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UB faculty, students join medical mission in Haiti

Les Cayes Bishop Chibley Langlois (center) with physicians (from left) Craig E. Blum, Robert J. Smolinski, Jack Huebschmann, and Mark J. Anders. By SUZANNE KASHUBA…

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New hospital in Haiti proves that aid done right can change lives

Previous Next Mirebalais, Haiti The gleaming white hospital appears out of nowhere in the bustle of this impoverished city in the Central Plateau of Haiti….

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Haiti’s Lamothe Meets With New Head of UN Peacekeeping Force

Above: Sandra Honore and Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe met Tuesday with Sandra Honore, the new head of…

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Haiti Tourism Ministry, Royal Caribbean Hold Working Meeting

Above: Labadee By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Tourism Ministry held a working meeting Tuesday with officials from Royal Caribbean about the operation of the…

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World Bank Group : A New World Bank Special Envoy in Haiti to Focus on Inclusive Growth

Port-au-Prince, July 25, 2013 – Mary A. Barton-Dock, who started her career 25 years ago in Bolivia, became the second World bank Special Envoy to…

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Tropical Storm DORIAN

Coastal Watches/Warnings and 5-Day Forecast Cone for Storm Center Click image to zoom in – Download GIS data Other images: 5-Day track on – 3-Day…

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Tropical Storm Dorian to Approach Leewards Sunday

Dorian could bring tropical storm conditions to the Leeward Islands Sunday and may approach the southeastern U.S. late next week. A tropical system that moved…

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Trinidad and Tobago diplomat appointed head of UN mission in Haiti

NEW YORK, USA — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed career diplomat Sandra Honoré of Trinidad and Tobago as the new head of the United Nations…

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Visite du Président à Plaisance

le Président Martelly à son arrivée à Plaisance en compagnie des ministres des Affaires Sociales, M. Charles Jean-Jacques et et de l’Intérieur, M.David Bazile Des…

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Leaders from United Nations, Caricom, discuss Haiti, development, drugs at meeting

By AARON MORRISON Special to the Miami Herald UNITED NATIONS — Officials from the United Nations and the Caribbean said at a biannual meeting on…

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Haiti sees big money reviving flagging tourism

By TRENTON DANIEL Associated Press MONTROUIS, Haiti — The Club Indigo beach resort north of the Haiti capital was crowded with U.N. peacekeepers, aid workers,…

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AFP Haiti photographer Thony Belizaire dead at 54

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) –  Thony Belizaire, who won numerous awards while working as Agence France-Presse’s photographer in his native Haiti for more than 25 years, died…

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20,000 people in Haiti camps given £7m lifeline from Britain

At risk: children at a camp in Haiti. Up to £4.7 million will be spent relocating 17,500 of the most vulnerable to rented accommodation Joseph Watts:…

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Towards a concession in the 1,900 Mhz band

According to the National Council of Telecommunications (CONATEL), the market of mobile cellular communications has changed significantly in recent years. From a competitive environment dominated…

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NY food stamp recipients are shipping welfare-funded groceries to relatives in Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Haiti

By KATE BRIQUELET and ISABEL VINCENT Last Updated: 11:35 AM, July 21, 2013 Posted: 12:34 AM, July 21, 2013 J.C. Rice BIN OVER THEIR HEADS:…

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A MESSAGE FROM BISHOP WALLACE TURNBULL AND THE BAPTIST MISSION

Dear Friend,                                                                        Lynchburg , July 11, 2013 Proverbs 25:25 says “Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.”…

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Conatel launches an auction for a third mobile licence-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Haiti’s telecoms regulator Conseil National des Telecommunications (Conatel) has announced the launch of a tender for a licence to operate a 3G/4G mobile network in…

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Cholera in Haiti The UN strain

The Economist.com Jul 15th 2013, 11:36 by P.B. | NEW YORK ON JULY 5th the United Nations refused, again, to countenance the claims of 5,000…

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Our shortcuts help keep Haiti poor

Posted: Sunday, July 14, 2013 12:00 am | Updated: 11:57 pm, Sun Jul 14, 2013. Zachary Reid Two centuries of supposed independence, long periods of…

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From slums to soccer fields; Team Haiti arrives in Blaine

BLAINE, Minn. – A team from Haiti is kicking off an opportunity of a lifetime in Blaine at the Schwan’s USA Cup. “Haiti is the…