Topic: Caribbean
The US Senate has passed a supplementary funding bill worth some 60 billion dollars to finance the conflict in Afghanistan and other key projects including aid to quake-hit Haiti.The measure approved late Thursday by a 67-28 margin offers 33 billion dollars to ...
The US Congress has passed a measure expanding duty-free access for Haitian textile and apparel goods in a bid to boost the quake-devastated country's battered economy.Senators unanimously adopted the bill late Thursday by voice vote after it was approved Wednesday by the ...
US senators call for $3.5 billion in American aid to help Haiti recover from quakeU.S. senators proposed Wednesday to increase American aid to Haiti to $3.5 billion over the next five years to help the country emerge from the pulverizing blow of ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to give clothing and textiles from Haiti more access to the U.S. market, a move aimed at helping the Caribbean nation rebuild from a massive earthquake.The bill, the result ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to help Haiti recover from a devastating earthquake by opening the U.S. market to more clothing from the Caribbean country.The bill goes to the Senate, which is expected ...
The US Congress passed a bill Wednesday calling for easing Haiti's debt burden to help with reconstruction efforts in the wake of the devastating January 12 earthquake.The measure, adopted unanimously by the House of Representatives, now goes to President Barack Obama's desk ...
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.The announcement was made ahead of a critical donors conference Wednesday at the United Nations headquarters in New ...
Obama asks Congress for $2.8 billion in emergency funds for earthquake-damaged HaitiPresident Barack Obama is asking Congress for $2.8 billion in emergency funding for the reconstruction effort in Haiti following January's devastating earthquake.The president's request comes one week before a U.N. donors ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday denounced recent human rights developments in Cuba as "deeply disturbing."Obama, in a written statement, cited the death last month of jailed Cuban dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo and "intensified harassment" of political opponents, and reiterated ...
Looking to spur private-sector donations to Chile earthquake relief, the US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill enhancing tax benefits for charitable giving to help the battered country.The legislation, modeled on a bill passed after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ...
