The 4,370-berth Independence of the Seas, owned by Royal Caribbean International, disembarked at the heavily guarded resort of Labadee on week after some 300,000 Haitians died in the massive earthquake The Florida cruise company leases a picturesque wooded peninsula and its five pristine beaches from the government for passengers to “cut loose” with watersports, barbecues, and shopping for trinkets [...]

After the quake struck, Haiti’s first medical aid came from Cuba  Among the many donor nations helping Haiti, Cuba and its medical teams have played a major role in treating earthquake victims. Public health experts say the Cubans were the first to set up medical facilities among the debris and to revamp hospitals immediately after the earthquake struck. “It is [...]

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that “more than 3 million people–one in every three Haitians–were severely affected by the earthquake, of whom 2 million need regular food aid. Over 1.1 million people are homeless, many of them still living under sheets and cardboard in makeshift camps. The government of Haiti estimates [...]

By:  Mickey Huff and Peter Phillips “There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth.” –Charles Dickens The Corporate News Media:  Not in the Business of News The late New York University media scholar Neil Postman once said about America, “We are the best entertained least informed society [...]

Researched by Leora Johnson and Elizabeth Vortman Human rights groups released a report revealing the Bush Administration’s blocking of “potentially lifesaving” aid to Haiti in order to meddle in the impoverished nation’s political affairs. In addition to being the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti also has some of the worst water in the [...]