Haiti
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HAITI-MIGRATION-US law enforcement authorities rescue 84 Haitian migrants
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, CMC – The United States Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) agency says it has collaborated with the US Coast Guard (USCG) in apprehending 84 undocumented Haitian migrants after they landed in Desecheo Island, 13 miles west of the mainland of Puerto Rico. The USCBP said a USCG on patrol had been able to see a group…
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HAITI-ECONOMY-World Bank says mining can help Haiti reduce poverty
WASHINGTON, CMC – Mining is one way to reduce poverty and promote economic growth in Haiti. This is according to the World Bank which states t hat while mining is a “complex sector”, when managed in a transparent and sustainable fashion, this sector could be beneficial to the nation. The Washington-based financial institution said this is one of the main…
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UNITED STATES CRIME American national given lengthy jail term for child sex tourism offence in Haiti
MIAMI, CMC – A 68-year-old American has been sentenced to 165 years in jail, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, after he was found guilty of child sex tourism offences in Haiti. Acting United States Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman, said Matthew Andrew Carter, 68, also known as “William Charles Harcourt” and “Bill Carter” was sentenced by US District…
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EU clueless on Haiti ban of Dominican products, urges talks
Santo Domingo.- European Union ambassador Irene Horejs on Tuesday said Haiti and the Dominican Republic should hold “technical” talks to resolve bilateral trade disputes stoked by Port-au-Prince’s ban on several Dominican products. Although she urged both countries to live in harmony on the island they share, she noted however that “there are always ups and downs” in any dialogue toward…
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Haiti eases ban on most products, surprises Dominicans
Dajabón, Dominican Republic.- Haiti officials yesterday eased restrictions and allowed their compatriots to return with products bought in the market held Mondays and Fridays on the Dominican side of the border at Dajabón, despite the import ban in effect for some of them. The surprising flexibility shown by Haitian officials prompted the Dajabón Merchants Association to meet and agreed to…
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Better in the Bahamas? Not if you’re Haitian
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – His home in flames last Monday night, top priority for 74-year-old Lucien Janise was to snatch up his passport. “Everything burn, everything gone… The only thing I could save was my documents, that’s it. No clothes, no nothing.” Perhaps 50 mainly wooden houses burnt down on one night in a Haitian shanty town in the…
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Haiti fighting against deadly health menace
Cholera is likely to be a public health problem in Haiti for many years to come. Cholera spreads via contaminated food, water and fecal matter. One of the essential parts of the government's 2.2-billion-dollar National Plan for the Elimination of Cholera in Haiti is financing for sanitation systems nationwide. – See more at:
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It’s high time for a free trade pact with Haiti: Business leaders
Santo Domingo. – Haiti’s ban on local products has prompted the young business leaders grouped in ANJE to call for a free trade agreement with that country. “We must set clear rules, to see how we can reach an agreement, write it all down so that the products manufactured in Dominican Republic can be consumed at good prices in Haiti,”…
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More than 1,000 show up for Haiti anti-gay protest
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — More than 1,000 people in Haiti participated Friday in a rare street demonstration to protest homosexuality and a proposal to legalize gay marriage in the Caribbean nation. The protest brought together a mix of religious groups, from Protestant to Muslim, who carried anti-gay placards and chanted songs, including one in which they threatened to burn down parliament…
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