UMCOR Hotline for September 16, 2008 Sep 17, 2008
UMCOR is working through its office in Cap Haitien and through partner, Action by Churches Together to respond to those most affected by Hurricanes Fay, Hanna, Gustav and Ikeincluding children. UMCOR is bringing emergency relief to 500 orphaned or hurricane-affected children in Cabaret, north of Port-au-Prince, where recent hurricanes caused massive floods and destroyed communities. (AlertNet)
* Food-fuel crisis hits Haiti where it hurts the most Aug 4, 2008
Lillian Guerrick, 56, a subsistence farmer near Cap Haitien, yanked her seven grandchildren from school because there was barely money for food let alone fees. Ive no choice, she said, a touch defensive, amid wizened corn stalks. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* World News Quick Take Aug 1, 2008
The approximately 200 men occupied a former prison in Cap Haitien and a military barracks in the city of Ouanaminthe on Wednesday, demanding the reinstatement of the army that was dissolved in 1995 by ex-president Jean-Bertrand Aristide and were demanding 14 years of back pay. It was not immediately known what ended the protest. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
St. Louis Character: Dr. Patricia Wolff Oct 17, 2007
She spends half her time in St. Louis and half at her production facility in Cap Haitien in northern Haiti, in three-week increments each, all year long.. Wolff is undeterred by the long hours and frustration of making a product in a country where many roads are bad, transportation is spotty, food is scarce and raw materials are hard to come by. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Haiti rebel denies drug allegations Aug 17, 2007
He returned to and became police chief of Cap Haitien, Haiti's second largest city, but was forced to leave the country in 2000 because of accusations he was plotting a coup ... Philippe took over a motley band of rebels that captured Cap Haitien and threatened to move on Port-au-Prince, the capital. (CNN -- World)
Ex-Haiti Rebel Again in Spotlight Aug 16, 2007
Rebel leader Guy Philippe sits in the Mont Joli Hotel after news of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's departure reached northern Cap Haitien, Haiti, Sunday, in this Feb 29, 2004 file photo. In 2004, Guy Philippe was riding high. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Fort Lauderdale readies to host Sister Cities delegate Jun 6, 2007
Last year, Sister Cities representatives planted 100 orange, grapefruit and peach trees in Cap Haitien, Haiti, as part of a program to spur sustainable development. "Many times, we have a sister city like Cap Haitien, where it's not so much that we'll derive an economic benefit but it opens up future economic avenues," he said. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
She's the face of immigration policy Apr 11, 2007
But she has no criminal record, and her salary in Miami, where she worked as a security guard, helped support her family in the States and her aunt in Cap Haitien ... Growing up in Cap Haitien in the 1980s, all Marie wanted to be was a nurse. (The Miami Herald)
Florida mansion builder helps Haitians get basic shelter Mar 3, 2007
By KELLI KENNEDYAssociated Press Writer CAP HAITIEN, HAITI Trudging through muddy sewer water, Frank McKinney sidesteps a pig wandering aimlessly through this destitute village, passing two dozen children with bloated bellies ... "This is the best thing that ever happened to me," said Jean Louis, 47, who lives in another village McKinney built in Cap Haitien with his wife and five children. (The Ledger)
