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Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to Haiti

Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Desiré Delano Bouterse, President of the Republic of Suriname will lead members of the Bureau of Heads of Government on a two-day mission to Haiti on 13-14 February.

Digicel Limited Closes $250m Bond Issue

Digicel Limited ("DL") today announced it has completed a US$250 million corporate bond offering.  The bonds were priced to yield 7.00%.

Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille Visits Washington D.C.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday met with Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille, who is visiting Washington for talks on his country's post-earthquake reconstruction efforts.

Hotel Companies hustle to turn around Haiti

Hotel Florita, located in the Jacmel region of Haiti, was destroyed in the earthquake, yet was rebuilt by mid-2010 and has been flourishing ever since.  Best Western is planning to open a 105-room Best Western Premier during the third-quarter.  There were 43 hotels in Haiti, totaling 1,674 rooms, as of December 2011, according to data from STR.

Haiti Ambassador : Sean Penn at large

Actor Sean Penn named Haitian ambassador at large in a special ceremony at the national palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012.

New CEO for Haiti Digicel telecom company

Haiti’s largest cell phone operator and one of the Caribbean’s most profitable is getting a new chief executive officer.


Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/25/2608433/new-ceo-for-haiti-digicel-telecom.html#storylink#storylink=cpy

EU and Haiti sign deal to lengthen rural highway

EU and Haiti sign deal to lengthen rural highway . European Union/Haiti highway project will link Hinche and St. Raphael to Port-au-Prince

Pamela Ann White serve as U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Haiti

 

Haiti: businesses needed in the Republic of NGOs

Profiles Digicel and highlights 2 ways of doing business in Haiti as an example of how businesses can be a force for good in Haiti.

Haiti’s Recovery Continues as Haitian Businesses Thrive

The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund joins Haitians in looking ahead, rebuilding the country and creating economic opportunity. As of January 6, 2012, the Fund has committed close to $36M to programs promoting smart, sustainable economic development. Part of this support includes today’s announcement of $3.2M in financing and business services for small and growing enterprises.

U.S. Department of Defense Helps Bolster Haiti's Disaster Response

Haiti's Civil Protection network received a substantial boost with the presentation of SUVs, trucks, boats, canoes, 11,000 solar radios, tents and other disaster-response equipment presented as gifts to the Government of Haiti by the U.S. Department of Defense.

Haiti Government to Reinforce National Police

The Haitian government wants to reinforce the national police and increase its number to 12,000 officers as a previous step to the reestablishment of the Army, said National Police Chief Mario Andresol

Haiti Flights - Delta Airlines from Atlanta, GA to Port-au-Prince, Haiti

 

Delta Air Lines Inc. on April 7, 2012 is to launch a weekly flight from Atlanta to Haiti, the first nonstop air service to the country from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in at least two decades. Delta already flies nonstop from New York to the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, but that flight is mostly sustained by local demand.

Haiti leader paves way for new elections

Haitian President Michel Martelly fired members of a nine-person electoral council to make way for legislative and local elections planned for next year.

As Haiti rebuilds, what it needs is tourism dollars

Cap Haïtien – I landed here in Haiti’s second-biggest city, land of my ancestors, on a hot day wearing Chuck Taylors and aviator Ray-Bans. I was home away from home.

Haiti's Minister of Haitians Living Abroad, Daniel Supplice attacked in D.R.

A presidential adviser in Haiti says that government Minister of Haitians Living Abroad, Daniel Supplice was attacked while visiting the neighboring Dominican Republic.

Haiti apparel exports to the U.S. skyrocketed 46% in 2011

Apparel imports into the US from Haiti soared by 46% in the first eight months of this year, thanks in part to tariff benefits under the US Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI)

Clinton Bush Haiti Fund grants Haiti $1.5 Million

The nonprofit created by former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush said Tuesday it's given a $264,000 grant to the Oasis Foundation that seeks to train potential hotel workers in hospitality services.

CARICOM Develops Health Project in Haiti

Port-au-Prince, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is developing a project to improve the healthcare infrastructure and raise Haitian residents'' awareness in the Brooklyn neighborhood, in the community of Cite Soleil, in this capital.

  The project, called WASH, consists of personal hygiene and food safety practices, and is part of support for Haiti's national strategy to fight the epidemic of cholera, the website caribbeannewsnow.com reported on Friday.

Oprah Winfrey in Haiti : will be hosted by President Michel Martelly

Oprah Winfrey will visit Haiti next week and will be hosted by Haiti's President Michel Joseph Martelly.

Investment interest growing in Haiti

Invest in Haiti Forum, one of the largest meetings of its kind ever held in the Caribbean, underscoring the strong private sector interest in the country’s economic potential.  Participants discussed concrete business opportunities in sectors such as apparel, tourism and agribusiness, as well as infrastructure projects related to Haiti’s reconstruction and long term development efforts.

Michel Martelly: Haiti tourist sector is the key economic future

Haiti President Michel Martelly declared that he intends to promote the Caribbean island nation as a vacation destination. "We have a very rich and diversified culture, we have beautiful sights, a historical past. We have the most beautiful coast," he said.

World Bank grants Haiti $255 Million for Education, Farming and Disaster Preparedness

The World Bank is allocating $255 million for Haiti's post-earthquake reconstruction over the next 12 months, including support for education, agriculture and disaster risk management, the bank said on Thursday.

Michel Martelly to travel to Venezuela on December 01, 2011

President Joseph Michel Martelly to travel to Venezuela today, according to the Minister of Planning and External Cooperation Herve M Day. Similar to Cuba, the President will have meetings with the Venezuelan authorities to strengthen cooperation between the two countries. Venezuela of Hugo Chavez as part of Alba, offers credits to Haiti for the purchase of petroleum products through the program Petrocaribe.

Haiti secures major investments

LS Cable & Systems, Marriott International, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Colombia's National Coffee Federation confirms major investments in Haiti at Invest-in-Haiti forum which highlighted various business opportunities in Haiti.