haiti

To buy or not to buy earthquake insurance. Two weeks after Haiti's devastating temblor, that question is on the front burner again. Whether you live in St. Louis or San Francisco, it's hard to ignore that gnawing feeling in your gut that not having the insurance could mean big problems in the...

Haitians living in the U.S. are being targeted by a scam that convinces them to pay money with the promise of getting their relatives to this country, the Embassy of Haiti and the Greater Washington Haiti Relief Committee announced. Potential victims are contacted by phone or with fliers passed...

Three days after the earthquake in Haiti, Royal Caribbean sent one of its cruise ships to Labadee, a privately owned Haitian beach. The move, which created an uncomfortable juxtaposition between starving, dying Haitians and well-fed vacationers, has caused many to question the cruise line and its relationship to its Caribbean ports of call.

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Ltd. (RCL) is taking some grief for continuing to send boats to Labadee, its private beach on the north coast of Haiti, even as the country recovers from a devastating earthquake that killed tens of thousands and left the capital city Port-au-Prince in ruins. But it's not at all clear that the cruise ship operator is doing something wrong.

Of the many ironies of last week's earthquake in Haiti, this one is the cruelest: In the months before the disaster, international officials believed the outlook for the Western Hemisphere's poorest country was starting to improve. U.S. and South Korean firms were considering expanding operations there.

As the aftershocks continue, an international company specializing in composite wall panels has pledged to donate 1,000 small homes to the Haiti relief effort. InnoVida CEO Claudio Osorio told WalletPop he has secured both the support of President Bill Clinton and free barge transport to carry the...

The 6.1 aftershock in Haiti on Wednesday underscores the multitude of challenges facing the country, where the International Monetary Fund estimates that the disaster could cost much more than the $900 million in damage from 2008's hurricanes.

Thanks to the Huffington Post's shame-on-you report, credit card companies stopped taking a cut of charitable donations made to Haiti relief efforts using credit cards. Other companies didn't have to be told twice -- they're sacrificing a cut of their profits up front. Whether you're planning to...

The earthquake that struck Haiti last week has resulted in an outpouring of contributions to nonprofit groups to rescue those trapped under rubble and aid survivors. Much of the money collected has come from big U.S. businesses.

After the rescue stage is completed, Haiti will need a Marshall Plan like one implemented in Europe, post-World War II. But this time, there will need to be a large corporate presence to help make the island nation a land of opportunity and hope.