Haiti

Strained Themselves, Incoming Haitian Students Strain Local Schools

Many Haitian communities in the Greater Boston area have been welcoming new arrivals since Haiti's devastating earthquake in January. And while that transition has been difficult for many students, that...

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02:06Mar 1, 2010

Hundreds Mourn Mass. Student Killed In Haiti

A Massachusetts college student killed by the earthquake in Haiti was remembered for her generous spirit and commitment to others.

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Feb 21, 2010

DDr. Phuoc Le of Boston (top right) and a pilot transfer two Haitian earthquake victims to a private jet so they can be flown to the U.S. for treatment arranged by Partners in Health. (Andres Leighton/AP)

Helping In Haiti: Questions & Answers

As Haiti continues to recover from its devastating earthquake, there's a growing focus on the long-term health needs of victims and their families — and Massachusetts is continuing to play...

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02:24Feb 18, 2010

Haiti Judge Says Some U.S. Missionaries Will Go Free

A Haitian judge said some of the 10 U.S. missionaries arrested on charges of child kidnapping would be released Wednesday, nearly three weeks after they were caught trying to take...

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Feb 17, 2010

Family Says Body of Mass. Student Found In Haiti

The family of a college student from Rutland says her body has been found in Haiti, more than a month after the earthquake there.

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Feb 15, 2010

Mass. To Waive Health Care Premiums For Haiti Earthquake Helpers

People who get state-subsidized health care won't have to pay their premiums this year if they can show they're under financial pressure from helping Haiti earthquake victims.

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Feb 11, 2010

A Boston Cabbie Turns Up Amid Haiti's Rubble

Jean Magloire, aka Chapo, a Boston cab driver, runs a health program in his native Haiti, and was there when the earthquake struck. Reporter Seth Rolbein visited Haiti after the...

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03:13Feb 5, 2010

Haitians Hold Uncertain Place In Immigration Line

Like many Haitian families around Boston, Elsie Metayer and her parents want to bring their relatives to the United States. The desperation in Haiti after last month's earthquake has opened...

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04:13Feb 3, 2010

A Haitian girl, whose nose and cheek were shattered in the quake, holds her head at the main hospital in downtown Port-au-Prince on Jan. 16. (David Gilkey/NPR)

Boston Doctor Tells Of Treating Haiti's 'Pure Suffering'

Following two weeks of treating patients in earthquake-ravaged Haiti, Dr. David P. Mooney, a surgeon at Children's Hospital Boston, provides a vivid description of what he saw.

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02:30Feb 1, 2010

Haiti Detains Americans Taking Kids Across Border

A group of 10 American Baptists were being held in the Haitian capital Sunday after trying take 33 children out of Haiti.

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Jan 31, 2010

NPR Slideshow: Making Do After The Quake

The produce market is open in Port-au-Prince, but life is far from normal more than a week after the earthquake. NPR photojournalist David Gilkey has captured images in the Haitian...

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Jan 22, 2010

James Taylor performed at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on April 25, 2009. (Cheryl Gerber/AP)

WBUR Will Air James Taylor Benefit Concert Jan. 22

At 8 p.m. Friday, WBUR 90.9 FM will air a live James Taylor "Help For Haiti" concert from Great Barrington. The proceeds benefit Boston-based Partners In Health, a nonprofit medical...

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Jan 22, 2010

BU Team In Haiti Works To Transform As They Rebuild

Well before the worst natural disaster in Haiti's recorded history, a team from Boston University had been planning a long-term development project in the Caribbean nation. But last week's earthquake...

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Jan 21, 2010

In this Jan. 11 photograph released by Lynn University, students with the “Journey for Hope” group from the school pose in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Britney Gengel is seated second from right. She remains missing after the university received false word that she had been found alive. (Via AP)

Rutland Student Still Missing In Haiti

A Rutland man is demanding more U.S. help in finding his daughter, Britney Gengel, a college sophomore who has been missing in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, for six days. She was last...

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Jan 18, 2010

'Pray For Our Sweet Country, Haiti'

In a place of worship no bigger than the room of a funeral parlor, the sweet chorus of 200 Haitian-Americans sing "I have a song in my heart" with enough...

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06:59Jan 18, 2010

NPR Slideshow: A View Of The Aftermath

NPR photojournalist David Gilkey has captured images of rescue and heartbreak in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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Jan 16, 2010

Haitians In Boston Will Need Support Of Their Own

At a call center in Boston, a volunteer is helping Josue Phan dial his family. He's too shaky. "I'm trying to call my sisters and brother," Phan says. "They were...

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Jan 15, 2010

Special Report: Aftershocks In Boston

In a special report Friday, WBUR's Bob Oakes spoke with relief workers in Port-au-Prince, reporters around Boston and a Haitian nurse at Boston Medical Center with family in the devastated...

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24:02Jan 15, 2010

Aftershocks In Boston: Discussing The Haiti Disaster

Join a panel of Boston journalists and a Haitian-American medical doctor at 5 p.m. Friday to discuss the aftermath of Tuesday's 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti. We'll take your questions in...

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Jan 15, 2010

WBUR Video: In 'Decapitated' Haiti, A Boston Nonprofit Mobilizes

With Haiti's main hospitals in ruin, a Boston woman's army of doctors and nurses is mobilizing to help people in Port-au-Prince. We speak with Ophelia Dahl, executive director of Partners...

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Jan 15, 2010

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Strained Themselves, Incoming Haitian Students Strain Local Schools

Hundreds Mourn Mass. Student Killed In Haiti

Helping In Haiti: Questions & Answers

Haiti Judge Says Some U.S. Missionaries Will Go Free

Family Says Body of Mass. Student Found In Haiti

Mass. To Waive Health Care Premiums For Haiti Earthquake Helpers

A Boston Cabbie Turns Up Amid Haiti's Rubble

Haitians Hold Uncertain Place In Immigration Line

Boston Doctor Tells Of Treating Haiti's 'Pure Suffering'

Haiti Detains Americans Taking Kids Across Border

NPR Slideshow: Making Do After The Quake

WBUR Will Air James Taylor Benefit Concert Jan. 22

BU Team In Haiti Works To Transform As They Rebuild

Rutland Student Still Missing In Haiti

'Pray For Our Sweet Country, Haiti'

NPR Slideshow: A View Of The Aftermath

Haitians In Boston Will Need Support Of Their Own

Special Report: Aftershocks In Boston

Aftershocks In Boston: Discussing The Haiti Disaster

WBUR Video: In 'Decapitated' Haiti, A Boston Nonprofit Mobilizes