Haiti
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EDUCATION AND JOBS A PRIORITY SAYS HAITI’S PRESIDENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Without the assistance of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) even with its limited financial resources, and the resources of the international community, Haiti would not be able to recover from the catastrophic earthquake that hit the country earlier this year, H.E Rene Preval, President of Haiti said Friday. Haiti has been one of the major…
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CARICOM CALLS FOR DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO HAITI GOVERNMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is to provide direct financial support to Haiti in recognition of the importance of channelling resources through the government of Haiti and as a demonstration of the Community’s confidence in the Haitian government. The Community is also calling on the international community to demonstrate a greater level of confidence in…
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STATEMENT BY THE MOST HONOURABLE P.J. PATTERSON, ON, OCC, PC, QC., SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON HAITI AT THE DONORS CONFERENCE, 31 MARCH 2010, NEW YORK
The earthquake of January 12 ranks as being among the worst catastrophes to befall a single nation. The loss of life, the toll of severe injuries, the destruction of the physical infrastructure, the demolition of public buildings and its consequent damage to the apparatus of governance combined to make the natural disaster one of the worst ever in recorded history.…
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HAITIANS MUST BE AT THE CENTRE OF THEIR COUNTRY’S DEVELOPMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community buckled down to the business of the 21st Intersessional Meeting Thursday morning in Roseau, Dominica, without the fanfare of a ceremonial opening, conscious of the pressing matters before them. Haiti tops the agenda of the two-day meeting and the Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica and…
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WORLD BANK SUPPORTS ONE FUND FOR HAITI
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The World Bank has indicated its support for a special multi-donor fund for the reconstruction of CARICOM Member State, Haiti. The fund will ensure that all donors’ resources are pooled. Such an approach would help to streamline the assistance to Haiti. Mr. Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank, speaking at a press conference…
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CARICOM MOUNTS SEARCH FOR MISSING PERSONNEL
Subsequent to earlier information, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has learnt that four delegates who were attending the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS), in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, have not been accounted for. The delegates include a national of Saint Lucia, a national of Trinidad and Tobago and two nationals of…
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Port-au-prince earthquake
At 4:53 p.m. Eastern time on Jan. 12, 2010, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck 10 miles southwest of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, causing catastrophic damage by collapsing office buildings, roads, schools, hospitals, hotels, and thousands of flimsy houses precariously built on steep mountainsides. It was the most powerful earthquake to hit the region in over 250 years.…
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COMMUNITY PROVIDING TANGIBLE ASSISTANCE TO HAITI
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to provide tangible assistance to the people of its Member State, Haiti, in the wake of the devastating earthquake which struck on 12 January. Led by Jamaica, the sub-regional focal point for the area including Haiti under the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) arrangements had been providing assistance…
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STATEMENT BY RT. HON. HUBERT A. INGRAHAM, PRIME MINISTER, tHE BAHAMAS, ON THE EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI
My colleagues and I are deeply distressed at the news of what appears to be a very powerful 7.0 earthquake that struck our neighbour Haiti this afternoon. Our information is that the anticipated threat of a tsunami affecting The Bahamas and other neighbouring states has apparently diminished but there may be some high tides as a result of the earthquake.…
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RELIEF EFFORTS BY THE REGION
Caribbean countries react to devastation in Haiti PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries were on Wednesday reacting to the trail of death and destruction caused by the powerful earthquake that rocked Haiti on Tuesday. Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana both announced one million US dollars each in immediate relief to Port au Prince, while St. Lucia…
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