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Santo Domingo.– More international relief aid is expected to reach Haiti by land via the Dominican Republic as air transport is jammed, following the promise by Dominican President Leonel Fernandez of granting land access for aid delivery to the neighboring country.
According to the latest reports, poor infrastructure at the Port-au-Prince airport is making it hard for enough emergency aid to fly into the devastated country. In addition, severe damage to the seaport in the capital city is complicating the sea route.
Rescue work is being slowed down as international rescuers and necessary equipment are also being denied quick access to Haiti. The delivery of humanitarian aid is also being affected.
Over 50,000 people were killed and other 250,000 were injured during the 7.0-magnitude quake, Haitian Health Minister Alex Larsen told the press on Friday.
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Leonnie, where the F%^& are you ...
PreFAIL, where the F%^& are you ...
You both got your frontpage news picture for your river of words, NOW DO SOMETHING !!!
Or is it like me and many other thinks that your both are FAILED as in FAILED NATIONS ??
(Perhaps just non-functional)
I really feel sorry for those people suffering there because of your NON WORKING promises.
PS
Be careful using the SD metro, there is a big chance that the next hit (big or small) is in the DR, destroying all those sandcastles in SD.
If Haitian authorities are obstacle then, in my eyes and those of world community and balance of humanity, needs of the people must take precedence and they should be removed even if by force. Clearly saving life in next few days is more critical than anything.
MJEV.
But here they go home, have dinner , talk more , see the other "important" people and forget what they just said.
Who cares, they had their pictures shot, mumbled some promises and that was important.
But don't expect from BOTH sides that just ONE of them would really go in person to the so called bottlenecks and fix the problems.
Ramón Pérez Reyes - 1/16/2010
Puerto Príncipe.- Dos comerciantes dominicanos fueron gravemente heridos de bala en esta ciudad, cuando distribuían ayuda humanitaria a las víctimas del terremoto ocurrido en Haití el martes. Carlos Gatas y Milton Matos padre, oriundos de San Juan de la Maguana, se presentaron al local de la embajada dominicana en esta ciudad con heridas de escopeta e informaron que fueron asaltados.
Uno de ellos fue gravemente herido por lo que tuvo que ser trasladado en helicóptero hacia Barahona, y el otro, con heridas más leves, fue llevado a uno de los centros médicos que tiene la Minustah en este país.
Los organismos dominicanos que tienen a cargo la entrega de ayuda a las víctimas del terremoto, han visto dificultades para realizar sus labores. Durante el día de ayer y hoy haitianos han intentado asaltar los camiones del Plan Social de la presidencia dominicana, que entregan alimentos en ese país
I got news that finally (since yesterday) most of the borders are just open for humanterian aid.
Start moving your mouse already to the - sign, because here is the part a lot of you readers don't want to know.
NO it was NOT directly forced by default from one of the failed governments !!!!!!
Some slick businessman put all their power, contacts and efforts into this.
"why pick the breadcrumps now, while we can have several backery stores later" is their thought behind this, thinking about their shares in rebuilding Haiti.
Maybe the wrong idea, but for the poor , in much help needed, Haitians this is now the best solution.
More convoys are assembling to enter Haiti, it is for now the safest transport to the areas in need.
DO NOT BE STUPID SMART AND GO ALONE INTO HAITI
with a single truck/jepeeta filled with goods, you are a sitting duck, playing with your life.
Domingo 17 de Enero del 2010, actualizado 2:04 PM
Pierre reconoce labor solidaria
Néstor Medrano - 1/17/2010
http://www.listin.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=128329
Sonia Pierre
Santo Domingo.- La activista de los derechos humanos de los haitianos, Sonia Pierre, declaró que sin la ayuda de las autoridades y la solidaridad del pueblo dominicano, la tragedia que estremeció a Haití hubiese sido mayor.
Pierre, una crítica acérrima de supuestas violaciones en República Dominicana a los derechos de los haitianos inmigrantes, ayer reconoció que “si no hubiera sido por la ayuda que está llegando desde República Dominicana, la tragedia hubiera sido peor y el pueblo dominicano ha demostrado capacidad de solidaridad extraordinaria”.
From: United States
Give the rest of the island to the greedy Dominicans since they want the whole island ( I think it's good idea too so I ain't hating). France should partition a third of French Guiana and it give to the Haitans as free state. Any reconstruction monies should go towards fulfilling that. French Guiana is fertile,beautiful and sparsely populated with only a population of around 230,000 people.
French Guiana
Area 83,534 km2 (32,252.7 sq mi)
Population : 230,000
Hispaniola
Area 76,480 km2 (29,529 sq mi)
Population: 19,000,000
Clearly there is enough unused area to create a free Haitian state in French Guiana being that most of French Guiana is beautiful lush jungle. All France would have to do is keep the French Foreign Legion there to make sure over deforestation doesn't occur.