Haiti
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Haitian American architect wins design for permanent memorial honouring victims of slave trade
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – A Haitian American architect has been declared the winner of an international competition to design a memorial that will be permanently on display at United Nations Headquarters in New York to honor victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. Unveiling Rodney Leon’s “Ark of Return” UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the memorial would “…
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Haiti: Deaths Continue to Rise Three Years After Cholera Outbreak
New statistics have been released showing that the cholera epidemic that affects Haiti, which has infected more than 600,000 people, has reached a death toll of 8,190 three years after its outbreak in 2010. Infected peacekeepers from the United Nations are thought to have brought the disease to Haiti. In a report produced by Yale University it is suggested that…
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Haitian designers show off their styles in show
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti has long been renowned for its brightly colored paintings, metalwork handicrafts and wide-ranging styles of music while its fashion industry has lagged behind. This is in large part because Haitian fashion consists mainly of clothing exported from Florida, otherwise known as “pepe,” an industry that began in the 1960s and left many tailors unemployed. But a…
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Remarks by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community At The Opening Ceremony Of the FOURTH MEETING OF MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF CARICOM AND CUBA CALIVIGNY ISLAND, GRENADA
Allow me to begin by expressing my appreciation for the warm Spice Island welcome that has been extended to all delegations since our arrival in Grenada for the Fourth Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM and Cuba. It has undoubtedly set a pleasant tone for a fruitful discussion between friends. The timing of today’s Meeting could not have…
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Minister Paradis Visits Haiti to Assess Progress and Challenges
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI–(Marketwired – Aug 28, 2013) – In his first international trip since being appointed Minister of International Development and Minister for La Francophonie, the Honourable Christian Paradis visited Haiti to see first-hand what progress has been made, what results have been achieved, and what development challenges must be tackled going forward. “Canadians are an immensely generous people and they…
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Committed to Haiti
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Wednesday said it remained committed called to working with the international community in the development of Haiti, still recovering from a 2010 earthquake that killed an estimated 300,000 people and left more than a million others homeless. Trinidad and Tobago’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Rodney Charles, told the United Nations Security…
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HAITI-POLITICS-Taiwan President arrives in Haiti at start of Caribbean tour
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – President Ma Ying jeou arrived in Haiti Tuesday at the start of a visit to several Caribbean countries. He was met on arrival by President Michel Martelly and will later participate in the ground-breaking ceremony for a new Supreme Court building to replace the one destroyed in the January 2010 earthquake that also killed…
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HAITI-CRIME-Police arrest two following violence at gay party
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC –Police say they have arrested two men following violent attacks on a British Red Cross Mission Chief and his Haitian gay partner while they were organising a ceremony in the capital. Police Inspector in the Petion-Ville district, Patrick Rosarion, told the Haitian website, HCNN, that a mob in the Bourdon area attacked a group of…
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HAITI-SECURITY- Security environment has improved says Prime Minister
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Haitian authorities are reporting that security across the country has improved in recent years due to efforts made to reinforce, train and equip the more than 10,000 officers who make up the Haitian National Police (HNP). “The country is much safer today even though we continue to face significant challenges in terms of funding…
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Haiti to hold parliamentary elections this year -U.S. senator
MIAMI, (Reuters) – Haitian President Michel Martelly plans to hold overdue elections before the end of the year, according to U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, who is on a four-day visit to the Caribbean nation. The elections are needed to fill one-third of Haiti’s 30-member Senate and dozens of municipal posts. Elections were supposed to be held in late 2011, but…
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