Topic: Haiti
The Obama administration says it is near an agreement with other nations to cancel the $447 million that Haiti owes to the Inter-American Development Bank. Treasury Department officials said Thursday that a deal would likely be struck this weekend to cancel Haiti's debt to the bank ...
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - International donors are aiming to provide $3.8 billion over 18 months to help Haiti rebuild after its January 12 earthquake, according to officials and experts preparing a high-level donors conference. The initial short-term target figure came in a statement released late on Wednesday after a two-day meeting in the Dominican Republic of representatives of Haiti's ...
Former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, who are spearheading U.S. fundraising for Haiti, will make their first joint visit to the Caribbean nation on Monday to assess the nation's earthquake recovery needs. The Jan. 12 quake killed an estimated 230,000 people ...
Former US presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are to visit Haiti next week in support of relief efforts in the quake-stricken Caribbean country. "Presidents Clinton and Bush will meet with Haitians, the government of Haiti, and others providing assistance to earthquake survivors, with the goal of further establishing long-term recovery and rebuilding efforts," a statement released Thursday said ...
