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Haitians advocates outrage over immigration move by Trump administrataion

By Jacqueline Charles and Franco Ordoñez jcharles@miamiherald.com Haitian President Jovenel Moïse will personally ask President Donald Trump not to end a humanitarian program that has…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Leonardo DiCaprio Goes Incognito as He Supports Friend Sean Penn at Haiti Benefit

Theo Wargo/Getty Images Leonardo DiCaprio was spotted at a benefit for Haiti Takes Root — a 10-year long initiative dedicated to the reforestation and development…

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PRIVERT COUP DE GRACE

Mai 6, 2017 Presque tous les ministères et institutions autonomes du pays sont endettés. Lors d’une conférence de presse tenue le jeudi 4 mai à…

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Haiti – Politics : DR asks UN to help Haiti with «more actions than words»

Friday, Dominican Minister of Foreign Affairs Miguel Vargas Maldonado asked Antonio Guterres, the new Secretary General of the United Nations, that international solidarity with Haiti…

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Costs and Benefits of Improving Rice Yields for Farmers in Haiti

By Alex Russell At one time, rice farmers in Haiti could meet demand for all Haitians. Today, national rice production accounts for less than one-fifth…

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Towards cost-effective projects in Haiti

Wednesday, as part of the presentation of the first results of the project “Haiti Priorise” Aviol Fleurant, Minister of Planning and External Cooperation and Bjorn…

Posted in Crime/Corruption Elections

Report Proposes Offering Legal Aid to Curtail Prison Overcrowding in Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Haiti’s prisons are the most overcrowded in the world A recent report advocates increasing legal assistance for Haiti’s prisoners awaiting trial, an initiative that could…

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Candidate Trump told Haitians he was ‘your greatest champion.’ Now he wants to deport them

By Fabiola Santiago For a fanatically anti-immigrant presidential candidate, Donald Trump’s campaign stop to hobnob with members of Miami’s Haitian community and make campaign promises…

Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

Haiti’s main international airport flooded by downpour

The terminal at the Haitian capital’s international airport has been flooded after a sustained downpour transformed some low-lying Port-au-Prince streets into brown rivers. Videos circulating…

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Don’t Send 50,000 Back to Fragile Haiti

APRIL 29, 2017 A family in Haiti trying to salvage what was left of their belongings after their home was destroyed by Hurricane Matthew. Credit…

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Haiti’s debt of more than 200 billion Gourdes

As of March 31, 2017, Haiti had a cumulative debt of more than 200 billion Gourdes, ie nearly 39% of the Gross Domestic Product (more…

Posted in Ag/Farming DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

Haiti and Dominican Republic – Severe Weather

Download PDF (614.06 KB) Situation Heavy rain has been affecting the Central Caribbean islands over the past few weeks, causing floods and landslides. In Haiti,…

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Towards the replacement of Senator Guy Philippe

Haiti Libre: Pending the verdict of the American justice against the elected Senator Guy Philippe, on July 5, the guilty plea of the Senator and…

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Downpours ruin spring harvest in beleaguered southwest Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Officials say flooding in southwest Haiti has wiped out much of the beleaguered region’s spring harvest. Days of rain triggered flooding…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Elections

Trump must do better by Haitians than Obama did

BY PATRICIA ELIZEE patricia@elizeelawfirm.com Currently, an estimated 58,000 Haitians are living in the United States with Temporary Protected Status (TPS). TPS is a special immigration…

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Ex-police commander in Haiti sentenced to 16 years in Miami cocaine case

BY JAY WEAVER jweaver@miamiherald.com Facing up to life in prison, a former commander in the Haitian National Police caught a break on Thursday from a…

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Senate Democrats to Trump administration: Let Haitians stay

By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@miamiherald.com Sixteen U.S. Senate Democrats, including Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Minority Leader Charles Schumer of New York, are urging the Trump…

Posted in FRENCH/CREOLE Articles

Black-out généralisé dans la région métropolitaine, l’EDH s’explique

L’Electricité d’Haïti (EDH) promet au conditionnel de rétablir le réseau avant 1h PM ce jeudi 28 avril. Mardi 25 avril, l’Électricité d’Haïti (EDH) a eu…

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Haiti – FLASH : Foolish Individuals shoot at Red Cross vehicle

Wednesday, the Haitian Red Cross was the victim of a criminal act perpetrated a few meters from the entrance of the institution. Around 10:30 am,…

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Freeport man wins appeal in long-running defamation suit

A federal appeals court in Boston upholds the dismissal of a $14.5 million defamation verdict against Paul Kendrick. By Edward D. MurphyStaff Writer Paul Kendrick,…