Better Health Security for Haiti

Better health security for Haitians is the goal of Haiti's National Specimen Referral Network, or NSRN, which is part of the National Public Health Laboratory and the Directorate of Epidemiology, Laboratory and Research in Port-au-Prince. U.S. Ambass

迷你对话学地道口语第35期:驳倒

[00:00:01] What do you think of the lawyer's speech? 你觉得那个律师的演说如何？ [00:02:38] He has a glib tongue. 他有三寸不烂之舌，几乎没人能驳倒他。 [00:06:08] Few people can argue him down. 别相信他。 [00:10:37]

VOA标准英语2011--Haiti to Hold Second Round of Elections

After a grueling campaign, Haiti's two second round presidential candidates are making their final push toward Sunday's vote with concerts in Port-Au-Prince. Scholar and former first lady Mirlande Manigat has worked to project an image of competence.

Haiti Rebel Leader Enters Port-au-Prince

Haiti Rebel Leader Enters Port-au-Prince Michael Bowman A Haitian rebel leader whose forces overran more than half of the country entered Port-au-Prince Monday and promptly made contact with the count

VOA常速英语2007-Rebuilding Efforts in Haiti Shift to Education

By Brian Wagner Port-au-Prince 09 October 2007 Thousands of Haitian schools reopened their doors for a new school year last month, thanks in part to the support of the United States and other international donors. As Haiti's government works to reco

VOA慢速英语2014 Teens Help Seniors Bridge Technology Gap

Teens Help Seniors Bridge Technology Gap When most people imagine a classroom, they think of older people teaching younger ones. But when it comes to learning about high-technology devices, the opposite can often be true. That is what is happening th

2007年VOA标准英语-Darfuris Say Hague's List Must Include Al-Bashi

By Noel King El Fasher,Sudan 27 February 2007 The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Luis Moreno Ocampo, on Tuesday revealed the names of two people suspected of war crimes in Sudan's embattled Darfur region, where fo

VOA标准英语2010年-Haiti Buries Thousands of Its Dead in

Soon after the earthquake struck, and the search for the living had begun in Haiti, there were bodies, thousands and thousands of dead bodies. Then the burials began, not ordinary burials with traditional rituals and grief, but burials in mass graves

VOA标准英语2010年-New Earthquake Jolts Haiti

The U.S. Geological Survey says the new quake, which shook Haiti just after sunrise Wednesday, was centered about 35 miles northwest of the capital Port au Prince. It was the largest of more than 40 significant aftershocks following the January 12th

英语语法：27 Yo as a Pronoun

Yo! Grammar Girl here. I have grammar news about the word yo this week. Listen through to the end because YOU may be able to help a language researcher. The grammar news is that Dr. Elaine Stotko, from the School of Education at Johns Hopkins Univers

Dominican Republic, Haiti join hands to uproot cholera

SANTO DOMINGO, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Dominican Republic and Haiti Wednesday launched a joint plan aimed at eliminating cholera, which has claimed more than 7,000 lives in both countries since October 2010. The efforts were backed by the World Healt

2006年VOA标准英语-Hague Trial Could Mean Justice for More We

By Catherine Maddux Washingron 10 April 2006 Maxwell Fornah, and Musa Vandi, who are both war amputees, battle for the ball in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Saturday, April, 1, 2006 The arrest of former Lib

VOA标准英语2010年-Full Picture of Haiti Devastation Emer

Death, devastation and deprivation prevail in Haiti's capital, as the full extent of the country's humanitarian crisis is being revealed to the world. The international community is rushing aid to earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince in the face of logi

VOA标准英语2010年-US Marines Join Relief Effort in Haiti

A 2,000-strong unit of U.S. Marines began moving ashore west of Port-au-Prince at dawn on Tuesday to help deliver relief to victims of last week's earthquake. Some U.S. troops landed by helicopter at the presidential palace, where crowds of Haitians

英语博客(A cup of English):Haiti

Beginners. Haiti, as you all know, has suffered a terrible catastrophe recently. The 12th of January, an earthquake hit the nation. It registered 7.0, and there were many after shocks, about 33. Many countries have given assistance and money to help

Cholera Operations in Haiti Seriously Under-funded

The United Nations is holding a special meeting with donor countries to drum up support for its cholera treatment and control operations in Haiti. It says it has received less than half of the $175 million it needs to carry out its life-saving progra

VOA标准英语2010年-Looting Continues in Haiti as Resident

U.S. troops patrolled the streets of Port-au-Prince on Monday in an attempt to drive away looters who were breaking into shops and buildings to grab whatever they could find. Some people have begun fleeing the capital for the countryside in search of

Actor Glover Supports Aristide's Return to Haiti

Hollywood actor Danny Glover is the latest celebrity(名声) making a push for former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to return to his homeland. Glover, who starred in the Lethal Weapon（致命武器） movies, is chairman of the U.S.-based

Clinton to visit Haiti on election standoff, reconstruction

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State(国务卿) Hillary Clinton will visit Haiti on Sunday to focus on the island state's election standoff and reconstruction efforts, the State Department said on Friday. In addition to meeting wit

VOA标准英语2010年-US Reaches out to Quake-Hit Haiti

The U.S. government as well as American officials and aid workers are trying to help Haiti following the devastating earthquake that hit near the capital Port-au-Prince late Tuesday. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outlined U.S. help to Haiti from