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Haiti and Trinidad Sign Accord for Energy Cooperation

Source: caribbeannewsnow.com PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — A memorandum of understanding (MOU) on energy cooperation between Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti was signed on Monday…

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Bahamas denies stateless people from Haiti residing in the country

NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – The Bahamas government has denied reports that there are stateless people of Haitian descent in the country. Foreign Affairs and Immigration…

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

Tempête Tropicale Bertha / Tropical Storm Bertha

Message destiné aux canadiens en Haïti ” Dernier Bulletin du Centre National de Météorologie en date du 31 juillet 2014 : Un centre de basse…

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Harvard health aide killed in visit to Haiti-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

By Faiz Siddiqui | Globe Correspondent   July 31, 2014 A Harvard University health worker was killed last week as she was just starting a visit…

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Btc Eyes Haiti Mobile Market

By NATARIO McKENZIE #Tribune Business Reporter #nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net #The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is still aiming to enter Haiti’s cellular market, its chief executive confirmed yesterday,…

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Vers le renforcement de la coopération entre Haïti et les Bahamas

Vers le renforcement de la coopération entre Haïti et les Bahamas Le président Martelly, a rencontré le mardi, à Nassau, le premier ministre des Bahamas,…

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Deals Signed To Tackle Haiti Migration

Prime Minister Perry Christie pictured with Haitian president Michel Martelly yesterday. Photo: Peter Ramsay/BIS As of Wednesday, July 30, 2014 #By AVA TURNQUEST #Tribune Staff…

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Haiti surfers aim to turn tourism tide

Young surfers launch initiative to attract tourists to impoverished country’s pristine beaches. Haiti, a country known for having one of the highest poverty rates in…

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Nasty chikungunya virus gaining traction in U.S.

At least 20 New Jersey residents have tested positive for chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that has spread through the Caribbean. (July 30) AP (Photo: James…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

A Helping of Raspberry Pi (and Other News)

Image: Jared Smith / CC BY-SA The Raspberry Pi is a tiny, easy-to-use, and incredibly low-cost computer. Nonprofits, schools, and libraries are using them to…

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TIME FOR A CHANGE OF SOCKS – MINISTER OF EDUCATION MANIGAT MUST GO!!

July 30, 2014 President Martelly promised a free education – for all children in Haiti. He really means this but some, close to him, work…

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CARNAVAL DES FLEURS 2014 – SPONSORED BY HAITIAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY- A HUGE SUCCESS

July 29, 2014 The Carnival des Fleurs has seen a three day success as hundreds of thousands packed downtown Port-au-Prince for the festivities. Aristide had…

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‘Milestone’ for child malaria vaccine

By Smitha Mundasad Health reporter, BBC News Making malaria vaccine available for routine use will be a major milestone, researchers say Experts say the world’s…

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Inauguration of 7 new schools Digicel in 3 weeks

Haiti Libre: Resolutely focused towards its commitment to build 150 schools in Haiti by September 2014, the Digicel Haiti Foundation is accelerating its efforts to…

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Democracy Lab Why Haiti Needs a National Dialogue

Four years after a devastating earthquake, Haiti remains a mess. It’s time to bring Haitians from all walks of life into a national conversation about…

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Leadership lessons in Haiti

Emma Boyd: ©Franck RimpelIn search of positive change: Deborah Ancona (left), Laurent Lamothe and Michel DeGraff The poverty-stricken Caribbean country of Haiti faces intense challenges….

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Haiti to vaccinate 200,000 against cholera

Jamaica Observer: PORT-OF-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – Haiti is set to vaccinate 200,000 people against cholera starting in August, with support from the Pan American Health…

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The Rise of Delicious Haitian Chocolate

In Robillard, a tiny hamlet deep in the Haitian hinterland, Valmir Mamonvil is standing next to a would-be national hero: Maman Pye Cacao, which in…

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Laying the First Stone of the Sub-Police Station of Gris Gris

Haiti Libre: After 2 year effort the authorities of the city of Côtes-de-fer with officials of the National Police of Haiti in the region, in…

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Funding to Boost Notre Dame Haiti Program

July 27, 2014 News Release South Bend, Ind. – The Notre Dame Haiti Program at the University of Notre Dame has received a large, anonymous…