Hundreds of charities directed their focus to the country when the hurricanes hit. Mike and I received calls and emails from our connections involved with international relief. They knew emergency procedures, but not the island. They were heading to the northwest sector, near Gonaives, where the most severe destruction occurred. We asked, but no one was interested in the south where Lamontay lay.
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Haitian Times Roundup – August 22
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“In total JetBlue will increase its service to Haiti by more than 50,000 seats,” the airline company said, “representing a 48 percent increase over the same period last year, and a capacity increase of 80 percent since JetBlue initially entered the market.”
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