PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere yesterday offered help to the wealthiest to help it cope with the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
Haitian Finance Minister Henri Bazin handed an oversized ceremonial check to the top US diplomat in the impoverished Caribbean country.
"It is an historic occasion," Bazin said. "After all this is the first time ever that we have sent money to the United States."
The vast majority of Haitians live on less than $1 (euro0.84) a day because their economy is in ruins.
The grant was for US$36,000 (euro30,200), of which US$11,000 (euro9,200) came from private sector donations.
The United States has provided substantial aid to Haiti over the years, including US$20 million (euro16.8 million) in 2004 to help cope with the damage from Hurricane Jeanne.
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By oem software @ New York
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Friday, February 10, 2012
THATS A FU@KED GOVANOR
THAT IS SO SAD LOOK AT THOSE PEOPLE THEY ARE BEING FOURST BEYOND THEIR WILL TO DONATE MONEY BECAUSE OF THEIR PRIMINSTER IAM NOT SAING ITS BAD TO GIVE BUT HOW COULD U GIVE AWAY THE LITTLE THAT U HAVE WITHOUT FIXING YOUR OWN COUNTRY KIDS ARE STARVING AND DIEING THERE ARE LITTLE FOOD NO WORK BUT THE PRIMINSER COULD GIVE AWAY POOR PEOPLE MONEY AND KEEP HIS RITCHES TO HIM AND HIS FAMILY LOOK AT HOW THE HURRICAN DISTROY HATTI DID BUSH GIVE ANY MONEY TO THEM I DONT THINK THATS FAIR
By JUST SOMEONE WHO CARES @ USA CT.
Sunday, November 6, 2005
NO WAY!
I am not Hatian; but I have read about their not only of their poverty also the crimes that the rebels are committing. Early this year I have read The Daily News paper where Hatians are being help hostage, rape, murder and demands of their families overseas topay large sums of money that they don't have .Did America try and help these people? No!. I want to beleive in give and it shall be given unto you and all those spiritual saying. God Damn IT black and poor people have been suffering for far too long ang too much yet nothing is changing . i myself and you all born in unfairness, among wicked people and we are going die without ever seeing things change for black people. Because life is unfair itself.The rich get richer and the poor getting pooer and damn poorer. Peace!
By Spirit @ USA
Saturday, October 29, 2005
NO WAY!
I am not Hatian; but I have read about their not only of their poverty also the crimes that the rebels are committing. Early this year I have read The Daily News paper where Hatians are being help hostage, rape, murder and demands of their families overseas topay large sums of money that they don't have .Did America try and help these people? No!. I want to beleive in give and it shall be given unto you and all those spiritual saying. God Damn IT black and poor people have been suffering for far too long ang too much yet nothing is changing . i myself and you all born in unfairness, among wicked people and we are going die without ever seeing things change for black people. Because life is unfair itself.The rich get richer and the poor getting pooer and damn poorer. Peace!
By Spirit @ USA
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Unbelievable
this is a generous effort, and i hoope your reward awaits u. Many blessings to Haiti.
By D/can woman @ St.Kitts
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
That was sweet
Haiti did the right thing not because you dont have it like they do does'nt mean you can help.Haiti is a poor country not because the ppl so called stink or this or that Haiti is poor because of what happened back in the day Haiti was the first carribean Island to do alot of things and for that they are being punished no real help from no other countries no real natural resouces that can really make the Island money and if we go back in time we know why Haiti and Dominican Republic is the same Island but has been separated by war the spaniards and the french so we see because us black ppl want to be our own ppl we are sufering and that is way Haiti is poor and will forever be poor sorry to say but it is true
By Tammy @ CT,USA
SassyT_25@hotmail.com
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
OH MY GOSH
I AM SHOCK. I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT AM READING. HAITIANS ARE FLOODING OUR LITTLE COUNTRY BECAUSE OF POVERTY IN THEIRS AND INSTEAD THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT USE THAT MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR PEOPLE THEY ARE HELPING AMERICAN WHO IS AS TWICE AS RICH.I BELIEVE DE GOVENMENT IS WORKING ON THE SAYING ' U MUST GIVE TO RECIEVE'. I HOPE IT WORK OUT WELL FOR THEM
By PETO @ DOMINICA
P_FREGISTE@HOTMAIL.COM
Saturday, October 22, 2005
Help come from a effort
Man poverty is not the worst thing in the world first of all and stop acting suprise Haiti made a donation to the hurricane Victimes down in New Orleanes. she may be paying the ultimate price for freedom but mark You haiti is no where close to being poor. poverty lies in the eye of the beholder.
By Julien Matthew @ New York
bsiny_19@hotmail.com
Thursday, October 20, 2005
NEVER WOULDVE THOUGHT
I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT NO ONE WOULD OF EVER THOUGHT THAT OUT OF ALL PLACES THAT HAITI WOULD BE ONE OF THE COUNTRIES TO DONATE MONEY. AND FOR A "POOR" COUNTRY THEY DONATED A GOOD AMOUNT.. ALL MY HAITIAN PEOPLE STAND UP CUZ IM SICK OF THEM TALKIN BOUT US LIKE WE AINT BOUT NOTHING GOOD AND WERE POOR....
By NESS the HAITIAN PRINCESS @ SPRING VALLEY NY
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Yo MEN R.E.S.P.E.C.T
YO MEN TO ALL MY HAITIAN PPL LISTEN UP!. MY friends and i have written a letter to the mtv show True life and dem wrote back to us dat deh want to put us on the show and document us in HAITI BUT WE NEED SPONSER we already have help from our school TOUSSAINT LOUVERTUER HIGH N DELRAY BEACH FL, N the counsler Gen.(LATOTUE'S cuzin) was speaking at my school 2day n he say dat he ganna help us but we need more help.If u proud 2 be HATIAN n u call urself one get up stand up n help ur fellow Haition.BECUZ " WE TAKN OVA WE DNT HAVE NUTTN 2 FEAR"'
By ZOERASTA @ L-DUB,FLA
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
reverse kindness
kindness is a good thing.......but to hell with the USA they should be the ones giving usd$100,000.00 to Haiti they are the real cause of that nation being in the poverty stricken state that it is in now. My heart goes out to the victims in New Orleans but their government is presently utitlizing millions of their tax dollars in the middle east right now.......they need to draw on their own resources and say o Haiti "thank you very much for your kindness but, we can afford more than you can, so we will match what you are offering and give back to you"
By kay @ ca
kaymel
Monday, October 17, 2005
Haiti
If Haiti is not poor what is it rich? There is nothing wrong with been poor. Wwe have to do something about it, and stop talking about Haiti is not poor.
By Lala @ USA, NJ
sweet_lala@msn.com
Monday, October 17, 2005
LEts BE Real
haiti Is poor. We don't have a strong government. But don't blame it on other countries. Haiti needs to UNITE, I mean all Haitians from everywhere. The ones in haiti. The ones all over that left and went someplace else only to forget where they came from. Haitians need to start sticking together instead of seperating theirselves. That was generous for haiti to help the hurricane victims. Now it's time for the government and the people to cooperate in helping the country haiti be a better place. Work in a nonviolent way that is. Haiti Needs UNity AMONGst all HAitians.
By Haitian American Teenager @ Boston Massachusettes
Monday, October 17, 2005
POOR HAITI GENEROUS DONATION
HAITI IS POOR, VERY POOR. AMERICA IS RICH, VERY RICH. I HOPE THEY DIDN'T DO IT TO PROVE ANYTHING ELSE MORE THAN THE OLD SAYING GOES 'DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD LIKE THEM TO DO UNTO YOU'.
By RASH @ NY
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Some Caribbean countries is not poor.
The "first and second world" countries al ways say that the some caribbean countires are poor but seeing that some of the not so wealthly countries like Hatti,Guyana,Cuba and Suriname were able to give aid to american for hurricane Katrina vitcims.Whcih their requested.Know that theses contries have major problem and are recovering form deasters.Guyana i still recovering from post flood effect.Cuba at that same time was recovering and trying to rebuild from two other hurricane.Hatti was also recovering from the flood that killed 1000 in March this year and also from it political problem and civil unrest.Suriname on the other hand land some drought and other problem.This should be a lession to these people bent on only distroying the image of these country.This is like the stroy of the mouse and the lion which most of us know
By Mohamed.R.Khan @ Guyana
mohamed_r_khan2016@hotmail.com
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Nice Hearted Caribbean People
toJessica: It's Very Nice that Haiti has Shown To Donate some Funds to America. Because Its All about Getting Recognize By Big Brother Countries to Give help. so this Donation Will Contribute For the Haitian Country. Better will Come in the Future.
By Adonai frm BK,NY @ Killeen,TX
flatbushsoundbwoy@hotmail.com
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Bay piti pa di chich
They might say whatever they feel like but we are the first black country to say no and fight colonialism and we won. We have too much problems from inside and outside like many other countries and we are a young nation 200 years only. If we were organized 200 yrs ago. We would probably send 36 millions to them but we can't give what we don't have.
By Anthony @
lixobe@hotmail.com
Friday, October 14, 2005
Haiti
Haiti is a unique place to live if the people didn't mess it up.What we need is better goverment and leadership to handle the problems.The so called president Bush should appreciate us more and in the future if we need help we will recieve.36 thousand wow i dont see anyother caribbean given no acception to (Jamaica,Trinidad,V.I,and Barbados,BUT PUERTO RICO THE SO CALLED LAND OF AMERICA LETS BE REAL AND OH YEAH WE SO CALLED SMELL BAD.
By Travontize @ Boston Ma
www.Travontize@yahoo.com
Friday, October 14, 2005
don't even think that
people think haiti is the poorest cointry in the caribean.<Hell no>
I know we got problem but we not as bad as hell.
By Hegel @ brooklyn ny
oneloveneat95b@aol.com
Friday, October 14, 2005
i wish
haiti is the first black in the caribean.
We always help other country but they ain't gives us credit. yet
By Hegel @ brooklyn ny
oneloveneat95b@aol.com
Friday, October 14, 2005
The Poor Helping the Rich!!!
I think that was very nice of Haiti to give back.
By Sweet Jamerican @
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Isnt good quote
Haiti isnt poor.
By Jessica @ United States,New York
nicechocolate1@yahoo.com
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
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