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Venezuelan independence celebrated

The Consulate General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Boston, led by acting Consul General Omar Sierra, hosted a Celebration of Venezuelan Independence on…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

UN Assembly backs $40.5 million for Haiti cholera victims

By Edith M. Lederer | AP July 13 at 7:05 PM UNITED NATIONS — The General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday backing the U.N. chief’s appeal to…

Posted in Ag/Farming

Laborde gets seed and tools from the Smallholder Farmers Alliance

It began as a simple question. Would the Smallholder Farmers Alliance (SFA)  like a gift of 4,000 pairs of shoes for our farmer members in…

Posted in Elections Govt Incompentece

Top Trump official warns special immigration status may end soon for a million people

By Franco Ordoñez fordonez@mcclatchydc.com WASHINGTON President Donald Trump’s top immigration official warned Hispanic members of Congress Wednesday that over a million people living in the…

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Moving Haiti’s rustic, rum-like clairin to market

LEOGANE, Haiti Haiti’s most famous export is Barbancourt, a delicately flavored, carefully aged rum that’s considered among the best in the world. Then there’s its…

Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

Coast Guard returns 102 migrants to Haiti in biggest interception in a year

The U.S. Coast Guard returned 102 migrants to Haiti on Wednesday, the largest migrant interdiction in more than a year, officials said. The migrants were…

Posted in Crime/Corruption

Brazil’s ex-President Lula convicted of corruption

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been convicted of corruption charges and sentenced to nine and a half years in prison. The…

Posted in FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Petro Caribe : l’ancien premier ministre Laurent Lamothe s’explique

Petro Caribe : l’ancien premier ministre Laurent Lamothe s’explique See video here. Laisser un commentaire Port-au-Prince, le 14 juillet 2017.- L’ancien Premier Ministre haïtien ,…

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Haiti: Against Their Will – new report on sexual violence

Solidarité fanm pou yon lavi miyò is one of the local network organisations who work with young girls and vulnerable children. They provide shelter to…

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The project of barracks in Haiti is dead

The reconstruction of the fire station of Port-au-Prince in Haiti, sponsored by the City of Quebec, falls into the water. The canadian government has chosen…

Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

Passing of the poet writer Jean-Claude Fignole

Tuesday, July 11, passed away the writer poet professor and former mayor of Abricotsn Jean-Claude Fignole. Président Jovenel Moïse : “President Jovenel Moise salutes the…

Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti Elections FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Le ex-Premier Ministre Laurent Lamothe, attendu au Parlement, ce jeudi.-

Juillet 12, 2017 La Commission dite “Éthique et anti-Corruption du Sénat sur la Gestion des Fonds PetroCaribe” invite ce jeudi 13 juillet 2017 l’ex-Premier Ministre…

Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

Wyclef Jean on how he went from ‘having nothing’ to being a Grammy Award-winning music mogul

Wyclef Jean arrives at the 42nd American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California November 23, 2014. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok The story of Wyclef Jean is an…

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Projets Suspendus Apres Lamothe Malgre Avancede Demarrage

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“Energy Mafioso” against China’s $2B Plan to Electrify Haiti- Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (sentinel.ht) – In Haiti, a trio of wealthy businessmen involved in the electricity sector and characterized as the “energy mafioso”, have successfully, according…

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Top Priorities for Haiti- Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Like every nation, Haiti has limited resources. Prioritization is needed. Understanding the costs and benefits of different policies and proposals can help decision-makers to focus…

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Nearly 5,000 Haitians expelled from Dominican territory in June- Added commentary By Haitian-Truth

Tuesday, the Directorate General of Migration (DGM) of the Dominican Republic revealed that last June 4,943 foreigners in irregular migration had been deported to their…

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Jamaica Broilers reports $2b profit

Poultry company Jamaica Broilers Group grew its bottom line by one-third at year ending April, amid a double-digit spike in revenue. The company reported net…

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Haitian factory workers demand higher wages

Port-au-Prince (AFP) – Hundreds of Haiti’s factory workers protested in Port-au-Prince on Monday against a small increase in the minimum wage set by the government….

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Haiti: the workers of sub-contracting require a better salary-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

AFP Monday, 10 July, 2017 14:38 UPDATE Monday, 10 July, 2017 14:38 Several hundreds of workers of contract factories demonstrated Monday in the streets of…