BY- buildingaschool Haiti has launched a vaccination campaign against tetanus and the rotavirus that causes severe, fatal diarrhea in children under the age of 5. The campaign comes a year after the Michel Martelly administration launched a similar campaign against several childhood diseases, including measles and polio. Newly appointed director of the Pan American...
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The big dig is planned for May 1. It’s part of an ambitious government effort to reforest the country after suffering from landslides and desertification. By Rashmee Roshan Lall | Christian Science Monitor – Haiti, one of the world’s most deforested countries, launches its first national tree-planting program next month. President Michel Martelly’s government calls...
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Rodolphe Jaar mugshot SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (defend.ht) – A business partner and friend to the Martelly family was arrested in the Dominican Republic Wednesday night for conspiracy and trafficking of cocaine. Rodolphe Jaar, a member of the Haitian upperclass, was living in a luxury suite at a hotel in the Dominican capital’s Malecon...
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Le Matin La coopération française a déjà décaissé plus de 60 millions de dollars américains depuis 2005 en vue d’assurer la sécurité alimentaire des Haïtiens. Paradoxalement la situation se détériore de jour en jour. Les derniers rapports font état d’environ 1,5 millions de citoyens haïtiens qui vivent aujourd’hui dans l’insécurité alimentaire. 15/04/2013 La coopération...
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A detailed drawing of the slave ship Brookes, showing how 482 people were to be packed onto the decks. The detailed plans and cross sectional drawing of the slave ship Brookes was distributed by the Abolitionist Society in England as part of their campaign against the slave trade, and dates from 1789. Guest post...
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Les représentants du Guatémala, de la Grenade et du Salvador
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April 26, 2013 More arrests expected in immediate future as DEA starts to move on evidence gathered over the past two years. A list of 11 people is awaiting action and this includes at least two females. Some say that ex-Prime Minister Max Bellerive is targeted. Many are awaiting events with fear as it...
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Laissez moi vous dire combien, Sophia mon adorable épouse et moi-même, sommes heureux ce soir de vous ouvrir les portes de notre chez nous, les portes d’Haïti et de vous y souhaiter la plus chaleureuse bienvenue. Byen Vini (Créole) ! Welcome (Anglais) ! Welkom (Hollandais)! Bienvenido (Espagnol) ! Bon Bini (Papiamento) ! Boas-Vindas (Portugais)...
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Poignée de mains entre le Chef de l’Etat et son homologue chilien, SEM Sebastian Pinera Entre les deux Chefs d’Etat haïtien et chilien Atelier de travail avec les délégations des deux pays
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La séance d’audition de l’ancien Président Jean Bertrand Aristide, dans le cadre de l’instruction sur le double assassinat perpétré sur Jean Léopold Dominique, directeur de radio Haiti Inter et Jean Claude Louissaint, le gardien de la station, est reportée au 8 mai prochain. Selon le juge d’instruction IVickel Dabrezil, il s’agit d’une décision qui...
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Richard E. Joyal fatally shot after withdrawing money from bank in Port-au-Prince The Associated Press Posted: Apr 25, 2013 3:55 PM ET Last Updated: Apr 25, 2013 5:37 PM ET Identification cards, cash, a phone, a key and an item with a bank logo lay on the street after being placed there by authorities...
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1 Le Premier Ministre accueille en Haïti le vice-président et ministre des affaires étrangères du Venezuela Elías Jaua Milano.
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Source: Haiti: Relief and Reconstruction Watch In an April 10 press release, DynCorp International announced that the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) had awarded the company with a $48.6 million contract. The purpose of the contract is to “recruit and support up to 100 UNPOL and...
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Une nouvelle invitation a été envoyée à l’ancien président Jean-Bertrand Aristide pour le mercredi 8 mai 2013 par le juge Ivickel Dabrézil, rapporte l’agence en ligne AHP. 24/04/2013 Une nouvelle invitation a été envoyée à l’ancien président Jean-Bertrand Aristide pour le mercredi 8 mai 2013 par le juge Ivickel Dabrézil, rapporte l’agence en ligne...
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MIT to help promote STEM education in Haiti In an effort to spur more science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in Haiti, MIT resources will be translated into Kreyòl language and distributed throughout the country under an agreement signed Thursday between the university and the Haitian prime minister. The joint initiative, funded by...
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