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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced that in a few months it will send a mission to the site of an underwater shipwreck near Cap-Haitian, which may be that of the Santa Maria, the flagship of Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to America.
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A grant of US$45 million from the International Development Association (IDA) was approved by the Board of Directors of the World Bank. The project aims at improving access, conservation and management of the World Heritage Site of the National Historic Park and the historic center of Cap Haitien; a...
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For the National Diaspora Day reception held on April 23rd in Petion-Ville, François Guillaume II, the new Minister of Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE), has expressed the Government's vision and priorities regarding the Haitian Diaspora.
According to Minister Guillaume, the Government'...
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Amcham Haiti is organizing the 1st Haitian American Business Forum on May 8th at Karibe Convention Center. The event aims to link Haitian institutional organizations in the US with the institutional organizations in Haiti to better direct investments, obtain information, and create partnerships.
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The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Industries has started its own rating of tourism establishments in Haiti. Out of the 457 total hotels and tourism facilities identified, 60% have already been rated with 1-5 hibiscus based on amenities and other criteria. Beginning with June each tourism establis...
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The new minimum wage established by presidential degree and effective May 1st is now between 125 Gourdes for an 8-hour workday to 300 gourdes, based on each sector.
The exact amount of the minimum wage for each sector was announced on April 16th, only 2 weeks before it becomes effective. This may d...
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With a poverty rate of 78% and 56% of the population, about 7 million people, living in extreme poverty (World Bank 2011), the Haitian Government announced that eradication of extreme poverty is its highest priority. It elaborated a Plan of Action (called PAARP) to address this issue. Below are the ...
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The Haitian government launched a training and employment program for the young people living on the streets of Port-au-Prince. Forty five of them have already received a training in baking, and 75 of them received a training to become drivers. The government encouraged the young people to start the...
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Hilton International will open its first hotel in Haiti by 2016.
On April 10th, the representatives of Hilton Worldwide and of CAB S.A. (owner of Visa Lodge hotel in Haiti) signed a memorandum of understanding on building a Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Port-au-Prince.
Construction wo...
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Heineken, a Dutch company that produces the most popular Haitian beer Prestige, confirmed that they would invest $100 million in its plants in Haiti over the next 5 years.
On April 8th, Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe visited the brewery and said its manufacturing process impressed him. He w...
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