billy Blue, a Haitian hip-hop artist, music video for single titled 'Fresh From Head Ta Toe'.

Buy: Billy Blue - When u Hood u Good (Single)

Haitian Writer Frankétienne Named UNESCO Artist For Peace


The United Nations cultural agency today named the Haitian writer Frankétienne as one of their Artists for Peace in recognition of his contribution to French-language literature, his commitment to preserving Haitian culture and his contribution to the promotion of the agency’s ideals.

Audio: Izolan (Barikad Crew) - Prezidan


MUSIC: Izolan (Barikad Crew) - Prezidan
Izolan (Barikad Crew), a Haitian hip-hop artist, single titled 'Prezidan'. Buy: Izolan - K-Tafal

Haiti Donors May Tie Aid to Stricter Building Codes

By Carmen Gentile


MIAMI -- A group of seismologists and engineers says donor nations should demand that Haiti adhere to strict building codes in exchange for reconstruction aid so that future earthquakes don't take such a heavy toll of death and damage, as the January earthquake did.

Where is The $354M in US Red Cross Donations Going?

By Amadi Ajamu

The American Red Cross has collected over $354 million dollars from people in the United States for Haitians after the devastating earthquake rocked the country two months ago.

Haitian people have patiently waited for basic necessities, to no avail. The hurricanes and

Telecom Companies Seek to Make Haiti a Mobile Nation

By Cecilia Kang

With much of its communications infrastructure destroyed by the earthquake in January, some have suggested that Haiti go mobile.

The earthquake that devastated Haiti also destroyed the nation's wireless network for phones and Internet service. Except for cellphones, the population was largely cut off from communication.

VIDEO:George W. Bush Wipes Hand On Bill Clinton's Shirt After Shaking Hands With Haitians

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During their first joint visit to Haiti this week, George W. Bush appears to have wiped his hand on Bill Clinton's shirt after shaking hands with a crowd of Haitians.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Video: Anbasad Camp Ft Izolan - Klip Klap (Official Video)



Anbasad Camp, a Haitian hip-hop group, music video for single titled 'Klip Klap' featuring Izolan (Barikad Crew).

British Minister Pledges Long-Term Help on Haiti Visit


International Development Minister Mike Foster

(AFP) - Britain is there to help Haiti for the long-haul, International Development Minister Mike Foster said Tuesday as he toured camps and a hospital in the quake-ravaged capital.

"No one walks away from the scenes of devastation I have seen today in 18 months," Foster

Haiti Reconstruction Plan Highlights



Here are the highlights of the Haiti reconstruction plan expected to be presented at a March 31 international donor's conference in New York:

• The creation of an Interim Haiti Recovery Commission (IHRC) by a vote of parliament to oversee how and where billions of dollars of aid flowing into Haiti are spent over the next 18 months.

VIDEO: Kirk Franklin presents Gospel Artists United for Haiti - Are You Listening (Official Video)

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With the recent tragic earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Kirk Franklin assembled numerous award-winning gospel music artists in Nashville's Quad Studios to lend their voices to Are You Listening, a song they all hope will inspire those devastated as well as raise much needed funds for Haiti. All proceeds from the record will be donated to charities involved in relief efforts.

Artists United for Haiti includes (listed in alphabetical order) Yolanda Adams; Jeremy Camp; Shirley Caesar; Dorinda Clark-Cole; Natalie Grant; Fred Hammond; Tamela & David Mann; Mary Mary; Donnie McClurkin; Bishop Paul S. Morton; J. Moss; Smokie Norful; Marvin Sapp; Karen Clark-Sheard; Kiera "KiKi" Sheard; BeBe Winans; CeCe Winans and Marvin Winans along with other gospel artists featured in choir including Shari Addison; Kathy Taylor Brown; John Gray; Bishop Darryl Hines; Stephen Hurd; Karima Kibble; Judith McAllister; Nicole C. Mullen; Jessica Reedy; The Neville Sisters; Troy Sneed; Micah Stampley; Melinda Watts and Brian Courtney Wilson.

While Gospel music has always been about spreading the good news, what Haiti needs most are funds and resources to help them rebuild and restore their communities. "All the artists associated with the project donated their talent and gifts for this project," says song and project producer Kirk Franklin. "This initiative is so important because while we are asking America to give we know that many are giving sacrificially. The people of Haiti are very spiritual people with an unwavering faith and belief in God and still count The Lord as the main source and provider. We will continue to pray and stand with them. We hope this song will bring much needed support and awareness in an effort to raise funds in the near and long-term future."

BUY: Kirk Franklin presents Gospel Artists United for Haiti - Are You Listening (Single)

VIDEO:Know Haiti

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Local Haitian Boston residents share their experiences about why they love Haiti and what keeps them connected with their roots.

AUDIO:Top Adlerman - Angel



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Top Adlerman hit "Angel"

Haitian PM Downplays Aid Corruption Worries

BY RIO DE JANEIRO

Jean-Max Bellerive, Haiti's Prime Minister

Haiti's Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive is downplaying worries about corruption as aid flows into his nation.

And he said Tuesday at the U.N. world Urban Forum that a budget gap of $350 million this

AUDIO:Mark Shine Ft Inna Vibe - Haiti 911 (Tribute to Haiti)



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Mark Shine and Inna Vibe team up to tell a story in a song dedicated to the people of Haiti,who on January 12, 2010 suffered great lost from a 7.0 magnitude Earthquake attack.Because of the unpreparedness, over 250,000 lives were lost."This is a very

VIDEO:Profiting Off Haiti's Disaster?

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Millions of dollars from around the world are pouring into Haiti to provide basic aid for the earthquake devastated nation.

And millions of dollars in foreign investments are also flowing into the country to help it rebuild and shape its future.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Lack of Productivity a Drag on Growth in The Caribbean And Latin America


Low productivity growth is the main reason most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have lagged growth rates of both advanced countries and peer countries in East Asia, according to a study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Haitian Gov’t Accused of Hindering Relief Efforts



The international Red Cross in Haiti has accused the government of not releasing land to facilitate the construction of better structures for more than a million earthquake survivors.

EU Pledges A Billion Euros For Haiti Relief Effort


Catherine Ashton, EU Foreign Affairs Chief

BRUSSELS - EUROPE will pledge a billion euros (S$1.9 billion) to help reconstruction in quake-hit Haiti at a donor's conference in New York next week, EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said on Monday.

Video: Black Parents - Vini'm Pale'w Cheri (Official Video)



Black Parents, a Haitian kompa band, music video for single titled 'Vini'm Pale'w Cheri'.

Buy: Black Parents - Diktatè Lanmou

Video: Papa Duck Ft Rick Ross - Look at My Swag (Official Video)



Papa Duck, a Haitian hip-hop artist, music video for single titled 'Look at My Swag (Florida Boy)' featuring Rick Ross.

VIDEO: The Lost Children of Haiti // 60 Minutes



Scott Pelley reports on the plight of the most vulnerable victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

CBS

INTERVIEW:American Kidnapper Laura Silsby (NBC)

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TODAY’s chief medical editor, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, talks with Laura Silsby, the leader of the group of missionaries arrested for attempting to leave Haiti with dozens of children. She remains in prison.

Audio: Tony Yayo Ft Rowdy City and Double Barrel – Bonafide Hustla


MUSIC: Tony Yayo Ft Rowdy City and Double Barrel – Bonafide Hustla
Tony Yayo, a Haitian hip-hop artist, single titled 'Bonafide Hustla' featuring Rowdy City and Double Barrel. Buy: Tony Yayo Ft 50 Cent, Shawty Lo, Kidd Kidd and Roscoe Dash - Haters (Single)

VIDEO:Why So Many Haitian Orphans?

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Mike Fox, founder of the Global Orphan Project, explains why there are so many Haitian orphans.

Inter-American Development Bank Forgives $479M Haiti Debt

By ISTRA PACHECO

Inter-American Development Bank President Luis Alberto Moreno

CANCUN, Mexico -- The Inter-American Development Bank said Monday it has agreed to forgive $479 million in debts owed by quake-ravaged Haiti.

Bank President Luis Alberto Moreno said the bank's board of governors voted to forgive

Interview: Papa Duck talk Duckumentary and MamaDuck on 24HourHipHop

24: Introduce yourself to everyone and let them know where your representing?

Papa Duck: This your boy Papa Duck and I'm representing Belle Glade, Palm Beach County and I'm a Haitian Representative.

24: What do you feel your bringing to the music world and what separates you from other up and coming artist because from what I see so far it's the grind and that fact that your making big moves as a local artist and doing collaborations that artist signed don't have?

Papa Duck: I feel like I'm bringing real music from a hood nigga point of view. I talk about shit that niggas are scared to talk about. Stuff like fucking a bitch while her period is about to go off(That's some real nigga shit)! An what separates me from other artists is that I'm a down to earth nigga. No matter how successful I I get I will never lose site of where I come from I.E.T(Haiti).

24: How did you link up with P.Diddy and end up performing at an elite club such as Mansion on a night like that which was huge for a new artist coming up in the game?

Papa Duck: Well, I'm hot right now! P.Diddy is a real nigga and a real business man.We had fun on South Beach that night shouts out to my nigga Joey Buttafuoco, Bigga Rankin and Big Spenda Records.

24: Who were some of your musical influences?

Papa Duck: Russel Simmons, Ice cube, Jay-z, Puffy, 50cent,Snoop Dogg, and Dr.Dre. If you noticed the people that influenced me are people that used the rap game as a door opener. There's a difference between an artist and a businessman and I'm a businessman.

24: Tell about some the projects your currently working on?

Papa Duck: Me and producer CP Hollywood are working on a album together. Lost Child and Deebo are two of my artist on my label Lil Rock Dog Records. I just put out a project called PapaDuck presents Lil Rock Dogs "The Album" which is out in the streets now. My clothing line titled "MamaDuck" Clothing Apparel and the MamaDuck perfume as well. My Dvd titled the "Duckumentary". Not to mention my movie based on my hit record "Fuck Boy" is coming out real soon called "Ace Boon Coon" and I Can't forget my little league football team called the Lil Rock Dogs.

24: Who are some of the producers you have been working with and who would you love to work with in the near future that you think would help bring you to a whole different level?

Papa Duck: I also produce so a lot of my records are produced by myself. I have been working with J-Von, Drummer Boy, CP Hollywood, Evil G, Keith the beast, J-Moe, and Palm Beach very own Shife. I would love to work with a nigga like Will.i.am not to mention Lil Wayne and Robin Thicke.

24: At a time when the music industry is at an Up & Down state do you have any plans of signing to a major or just keep building up your buzz at this moment?

Papa Duck: At the end of the day of course I want to sign to a major and a lot of people said I should have been signed. A lot of people think that I'm already signed, but God don't make mistakes! My time is 2010 now do your research. I'm going too keep building up my street buzz regardless of what because that's what I do.

24: What should the readers look out for from you in 2010?

Papa Duck: They should look for what they been looking for the last 10 years "That New Sound of the South". Check my Youtube page, and you will see that I pack the club's all over the south. From Mississippi, Carolina, Alabama, Georiga, Arkansas, and you already know I run Florida.

24: How can someone find out more about to and check out your music?

Papa Duck: Every where from Youtube, Datpiff, Worldstarhiphop, my to my website www.papaduck.com, or just google Papa Duck(lol).

24: Is there anything you want to say to the readers?

Papa Duck: Anything you have read can be proven unlike a lot of rap niggas today! An if you want to contact me please call 561-876-2378 or 850-210-9573 and the email is papaduckmusic@gmail.com (for serious inquires only).

24HourHipHop

Bush and Clinton Visit Haiti For Fund-Raising Effort


Former US Presidents George W Bush and Bill Clinton are visiting Haiti as part of their fund-raising efforts to aid the earthquake-stricken nation.

The have toured the badly-damaged capital, Port-au-Prince, and are meeting President Rene Preval. They are also visiting camps for some of the 1.3 million homeless people.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

POEM:It Took The Earth to Move...

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Poetry Piece performed by Mike Theodore titled "It took the Earth to Move..." performed at the One world One cause benefit concert for Haiti, at Florida State University.

VIDEO:Militarization of Aid in Haiti

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Several weeks after the earthquake, there were over 32,000 foreign troops aiding in the disaster relief effort in Haiti. As an Anabaptist organisation that has worked in Haiti for over 50 years, Mennonite Central Committee believes there are more appropriate,

VIDEO: Haiti After Earthquake 'Business As Usual' // Tele Image TV

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Haiti after earthquake "business as usual" editorial by Valerio Saint-Louis asking the question is Haiti going to be business as usual despite the terrible earthquake of January 12, 2010.

Bill Clinton:"Imports Have Hurt Haiti"

By The Associated Press


PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The earthquake not only smashed markets, collapsed warehouses and left more than 2.5 million people without enough to eat. It may also have shaken up the way the developing world gets food.

ARTICLE:Haiti From The Perspective Of A Native

By Colber Prosper and Joe Fitzgerald III, Guest Column

Symbols of Haitian history represented on mural in Labadie, Haiti

His name was Cristoforo Colombo, but Americans know him as Christopher Columbus. During his time, it was commonly thought that the world was flat; However, many scholars believed that the world was round. Columbus was the one to prove it. He set sail to find a

Audio: Rick Ross - On the Run


MUSIC: Rick Ross - On the Run
Rick Ross, a Haitian ZOE affiliate, single titled 'On the Run'. Buy: MMG - Self Made 3

Magnitude 4.8 Earthquake Strikes Cuba

By David Goodhue - AHN News Reporter


Miami, FL, United States (AHN) - A magnitude 4.8 earthquake hit Cuba on Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

ARTICLE:Deforestation, Another Evil in Haiti

By NAM NEWS NETWORK


PORT-AU-PRINCE, (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Haiti is going through a desperate situation due to the need for houses and jobs left by the January quake, without forgetting deforestation, an evil affecting the country for many years.