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Water Delivery Drivers Arrested and Protest after Ban on Plastic Bags in Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Young Person Selling Bags of Treated Water LEOGANE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Several dozen protesters took to the streets on Tuesday after the arrest of two…

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Haiti – Environment : Measures of protection for the environment

Following the decree prohibiting the importation and marketing of polyethylene bags, in order to protect the environment and population, the Ministry of Communication specifies that…

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Feeding Texas longhorns? Canada farmers cash in on U.S. drought

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – After spring floods drowned his seeding plans two years straight, Canadian farmer Walter Finlay is harvesting what looks to be an…

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US corn price forecast to rise sharply

There are widespread concerns about the impact of the dry weather in the US The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has slashed its forecasts for…

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Powering Lights and Progress in Haiti

Posted by Tate Watkins on August 9, 2012 at 8:00am View Blog Péligre Dam was completed in 1956 as part of a flood control and…

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Drought Forces Reductions in U.S. Crop Forecasts

By RON NIXON and ANNIE LOWREY Published: August 10, 2012 WASHINGTON — With the nation’s worst drought in a half-century continuing to decimate crops, the…

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Venezuela, Argentina To Provide Joint Aid For Haiti

CARACAS, Aug 9 (BERNAMA-NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Venezuela’s National Assembly has approved for the first time a joint cooperation programme with Argentina aimed at supporting Haiti…

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The buzz about Haiti – as a tourist destination?

Christian Science Monitor President Martelly wants to attract investors to build hotels and resorts, with an estimated 2,250 hotel rooms completed by 2013. It’s a…

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Tropical Storm ERNESTO Will Pass South of Haiti This Weekend

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Olympics-Triple jumper asks Facebook friend to help heal Haiti

By Paul Majendie LONDON | Wed Aug 1, 2012 2:56am EDT Aug 1 (Reuters) – Haitian triple jumper Samyr Laine is determined to give something…

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Broilers touts ethanol, Haiti as growth areas after flat year

Food and ethanol producer, Jamaica Broilers Group (JBG), expects an energised financial year having secured a market for its ethanol production. Concurrently, JBG expects to…

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Le salami toujours en vente libre à Dajabón

Le Nouvelliste | Publié le : vendredi 27 juillet 2012 Joseph Mike Élizias 48 heures après l’annonce faite par les autorités haïtiennes d’interdire la commercialisation du salami,…

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Colombia coca crops on rise for first time in 5 years

Colombia’s coca crops increased 3 percent in 2011, the first annual uptick since 2007. Y JIM WYSS jwyss@MiamiHerald.com BOGOTA — Colombia’s coca-eradication efforts have stalled…

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New approach to fighting malaria targets parasite, not mosquitoes

Modifying bacteria that live in a mosquito’s gut so they kill the malaria parasite bypasses some problems with insecticides and genetically engineered bugs. Scientists look…

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Haiti’s Martelly Visits Caracol Park

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly at the park By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly visited the the town of Caracol in northern…

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Haitian company added to US-backed assembly park

By The Associated Press  TRENTON DANIEL (Associated Press) CARACOL, Haiti – (AP) — The Haitian government agreed Tuesday to allow a local painting manufacturing company…

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Haiti’s Gold Rush-Added COMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

____________________________________________ COMMENT: HAITIAN-TRUTH.ORG No one to control the government. Foreigners and a few Haitians will benefit. Once again, the Haitian people will be screwed. But…

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Blue Marble Biomaterials and Non-Profit Wood for Haiti Partner to Help Rebuild Haiti’s Economy

Photo: PRWeb / SF Blue Marble Biomaterials and Wood For Haiti have established a partnership to launch a sustainable development initiative in Haiti. The initiative…

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Gold rush in Haiti brings foreign companies to rural communities-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

As delegates and activists from around the world gather this week in Brazil for the RIO+20 conference on sustainable development, they’ll be discussing a broad…

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NRG Installs 52 Kilowatt Solar Array at Haiti Children’s Home

–Partners donate components, volunteer labor to Zanmi Beni Home for Children– PRINCETON, N.J., Jun 18, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — NRG Energy Inc. NRG +1.26% volunteer…