In the first meeting held today, members of the high-level Tourism Resilience, Recovery and Sustainability taskforce have pledged their full support to provide assistance to earthquake-stricken Haiti. Minister of Tourism and co-founder of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC), Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the move solidifies the commitment to accelerate the recovery and resilience of Haiti’s tourism product. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Collapsed buildings are nothing more than rubble, children are separated from their parents, and Tropical Storm Grace may bring heavy rain turning into floods and landslides after the huge 7.2 earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, August 14, 2021. Today, the death count reached 1,419. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Haiti is in trouble after the county's president was murdered, after natural disasters and COVID, and yesterdays deadly and strongest earthquake killing at least 724. Haiti tourism may be wiped out for some time, but remains the tool for this Caribbean Country to recover. Today, a neighbor from Jamaica, the man known to be the person behind word tourism resilience reached out to Haiti, the Hon. Edmund Bartlett. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
The US Tsunami Warning Centers issued a tsunami threat, but the threat was lifted within an hour. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
The request was made after US Secretary of State Tony Blinken and President Joe Biden himself had “promised to help Haiti” in the wake of the president’s assassination earlier this week. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
The president and first lady were reportedly attacked at around 1am on Wednesday by "a group of unidentified individuals, some of whom spoke in Spanish." | Haiti President and First Lady killed in attack on their home
"The goal of these people was to make an attempt on my life," Jovenel Moise said Continue reading Haiti president: Coup and assassination attempt foiled at eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online.
