Haiti
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Caribbean Export Supports Haiti’s Private Sector
The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) recently held a series of high level meetings with Ministry officials and key Stakeholders in Haiti. These meetings were not only to strengthen the relationship with Haiti but also to set the agenda for the Agency’s commitment to supporting Haiti’s buoyant private sector to achieve greater competitiveness and integration into the regional and…
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Venezuela Makes “Major Order” Of Haiti-Produced Tablets
PetroCaribe President Bernardo Alvarez made a 24-hour visit to Haiti on Tuesday to announce a “major order” placed by Venezuela’s government of tablet computers made in Haiti. Alvarez, Venezuela’s former Ambassador to the United States, is both the president of the Venezuela-led PetroCaribe programme and the Secretary General of the regional ALBA alliance. Alvarez was received by Haiti Prime Minister…
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Haiti Gets $45 Million Tourism Development Grant From World Bank
The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $45 million grant to develop tourism in Haiti. The grant from the International Development Association aims to improve access, conservation and management at the World Heritage Site of Haiti’s National History Park and the historic centre of the city of Cap-Haitien. The money will also go toward “establishing new destinations for…
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Haiti: World Bank Approves $58 Million Grant For Agriculture
The World Bank has approved a $58 million grant targeting improved access to local markets and services for agriculture in Haiti. The grant from the International Development Association will reach about 190,000 rural producers, investors and members of agricultural organizations, the bank said in a release. “The development of the Central Artibonite region will help fight against extreme poverty that…
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Haiti takes new step toward organizing crucial elections
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) — Haiti's President Michel Martelly issued on Tuesday an executive order to appoint a new provisional electoral council as provided by a political agreement signed in March to facilitate crucial legislative and local elections to avoid a looming political crisis in the Caribbean country. In the executive order, Martelly named nine members of the electoral council, but…
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HAITI-MEDIA-Media and political groups critical of CONATEL directive
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Political and media groups have criticised a decision by the National Council of Telecommunications (CONATEL) that it may take drastic actions against some media establishments “broadcasting systematically false information likely to disturb public order”. In a statement, CONATEL said it was reminding media houses that the government has the monopoly on telecommunication services and…
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New School in Haiti to be named in honor of CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A new school which was built under the Medianet Haiti Relief Fund (TMHRF) is to be called the CARICOM Community School of Digue Matheux in honor of CARICOM’s solidarity with the project. Under the fund, fifteen houses were also handed over to beneficiaries. Assistant Secretary General in charge of Foreign and Community Relations Ambassador…
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BAHAMAS-MIGRATION-Bahamas and Haiti to discuss illegal migration
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas and Haiti will hold talks in Port au Prince next week on the vexing issue of illegal migration, Prime Minister Perry Christie has said. Christie, briefing reporters on his attendance at the 25th Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Inter-Sessional summit that ended in St. Vincent and the Grenadines late Tuesday night, said that the matter had…
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Haitian ambassador is dead
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – President Michel Martelly has led the country in paying tribute to Guy Alexandre, a former Haiti ambassador to the Dominican Republic who died yesterday of a heart attack. He was 68. “The Head of State, on behalf of the Government and people of Haiti, expressed his sincere condolences to the family, relatives and friends…
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Eight Caribbean countries to strengthen HIV programmes – UNAIDS
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Tuesday February 25, 2014, CMC – UNAIDS Caribbean said Monday that eight regional countries have finalised specific strategies aimed at strengthening their HIV programmes by making them more responsive to human rights. It said that the representatives from Barbados, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago met her last week for a…
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