Haiti animals receiving help filmed by Tom McPhee (video) The Examiner | SF Dogs Examiner has covered some of the efforts to help the animals in Haiti. Now that humanitarian aid is somewhat beginning to reach the people, some news outlets are giving air time to those who are helping the animals. | Tom McPhee, a filmmaker who tackles animal issues, was recently in...
UWI notebook: Jamaican raspberry fruit with health-beneficial properties The Gleaner | USING PLANTS TO TACKLE DISEASE | Scientific studies clearly demonstrate the relationship between diet and health. Inflammatory diseases such as diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease are leading causes of death in Jamaica. With the high occurrence of these diseases locally, as well as worldwi...
Braddock man's water filter project could help Haiti Pittsburgh Tribune Review | Braddock has struggled mightily since the collapse of the steel industry in the 1980s and lost its biggest employer when UPMC closed its hospital there just a week ago. | Still, Richard "Dick" Wukich said his hometown is uniquely equipped to help t...
Haiti animals receiving help filmed by Tom McPhee (video) The Examiner | SF Dogs Examiner has covered some of the efforts to help the animals in Haiti. Now that humanitarian aid is somewhat beginning to reach the people, some news outlets are giving air time to those who are helping the animals. | Tom McPhee, a fi...
Coordination urged for Int'l aid efforts in Haiti China Daily | PORT-AU-PRINCE: The head of UN mission Saturday called for greater coordination in the international aid efforts in Haiti, which is recovering slowly from the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. | Edmond Mulet, who heads the UN Stabilization Mission in...
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A glance at Haiti 25 days after catastrophic quake The Boston Globe | A look at the latest developments from Haiti on Saturday, 25 days after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake devastated the capital, Port-au-Prince: | AMERICANS DETAINED | Ten Americans fa...
Get ready for the May 10 polls Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—The country will hold its first automated general elections on May 10, a political exercise that is causing anxiety among voters and civil society. The anxiet...
Bill Clinton pledges to improve Haiti aid distribution BBC News | Haiti faces a massive task helping those who lost homes and livelihoods in the recent earthquake, former US President Bill Clinton has admitted. | Named by the UN as internationa...
G7 pledges to wipe out Haiti debt Al Jazeera | Group of Seven countries (G7) have pledged to cancel their bilateral debt with earthquake-ravaged Haiti, and urged international lenders to do the same, Jim Flaherty, the Canadian finance minister, has said. | "The debt to multilateral institutions...
G7 nations vow to cancel Haiti debt Inquirer | IQALUIT --The world's seven most industrialized countries vowed Saturday they would each cancel their nation's remaining bilateral debt with quake-hit Haiti, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said. | The "G7 will cancel all Haiti bilateral deb...
G7 nations vow to cancel Haiti debt The Times Of India IQALUIT (Canada): The world's seven most industrialized countries vowed on Saturday they would each cancel their nation's remaining bilateral debt with quake-hit Haiti, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said. | The "G7 will cancel all Haiti bila...
Local citrus exports are growing, but producers left with sour deal Business Report | By James Hall | Submit your comment | Citrus is such big business in South Africa - the second-largest exporter of oranges, grapefruits and lemons in the world - that seaport operations are bogged down at peak shipping times. | As new growing areas go on line, however, the challenge is to maintain existing world markets. Other countries th...
