Thursday, January 27th – Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Digicel yesterday distributed vital supplies to nearly 4,000 Haitians camping in the garden of the Prime Minister’s office in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Over 650 families – with 270 children under the age of four – have been living in tents in the garden since the […]
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“Rise Again” features international artists Shaggy, Sean Paul, Sean Kingston and many more
Monday January 25th 2010 – Kingston, Jamaica: Digicel today announced details of its collaboration with international reggae artist, Shaggy, and renowned producer, Christopher Birch, to write and produce a song – Rise Again – to raise money for the Digicel Haiti Relief Fund.
COMMUNIQUE FROM THE CARICOM CONSULAR CORPS IN TORONTO
The members of the CARICOM Consular Corps in Toronto express deep regret and anguish over the tragedy that has befallen one of their member states, Haiti.
HAITI: As Aid Efforts Flounder, Haitians Rely on Each Other By Ansel Herz
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Jan 15, 2010 (IPS) – The roof of Haiti’s national penitentiary is missing. The four walls of the prison rise up and break off, leaving only the empty sky overhead.
CARICOM Consular Corps Official Statement
In wake of the earthquake in Haiti on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 The CARIOM Consular Corps is saddened to learn of the events which occurred in Haiti last evening and wishes to convey its profound condolences to the Government and people of Haiti in the wake of this most shocking […]
STATEMENT BY WYCLEF JEAN ON Haiti
“Haiti today faced a natural disaster of unprecedented proportion, an earthquake unlike anything the country has ever experienced.
HAITI: U.S. Residents Mount Humanitarian Aid
By Garry Pierre-Pierre NEW YORK, Jan 14, 2010 (IPS) – A group of Haitian American leaders, state and local officials met late Tuesday night to map out humanitarian relief efforts as the extent of the damage from a devastating magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti became clearer.
DIGICEL STATEMENT REGARDING EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI
Wednesday, January 13th – Kingston, Jamaica: Digicel is deeply saddened by and concerned about the devastation caused by the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti yesterday.
US-LATAM: More Continuity Than Change by Jim Lobe
WASHINGTON, Jan (IPS) – Nearly one year after his inauguration, hopes that President Barack Obama would bring fundamental changes to U.S. relations with Latin American have faded badly.
DIGICEL GROUP DONATES US$ 5 MILLION FOR URGENT RELIEF EFFORTS IN HAITI
Wednesday 13th January 2010 – Kingston, Jamaica: Digicel Group, the largest mobile company in the Caribbean and fastest growing mobile company in Central America, is donating US$5 million in cash to support the urgent relief efforts needed following the widespread devastation caused by the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti […]
CG James’ Statement on Hait
NEW YORK, January 13, 2010 – Consul General, Derrick James released the following statement regarding the earthquake in Haiti on Tuesday January 12th, 2010.
Patti LaBelle Set to Deliver Legendary Soulful Valentine’s Concert at BAM
By Gerry Hopkins, J.D. (hopkinscg@gmail.com) At the heels of the iconic Temptations, Manhattans and Rose Royce, New York City dwellers are preparing to experience yet another legend of soul music at the Brooklyn Academy of Music – the notable empress, Patti Labelle. According to Lorraine Campbell of the Brooklyn-based cultural […]
Court date set for Windies Fast Bowler
West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor is due to appear in court on January 12 after an incident over the New Years holidays. Taylor was arrest for assault at a bar in Kingston, AFP has reported.
LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN EXPORTS DROP 24 PER CENT IN 2009, UN REPORTS
New York, January 7, 2010 – The value of total exports from Latin America and the Caribbean in 2009 fell 24 per cent compared to the previous year due to the global economic crisis, according to a new United Nations study released today.
Sammy happy to take over from Lewis
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Allrounder Darren Sammy is ready for the challenge of leading the Windward Island in the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board’s Four-day First-class competition which bowls off on Friday in Jamaica. The 26-year-old will be at the helm and says he expects his team to do will in […]
