Haiti cholera crisis provokes street protests
The cholera epidemic in Haiti has now spread to the capital, Port au Prince, and has killed over 1,000 people while sickening up to 19,000.
Dangerous cholera outbreak in Haiti
More than 200 people have died in Haiti so far as the result of a cholera outbreak, and at least 1,500 to 2,000 have become ill. Haitian and international health and aid authorities are scrambling to intervene to help those already sick and to prevent the epidemic from spreading both within Haiti and possibly to the neighboring Dominican Republic.
Wyclef Jean to challenge ballot ruling
Recording artist turned presidential aspirant Wyclef Jean is challenging last week's ruling by Haitian election officials disqualifying his run for the island nation's highest office.
Wyclef Jean to announce run for Haiti president
Haitian-born singer and producer Wyclef Jean is expected to announce his candidacy for president in the earthquake-hit Caribbean country on Thursday night, on Larry King's CNN show.
Haiti, five months after quake, aid slow to show
Although $5.3 billion in immediate aid was pledged to help Haiti after its Jan. 12 near-apocalyptic earthquake, only two percent, or $45 million, has been donated.
For Haitians, first there’s God, then Cuban doctors
Haitian President René Preval said, "For the Haitians first there is God and then the Cuban doctors, and it's not just me saying that ... but also the very poorest citizens."
Cuba, ALBA send aid directly to Haiti
Cuba plays an outsized role in Haitian health services -- before, and certainly after, the devastating earthquake.
Cuban artists and Sean Penn team up in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Hatit (Prensa Latina) -- The world of golf is only interested in Tiger Woods, but almost no one knows that more than 45,000 people are currently living in one of the fields of that sport in the devastated capital of Haiti since January 12 earthquake.
Lesson of Chile’s earthquake
Chile's earthquake was 500 times more powerful than the one that struck Haiti, yet the destruction in Chile was far less. What should we conclude from that?
Cubans help children in Haiti
Through play, song and sport, a Cuban medical team is giving child survivors a boost in post-earthquake Haiti.
