CaribPR Wire

 CaribPR Wire, NEW YORK, Jan. 14, 2010: CaribPR Wire today announced it will join with partner, PR Newswire, in waiving all fees for all news releases relating to aid in rescue and recovery efforts for the Haiti earthquake crisis.

The fee waiver will be in effect through midnight on Sunday, January 17 for U.S. organizations submitting releases through the PR Newswire that communicates their efforts of assistance to media and public audiences in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean.

“Our hearts are broken by the January 12th catastrophe in Haiti,” said CaribPR Wire founder, Felicia Persaud. “As Caribbean nationals we feel it is imperative to give back in any way we can to help our brothers and sisters in Haiti in this time of need and to assist all those angels on earth who are pitching in their own time and resources to help.”

Organizations seeking to distribute their releases can do so through https://portal.prnewswire.com/.

About CaribPR Wire

CaribPR Wire is the official Caribbean wire service of the PR Newswire. It was established in 2005 by journalist Felicia Persaud to serve the Caribbean niche market in the U.S./UK, Canada and the Caribbean region. CaribPR Wire offers over three dozen guaranteed placements for clients seeking to reach the media in this niche and also a full service comprehensive PR campaign arm in the Caribbean American marketplace. CaribPR wire is owned by Hard Beat Communications, the minority-certified news, PR and Advertising agency serving the Caribbean markets.

About PR Newswire

PR Newswire is the global leader in innovative communications and marketing services, enabling organizations to connect and engage with their target audiences worldwide. Through its multi-channel distribution network, audience intelligence, targeting, and measurement services, PR Newswire helps corporations and organizations conduct rich, timely and dynamic dialogues with the media, consumers, policymakers, investors and the general public, in support of building brands, generating awareness, impacting public policy, driving sales, and raising capital. Pioneering the commercial news distribution industry 55 years ago, PR Newswire connects customers with audiences in more than 170 countries and in over 40 languages through an unparalleled network of offices in 16 countries across North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, and via unique affiliations with the leading news agencies across the globe. PR Newswire is a subsidiary of United Business Media Limited (UBM.L), a leading global business media company that serves professional commercial communities around the world. For more information, go to www.UBM.com.