Haitian All-Starz

The Best Representation of Haitian Entertainment, Culture, & LifeStyle

All Blog Posts Tagged 'News' (37)

Haiti - Dominican Republic : The need to reactivate the Joint Commission Bilateral

The Dominican President Leonel Fernández, visited Haiti on Saturday to attend the inauguration ceremonies of the new President of Haiti, Michel Martelly. Leonel Fernández, declared that it was the first time that a Dominican President attended the swearing in of a Haitian President elected during free elections "The fact that the President of the Dominican Republic may… Continue

Added by Haitian All-Starz on May 17, 2011 at 11:59am — No Comments

Haiti - USA : Thousands of Haitians fear to be forced to return to Haiti

The federal program Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti, a special status, allowing evacuees from the January 2010 earthquake to leave Haiti for an 18-month period to live and work in the U.S. without documentation. This program, which officially began on January 21 of last year, is expiring July 22. Thousands of Haitians living among others, to New York, fear to be… Continue

Added by Haitian All-Starz on May 17, 2011 at 11:55am — No Comments

Haiti - Social : Martelly emphasizes on sustainable jobs

President Michel Martelly, took part Tuesday to a meeting, of the Clinton Global Initiative at the Karibe Convention Center in Juvénat. This activity, which brought together more than sixty personalities from the private sector and NGOs, among others: Mr. Denis O'Brien, Digicel's CEO, Mr Frank William World Vision, Mr. Greg Mille and Mr. Walker Morris of the Clinton… Continue

Added by Haitian All-Starz on May 6, 2011 at 2:45pm — No Comments

Haiti - Politic : The MHAVE celebrates the May 1st with the Dominican diaspora

Without doubt, the most important event that took place in the diaspora for the Labour Day, was held in Ranchadero, Guayubin rural area, about 60 km from the border Dajabon / Ouanaminthe where more than 2,000 Haitian farm workers have welcomed, this Sunday, May 1, the Minister Edwin Parison, holder of the Ministry of Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE), for a revealing… Continue

Added by Haitian All-Starz on May 6, 2011 at 2:33pm — No Comments

Haiti - Reconstruction: Second popular conference of the Haitian diaspora of Montreal

At 12 days of the inauguration of President Michel Martelly to the head of Haiti, the Haitian community of Montreal wants to relaunch the debate on the reconstruction of Haiti.

"In the wake of the great debates of experts, the ordinary citizen of the diaspora had then felt that it was put aside, while we were talking about his country. It was then necessary to… Continue

Added by Haitian All-Starz on May 6, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments

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

Added by Haitian All-Starz on April 21, 2011 at 8:45am — No Comments

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

Added by Haitian All-Starz on April 21, 2011 at 8:36am — No Comments

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

Added by Haitian All-Starz on April 19, 2011 at 10:26am — No Comments

Haiti - Aristide : Return before March 20 according to a South African official

A South African official told the Associated Press (AP) that former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide will return to Haiti in the coming days after seven years of exile.

The South African Foreign Ministry official told the news agency on Friday that Aristide will return to Haiti before the second round of elections set for March 20.

AP adds that the… Continue

Added by Haitian All-Starz on March 14, 2011 at 12:08pm — No Comments

Haiti - Les Cayes : Extension of the system of potable water supply

The National Directorate of Water Supply and Sanitation (DINEPA) conducts important work in the city of Les Cayes (South Department). The works consists to the rehabilitation and the extension of the system of potable water supply, and includes the construction of a distribution network of potable water, the strengthening of the well field and the construction of pumping… Continue

Added by Haitian All-Starz on March 10, 2011 at 10:39am — No Comments

Haiti - Society : 100th International Women's Day

Michaëlle Jean the UNESCO Special Envoy for Haiti believes that the 100th International Women's Day provides an opportunity for women to reflect on the continued work needed to achieve universal equality. "International Women's Day 2011 allows Canadians to remember that the road to gender equality is still fraught with many obstacles [...] We must keep alight the flame of… Continue

Added by Haitian All-Starz on March 10, 2011 at 10:32am — No Comments

Haiti - Medical : The mobility, the hope of a new life

More than one year after the earthquake of January 2010, some child amputees will have new hope through the joint efforts of Project Medishare, Knights of Columbus, Össur International and Healing Haiti's Children. Yesterday Saturday, was inaugurated in Haiti, the international laboratory Össur, of prostheses and orthoses to the Bernard Mevs Hospital.

"We are… Continue

Added by Haitian All-Starz on March 10, 2011 at 9:34am — No Comments

Haiti - Technology : Major Internet project for Haiti and the Dominican Republic

World Bank (WB) and the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) proposes the creation of a submarine cable terminal (optical fiber) to facilitate access to the Dominican Republic and Haiti at the rest of the world.

The presentation of this project was made Tuesday in Santo Domingo [Dominican Republic] in the conclusions of the workshop "on the infrastructure and the… Continue

Added by Haitian All-Starz on March 2, 2011 at 10:35am — No Comments

Haiti - Education : The crucial importance of an education of quality in Haiti

Michaëlle Jean Special Representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) for Haiti, who was attending a press conference Monday, on the partnerships to establish and strengthen with the philanthropic sector for the promotion of education for all, she insisted in her speech on the crucial importance that represents the access to… Continue

Added by Haitian All-Starz on March 1, 2011 at 1:19pm — No Comments

Haiti - Telecommunication : New Director General at the head of CONATEL

The President René Préval has conducted Tuesday to the appointment of a new Director General at the head of the National Council of Telecommunications (CONATEL). The Investiture ceremony was presided by the engineer Jacques Gabriel, the Minister of Public Works, Transportation and Communication (MTPTC).

Jean Jonas Elysée, will replace Marcelin Montaigne at the… Continue

Added by Haitian All-Starz on February 24, 2011 at 11:13am — No Comments

Haiti - Social : 1.6 million to fight against the exploitation of the "restavèks"

New funds for IOM's counter-trafficking work in Haiti will allow the organization to not only continue providing direct assistance to victims of the crime but also to carry out new research into the trafficking of minors in the sex industry in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

The USD 1.6 million from the US Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat… Continue

Added by Haitian All-Starz on February 18, 2011 at 5:06pm — No Comments

Haiti - Football : Match Against Poverty 2-2

Over 30 international players from the best football teams in the world gathered yesterday for the Match Against Poverty, hosted this year by the Football Club Olympiacos Piraeus, Greece. Revenues from this match are intended to victims of natural disasters in Haiti and Pakistan.…

Continue

Added by Haitian All-Starz on December 15, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments