Topic: Haiti

Pat Robertson Haiti

After the earthquake in Haiti , televangelist Pat Roberson claimed that Haiti was a cursed country that made a " " As Robertson made his comments about Haiti, a banner for "OB Disaster Relief Fund" was featured across the screen with an ...
We all agree that a tragedy of the magnitude of Haiti's calls for all the aid the world over. Telethons and concerts aired with artists performing and even manning the phones to use their status to get us to open up our ...

USA Vs HAITI

READ IT, LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE THINKING WHAT I'M THINKING... When US President Barack Obama announced that one of the biggest relief efforts in US history would be heading for Haiti, he highlighted the close ties between the two nations. ...

US Senate passes 60bn funding for Afghan war

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 ...

US Congress passes trade preferences for Haiti

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 ...

House approves trade bill to help Haiti

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 ...

U.S. House approves trade bill to help Haiti

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 ...

US Congress passes Haiti debt relief bill

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 ...
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