Haitian Money
Haitian Mobile Telephone Carrier Haïtel Off
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- Created on Friday, April 06, 2012 7:57 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Less than a week after its sequestration by the Haitian government, the mobile phone company HAITEL no longer works but no announcement was been made to its customers.
Haiti: Digicel Group Acquires Voilà
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- Created on Monday, April 02, 2012 12:15 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Digicel Group, the largest value on the mobile phone market in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific has acquired the mobile operator in Haiti, Voila from its parent company, Trilogy International Partners, for an undisclosed sum statement. The transaction closed Friday, March 30, 2012.
What is PetroCaribe in Haiti?
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- Created on Monday, April 02, 2012 11:17 AM
ORLANDO, USA (defend.ht) - With so much discussion on irregular contracts signed and paid to the tune of $500 million [US], it is important that young Haitians, especially, understand where this money comes from and what it is. It is from PetroCaribe and it is not humanitarian aid, it is a loan from Venezuela.
Haiti: Remobilized Soldiers a Nuisance to the Economy says Kesner Pharel
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- Created on Saturday, March 31, 2012 9:05 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The movement of former soldiers of the Armed Forces of Haiti can be an obstacle for economic development according to Economist Kesner Pharel.
Digicel to Link Haiti and Jamaica with Submarine Cable
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- Created on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 10:34 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica (defend.ht/Jamaica Observer) - Digicel has been granted a licence that will allow it to connect undersea fibre cable to neighbouring Haiti and the Bahamas from Jamaica, but the group is still planning the implementation of the project.
Strengthening Haitian-Dominican Trade Relations Priority in D.R.
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- Created on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 7:19 PM
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (defend.ht) - The Director of the Dominican Center for Exports and Investment, Franklin Lithgow, said since 2004, exports to Haiti have risen from $78.5 million to $875 million in 2010, $1 billion in 2011.
Rhum Barbancourt 150 Years Old and Gets Better
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- Created on Sunday, March 18, 2012 6:26 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht/Le Nouvelliste) - Great patron of culture, intangible heritage you can get a bottle or case, the famous Rhum Barbancourt® hits 150th anniversary on Sunday. Every Haitian is proud, regardless of class or religion, the nectar produced by the oldest business in Haitian activity. We buy it without drinking and drink it without loving to say how this product was installed, in manners. Not a home has not held a bottle of Barbancourt. The Rhum of ConnoisseursTM apt in age and reputation.
Haiti: Toussaint Louverture Airport Still Under Construction
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- Created on Sunday, March 18, 2012 6:21 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht/Le Nouvelliste) - Rehabilitation work continues at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport. If an initial starting room was made available to passengers, most of the work is still yet to be done. We still need at least a month to put the airport in step with international standards, promised the construction firm Panexus.
"Haiti is not yet open for business", says Former Justice Minister Bernard Gousse
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- Created on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 6:41 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - "Haiti is not yet open for business," said lawyer Bernard Gousse during his speech at the second day of the forum on the General State of Investing in Haiti. According to the former Justice Minister (2004-2006) and Prime Minister-designate of President Michel Martelly, business law in Haiti constitutes a barrier to investment because of its obsolescence.
Haiti: Central Bank Sees "Investment as a Public Good"
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- Created on Monday, March 12, 2012 11:17 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - At the opening ceremony of the "Special Assemblies of Investments in Haiti," the Governor of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH), Charles Castel promised to serve the economic agents “accompanying them for inclusive growth, consistently and sustainably”.
Haiti: First Money Transfers by Mobile Phone
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- Created on Saturday, March 03, 2012 4:32 PM
NEW-YORK, USA (defend.ht )- This week, Haitian households affected by the earthquake began receiving cash payments through the first mechanism to transfer money via mobile phones to support housing reconstruction after the disaster, said the United Nations Development Programme in a press release.
PM Conille to Review Contracts Signed by Former PM Bellerive
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- Created on Thursday, February 23, 2012 6:47 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht)- Premier Gary Conille announced Monday the establishment of an audit committee to review some contracts that the government Jean-Max Bellerive had concluded with firms during the emergency period after the earthquake of January 12, 2010.
Haiti: National Credit Bank Opens New Office for Kay Pa'm Mortgages
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- Created on Thursday, February 16, 2012 1:50 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Board of Directors of National Bank of Credit (BNC) opened the doors of its office for Kay Pa'm (My House), the first construction and residential housing mortgage program in Haiti.
Haiti: Digicel Statement on Federation of Haitian Football
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- Created on Saturday, February 11, 2012 6:09 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The CEO of Digicel Haiti, Maarten Boute, in a letter stated the position of his company in regards to its beneficiary, the Federation of Haitian Football, which incurred sanctions following a controversial election process.
Haiti: Digicel Sanctions Football Federation after Controversial Elections
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- Created on Friday, February 03, 2012 10:04 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Following the reelection of Dr. Yves Jean-Bart to a fourth consecutive term as President of the Federation of Haitian Football, FHF sponsor, Digicel, has cut the phone credits of its officers in lieu of a commission of inquiry.
Haiti: Best Western Premier to Open Summer 2012
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- Created on Thursday, January 26, 2012 8:09 AM
LOS ANGELES, USA (defend.ht) – Best Western, a U.S. hotel chain is expecting to open the doors of a new 7 story "Premier" hotel in Petion-Ville summer 2012.
Haiti: Digicel Haiti Appoints New CEO
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- Created on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 5:59 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Digicel, Haiti's largest telecommunications company, replaced CEO Maarten Boute on Wednesday so that he may spend more time with his family according to company spokeswoman, Antonia Graham.
U.S. visas for Haitian workers
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- Created on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 5:39 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Haiti is now one of the 55 countries eligible for visa program that allows U.S. employers to take to United States Haitian workers with low skills, has heard DH.
Haiti: Business Private Sector Against Le Monde Magazine
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- Created on Thursday, January 12, 2012 6:22 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – On January 6, 2012, it was published in the French review, Le Monde, an article by journalist Arnaud Robert, who a few days earlier, was in Haiti to prepare a report on the Haitian private sector and the country’s situation two years after the earthquake.
Haiti: Digicel Releases Statement on Education Tax Money
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- Created on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:57 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Digicel released a note to the press on Tuesday regarding its participation in the National Fund for Education.
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