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The Caribbean airline LIAT is launching flights to Haiti, announced the company.
Beginning with December 5, 2014, LIAT will operate flights from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
The planes will take off from Santo Domingo at...
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Port-au-Prince transportation needs may be served by a Metro Cable. On March 13th, POMA, the global leader in cable transportation has presented to the Ministry of Economy and Finance its Metro Cable Project for Port-au-Prince.
The project would have 2 Metro Cable stations 1.5 km apart from each ot...
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Washington, DC – Pamela White, the U.S. Ambassador to Haiti will address the participants of the HRA 2014 Business Investment Expo & Conference on Friday, January 17, 2014. The two day event is set for January 17-18 at the Karibe Convention Center in Petionville, Haiti. The much-anticipated ev...
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Washington, DC – To connect potential investors directly with Haiti’s private sector, the Haiti Renewal Alliance’s 5th Business Investment Expo & Conference will expand to Port au Prince, in addition to the annual gathering in Washington, DC next year.
“The Haiti Ren...
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On December 5th, JetBlue launched three direct daily flights: one flight from New York's JFK airport, and two daily flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and back.
In addition to JetBlue's nonstop ...
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The southern metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince and the northern suburbs may get connected through a ferry service. This potential solution to the overcrowded traffic of the city was discussed on July 24th by the representatives of the National Port Authority (NPA) and the International Finance C...
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IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced that it will provide $26.5 million in financing to Turgeau Developments S.A. to build a Marriott hotel in Port-au-Prince. The 175-room Marriott hotel is expected to open in 2015 and will offer a complete package of services and amenities. It will crea...
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For the first time since 1966, the United Kingdom has a diplomatic mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. On June 12, the UK Foreign Minister Hugo Swire has officially inaugurated the Embassy, which will be co-located within the the Canadian Embassy in Haiti.
The British government has noted tha...
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Haiti will receive US$35.5 million grant to improve its drinking water services in Port-au-Prince. The grant was approved by the IDB and will go towards supporting CTE-RMPP, the capital region’s utility. At present, about 70 percent of the 3 million people in the metropolitan region consume wa...
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More than 30 companies from across Haiti’s private sector shared knowledge and best practices at the Corporate Governance Conference held on May 7th in Port-au-Prince.
Hosted by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, the conference aimed at helping Haitian firms and family owned busin...
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