This weekend, the BBC World Service will broadcast special programming in Haiti, in French and English. We will focus on events in Haiti, the difficulties in distributing aid, the increasing health and security risks and the response of the international community.
Listen in on shortwave on 11860 kHz (25 MB) and 9410 kHz (31 MB), on Saturday at 12pm GMT in French and at 12.30 GMT in English and on Sunday we will broadcast at 12pm in French and 12:15 pm in English.
When tragedy strikes, it’s human instinct to want to make it all better – in a flash.
In a country as vulnerable as Haiti, it doesn’t quite work like that. As aid pours in from across the world , a ruined infrastructure, overcrowded airport and no visible police force are some of the factors adding to Haiti’s nightmare. And time is running out. Continue reading ‘On air: How you can help Haiti’
You all think I’ve been here on work experience but I’ve actually been working undercover with DCI Bosworth on a police investigation into World Have Your Say. . Continue reading ‘Ayshah’s leaving speech’
Take a look at this video. It’s religious broadcaster Pat Robertson discussing Haiti’s “pact with the devil” and it’s got lots of you talking about God’s place in this tragedy . Continue reading ‘On air: Do tragedies like this make you question your beliefs?’
Sadly, it’s not unusual for us to speak to people who’ve experienced terrible and recent loss. But yesterday was different. The Haitians who joined us at WGCU are in the agonising situation of not knowing what has happened to many relatives and friends. No phone lines were working. They had nothing bar the news to tell them of the situation back home. And so when we got through to Dixie, a nurse at an orphanage there, they were hearing things straight from someone in Haiti for the first time. Continue reading ‘Yesterday’
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