Topic: Caribbean
President Barack Obama meets Wednesday with Haitian President Rene Preval, renewing his pledge of US support for efforts to rebuild the quake-shattered Caribbean nation.Preval is seeking billions of dollars to help rebuild his nation -- the poorest country in the Americas -- ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus threw his weight on Tuesday behind calls for an expansion of U.S. trade benefits to help Haiti rebuild its clothing sector after its devastating earthquake.We must assist Haiti's earthquake-recovery efforts by creating additional ...
The US Senate on Friday unanimously approved a resolution calling for easing Haiti's debt burden to help with reconstruction efforts in the wake of the devastating January 12 earthquake.The measure directs US representatives to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other international ...
Earthquake-hit Haiti's President Rene Preval will travel to Washington next week for talks with President Barack Obama, the White House announced Friday.Obama will welcome Preval to the White House on Wednesday, the White House said.The United States has reduced its troop numbers ...
A House panel approved a resolution aimed at easing Haiti's debt burden to help with reconstruction efforts in the wake of the devastating January 12 earthquake."Haiti faces enormous challenges now, and the burden of paying off foreign debt would prevent the nation ...
Ethics report says aides sent Rangel memos on corporate sponsors of Caribbean trips The House ethics committee says Rep. Charles Rangel's aides tried at least three times to show him that his Caribbean trips had corporate sponsors, but he denies seeing any ...
House Speaker Pelosi leading congressional delegation to Haiti to explore how to aid recovery House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading a 12-member congressional delegation to Haiti Friday to assess ways to aid the recovery from a devastating earthquake.Pelosi, D-Calif., said the five ...
White House says medical airlifts from Haiti are resuming after suspension of several days The U.S. military will resume bringing Haitian earthquake victims to the United States aboard its planes for medical treatment, ending a suspension that lasted several days, the White ...
Normally when you donate to a charity you must wait until the following year to deduct your generosity on your income tax form. The earthquake in Haiti caused such devastation that the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate passed a bill ...
The US House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation Wednesday to boost charitable donations to victims of the Haiti earthquake, including a hugely successful Red Cross text-message appeal.The bill, modeled after a similar measure that bolstered giving after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, ...
