PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—An international rights group is protesting the violent eviction of around 60 families from their makeshift homes in a settlement outside Haiti’s capital. Amnesty International said Monday an additional 100 families in the area north of Port-au-Prince face removal. It said the evictions began Saturday when a local official showed up with 17...
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Press Release No. 13/470 November 25, 2013 A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headed by Mr. Gabriel Di Bella visited Port-au-Prince during November 6-15, 2013, to conduct discussions for the seventh review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement1. The mission met with Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe; Minister of Economy and Finance...
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Contract Awarded to install 23 km (14.5 miles) of fiber optic microduct in Port au Prince and 63 km (39 miles) of underground microfiber blowing Contract Value: 1.6 million dollars Contract Completion: Dec 2013SpanishCats:EZE”>Ezentis achieves a contract of 1.6 million dollars in Haiti. It is planned to install 23 km (14.5 miles) of fiber...
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By TRENTON DANIEL The Associated PressNovember 25, 2013 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — More than 100 additional people have either been deported to Haiti or left on their own accord from neighboring Dominican Republic after an elderly Dominican couple was killed, authorities and a spokesman for a migrant advocacy group said Monday. The number of Haitians...
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – A major international airline carrier is introducing flights to Haiti. JetBlue Airways spokesman Mike Miller says the flights will leave twice a day from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and land in the Caribbean nation’s capital, Port-au-Prince. One flight will depart each day from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New...
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By Amelie Baron Dec 5 (Reuters) – Haiti has begun servicing its oil debt with Venezuela which now stands at $1.2 billion, and is exploring ways to make payments in kind with agricultural products rather than cash, a senior Haitian official said on Thursday. The Ministry of Finance official was responding to a World...
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J’ai dédié ma vie à la lutte pour le peuple africain. J’ai combattu la domination blanche et j’ai combattu la domination noire. J’ai chéri l’idéal d’une société démocratique et libre dans laquelle tous vivraient ensemble, dans l’harmonie, avec d’égales opportunités. C’est un idéal que j’espère atteindre et pour lequel j’espère vivre. Mais, si besoin...
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Dec 4 (Reuters) – The World Bank’s special envoy to Haiti voiced concern on Wednesday about how the government was using public funds generated by cut-rate Venezuelan petroleum imports, saying a lack of transparency was the biggest obstacle to the country’s economic development. The surprising public criticism of the government’s handling of its finances...
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Philippe Cinéas, the Secretary of State for Public Works and Transport, revealed at the last Council of Government, that expansion and modernization works at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport, will soon be carried out. An additional 600 m2 will be added to the existing 2,400 m2 of the arrival hall. 58 boarding stations will...
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By Andrea ChangDecember 2, 2013, 1:05 a.m. Delivery drones are on their way. Amazon.com on Sunday introduced Prime Air, a futuristic delivery system that the company says will get packages into customers’ hands in half an hour or less, delivered via unmanned aerial vehicles. The online retail behemoth posted a video on its website...
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