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Haiti - Washington : First day of Michel Martelly all the details

Michel Martelly is visiting Washington for a three-day visit with a busy schedule. Here in detail, his first day of work.

"...we began to establish contacts with partners of Haiti, we are left with a delegation representing the team that will work with the Presidency Martelly [...] we have made meetings with different institutions, institutions that in the… Continue

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Haiti - Politic : Michel Martelly in Washington

Michel Martelly completed his first work day this Tuesday in Washington, where he met with President of the World Bank, Mr Bob Zoellick, and that of the International Monetary Fund, Mr. Dominique Strauss Kahn.

The president Michel Martelly, who's mission is to promote a new Haiti, has, among other things, requested to the leaders of these financial institutions,… Continue

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Haiti - Culture : World Premiere of "When the drum is beating"

The world premiere of the documentary "When the drum is beating" (Tanbou frape), which tells the cross history of Haiti and of the "Orchestre Septentrional", will be held at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, Monday, April 25, 2011 at 6:30pm.

Feature documentary, directed by Whitney Dow for "Two Tone Productions" interweaves the history of Haiti and that… Continue

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Haiti - Jacmel : Young volunteers clean up the Iron Market

To commemorate the Global Youth Service Day, the Centre de Réflexion d'Éducation et de Débat (CRED) has organized a weekend of activities from Friday 15 to Sunday, April 17, 2011, through three major cities, including the city of Jacmel, the Gonâve and Port-au-Prince. Awareness sessions and volunteer efforts have been made in these major cities with the support of… Continue

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Haiti - Politic : There is no alliance between Guy Philippe and Michel Martelly

Guy Philippe, leader of the Front for National Reconstruction (FRN) and ex-police commissioner and Chief of the anti-Aristide rebellion in 2004, has affirmed this weekend on a radio of the capital, that although he supported the candidacy of Michel Martelly he had not concluded any alliance with the elected President.

He specifies that if the FRN… Continue

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Haiti - UNESCO : The importance of culture as a motor for reconstruction

Trinidad Jimenez, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, will preside this April 19, 2011 in Paris a conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to reinforce the cultural reconstruction projects in Haiti, has informed the UN agency. Jimenez, will chair the conference with Bokova, Director General Michaëlle Jean the… Continue

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Haiti - Insecurity : The musical group "Linkin Park" brings light...

Since last September, the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) is working to illuminate the emergency camps. A project carried out thanks to the contribution of the famous American musical group "Linkin Park". An initiative that should help reduce violence on these sites often overcrowded.

Some 200 street lights, powered by solar energy have been… Continue

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Haiti - Culture : The Centre d'Art will live again

"If we want that the Haitian art remains at the level that existed until now, thanks to the Centre d'Art, the institution must live again..." declared Axelle Liautaud, a member of the board of the Centre d'Art, this week, on the sidelines of the presentation of the project of rescue of the Centre, launched in September 2010.

The rescue project, under the… Continue

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Haiti - Politic : Meeting Martelly - Preval, INITE will support the new President

The President René Préval received Friday at his private residence in Laboule the next President Michel Martelly. The meeting began around 8:30am. It was attended by two Presidents and their spouses, Elizabeth Débrosse Préval and Sophia St-Rémy Martelly and was followed by a working lunch, on major issues…

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Haiti - Politic : Vision of Michel Martelly on its future Government

In an interview granted to the Creole of the Voice of America, the President Martelly has made the point on the future Government "...We only have 3 people in Parliament, three representatives but I must say that our vision, our approach is different from the Executive of the outgoing President [...] We see that all members of parliament, whether Deputies or Senators,… Continue

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Haiti - Reconstruction : $15 million for education and agriculture

The steering committee of the Haiti Reconstruction Fund (HRF) announced this week that it had 15 million dollars for the sectors of the education and agriculture.

This new funding will allow the Haitian government to finance the construction of 268 classrooms and provide school meals to 261.000 students in 670 schools, indicated the HRF in a statement. In… Continue

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NetHope Internship Program Provides Haiti With Haitian IT Experts

With the influx of NGOs to Haiti since the January 12 earthquake, there been a shortage of qualified “exotic NGO techs” -- specifically, ones of Haitian descent. But after this Friday’s inaugural NetHope Academy graduation ceremony, 39 young Haitian technophiles will go forth into the information…

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Haiti - Reconstruction : A housing project of 510 million dollars !

Jean Yves Jason, the Mayor of Port-au-Prince, displays its determination to launch major reconstruction projects in the capital. The residential neighborhood of Carrefour-feuille (which also concerns Bel Air and Saint Martin) was among his priorities. The mayor of Port-au-Prince has designed for this purpose, an ambitious housing project in the scheme of territorial… Continue

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Haiti - Martelly : "We are preparing the transition, the first 100 days..."

"We are preparing the transition, the first 100 days and the profile of the government, we are a responsible team, [...] we put the package to ensure the transition, establish the government and make the change that the population expect" declared Daniel Supplice, political advisor of President Michel Martelly.

"Our transition team is almost ready [...] We just… Continue

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Haiti - Culture : Many Haitian authors to the next International Book Fair of Quebec

John Keyes, President of the Board, and Philippe Sauvageau, CEO, have unveiled on March 22 most of the programming of the next International Book Fair of Quebec, to be held to the Québec City Convention Centre from April 13 to 17, 2011. About 950 authors and 764 publishers will participate in the annual event which offers opportunities for discoveries and various forms of… Continue

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Haiti - Politic : The teams of Martelly are already at work

"We received a mandate from the people to bring it a certain well-being. We must put ourselves together, work together to bring it the well-being. It will not be a question of launching us in conflicts" reported last week, the President Michel Martelly who claims to be both "firm, open and cooperative" stating that he is not worried about possible conflicts between his… Continue

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Haiti - Culture : «Slam nights» to the FOKAL

The Harold Courlander-American Corner will offer to the public of the cultural centre of the Foundation knowledge and freedom (FOKAL) two slam nights, April 13 and 20, 2011 at 6pm, in the privacy of the Fokal cafeteria on the occasion of the month of poetry. On the program of these two nights, the microphone will be open to young slammers like Adler Jacques, Junior Pierre,… Continue

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Haiti - Social : The Organization of Young Girls in Action celebrates its 8 years

Nadine Francis, coordinator of the Organization of Young Girls in Action (OJFA), took advantage of 8 years of the organization to review, explain the activities of the organization and give the perceptives of this latter.

"The objective of this meeting is to present the annual report and also the perspectives of the Organization of Young Girls in Action (OJFA).… Continue

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Haiti - Economy : 500 new jobs

On Thursday an agreement between the Indigo Mountain Haïti S.A. represented by the Indian industrial Yatin Shelar and Guy Lamothe Director General of the Société Nationale des Parcs Industriels (SONAPI), was signed.

Mr Shelar has 23 years experience in the garment industry, he has invested in many countries including Indonesia, the United States and India, he is… Continue

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Haiti - Reconstruction : Martelly met Clinton and Bellerive

This morning Michel Martelly met privately with former President Bill Clinton present in Haiti as part of a two-day meeting of the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission (IHRC) and the Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive. The two co-president also met Kelly Bastien, president of the senate and senators Youri Latortue, Joseph Lambert and Evallière Beauplan. What was said at the… Continue

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