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5 Haitian migrant women drown, among men, as smuggler’s boat capsizes

http://womennewsnetwork.net The islands where migrant Haitians navigate on smugglers boats can be seen here. From Haiti many migrants hope to reach the coast of Florida…

Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

Bound by the sounds of Haiti

“I always wanted to make a difference in the area of music,” says former Montrealer Milena Sandler, general director of the Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival,…

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What we learn from Haiti, the Republic of NGOs

philstar.com “The problem is I don’t know who is receiving aid, what they are doing with it and where it goes.” That was a statement…

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Humanitarian assistance mission provides help to Haiti

By Airman 1st Class Klynne Pearl Serrano, 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs / Published December 30, 2013 Tech. Sgt. William Hyde and Staff Sgt….

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Rival tablet manufacturers launch in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) Two tech companies have launched rival ventures to build Android tablets in Haiti, a country with little recent experience in electronics manufacturing….

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Distribution of educational toys at the Accommodation Centre of Delmas

29/12/2013 10:16:02 Friday, one month after the inauguration of the Accommodation Centre of Delmas (CAD) http://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-9859-haiti-social-inauguration-of-the-first-transit-center-for-street-children.html , Charles Jean-Jacques, the Minister of Social Affairs and…

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Mission of Hope develops holistic model for rebuilding Haiti

With the four-year anniversary of Haiti’s devastating, 7.0 magnitude earthquake just two weeks away, Mission of Hope (MOH) a Christian nonprofit headquartered in Haiti, has…

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Martelly Visits the infrastructure built in the neighborhoods of Nerette and Morne Hercule

Friday, President Michel Martelly, accompanied by the Mayor of Petion-ville, Ms. Jolicoeur Yvanca Brutus, officials of the Unit of Housing Construction and of Public Buildings…

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At least 17 migrants from Haiti die after boat capsizes during tow to Turks and Caicos

A marine unit of Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force intercepted the overloaded boat and was escorting it when it suddenly overturned. Scene off…

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Two tablet companies launch manufacturing in Haiti

The Verge.com A new pair of tablet companies are setting up in an unexpected place: Haiti. Surtab and Handxom SA both began production last month…

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IF IT’S NOT BROKE – DON’T FIX IT!!!! LIKE FATHER LIKE DAUGHTER?? – RUMOR SEES EDUCATION MINISTER VANNEUR PIERRE REPLACED BY DAUGHTER OF GERARD GOURGUE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

December 29, 2013 MICHAEL COLLINS Years ago, Gerard Gourgue, as head of his school, took funds set aside for poor childrens’ scholarships and paid his…

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Spare a thought for Haiti this Christmas

Marie Matte Mayan, 26, sleeps on the floor with her twins, Maudeline and Maudena Pierre, at a shelter Sunday in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, after being deported…

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Haiti faults orphanage run by well-off US church

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — At the Olde Good Things antique store on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, a French crystal chandelier can go for tens of thousands…

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Rehabilitation of the Champ-de-Mars

The rehabilitation of the Champ-de-Mars, the largest public square in Port-au-Prince, will begin in January and should be completed in June 2014, if there is…

Posted in Ag/Farming

Solar Micro-Grid Aims to Boost Power and Food in Haiti

EarthSpark, the project’s leader, won a Powering Agriculture grant for clean energy development. A little girl reads by the light of a solar home system…

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Président Michel Martelly met en garde agitateurs et fauteurs de trouble

Le Président Michel Martelly rejette toutes critiques contre sa décision de distribuer des cadeaux au peuple haïtien. Il rappelle que la majorité des gens qui…

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UNASUR, Argentina fund Haiti program to help fight hunger

PM Lamothe (on the right), Ambassador Mattarollo (center) and Argentine Ambassador Marcelo Raul sebaste (left), signing an agreement to help poor families in Haiti to…

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Haitian President Michel Martelly has highest approval ratings in the Western Hemisphere

By Newlink Research Published: Monday, Dec. 23, 2013 – 4:07 am MIAMI and PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Dec. 23, 2013 — MIAMI and PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Dec. 23, 2013…

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HIV rates in Haiti drop over decade

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince says the number of Haitians who have tested positive for HIV has declined over the past…

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA Govt Incompentece

One less route to Haiti: Haiti Aviation shuts down after five months

By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@miamiherald.com Haiti Aviation, the Haitian-operated airline that distinguished itself from the competition by busing customers to their final destination after their arrival,…