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Rio: Imagineering the future

BBC In recent years the Technology, Education and Design (TED) gatherings have attempted to position themselves as the modern world’s imaginarium, giving people a view…

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Haïti-Sécurité alimentaire : Vers la diminution de la production agricole en 2012

Après la chute de 20 % de la production agricole l’année dernière, le secteur agricole est sous la menace d’une réduction plus drastique de l’offre…

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PM Lamothe: Venezuela will Build 5,000 Homes in Haiti

Wednesday, 13 June 2012 19:16 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Venezuela will construct 5,000 homes in Haiti and join in with Cuba to build a $70,000…

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Haitian Migrants Must Get Dominican Work Permits

By EZEQUIEL ABIU LOPEZ Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic June 11, 2012 (AP) For a dozen years, Romain Renelus has made his life in…

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40 millions pour Jacmel

Si l’initiative du gouvernement visant à investir 40 millions de dollars à Jacmel pour faire de cette ville l’une des destinations touristiques phares du pays…

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Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin on Remaking Haiti’s Brand

By Alexander Britell Haiti’s tourism sector is beginning again. Two years since the earthquake, new hotels are beginning to pop up, new hospitality students are…

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Iowa grain silos become homes for Haitian quake refugees

June 7, 2012 By Matt Kelley An Iowa project to convert grain bins into small houses for Haitian earthquake refugees is seeing greater-than-expected success. The…

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Dream of gold

By Swoan Parker Gold in Haiti should no longer be just a dream. Even before prospective mining begins in the country’s northern hills, the realization…

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New industrial park in northern Haiti sparks controversy

Nearly $1 billion in investments in Haiti’s northern corridor is creating fears that the jobs will lead to the creation of slums. By Jacqueline Charles…

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Haiti Hopes Gold Find Means Boom Times Ahead-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Skanner: Many are hoping the discovery of precious metals will be an economic boon for the country, still reeling from the 2010 earthquake. A significant…

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Haiti to pay mothers school incentives via mobile

The earthquake of January 2010 devastated much of Port-au-Prince The government in Haiti says it will begin transferring cash credits to mothers who send their…

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An Unlikely Energy Development Opportunity Emerges in Haiti

Essentially starting from scratch, Haiti has a unique opportunity to build the kind of sustainable power generation, transmission and distribution system that could be replicated…

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Chagas Disease, an incurable infection, called the ‘new AIDS of the Americas’: report

Is this the disease that killed Charles Darwin? By Meghan Neal / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Oxford Scientific/Getty Images Chagas disease is a parasitic infection…

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Spanish oil company Repsol to stop drilling in Cuba

29 May 2012 Last updated at 15:12 ET The rig can be seen from the seafront in Havana Spanish company Repsol has said it is…

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MARTELLY GOVERNMENT IN CRISIS BEFORE IT STARTS

    OVERSELL ROUZIER, SELECTION PROBLEMS FOR CABINET POSITION- PARANOIA CREATES CRACK IN HIS SUPPORT BSE AS IDIOTS FORCE OUT THOSE WHO COULD HELP May…

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Haiti – Economy : Details on the project Phoenix of $250 million

Haiti Libre: International Electric Power, LLC (IEP) is pleased to announce, in partnership with the Government of Haiti, the signing of an agreement between the…

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CHOLERA CASES TRIPLE WITH START OF RAINY SEASON

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The number of cholera cases has tripled in the cholera treatment centers of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Port…

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Moringa “Tree of Life Forest” Planted in Cite Soleil, Haiti at the Jaden Tap Tap Urban Garden

Bochika, SAKALA Ayiti and BioPlanet USA, together planted over 500 Moringa trees in Haiti’s Largest Urban Community Garden, the “Jaden Tap Tap” (Tap Tap Garden);…

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Haiti – Agriculture : FAO distributes seeds… of the discord…

Many growers of Petit-Goâve, harshly criticized the local office of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for a bad seed sharing. According to…

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Alstom signs two hydro contracts in Haiti and Ecuador

Paris, April 26, 2012 — Alstom has secured two separate hydro contracts in Latin America, representing a total amount of almost €60 million, for the…