Haiti Cholera Death Toll Passes 1000. Two More Die From Gunshots.
The Haitian Ministry of Public Health official statistics for November 14th reveal that the death toll from cholera had already passed 1000 two days ago. 42 deaths on the day, and 1034 in total....
View ArticleHaiti Desperately Needs More Doctors and Nurses
According to Reuters today the United Nations' top humanitarian official thinks that: Haiti needs a surge of foreign nurses and doctors to stem deaths from a raging cholera epidemic that an...
View ArticleThe Haiti Earthquake – One Year On
The earthquake that killed over 250,000 people in Haiti struck one year ago. Since then a lot of funding has been promised, and a lot of projects have been started, but a huge amount remains to be...
View ArticleMichel Martelly "Reportedly" Wins Haiti Presidential Election
According to the Miami Herald: Former singer Michel ‘Sweet Micky’ Martelly is expected to be the next president of Haiti, observers say, defeating former first lady Mirlande Manigat. After many months...
View ArticleHurricane Irene Spares Haiti, but Threatens the United States
I've been blogging for some years now about the apparently increasing impact of North Atlantic hurricanes, and in particular their effect on one of the poorest nations on the planet, Haiti. Today...
View ArticleHurricane Isaac Heads for Haiti
Officially Isaac is still only a tropical storm. However according to the latest public advisory bulletin from the United States National Hurricane Centre: A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR… SOUTH...
View ArticleHurricane Isaac Hovers Near New Orleans
It's been strengthening very slowly, but at 11:20 AM CDT yesterday Isaac was officially declared to have become a category 1 hurricane. Whilst still a mere tropical storm, here's what it did to Haiti a...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy Heads for Jamaica
In the most recent bulletin from the United States' National Hurricane Center, they report that: SANDY REACHES HURRICANE STRENGTH… CONDITIONS DETERIORATING IN JAMAICA. Here's the latest forecast track...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy – The Aftermath
In their last public advisory bulletin concerning "Super Storm" Sandy the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center said yesterday that: WINDS, ACCUMULATING SNOWS AND RAIN FROM THE REMNANTS OF SANDY...
View ArticleShelterbox Report from Sandy Stricken Haiti, and New York
Cornish charity Shelterbox have been providing their distinctive green, tent filled boxes to the people of Haiti off and on for years now, as well as many other places around the planet. In their...
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Tropical Cyclone Ita Leaves Queensland Behind
In their latest cyclone warning bulletin the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Brisbane revealed this forecast track for Tropical Cyclone Ita: Forecast...
View ArticleShow The Love for Haiti
It's February 14th today, better known as Saint Valentine's Day. Much like last year the Great British nation is currently being exhorted to #ShowTheLove for the environment. Here what David Cameron...
View ArticleHurricane Matthew Aims At Haiti
It's a long time since the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season started way back in January as Hurricane Alex headed for Greenland. Today we bring you news of Hurricane Matthew, who swept through the Lesser...
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