I hope everyone is safe!

According to CNN this was a massive quake. Pray for these poor souls.

Hope there will be no tsunamy, what's sad, it a hospital collapsed...

Tsumami.

I hope all's well, too.

I hope the damage isnt too great in haiti, such a poor country would be devastated by such a massive earthquake.

according to CNN ,there is huge damage in the Port o Prince and the city is covered in cement dust and there is a Tsunami warning for DR ,Cuba and for Haiti

We have had so many smaller shakes recently that I was wondering when this would happen and now wonder if it is the last .

CarlosFranco, I hope you mean there's not much in the way of infrastructure. I love the people of Haiti, just as I do the people of the DR. When buildings crumble, people are lost. All the people of Hispañola are in my prayers tonight.

7.0 is strong

Make sure to send someone to inspect your building for cracks

tranquilo oupala I am sure we are all looking at this news with horror as it is very close to us and very sad for the people in Haiti who are affected again by yet another natural disaster

Horror... with a little smile to bash Ayiti later.
rumor:
Haitian Radio said a lot of people would be die a this time.

Heavy damages in Bourdon, Petion-Ville, Delma, Eglise Sacre-coeur, Contribution building, Hopital general, all collapsed, a hospital down, because of a lot of shaking of that particular earthquake. People are screaming all over. Help will be difficult because of night time.
Again this is RUMOR palais national has collapsed RUMOR AGAIN.

CarlosFranco, if the moderators have any ethics and morals they will ban you right at this moment. I have family in Santiago telling me that they felt the quake and they have no idea if people are dead. one of my relatives via e-mail, told me that cars bounced from one side of the street to the other.

Finally, the quake was 7.0, this is the strongest since logs have been kept about quake, meaning that it was the strongest in the history of the island.

FYI....we felt this all the way up on the north coast near Luperon.

CNN is broadcasting live from Haiti.
http://live.cnn.com/

CarlosFranco:

Forget about the material things. How about human lives?
My uncle who lives in Florida is currently vacationing in his home in Petionville, and I have lots of family members there whom I'm unable to reach, as the lines are busy.


You wouldn't make such comment if it was any other poor country.

Building collapsed in 30 sec WOW

this is not good my heart goes out to all this hurts I was in DR when there was a quake its scary

According to US embassy sources, damages in Port-au-Prince and elsewhere are "catastrophic".
The tsunami danger is minimal, and there is no historical evidence of tsunamis in the Caribbean except in the Atlantic ocean, and northern coast portion(DR1946).
This terrible event at the worst imaginable time for Haitians, hopefully should bring solidarity and international aid for the reconstruction of Haiti, and focus the attention of the whole world in Haiti's problems and predicament.

i felt the quake! i hope it didn't affect DR, specially the western and southern part of the country!. :0

this is terrible news for haiti and dominican republic , this came at a bad time for everybody hope everything goes well

people in Santiago and Tamboril were on the streets praying and all just like back in 2003.....

my mother called me and said her house shook alot and that there is no cell phone services in santiago hoya de carmito

Dominican government must deploy Military and all available assistance to Port-Au-Prince to help on the rescue and medical aid to affected citizens as the situation is critical...People is dying in the dark in Port-Au-Prince as we speak.

For of those haitians folks out there i hope they are well, and that the death toll isn't that high. i feel sorry for those innocent haitians that are trapped in that chaos. Send them troops, aid and medicine.

Latest,

The collapse of the Haitian Presidential Palace confirmed by CNBC

It is lucky it did not happen in SD. What with the horrible construction practices and lack of knowledge and materials, you will see 85% destruction. 100% for the poor quality construction with no pre-plans for the Metro.
Jesus was by Judas= That is Voodoo Shit and throw in allah

sorry, but I am posting as it comes, it might also be confirmed that the NATIONAL CATHEDRAL AND PARLIAMENT building are feared destroyed.

I tried calling my family in santiago, but no luck, all the lines are jammed. I have been able to get some e-mail via sat antenna that we have on the roof of the house. I do not know if you guys have seen those, but they look just as routers, but with two antennas attached to it.

JRR,
At this moment the most important thing is to save as many as possible, this type of catastrophic events ruin solid economies, the more Haiti is affected, the more we will in the long run...We need to help as much as we can, also our help can get there sooner as we are in the same island...clock is ticking...people is dying.

This is a very sad moment in the history of our region.

Would it be too much to ask to put our professed hatred aside and prey for the innocent lives which have been lost? I couldn't care less be they Cuban, PRican, Dominican, Jamaican, Brazilian, American, etc., etc. My heart cries for them the same, nevertheless.

It is an absolute shame that some have exhibited great callousness in this moment of great destruction, need, to use this sad story as platform/springboard to profess their hatred.

I am a compassionate Dominican who refuses to join in the fray and instead I eschew hatred and join my neighbors in prayer in their moment of need. This is not the time to argue or hate; it is the time to join together and extend our hand to our neighbor and help him out. This is simply the christian thing to do, and we shall be rewarded immeasurably for our good deed.

No, I am not Haitian.....I am just a compassionate human being with respect for my fellow man.

Thank you.

Glomaexplorer:

No more vodoo then ! God is the lord ! no the devil

Mi hermano,
Usted esta perdido en lo claro...Esta gente se esta muriendo debajo de muros y columnas de concreto...Si mañana hay una hambruna en Haiti, la cantidad de ilegales se va a triplicar. Nosotros tenemos que ayudar en lo que se pueda.

Perlurdom:

De acuerdo 100% mas sin embargo porque los Americanos, Frances y Canadienses no disponen ahora mismo de ayuda humanitaria mientras el presidente LF ya anuncio enviar
un avion con perros para Puerto Principe !

oupala07, Don't worry my friend, we have seen worse than that a small Earthquake can't shake us.

I wish Oupala would stop talking for Haitians in Haiti from Canada. If you are not in Haiti, but safe in Canada, how do you know if there is cause to worry or if the earthquake shake them or not, or what they do need or don't need and if they would survive this on top of the rest. How the death, that should be many, would survive? How the survivors, the ones that escaped with their lives, but possible lost everything, including relatives, would cope? Would you fly there today to comfort them, if only with 'real sympathy'

Los Dominicanos nunca hemos envidiado a los Haitianos ni le hemos deseado mal pero ellos o uds si a nosotros y como dicen te deseo a ti lo mismo que tu me deseas ASI DE SIMPLE; Dios el todopoderoso juzga por tus actos a la larga !

Basta never compare the infrastructure in DR with the one in Haiti, i mean never!. Santo Domingo's building come is ahead, and its much more applied, and its less likely that an earthquake hits SD.

I got family In the center of the hearthquake, no communication.

Ateo,
It may happen anywhere, we are lucky that did it did not strike closer to our territory, unfortunately our island is sitting on the caribbean plate that is moving between two huge tectonic plates north and south of us.

JR are you actually saying that this was an act of GOD?

JR, we are a very hospitable humans, please do not taint our reputation on the world stage. You are really out of line here, please save it for another day, these people are hurting right now.

My only fear is that GOD will get upset at the crap that you are talking and send one our way.

You are one sick DOG, man, please stop the crap one minute and allow them to grieve their pain and destruction.

Finally, administrator, please remove all those posting that are making us look like bloodless barbarian, these comments do not represent our goodwill and sentiment. Please, o it for the good of all, there are foreigners looking at some of our people basically celebrating such disaster and implying that GOD did this in punishment for these poor nation.

JR, you are one sick DOG.

(Listin Diario) Rescue dogs are on their way to Port-Au-Prince.

Martha, look at your FRIEND 92’s postings, you are such a hypocrite for not taking him on the carpet for his fowl language.

I thought you were all into good manners or is yours a morality of convenience?

Dagtan:

Just few hours ago our president announced that Dominican Republic will be providing Haiti with aid and asked all latin american countries to do the same while your country this week kept the
poultry negative agenda while your people is dying and eating dirt cookies; sick dog will fit perfec
tly to your president for taking advantage of his own agenda while your people is starving. GROW UP LIKE A MAN AND A HUMAN BEING!!1

The Government of the Dominican Republic is willing to help, and has prepared hundred of search dogs to be sent on a plane. Also military personnel is on the way with medicine and food!!.

Before anything is said; I hope God Watches over the "Entire Island" And protect everyone! Incognito hope your family as well as everyone else is well. My thoughts and prayers are with our people on both side of the island.

i felt it in cabarete, but it was a small tremor that lasted for 30 seconds.

let's all set aside our deferences, let us all help those in need in any way possible.

Josean I was looking for the fowl language and could not find any so I will try to see the foul language and if there is any ,I will be as disappointed with him as I am with anyone else who prefers not to abide by the rules of the site.

JR, you are simply a sick DOG. I do not care what you think about me, since you are not worth the scum of the earth anyways. As I have always say before:

I MUST BE ABLE TO LOVE MY COUNTRY AND JUSTICE AS WELL.

These people do not deserve your crap at this moment shut your mouth and go show your lack of self-esteem by screaming at the wall.

Peoples what we need to realize is this is a total destroyer. The reality is water, Sewer, will be totally destroyed. The dead are lost we can not do anything other than try to give them a respectful burial. Expect to need to roll in new infrastructure. Expect relief flights into the airports of the Dr. Expect Ships hitting Puerto Plata soon.
I dare say the grunt work wil lbe done by DR military. They are here and ready. The relief supplies will be float and shippied and and sent accross. I fell this will happen due to the probable damage to the Airposts and Ocean terminals in Haiti. Now look for shortages in the DR for many items for the short term as it will get price gouged and smuggled over the border,

Josean ..maybe you should reread your earlier posting and then my reply may make better sense to you ..I actually thought you may know the difference between fowl and foul.

Now you try to avoid being caught with your moral indignation underwear around your ankles by hiding behind a spelling error!

The last report I saw stated that Port Au Prince and other towns in Haiti suffered great structural damage to buildings. It was said that the National Palace was one of the building that was destroyed due to the quake. I hope the toll to human life is very small and that aid arrives soon for those that need it.

Well, according to the little news (written and video) I've got on msnbc, Port-au-Prince looks like a war torn zone. There is no communication at all whether it is land based or cellular. Well folks, we can say that we Haitians have received this one right on our chin. Will it put us down, I don't think so but, it will take a while before we can catch our breath and resume the fight.

I don't feel anger against the heartless hatemongers remarks here, but just some profound sadness in front of their barbarism. I've them in file and when the effect of this disaster will start to dimm out I'll be willing to chat with them. However, for the time now, I am in a mourning mood, and all my attention is focussed on my ill fated and battered homeland. And I wish those who are enjoying our misfortune to never along their whole life be struck by such calamity, because they have no idea how it feels.

Just heard caserne dessalines has collapsed;

Internet is working but cellphone are kaput.

News coming from Haiti are getting worse and worse, and there is talk about thousands of deaths.
Communications are down for the most part as well as cell phone service, we Dominicans should prepare for the worst and be the first ones to arrive on the scene to help, whether our help is "formally" requested or not. This time calls for Dominican solidarity and immediate help to Haitians in need, in any which way we can.
The US rescue services and military should be on the way there as we speak, again the situation demands immediate relief. The whole island is at a loss when a tragic event of this magnitude occurs, and ambulances, volunteers and medical help, power generators, water, blood, rescue equipment, medicines, temporary housing, food, is urgently needed to help alleviate the suffering and prevent the situation from magnifying and getting out of control, and maybe causing famine and plagues due to the disruption of communication channels, that will surely affect us as well.

I would dare say many thousands will have been lost. At this point all we can do is pray for both the lost and the living. The only thing that is lucky is this is a tropical country and a few nights under the stars will not kill.
We have three days before the survivors start becoming casualties if the relief supplies do not get in..
The injured may or may not make it depending on how ravaged the medical is.. COnsidering 60% of the buildings were considered unsafe with out the stress of earth quakes I dare say this is a lost cause.
I would expect many casualties will be medivaced out to the DR, the US, and GITMO for treatment.
This is on Scale with the Earth Quake in Pakistan a few years ago.
If I seem cold it is this is to tragic to deal with in any terms other that auto pilot. I am an expat living in the DR. I can not do more than what I am now.

What a tragic event.

just when Hiaiti was showing signs of recovery and things were looking up for haitians, this powerful act of nature strikes, we need to set aside our differences for a moment and hope that our neighbors find the strength to rebuild and recover from this unfortunate tragedy.

Also is my opinion, that we Dominicans as a nation should demonstrate to all Haitians that throughout our historical ups and downs the Dominican Republic have always stood side by side with Haiti. I'm sure is going to be a tremendous amount of support coming from average dominicans that will not think twice before lending a helping hand to haitians everywhere.

Unfortunately i cannot say the same about my government because nobody knows what a f**ck they going to do since they stop representing the people long time ago.

To all Haitians:

"Stay strong through the night, to thine own self be true. never do change, and always remain you. for god made MORE"

I'm Dominican and have been to Haiti for work a few times, I pray for them as everyone knows they were in bad shape prior to the quake. Thank god there are a bunch of peace keepers, volunteers, un people overthere. I was there a few months ago and there was a large contingent of Brazilian, Chiliean, French, Philipine troops.

JR, sadly, you are entitled to your opinion.

Many kudos to those of you showing compassion....you are great human beings and Dominicans.

I applaud our president's initiatives in offering whatever help we can extend to our neighbor, the Haitian nation. I have been as critical and negative as anyone here against LF, but this action is noble and commendable and worthy of applause. My view, strictly. Hope you will agree.

Thank you.

I just finish watching at the BBC and they indicated that there is extreme devastation in Haiti. They attributed the destruction to the faulty construction and great number of chanty town that have a great number of people living in weak structures. Moreover, i was not aware that 1/5 of the Haitian population lived in the capital, so that is 2 million souls that were directly hit by this disaster.

As we speak, the French are gearing up and heading toward Haiti as well as the U.S. As already noted the DR has responded the way would want them to respond, which is by showing our humanitarianism and hospitality that we are known for. Moreover, the entire island sits on this fault line and it can happen to either side any day, so we need to show our dedication to the human life more than ever and prove that we are not a people of hate, but a people of peace and charity.

I thank and salute the LF government for mobilizing all of our agencies and putting them to the services of the

I did not think, I will live to see an heartquake hit the island in particular Haiti, I am sad, out of words, and powerless.If it's not an hurricane, now it's an earthquake. k Dios colme este gente de bendicion and have mercy.We have seen in the past in such situation as horrific it may be, the best come out of all us as human being.. no I am not mad at you God.

international community, so they can also carry out their humanitarian efforts. All of our prayers are with the Haitian people today. May those that died rest in peace.

Oh my God I just got the news, I was scared out of my pant when my girlfrind call me to tell me the horrible news, I fear for my relatives in the Island.

I FEEL FOR MY HAITIAN BROTHERS & SISTERS...........

This might be the big jolt (7.0) Haiti needed in order to force other countries to start helping them with, shelter, and whole new form of infrastructure.

If men can build the tallest Penthouse (4 oil families will live above the hotel until the oil runs out) in the middle of a fkn sand blizzard in Dubai...they can sure as easly come together and start a real MEGA PROJECT in Haiti.

by the way I forgot, can I just say thank you to the moderator for a job well, this catastrophe transcend border, nationality, credo and creed.

Could someone fill me in on why Canada is considered to have some responsibility for Haiti's misfortunes. Not that Canada should not be helping. I think all the rich countries should. My question is simply for my education. It is always mentioned along with France and the United States.

By the way now is not the time to pick at old wounds and scabs. These people will be needing all the help available and for a long time to come. The kind of destruction we are seeing cannot be rebuilt overnight.

People calm down and keep the insensitive comments to yourself, the fact of the matter is there will be political repercussions regarding this but that isn't important right now. Whats important is that our haitian neighbors that are suffering and dieing get all the help they need since they are human beings just like us. REMEMBER WE ALL BLEED RED!

FOR THE LATEST NEWS, PHOTOS AND LIVE STREAM RE HAITI EARTHQUAKE:

http://radioteleginen.ning.com/

or http://radioteleginenhaiti.com/

Trinitarioplusone,
France as the former colonial power that black mailed Haiti for 150 years after independance and Canada Because it is one of the two percieved rich countries in this part of the world.

I just finished talking to my brother in law who is a doctor in el Dario Contreras, he told me that in cases like a huge quake like this one lot of people suffer from wounds and lost of lots blood, he also told me to stay tune for any blood drive from salud publica in benefit of the haitian people, so if you are in DR and want to help out head to the nearest cruz roja location and ask for info on how to help out.

http://www.cruzroja.org.do/index.htm

The toll-free number to call for information about family members in Haiti is 1-888-407-4747. The State Department advises that some callers may receive a recording because of heavy volume of calls.

Some simple facts about Haiti for those that might need them:

About Haiti: (from the CIA Factbook)
• Population: 9,035,536
• Capital: Port-au-Prince
• Ethnic Groups: 95% black
• Religion: Roman Catholic -- 80%
• GDP: $11.53 billion (2008 est.)
• Language: French (official)
• Leaders: Jean-Max Bellerive -- prime minister
• Rene Preval - president

wow this was crazy if the tsunami comes theres going to be a disaster we should get people close to the sea to a safe place as soon as possible

No matter what some may think of me and my clear position on the Haitian presence in my country my condolences and prayers go out to those Haitians who are going through this nightmare on top of all the others that have befallen Haiti.

I was watching at the Weather Channel special edition about Haiti earthquake and an expert said that a tsunami is very unlikely to happen or affect the region for various reasons:
- The earthquake was not strong enough to produce a Tsunami
- The phenomenom occurred as a result of a transformed boundary (fritction between plates), and tsunamis normally are produced as a result of convergent boundaries activity.

Heaven help us all,Heaven help my countrymen who are in great deal of despair tonight. Help the ignorant among us who have no compassion. To those of you that have showed respect and solidarity I said thank you. As I'm writing these words tears are flowing from my eyes. I must make arrangement to go home soon, no water no electrify I still love Haiti yes it is the land were my mother is berried,never before I feel so helpless because Im so far from home,lord know there is somebody who could used my help tonight, whether it is to run a child to the hospital, or digging someone from under the rubbles. Again I want to say thank you to all who haves showed solidarity with us during this tragedy, may you never feel the pain and tormant Im feeling at the moment

I pray to God that our neighbors can find comfort in Him and be blessed. Us as dominicans should be the first ones to stretch our hand to help the country of Haiti. I'm telling you, i would be ashamed to say that i'm dominican if we deny help these people in great need.

May God Bless the Haitian people. As history shows we as DOMINICANS have always lent out our hands to help the Haitian people and in this time of need we will be the first to lend our hands in brotherhood. Our President has spoken and acted on delivering aid and as my fellow Dominicans have stated more aid will continue to flow to Haiti. We hospitable, benevolent, and humanitarian people. My thoughts and prayers are with you in Haiti.

What an incredilbly sad day for Ayiti. If it's not hurricanes then it's earthquakes.

Prayers and special thoughts for all the Haitians living this, another terrible situation for the population of the most impoverished country of the Western Hemisphere. Special thoughts as well for all those who live in the anguish of not being able to communicate with family and friends who are living or working there. Even the UN international quarters is badly hit (Our neighbour just came back!). The following day will be so important to save as many lives as possible. When daylight comes in the morning, there will be many sad shocks. TG, many countries are already getting ready to leave as soon as they get the OK for landing conditions with their equipment. They will need all help that could get in. They have nothing to respond to such a situation. I know that Canadian officials are meetin now, to get together their DART rescue team.
It is a time for all human beings to unite.

This is sad, very sad. My condolences to haiti.

Best wishes for all those people that are stranded in the middle of this long night awaiting for daylight to bring them better news than the ones this dusk brought them. This is a critical time for the nation of Haiti. I pray that it will be the catalyst that will make everything change for the better. We must look through the horrors that will be revealed tomorrow and see the future of a rebuilt Haiti. If all the aid that is going to pour in is utilized correctly, then this is the stepping stone for a better future. Good luck to all.

You guys that have stuck around for a year or so know that I have gone toe to toe with the Haitianists on this board in the past.

But I do have to say that I'm not only ashamed, but a bit horrified at the lack of human compasion that some of my dominican compatriots are showing at this terrible time in the life of the Haitian people. I doubt that if the earthquake had struck downtown Santo Domingo that Haitians would take such unabashed pleasure in our misfortune.

Before we forget, the DR lies along the same fault line as Haiti, Puerto Rico and the southern part of Cuba. It could have been us.

This is not the time for nationalist chauvinism, but for solidarity with our fellow brothers and sisters on the other side of the border.

SAJOMERO, MUCHACHO_ Great posts

I stand with my compatriots tonight and everyone in our corner.

I hope tomorrow brings me satisfactory news as my Mother is less than 2 miles from the national palace.

Good Night.

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http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/....11-victims-from-Haiti-plane-crash

http://www.orientalarchitecture.com/taiwan/taipei/prespalace.php

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http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/....11-victims-from-Haiti-plane-crash

http://www.orientalarchitecture.com/taiwan/taipei/prespalace.php

i stand by pepe's comment. despite my feelings towards haitian migration in the republic my prayers and condolences go out to the lives of those involved in this mess. it is sad.

Does anybody on here come from Luperon? has there been much damage in that area?

my heart goes out for those..................

xx

Dominican Goverment must send inmediatelly the army, air force and navy to the border,,,,there will be lot of refugee going across the border,,,,,,the whole city was destroy ,,,,and what happen to the Tsunami?

The Tsunami did not materialize. The earthquake was not the right type to casue one. The alert was issued as a precaution better safe than sorry thing.

the Haitian palace is gone ?
uh !
symbol of coups,greed,arrogance,neglect,gross susperstition,black magic,assassination,jail,torture .
Where the architects of Haiti's misery gather to dilapidate Haiti's coffers.

Yes, its gone. Pray for the people of Haiti

This region is prone to both plate shifts (Carribean plate vs. the North American plate) where the (east-west running) fault line is just north of Hispanola to Puerto Rico.

This is just another reason why the Metro is a disaster waiting to happen when a quake strikes there and a subsequent Tsumami. With better strategic planning they could have saved millions not digging nor escavating tunnels but built all trains above ground or even elevated (i.e. Chicago) to create a national transit system to move both goods & people faster, cheaper & better.

In short the RD Gov & Haiti are beacon symbols of Gov corruption and mis-management.

I wonder how many drug stock piles were lost as they were held in cooling off points before being shipped across the RD border and then onto the USA via Puerto Rico?

Find a good organization to donate funds and supplies.

Two excellent organizations accepting donations for response to the Haiti quake are Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org/) and Partners in Health (http://www.pih.org/). Both have staff on the ground and solid reputations.

http://www.oxfamamerica.org
http://www.pih.org

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http://www.ustream.tv/channel/pierrecote

Real-time from Haiti, this guy seems very calm and on top of things though certainly overwhelmed on his little personal blog streaming site.

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Another excellent group accepting donations is Doctors Without Borders which runs La Trinité trauma hospital in Port-au-Prince: www.doctorswithoutborders.org
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I work for Save the Children, which has a significant presence in Haiti. Staff there and in the U.S. are working to mount a major response to the earthquake.

http://www.savethechildren.org.

BASTA, just so you know, there was a quake in Santiago and Puerto Plata of mayor magnitude in 2003, followed by many replicas and even if there was damaged it was not as wide spread and what we are seeing in haiti today, certainly Haiti's was far more powerful but compared in perspective, Santiago's buildings sustained far less damage or no damage at all.

It is very stupid of you to assume technical information about construction and earthquakes, specially when you don't know what you're saying and have not technical or historical data to support you ill-founded allegations.

@ Trinitarioplusone,

In Canada there is around 100.000 Haitians who are strongly concentrated in Quebec. When there is a tragedy in Haiti, Quebec always hastens to offer its monetary and humane assistance. Considering that in Canada you pays on three stages municipal, provincial and federal it s being normal that Canada supports the Haitian Diaspora because it s much vote for the election.

I wish my condolences at all the Haitians and I pray for you

we should donate clothes money, food whatever we can to the red cross, there over 100,000 thousand already dead . haiti needs us our help we should all donate and make a diffrence.

Fellow humanitarians,

I had just returned from Haiti this past Holidays and I am going back to Haiti soon via Dominican Republic to help if I am not called to be deployed there. I wanted to know if there will be others on here and on http://www.EverythingHaitian.com who will be doing the same. People, allow me to advise you all... while we may have in mind to give out donations, but also be very careful and weary of scams. Please, any kind of donation or to which ever legit foundation you use is fine. Just make sure it is a legitimate foundation and not scams out to profit from the tragedy. Anything any of you can do at all is already greatly appreciated and kinds words also are very encouraging!!!

P.S: YeleHaiti is a great foundation which I donate $150 from my Army paycheck each month to because I have seen first hand and directly their work in Haiti.

Pepe32,

¡Usted es un caballero!

I really feel the sincerity in the words you wrote.

You are my brother, my crazy brother, but my brother just the same!

I hope the whole world is embarrassed by the spotlight that has been place on Haiti due to this horrific event, especially the developed world! How can we as a COLLECTIVE HUMANITY allow fellow HUMAN BEINGS to live in such deplorable and infra-human conditions, like this tragedy has exposed to the entire world.

We (THE WORLD) should hang our heads down in shame that we have ignored the plight of our fellow brethren for so long. Maybe the tragedy will serves as wake call of embarrassment and Haiti finally rises from the ashes of its own corruption, this horrible event and the acquiescence of the world powers.

One thing I have always agreed with my fellow Dominican brothers (even the intolerant ones) that the burden of helping Haiti should never fall solely on the shoulders of the Dominican Republic.

continued:

This cost must be born by the whole world and in majority especially by the G8!

We need a list of resources for donations.

It is easy to send money. But the people in Haiti lost everything. Money right now is only useful for the aid workers. The people need the basics of life.

I have an entire room of old clothing and shoes and blankets and bed linen that I am ready and willing to box up and send.

Can someone on DominicanToday please create a list of resources asap?

I am dominican married to a haitian and its very sad what happen. My spouse and family are just in pain. We have tried calling, texting, emailing and there is no answer which makes it worse. Please have their family in your prayers. It breaks my heart seeing them in pain not being able to help.
The only thing tha tis bringing joy to them its seeing the response and attention the people are getting. They are hoping that this will help restructure the country and head in a better direction.

To all....unfortunately in light of the devastation to our fellow Haitians Brothers and Sisters true evil is among us be super careful who you donate to. My advice is unless you don't know any origination with a GOOD reputation, your best bet is if you reside in the US make checks payable to the American Red Cross [no cash] and be sure to specify "The Haitian Quake Relief Fund" in care of the American Red Cross.
Also my understanding is there is total chaos in the streets at night due to a mass power outage and a logistical nightmare due to communications between airplanes and the control tower and damage to Haiti's POP Port. Rescue personal, Medical supply's, Food, Water must reach all the People affected a.s.a.p.
My heart is truly sadden by this terrible tragedy to our fellow Man.

Truthbtold195,
Thank you for sharing with us. My prayers are with your Spouse's Family also.
Take care my Brother.