From Haiti, with Rainn: Day 5 Nov 18, 2009
Aaron and his Planting Peace partner, John, also run several orphanages in Port Au Prince. We visit these lovely little homes they take care of. (USA Today -- Life)
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Oct 13, 2009
Places to Stay in Port-au-Prince ... That's Creole for "how are you?" You will hear this often on your trip to Port-au-Prince, capital city of the Republic of Haiti ... Despite political instability, Port-au-Prince has managed to maintain a tourism industry and locals will still greet you with a smile and a sak pase. (Suite101.com)
Huge ship, mountain fort may up Haiti tourism Oct 8, 2009
Boosted by what is being seen as Haiti's most stable moment in a generation, President Rene Preval's government has set in motion a bold plan to lure tourists to northern Haiti, far from the dilapidated capital Port-au-Prince and its teeming slums ... Clinton, the U.N. special envoy to Haiti, talked up tourism at an investor conference he hosted in Port-au-Prince last week and also in a previous speech in Miami ... "There are some really good shops in Port-au-Prince for art of all kinds but... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Good spots, bad reputation Oct 7, 2009
And getting there is simple: Daily direct flights to Port-Au-Prince are available from most major American cities, and they're actually quite affordable. Haiti is just one example of a country struggling to overcome a reputation for danger. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Girl's arrival completes mom's journey Sep 25, 2009
With her mind still spinning, Garland flew to Port-au-Prince and headed by car to the orphanage in Petitionville. A day after arriving, Garland met with the girl's birth parents, who relinquished their rights three years ago because they couldn't afford to care for her. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Author hopes 'genius grant' will shine on Haiti Sep 24, 2009
Raised in Port-au-Prince's Bel Air slum, now a crumbling garbage-strewn district that has been a hotbed of gang and government violence through the years, she was taken by her parents to the United States at age 12 ... "Edwidge's writing shines a light on Haiti," said Evelyne Trouillot, an author and friend who lives in Port-au-Prince. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Mom of 5 Kids Was Abused Before Death Sep 22, 2009
Mesac Damas was seen Monday wearing a blue suit over a white T-shirt, standing in the back room of a police station near the Port-au-Prince airport in Haiti with his hands restrained behind his back by plastic ties ... He was captured by police outside a hotel in Port-au-Prince, the Caribbean nation's capital, according to several officers. (Fox News)
Father of family slain in Florida arrested in Haiti Sep 22, 2009
Mario Andresol, the head of the HNP, told The Miami Herald that Damas was arrested Monday morning in Tabarre, a community near the Port-au-Prince airport. In a press release posted on its Web site, the Collier County Sheriff's Office confirmed that police in Haiti have arrested a man believed to be Damas. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
School founder indicted on sex charges Sep 18, 2009
The investigation continues and the U.S. embassy in Port-au-Prince has set up a hot line for people to call with information pertinent to it. Dannehy said federal immigration agents and State Department officials stationed in Haiti also worked on the case. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Terps to Scrimmage American Sunday Aug 22, 2009
Incoming freshman , a native of Port Au Prince, Haiti, will likely make a strong bid for some significant playing time. With his strong passing skills and wealth of international experience, Saint Cyr could be a solid replacement for , who is now with the Kansas City Wizards of the MLS.. (Umterps.com)
Hurricane Bill Expands, Smaller Storms Loom Aug 19, 2009
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (August 18, 2009)-The storm that used to be Tropical Storm Ana is still posing a potential threat to Haiti and theDominican Republic. Dominican authorities are posting a flooding alert for 12 provinces. (KWTX.com, TX)
Maritime disasters over decades Jul 29, 2009
Feb. 16, 1993: Overcrowded ferry sinks between Jeremie and Port-au-Prince, Haiti, estimated 500-700 dead. Dec. 20, 1987: In the world's worst peacetime shipping disaster, 4,340 drown when the ferry Dona Paz collides with the tanker MT Victor in the Philippines. (India Times)
Caribbean news briefs Jul 11, 2009
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Canada is relaxing its Haiti travel advisory because of improving security in the impoverished Caribbean nation. Haitian officials hope the Friday announcement will help revive tourism. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Cap Haitien - Haiti Attractions Jul 6, 2009
Tortug' Air (509 -2250-2555) and Caribintair (509 -2262-2300) offer daily flights to Cap Haitien from Port-au-Prince. Land transportation between the two cities is very difficult and not recommended. (Suite101.com)
Comoros crash spotlights 3rd-world travel risks Jul 4, 2009
The French pilot assured us his craft was better maintained than many with shiny coats of paint at the airfield in Port-au-Prince ... Three days later, the same plane and its French pilot crashed on takeoff from Port-au-Prince. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Winner of horror travel tale Jun 30, 2009
Almost forgot about the taptap buses in Haiti and Baby Doc s minions who tried to rob my sister and I in Port Au Prince. I could go on and on - makes me wonder why I ever travel. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Bill Clinton to be U.N. envoy to Haiti May 19, 2009
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti The U.N. is turning to Bill Clinton as its emissary to chronically unstable Haiti, where the former president is popular but not the peacekeepers who have provided the nation's only real security for years ... In March, Clinton toured the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince with the U.N. chief to encourage investment after a year that saw a food crisis, destabilizing riots and four devastating tropical storms. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Flu Fears Drive Haiti To Reject Aid May 7, 2009
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, May 6, 2009 ... The Mexican navy ship was to arrive May 2 in Port-au-Prince with 77 tons of rice, fertilizer and emergency food kits. (CBS News)
SMC community helping Haitian nursing school May 5, 2009
"They want to be hard-working, but unemployment is something like 80 percent. There's no safety net or welfare program. You drive around Port-au-Prince and it's a sight to behold. People line the streets for miles on both sides selling food, paintings, anything they can to raise enough money to survive that day," Mathews said ... Leogane is located about 20 miles west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. (Dowagiac News, MI)
* Secretary of State Clinton to travel to Caribbean neighbors Apr 17, 2009
Clinton, due to stop first in Port-au-Prince, helped rally international donors who met in Washington on Tuesday to aid the impoverished country, hit last year by food riots and a wave of devastating hurricanes. Clinton said Washington would give Haiti US$57 million in extra aid this year X part of a US$324 million aid package announced at the conference led by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Haitian government. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Cuban leader open to U.S. talks about 'everything' Apr 17, 2009
Associated Press writers Christopher Toothaker in Cumana, Venezuela, Jonathan M. Katz in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and Ben Feller in Mexico City contributed to this report. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Clinton pledges long-term support for Haiti's recovery Apr 17, 2009
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton assured Haitians yesterday that the latest aid from America is not just a short-term fix for a country still struggling from last year's devastating storms and grinding poverty that is among the worst in the world. Clinton told reporters after riding in her motorcade through the pothole-strewn roads of the capital, Port-au-Prince, that she and President Obama have a shared goal of creating jobs and ensuring stability in a... (Boston Globe)
Cuba To US: We'll Discuss Everything Apr 17, 2009
Associated Press writers Christopher Toothaker in Cumana, Venezuela, Jonathan M. Katz in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and Ben Feller in Mexico City contributed to this report. Copyright 2009 by. (Click2Houston, TX)
Southbury Resident Will Travel to Haiti on Medical Mission Mar 25, 2009
Southbury resident Lauren Lyons, a physical therapist at Yale Childrens Hospital, will spend two weeks in Port-au-Prince this May with Healing Hands for Haiti, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing rehabilitative medicine to physically disabled children and adults ... SOUTHBURY - Lauren Lyons will travel to Haiti for two weeks in May as a member of a medical mission team bound for Port-au-Prince ... The group will travel to Port-au-Prince, Haiti's largest city, where Healing Hands has... (Voices, CT)
McKenna encouraging aid for Haiti Mar 11, 2009
Our trip brings attention of the international community to the plight of Haiti and I think it also reinforces a view in Haiti that the rest of the world is interested in their problems, Mr. McKenna said Tuesday in a telephone interview from Port-au-Prince ... lle Jean was born in Port-au-Prince, but emigrated to Canada with her family in 1968. (Globe and Mail)
Tonga petroglyphs hint at Isle link Mar 3, 2009
Burley also cited a historical account from 1806, when the British vessel Port au Prince was captured by Tongans not far from the petroglyph site. One of the crew was reported to be a "Sandwich Islander," a reference to someone from Hawai'i. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Introductory fares to Haiti and Bermuda Feb 20, 2009
Service from JFK airport to Port-au-Prince starts June 20, and LaGuardia to Bermuda service begins May 22. These low early-bird introductory fares are valid for travel to Bermuda from May 22 through July 15, and to Haiti from June 20 through July 31 just in time for summer. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Carnival in Jacmel, Haiti Feb 19, 2009
Haitians know how to throw a party, and they do it best in Jacmel, an arty seaside village 75 km southwest of Port-au-Prince. Well-known for its disorder, poverty, natural disasters, political strife and Voodoo dolls, come carnival time, Haiti s problems take the back burner as the country bubbles over into a time filled with art, dance and song. (Suite101.com)
