Royal Caribbean makes largest investment in Haiti tourism

By Jennifer Browning
Although the cruise line mostly bills the stop as Hispanola, Miami’s Royal Caribbean Cruises has been making Labadee, Haiti a frequent port of call.
Now the cruise line is making a an investment, nearly $55 million, to fuel hope that Haiti can become a popular tourist destination once more.Royal Caribbean Cruises has extended the [...]

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Vote for Healthcare in Haiti, and help Project Medishare win $10,000

By Jennifer Browning
University of Texas Health and Science Center in San Antonio, one of our partnering universities, entered Healthcare for Haiti as an idea to support on Ideablob.com in order to help them raise money for their medical trip in January, and to help funding towards the nutrition center that’s currently being built by Project [...]

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Speaking of clean water…..

By Jennifer Browning
A water cistern in Marmont is still in need of repair. Project Medishare is dedicated to helping the people of Marmont have safe drinking water, but funding is still needed to complete the repairs.
Clean water plays an important role in not only preventing illness, but also plays a large part in decreasing infant [...]

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Haiti receives debt forgiveness as a result of the HIPC Initiative

By Jennifer Browning
Under the enhanced Heavily-Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative, United States Ambassador Kenneth H. Merten and Haitian Minister of the Economy and Finance Daniel Dorsainvil today signed a bilateral debt relief agreement.
In recognition of Haiti’s successful completion of the HIPC, under the terms of this agreement, the United States will erase $12.6 million of [...]

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Matt Damon’s Water.org commits to provide 50,000 Haitians with clean water

By Jennifer Browning
During the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting yesterday, Water.org co-founders Matt Damon and Gary White announced the organization’s $2 million commitment to provide 50,000 in Haiti with safe water and sanitation over the next three years.
As part of the commitment, Water.org has also launched a social media campaign allowing anyone to participate in [...]

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Global Syndicate supports Project Medishare at fundraising event in Washington D.C.

By Jennifer Browning
Come To Haiti! Join The Global Syndicate and The Haiti Project as they take you back to a time when tourists flocked to Haiti for a taste of paradise! The event will be in Washington D. C. on Saturday, September 26 from 1-4 p.m. and will take place at the home of Marcia [...]

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UM fraternity repairs and donates computers to Project Medishare’s health care workers

By Jennifer Browning
Last Spring, juniors Ananth Sastry and Ashish Shah from University of Miami’s Delta Epsilon Psi Fraternity boarded their flight to Port-au-Prince with four newly repaired computers. Health care agents now use those computers in participation with Project Medishare’s Community Health Program.
The fraternity, which joined UM’s greek life last Fall, voluntarily [...]

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Hurricane Fred a possible threat to Haiti

By Jennifer Browning
While this year’s hurricane season has been a quiet one for Haiti, an eye is being kept on an active tropical system in the Atlantic basin.
Hurricane Fred was 740 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands yesterday with maximum winds near 100 mph making it a category 2 hurricane. According to The Weather [...]

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Farmer, UN Deputy to Special Envoy returns from Haiti

By Jennifer Browning
Paul Farmer returned from Haiti Tuesday marking his first visit to the country in his new capacity as the United Nations’ deputy special envoy. The trip was part of a follow-up trip that UN Special Envoy Bill Clinton made last month to Haiti.
“This island nation is one I am deeply committed to,” [...]

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