Port-au-Prince

Stepping off the plane in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, a certain nervous and excitement feeling rushes through the body as Haiti greets with its intense heat. Port-Au-Prince is the capital of Haiti, and when thought of, a capitol looks like a nice city with wealthy people walking around to their busy jobs. In Port-Au-Prince however, jumbles of people run around with rags for clothes, sitting on the side of the street trying to sell to us “wealthy Americans” (or so they call us and so they think) what they

border. The results of the last census, indicates that the total population is 10.9 million inhabitants. Port au Prince is the country’s capital and it is situated in the coast of the Gulf of Gonave. This paper will address Port au Prince as the Metropolitan Area, which is comprised by six municipalities, better known as communes: Delmas, Cité Soleil, Tabarre, Carrefour, Pétion Ville, and Port au Prince. (Direction des Statistiques Démographiques et Sociales, 2015; Haiti-Référence, 2015) According to

Growing in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, I truly was not receiving a proper education and I knew that my education was the only way for a more successful future. When I was young, my mother read a book to me every day until I was old enough to read by myself. She would purchase English and I would read them to the best of my ability. This is how I began teaching myself English. I came to the United States at the age of five years old because of all the violence, and was able to because of my status as a

were killed, and many more were wounded. The disaster added more misery to people already struggling to get by with everyday life. Haiti is one of the poorest nations in the world. The January 12 quake demolished almost every major building in Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. About 5,000 schools in the city were destroyed or damaged. Throughout Haiti, more than 220,000 people were killed, and more than 1 million were left homeless. A few days after the quake, the number of survivors stood at 121 as

King.A.Suleiman Grade 11 Miss Nugent 5/4/2016 CASE STUDY: Haiti The meaning of the word hazard can be confusing. It can be often combined with the term "risk". A hazard is any source of potential damage or harm and has effects on something or someone under certain conditions. Basically, a hazard can cause harm to individuals or to organizations as property of losses. There are different types of hazards, environmental, biological .etc. Environmental hazards consist of destructive forces e.g. Tsunami

more in depth, it will be discussed on how it affected the earth, the damages and death tolls, the economic impact, and the permanent consequences. Affecting the Earth The earthquake happened about 15 miles southwest from the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince at 4:35pm. The geology of Haiti consists of igneous rocks formed within a volcanic island arc. Haiti is situated on the North American Plate and the Caribbean Plate is below. The Enriquillo-Plaintain Garden Fault which accounts for over half of

Naturally, the capital of any country, state, or territory is the nucleus of information and governance; it is the source for relief for most tension points experienced by a unified body of people. Haiti’s nucleus, its capital, Port au Prince, suffered a catastrophic 7.0 level earthquake on 12 January 2010 damaging countless buildings and taking over 230,000 lives. For a small country like Haiti, this impact caused the entire country to be inoperable and paralyzed with no source of self-relief

On 12 January 2010 Haiti’s capital city, Port-au-Prince, was rocked by a 7.0 earthquake. Being that it is an island with minimal internal support, they have to rely on external sources in the world for help and rebuilding their own infrastructure. While there are numerous governmental and non-governmental organizations to assist, no one is better equipped for immediate worldwide response than the United States Army. We’ll look at the equipment the U.S Army had available and how they employed these

Haiti is a beautiful Caribbean country that has had more than its fair share of hardship. A culture of strength and perseverance is evident from the moment one arrives and it only feels stronger the further one travels from Port au Prince. The people are of African descent, with a strong French influence creating a uniquely mixed culture that is rare in the western hemisphere. The business climate is such that there are very few foreign businesses or joint ventures in Haiti and although there

that shook the ground for around 35 seconds which registered 7.0 magnitude on the Richter Scale on January 12, 2010, at around 4:53 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The earthquake hit The Republic of Haiti with the epicenter near the capital of Haiti— Port-au-Prince region (“The Devastating Haiti Earthquake: Questions and Answers”). The region includes the cities of Carrefour, Petion-Ville, Delmas, Tabarre, Cite Soleil, and Kenscoff, which were severely affected by the quake. However, the city of Leogane