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Wyclef Jean Defends Yele Haiti Foundation's Finances
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyHaitian-American singer Wyclef Jean held a press conference in New York on Monday to defend against accusations that he has profited from his charity Yele Haiti. Since the massive earthquake that struck Haiti last Tuesday, Jean has called on the public to text "YELE" to 501501 to donate $5 to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund, which has raised over $2 million in just days, according to the Associated Press. "Yele's books are open and transparent. We have been given a clean bill of health by an external auditor every year since we started," Jean told reporters.He denied all accusations that he ...
Haitian DJ Harnesses Airwaves for Aid Mission
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News(Jan. 19) -- A week ago, Carel Pedre was hosting his morning radio show in Haiti, mixing music, telling jokes and making bets on who would win American Idol. One of the country's most popular DJs, he hosted its version of the talent competition last year. Now Pedre is sleeping in his parked car, with little fuel left, surviving on bread and water. But you can still hear him on the radio. In the week since the most devastating natural disaster in Haiti's bedraggled history, a popular station there, Radio One, has had enough fuel to run its electricity generator a few hours a day. That's ...
Aid Delays Fuel Desperation in Quake-Battered Haiti
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News(Jan. 15) -- Haiti seemed to hold its breath today, praying that enough aid would arrive before the fears of hundreds of thousands of hungry, injured earthquake refugees turned to violence. "Every hour counts," said John Holmes, the U.N. under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, who was dispatching search and rescue teams from New York. His colleague in Haiti, peacekeeping chief David Wimhurst, told The Associated Press that Haiti's survivors are "slowly getting more angry and impatient." About $400 million worth of aid has been pledged so far from Asia, Europe and the Americas, ...
Clooney Hosts MTV Telethon for Haiti; Brad, Angelina, Wyclef Donate to Relief Efforts
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyGeorge Clooney will host a telethon to raise money for rescue and relief efforts for Haiti after the devastating 7.0 earthquake Tuesday. The telethon – which will air 8-10 p.m. Eastern time Jan. 22 on all MTV channels, ABC, NBC, HBO and CNN – will include celebrity appeals from both U.S. coasts. At a party Wednesday night, singer Sting and his wife Trude Styler agreed to be on the program, at Clooney's request. Many Hollywood celebrities, including Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, have announced large financial donations to relief causes for Haiti. In press releases, tweets, ...
Obama Pledges $100 Million in Aid to Haiti
By David Sessions - Politics DailyPresident Obama on Thursday pledged $100 million from the U.S. government to assist victims of a devastating earthquake in Haiti, the New York Times reports. In an emotional address, Obama said the $100 million would only be a beginning, and that the government would increase payments in the coming months. ...
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