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springbreakinhaiti.orgis to promote positive imagery of the island of Haiti. We travel with people interested in seeing the beauty of Haiti not what you always see in the news. We show you the culture, food, beaches art etc.. Spring break in Haiti are seeking a dynamic volunteer to help this non profit org. to grow. You can bring your idea too.Greg who spearheads this organization need someone that can volunteer by finding ways to promote this organization. If you have SEO marketing skills,…See More
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Powering Lights and Progress in Haiti

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Rising from the rubble, Haiti faces tough economic choices

Nearly two and three-quarters years after the January 12, 2010 earthquake, Haiti has haltingly moved beyond disaster recovery.  But the phase of rebuilding is progressing slowly.  As of August, 369,000 Haitians, out of an estimated 3 million in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area, remain stuck in camps for displaced people.  Although this number is down by over three-quarters from 1,500,000 homeless in July 2010, it still represents a huge number of people living in intolerable conditions.The…See More
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Rising from the rubble, Haiti faces tough economic choices

Nearly two and three-quarters years after the January 12, 2010 earthquake, Haiti has haltingly moved beyond disaster recovery.  But the phase of rebuilding is progressing slowly.  As of August, 369,000 Haitians, out of an estimated 3 million in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area, remain stuck in camps for displaced people.  Although this number is down by over three-quarters from 1,500,000…

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Posted by Peter Costantini on September 29, 2012 at 4:36am

An Inside Look at Port-au-Prince Cyber Cafes

Perfect Call Cyber Cafe, near downtown Port-au-Prince. Photo by Dumas Maçon/Wired.com.

By Tate Watkins and Dumas Maçon.



PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Twenty-five-year-old Sondyma Charles visits Willio Cyber Cafe in Lalue, a neighborhood near downtown Port-au-Prince,…

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Posted by Tate Watkins on September 13, 2012 at 2:00pm

Haiti in The News Week Aug 27-Sept 3rd

This is a recap of last week's news regarding Haiti:

Documenting Haiti's Ruined Grandeur

This is a quick Q&A about the ruined of Haiti's National Palace, and the plan for its demolition by American actor Sean Penn.

Haitian migrants to…

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Posted by Ilio Durandis on September 4, 2012 at 10:33am — 1 Comment

The Creole Connection: New Orleans, Haiti, and Catastrophe

By Beverly Bell…

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Posted by Other Worlds on August 29, 2012 at 3:30pm

Mobile Canteen Has Arrived in Haiti

(Picture courtesy of @LaurentLamothe)

The twitter feed of Haiti's Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe, read: "Mobil food truck donated by the Dominican republic cooking 4000 meals a day." Accompanied this quote was the picture above. Under normal circumstances, this would be insignificant. But at present time…

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Posted by Ilio Durandis on August 29, 2012 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments

Sirona Delivers Light to the Artibonite

524482_112016512277595_822781034_n We have been working to deploy the nine SunBlazers built in the last two weeks in Port au Prince.  The IEEE donated the equipment, and a crew of seven Haitians installed the components and prepared the units for the field.  This program is paid for by a grant from USAID (a huge thank you to the American taxpayers for their generosity!) to bring light and…

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Posted by Michelle Lacourciere on August 11, 2012 at 9:45am — 1 Comment

Headlines on Haiti (Week of Aug 5-12th)

Some of the major headlines on Haiti for the week ending on August 12th:

Haiti - Economy : Linking the University and research institutions to industry

Update on a conference between group of industry leaders and linkage with the State University of Haiti.…

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Posted by Ilio Durandis on August 13, 2012 at 10:20am

Powering Lights and Progress in Haiti

Péligre Dam was completed in 1956 as part of a flood control and irrigation project along the Artibonite River. The dam began producing hydroelectric power in 1971. Photo by Arikia Millikan/Wired.com.



 Electric lighting first came to Haiti in 1896 when a steam factory opened in…

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Posted by Tate Watkins on August 9, 2012 at 8:00am

Study details intractable issue of land tenure in post-quake Haiti

 

A tent camp beside a market in downtown Port-au-Prince. Globalxhaiti/flickr/cc.

A report published on Wednesday by Oxfam America aims to distill the…

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Posted by Tate Watkins on August 3, 2012 at 10:08am — 2 Comments

In The News Week of Jul 23-29, 2012

Some of the major headlines about Haiti in the press for the week Jul 23-29th:

A new day in Haiti

The outgoing U.S Ambassador, Kenneth Merten, wrote about his time and involvement in Haiti over the last 25 years. He addressed his hope for the future of the country.…

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Posted by Ilio Durandis on July 30, 2012 at 2:32pm

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Weather Forecast Haiti 409 Replies

I do not plan to post stuff here every day, only when the forecast is particularly bad.I selected Forum, not Blog, for this, because we can attach files to Replies.I plan to attach my sources of…Continue

Tags: risks, forecasting, winds, hurricane, Al-Mac-promises-promises

Started by Alister Wm Macintyre in General. Last reply by Alister Wm Macintyre Sep 24.

Biogas

Hello,My name is Paul Neale and I am currently working in Haiti with an INGO on construction projects.  I am also studying an MSc in Renewable Energy at The Centre for Alternative Technolgy in…Continue

Tags: Haiti, in, Biogas

Started by Paul Neale in General Sep 15.

BG ; SBLC ; MTN Specifically for Lease

Dear Sir,We are direct providers of Fresh Cut BG, SBLC and MTN which are specifically for lease, our bank instrument can be engage in PPP Trading, Discounting, signature project(s) such as Aviation,…Continue

Tags: for, Lease, Specifically, MTN, SBLC

Started by Witkowski Jan in General Sep 10.

BG ; SBLC ; MTN Specifically for Lease

Dear Sir,We are direct providers of Fresh Cut BG, SBLC and MTN which are specifically for lease, our bank instrument can be engage in PPP Trading, Discounting, signature project(s) such as Aviation,…Continue

Tags: for, Lease, Specifically, MTN, SBLC

Started by Witkowski Jan in General Sep 10.

Fresh cut bank instrument for lease/sale, such as BG, SBLC, MTN, Bank Bonds 1 Reply

We are direct provider of fresh cut bank instrument for lease/sale, such as BG, SBLC, MTN, Bank Bonds,specifically for lease with no upfront payment, at leasing price of 6+2 of face value, Issuance…Continue

Tags: BG/SBLC/MTN

Started by Rhys Williams in General. Last reply by jasim omar Aug 14.

Haiti Rewired planning 95 Replies

Hey, I thought I'd just throw this post out to start a conversation about what we should be doing on *this forum*. Want to critique the design? Think we should open a chat room? Do we need to add a…Continue

Started by Dylan Tweney in About this Site. Last reply by Alister Wm Macintyre Aug 1.

Starting New Technology Company in Haiti 2 Replies

I'm not quite sure this is the best spot to bring this item for discussion or not.  Suggestions appreciated. I'm starting a new Information Technology (IT) company that will be based in the…Continue

Started by Don Hough in General. Last reply by Don Hough Jul 23.

Financial Instrument Lease.

My name is Willie Harmon.I joined this forum to be of help in providing financial instrument for those who needs BG, SBLC MTN, CD, Non collateral loan, confirmable Bank Draft and other financial…Continue

Started by Willie Harmon in General Jul 19.

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