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Haiti: Cholera Cases Increase In several Regions Due to The Rainy Season
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- Created on Tuesday, 01 May 2012 10:34
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The number of cholera cases has tripled in the cholera treatment centers of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Port au Prince and Leogane in less than a month. According to the MSF report, 134 people in the town of Martissant at the end of April and nearly 400 in total in the different cholera treatment centers of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Port-au-Prince and Leogane.
Miami-Dade County Celebrates In May Haitian Heritage Cultural Month
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- Created on Monday, 30 April 2012 21:07
MIAMI, USA (defend.ht)-Miami-Dade celebrates, May 1 to 29, the Haitian Heritage Cultural Month which will be held this year on the theme "Rediscovering the Pearl of the Caribbean: Celebrating an Explosion of Culture. "Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jean Monestime, District 2, released Miami-Dade County’s official 2012 Haitian Heritage Cultural Month Event Calendar.
Haiti invites South Florida Diaspora to invest back home
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- Created on Monday, 23 April 2012 20:03
MIAMI, USA (defend.ht)- At a Miami Beach economic conference Monday April 23, 2012, top Haitian government officials are calling on Haitians in Diaspora to return home and invest in their country.
Haiti: An advisor to President Martelly accused of murder
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- Created on Friday, 20 April 2012 13:51
FONDS-PARISIEN, Haiti (defend.ht)- The family members of Octanol Dérissaint, a resident of the border area of Fond Parisien (west), have accused an advisor to President Michel Martelly, Calixte Valentin, of having murdered Wednesday night that 32 year old salesman during an altercation between the two men.
Haiti-Immigration: Brazil allows 245 Haitian families
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- Created on Monday, 16 April 2012 22:19
BRASILA, Brazil (defend.ht)-245 Haitian families in irregular status were finally authorized to enter on the Brazilian territory. Our compatriots were blocked at the border between Peru and Brazil, from January 15, 2012, in the small Peruvian town of Iñapari.
Haiti : Diaspora’s week program unveiled
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- Created on Monday, 16 April 2012 21:43
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht)- The Ministry of Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE), Daniel Supplice, officially launched Monday, April 16, 2012, the week of activities to celebrate the National Day of the Diaspora.
Haiti: 19 Dead in Accident on Morne Tapion
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- Created on Saturday, 07 April 2012 19:49
PETIT-GOAVE, Haiti (defend.ht) - At least 19 people killed Saturday afternoon around 5pm in a traffic accident at Le Morne Tapion and dozens more injured after a truck of traders and cargo rolled over.
Mirlande Wilson says She Lost MegaMillions Lottery Ticket
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- Created on Friday, 06 April 2012 10:42
BALTIMORE, USA (defend.ht) - Mirlande Wilson, who claims to have one of three winning tickets from the world-record Mega Millions jackpot of $656 million is now saying she can’t find the ticket.
Digicel Foundation Celebrates 5 Years of Service in Education in Haiti
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- Created on Thursday, 05 April 2012 11:58
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - During a press conference, the officials of the Digicel Foundation expressed satisfaction with the work accomplished during the past five years.
Woman Claiming Winning Mega Millions Ticket Not Showing It
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- Created on Tuesday, 03 April 2012 14:09
BALTIMORE, USA (defend.ht) - The Maryland woman who claims to hold a winning Mega Millions ticket is refusing to show it to anyone.
Haitian Wins Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Lottery
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- Created on Tuesday, 03 April 2012 13:47
BALTIMORE, USA (defend.ht) - A 37 year old resident Haitian in Maryland, USA is one of three winners of the U.S. lottery "Mega Millions" of $ 640 million [US].
Haiti: Thousands Rally for Resignation of President
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- Created on Friday, 30 March 2012 11:45
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Several thousand supporters and sympathizers of Lavalas expressed without incident Thursday in Port-au-Prince to mark the 25th anniversary of the massive ratification of the constitution and called for the departure of President Michel Martelly presented as an "American citizen".
Haitian-Americans Demand Justice for Trayvon
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- Created on Thursday, 29 March 2012 20:35
MIAMI, USA (defend.ht) - Hundreds of Haitians demonstrated Wednesday, March 28, 2012 in Little Haiti (Miami) to demand justice for the young African-American Trayvon Martin, 17, killed in February by George Zimmerman, who remains at large. The demonstrators demanded the arrest of Zimmerman and to repeal the controversial law "Stand your ground" that allowed the murderer to plead self-defense.
"Haiti is Open for Business": HRA Launches 3rd Annual Haiti Expo
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- Created on Wednesday, 28 March 2012 11:08
WASHINGTON, D.C. (defend.ht/HRA) - The Haiti Renewal Alliance (HRA) is pleased to announce their 3rd annual Haiti Business, Investment Expo & Conference scheduled to be held at the Cafritz Center at George Washington University on June 28 & 29, 2012.
Haiti: Human Rights Denounce Pressures of Power over Police Chief
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- Created on Tuesday, 27 March 2012 17:18
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Human rights organizations have condemned the attitude of the Minister of Justice and Public Safety, Pierre Michel Brunache, who reportedly asked the police chief Mario Andresol to leave before the end of his term.
Red Cross Considers Building Hotel and Conference Center in Haiti
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- Created on Tuesday, 27 March 2012 09:06
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is considering building a hotel and conference center in Haiti on part of a $10.5 million property that it bought after the 2010 earthquake.
Haiti: Marie Yolène Gilles Honored by U.S. Embassy as Woman of Courage
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- Created on Friday, 23 March 2012 06:50
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Human Rights Activist Mary Gilles Yolène, on Tuesday was honored at the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince being distinguished as the 2012 Woman of Courage to Haiti.
Haitian-Americans Concerned about Political Instability in Haiti
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- Created on Sunday, 18 March 2012 06:16
NEW YORK, USA (defend.ht/Le Nouvelliste) - Like Haitians in Haiti, compatriots in the diaspora are also awaiting a durable solution to the crisis that gnaws Haitian policy and society. Situations in the Haitian media are relayed, discussed in the salons, streets and in public places in the U.S. where there are compatriots.
Haiti: Human Rights Organization Alarmed at Rise of Insecurity
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- Created on Friday, 16 March 2012 15:35
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The National Network for the Defense of Human Rights (RNDDH) is deeply concerned by the rise of insecurity and organized violence in Haiti, particularly in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, at a time when the Haitian authorities talk about establishing a rule of law in the country.
Minister of Haitians Living Abroad to Launch Diaspora Week Celebrations
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- Created on Thursday, 15 March 2012 07:43
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Daniel Supplice, Minister of Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE), confirmed on Wednesday the official launch of the week of the diaspora scheduled from 16 to 22 April 2012. This week of activities is to mark the international day of the diaspora, celebrated April 20 of each year for some time, following a government decree previously made March 16, 2011.
