Since tragedy struck the poverty-stricken island, millions of dollars have been pouring into Haiti for relief efforts. The International Red Cross is one of the leading agencies working around the clock to render aid to the victims of the quake. This afternoon, the Belize Red Cross received a ten thousand dollar cheque from Simpson Oil […]
Assistance to Haiti continues to surge in the wake of last Tuesday’s earthquake. The International Red Cross says that at least fifty thousand persons have been killed. The destruction to infrastructure is massive, the airport is overwhelmed and unable to process the aid that is pouring into the island and the port is closed due […]
The human tragedy continues to grow in the island of Haiti as rescue workers work around the clock to save persons trapped under the rubble caused by Tuesday’s earthquake. Relief efforts are underway but the extent of human loss and destruction is still unknown. The tragedy has touched everyone in what is being considered as […]
The death toll so far from Tuesday’s earthquake stands at forty thousand. But at least another hundred thousand are feared dead. The news has triggered one local student to try to make contact with a close family in the island. Misty Williams says that since the quake shattered most parts of Haiti she has had […]
The three people displaced by the earthquake are Rochelle and Nerland or Stephanie Estiverne and their mother, Michelle Jubaum. Meanwhile, one of many church groups that have initiated fund-raising efforts for the earthquake victims is the Central Bible International. Our camera caught the group, headed by Pastor Nelson Juarez, as they began the relief drive […]
Stories of death and devastation continue to pour in from Haiti where a powerful earthquake struck the island flattening its capital, Port au Prince. Relief supplies are beginning to arrive and aid workers are experiencing a difficult time reaching those in need and trapped under the rubble. Latest reports now put the death toll at […]
The devastation caused by an earthquake measuring seven point zero on the Richter scale, that rocked the island of Hispaniola on Monday continues to unfold. The picture that is emerging is one of massive destruction in Haiti. Its President Rene Preval said earlier today said that he feared that as many as one hundred thousand […]
As far as we have been able to ascertain, no Belizeans have been injured in the earthquake and communication with the honorary consular representative in Haiti could not be established during the course of the day. We have, however, learnt that the offices located in Petition-Ville were damaged. The representative, Didier Gardere, was unharmed. This […]
