Some people use their fame to really not do much more than, well, be famous. Seemingly, they are more than content with being photo opportunities for the paparazzi and content for tabloids. Yet, although it’s probably not as much as most of us would like, there are moments when we will see someone who is using their celebrity for good ... Read More »

After a massive 7.0 earthquake (and more than fifty aftershocks) demolished much of Haiti and turned hundreds of thousands of residents into little more than refugees nearly two years ago, some feared that the island nation might not be able to get back on its feet any time soon.  With somewhere in the neighborhood of 200,000-300,000 believed dead (and just ... Read More »

When Sonia Marmolejos breastfed Haitian babies victims of the 12 January earthquake at the Dario Contreras Trauma Hospital in Santo Domingo, she never expected she would have found the way to help one of her own children. Despite living in Barahona, 3 hours away, Marmolejos generously gave her milk to the Haitian babies hospitalized in Santo Domingo as her own ... Read More »

Digicel today announced details of its plans to purchase and distribute 19,000 six-man tents – valued at US$3 million – to provide shelter to more than 100,000 Haitians who are living in makeshift campsites following the January 12th earthquake which devastated Port-au-Prince and its surrounding areas. The tents – which are designed for extended living in wilderness conditions – have ... Read More »

  Digicel owner and Chairman, Denis O’Brien, has been named as a goodwill ambassador for the city of Port-au-Prince in Haiti, it was announced today. The honour comes in recognition of Mr. O’Brien’s dedication to helping Haiti recover and rebuild in the aftermath of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince on 12th January and was bestowed on Mr. O’Brien ... Read More »

A mixture of Photography and Fine Arts have combined to create relief for Haitian Children, gallery hours are Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10:am to 4:pm (This is a wonderful example from Lancaster in doing their part for charity, since our own Government won’t accept not even 25 worst case Haitians, who’d be in no position to run and become illegal immigrants). Read More »

The Haitian Economic Development Foundation today announced that Electricite d’Haiti, the government-owned electric utility, has restored electrical power to a section of earthquake ravaged Port Au Prince. The restoration of approximately 10 Megawatts of power from one of the utility’s main power plants will service approximately 2,000 homes in the Northeastern part of Port Au Prince. Read More »