Haiti
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Many injured as fire destroys government building
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – At least 31 people were injured when a fire, believed to have been started through a combustible combination of Clorox and fertilizer, destroyed a government building in the capital. Police said the blaze on Thursday also destroyed other businesses, including a market that sold used clothes, as well as destroying several vehicles that were…
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UN anti-cholera plan in Haiti ‘failing’
UN efforts to tackle cholera in Haiti are “almost non-existent”, a charity says, as the world body faces court action for inadvertently starting a cholera epidemic in the country. Late last year, the UN launched a $2.2bn-appeal (£1.5bn) to improve water supplies in Haiti. But Medecins Sans Frontieres says this has had almost no practical effect.
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Two years into his presidency, Michel Martelly says Haiti is on the move
HAUT-DU-CAP, Haiti — As he begins his third year in office, President Michel Martelly is adding a dose of reality to his campaign promises, telling the Haitian people he alone cannot transform their lives. Calmer and more mature in his rhetoric, Martelly is calling for greater social responsibility, describing his nation’s deep-seated social ills —hunger, joblessness and poverty — as…
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HAITI-AID-World Bank approves new grants for maternal health, business development in Haiti
WASHINGTON, May 22, CMC – The World Bank has approved two new grants for maternal and child basic health services, and business development and investment in Haiti. The Washington-based financial institution said about 1.8 million women and children in the earthquake-ravaged, French-speaking Caribbean country will benefit from one grant from the International Development Association (IDA), approved by the Board of…
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HAITI-DEVELOPMENT-Brazil assures Haiti of long term commitment to national development
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has been assured of Brazil’s long-term commitment to the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country as he continues his official visit to the South American country. A statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister, noted that Lamothe held talks that focused on strengthening ties with Brazil and encouraging…
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World Bank approves new grants for maternal health, business development in Haiti
WASHINGTON, CMC – The World Bank has approved two new grants for maternal and child basic health services, and business development and investment in Haiti. The Washington-based financial institution said about 1.8 million women and children in the earthquake-ravaged, French-speaking Caribbean country will benefit from one grant from the International Development Association (IDA), approved by the Board of Directors of…
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Prime Minister on weeklong visit to Brazil
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe arrived in Brazil Monday at the start of a week-long visit aimed at deepening ties with Brazil. A statement from the Office of the Prime Minister said the the visit is also aimed at encouraging private sector investment in Haiti. It said that the trip is also part of a…
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Local companies should follow Jamaica Broilers into Haiti
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Haiti is, more often than not, dismissed as a viable market for exports from Jamaica and is usually not thought of as a possible opportunity for Jamaican companies to establish and do business there. The reasons voiced for ignoring Haiti are numerous, including: it is politically unstable, it is just a mass of poor people with little…
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Haiti a lucrative market for Jamaica Broilers
KINGSTON, Jamaica – HAITI has unearthed real potential for Jamaica Broilers as the local-based company expands its reach in the Caribbean market. A year after setting up shop in that eastern Caribbean island, Donald Patterson, vice-president of accounting and information system at the Jamaica Broilers Group, said he expects “great things” from the earthquake-ravaged country.
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Eviction fears haunt Haiti camps after attacks
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Attorney Reynold Georges showed up with a judge and a police officer on a recent afternoon at Camp Acra, a cluster of tents and plywood shelters scattered across rocky hills dotted with trees in the heart of the Haitian capital. The lawyer told the camp of some 30,000 people that they were squatting on his land…
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