MiamiHerald.com: Haiti http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/haiti/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Haiti http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/haiti/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2012 MiamiHerald.com Haiti 60 Sun, 27 May 2012 15:23:46 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com <![CDATA[Haiti begins cash transfer social program]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/27/2819974/haiti-begins-cash-transfer-social.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/27/2819974/haiti-begins-cash-transfer-social.html Sun, 27 May 2012 15:21 EDT The Haitian government has launched a program that uses mobile phones to transfer cash credits to mothers who keep their children in school.

]]> <![CDATA[Investors plan soccer stadium for Haiti shantytown]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/25/2816568/investors-plan-soccer-stadium.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/25/2816568/investors-plan-soccer-stadium.html Fri, 25 May 2012 01:53 EDT

A local sports hero, a New York real estate developer and a well-known architect are teaming up to build a soccer stadium in Haiti's notorious Cite Soleil, hoping to revive the seaside shantytown known throughout the hemisphere for its extreme poverty and gang battles.

]]> <![CDATA[Haiti: Jailed Americans face up to 3 years]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/21/2810860/haiti-jailed-americans-face-up.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/21/2810860/haiti-jailed-americans-face-up.html Mon, 21 May 2012 19:16 EDT

Two Americans jailed for allegedly driving a group of would-be soldiers during a protest demanding the restoration of Haiti's army face up to three years in prison if convicted on conspiracy charges, a prosecutor said Monday.

]]> <![CDATA[Ex-Haiti telecom official sent to prison for nine years in Miami bribery case]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/21/2810830/ex-haiti-telecom-official-sent.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/21/2810830/ex-haiti-telecom-official-sent.html Mon, 21 May 2012 18:45 EDT A Miami federal judge sent a former top official for Haiti’s telecom company to prison for nine years in a bribery case that legal sources say is now focusing on deposed Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

]]> <![CDATA[Haiti: Two Americans in jail charged with conspiracy]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/19/2807480/2-americans-detained-in-haiti.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/19/2807480/2-americans-detained-in-haiti.html Sat, 19 May 2012 15:28 EDT

Two Americans jailed in Haiti were charged with conspiracy for participating in a street march that pressed for the return of the country's disbanded army, a Haitian government official said Sunday.

]]> <![CDATA[Remnants of Haiti’s army march in the capital; two Americans were among those arrested]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/19/2807321/remnants-of-haitis-army-march.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/19/2807321/remnants-of-haitis-army-march.html Sat, 19 May 2012 23:16 EDT

Two Americans were among 46 people arrested during a demonstration in the capital. They are being held under suspicion of aiding Haiti’s rogue army.

]]> <![CDATA[Remnants of Haiti's army march in the capital]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/18/2806060/remnants-of-haitis-army-march.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/18/2806060/remnants-of-haitis-army-march.html Fri, 18 May 2012 15:33 EDT

Hundreds of former and would-be soldiers in Haiti refused government orders to disband and marched through the capital on Friday, a show of force that culminated in the evening with a tense exchange of gunfire with police outside an old military base.

]]> <![CDATA[New Haiti PM touts anti-poverty, pro-investments agenda]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/15/2803074/new-haiti-pm-touts-anti-poverty.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/15/2803074/new-haiti-pm-touts-anti-poverty.html Wed, 16 May 2012 21:32 EDT

Haiti’s new Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe took office and immediately got to work, declaring ‘we have four years to develop this country.’

]]> <![CDATA[Haiti's new PM: Mining laws being drafted]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/15/2801220/haitis-new-pm-mining-laws-being.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/15/2801220/haitis-new-pm-mining-laws-being.html Tue, 15 May 2012 19:37 EDT

The Haitian government is drafting legislation for the newly emerging mining industry to help this impoverished Caribbean nation reap benefits, the new prime minister said Tuesday.

]]> <![CDATA[UN concert planned to aid slave trade memorial]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/14/2799536/un-concert-planned-to-aid-slave.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/14/2799536/un-concert-planned-to-aid-slave.html Mon, 14 May 2012 21:14 EDT A gala concert in the United Nations General Assembly Hall on Tuesday will raise funds for a planned monument to the transatlantic slave trade, an initiative being spearheaded by Caribbean and African nations.

]]> <![CDATA[ Wreath, new government mark Martelly’s first year at helm in Haiti]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/13/2799534/wreath-new-government-mark-martellys.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/13/2799534/wreath-new-government-mark-martellys.html Mon, 14 May 2012 21:00 EDT

Haiti marked the first year of President Michel Martelly’s presidential term by welcoming a new Prime Minister and government after almost a three-months political vacuum.

]]> <![CDATA[Haiti's wannabe soldiers say they met with leader]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/14/2799277/haitis-wannabe-soldiers-say-they.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/14/2799277/haitis-wannabe-soldiers-say-they.html Mon, 14 May 2012 17:24 EDT

The leaders of a band of armed men pressing for the return of Haiti's military met with President Michel Martelly while he was a candidate in hopes that he would bring back the army, a former sergeant said Monday.

]]> <![CDATA[Haiti marks one year with Michel Martelly, the singer-turned-president]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/12/2796979/haiti-marks-one-year-with-michel.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/12/2796979/haiti-marks-one-year-with-michel.html Sat, 12 May 2012 22:22 EDT

Michel Martelly remains popular with the poor and with celebs and world leaders, but not everyone is impressed with his first year.

]]> <![CDATA[Haitian president’s mixed record]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/13/2795246/haitian-presidents-mixed-record.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/13/2795246/haitian-presidents-mixed-record.html Sun, 13 May 2012 08:33 EDT OUR OPINION: President Martelly must change the political climate

]]> <![CDATA[Cuban and Haitian migrants repatriated by Coast Guard]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/11/2794444/cuban-and-haitian-migrants-repatriated.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/11/2794444/cuban-and-haitian-migrants-repatriated.html Fri, 11 May 2012 16:08 EDT Nearly 100 Cubans and Haitians were repatriated Thursday to their respective countries by the Coast Guard.

]]> <![CDATA[Haiti’s rebranding itself as tourism destination]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/08/2789889/haitis-rebranding-itself-as-tourism.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/08/2789889/haitis-rebranding-itself-as-tourism.html Tue, 08 May 2012 18:03 EDT As the Caribbean’s tourism market rebounds, Haiti hoteliers look to get a piece of the action.

]]> <![CDATA[ Business plan competition launched for Caribbean, diaspora entrepreneurs]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/08/2789767/business-plan-competition-launched.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/08/2789767/business-plan-competition-launched.html Tue, 08 May 2012 16:28 EDT U.S. State Department launches $100,000 business competition to spur jobs in the Caribbean through partnerships with members of the Caribbean diaspora living the U.S., Canada and the U.K.

]]> <![CDATA[Prestige, a Haitian beer, takes Gold Award at World Beer Cup in San Diego]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/06/2786372/world-beer-cup-winners-announced.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/06/2786372/world-beer-cup-winners-announced.html Sun, 06 May 2012 12:50 EDT No Florida winner, but a Haitian beer, Prestige, takes a gold award.

]]> <![CDATA[ Presidential decree names Lamothe Haiti prime minister]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/04/2783945/presidential-decree-names-lamothe.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/04/2783945/presidential-decree-names-lamothe.html Fri, 04 May 2012 18:56 EDT In unusual swiftness, Haitian President Michel Martelly signs a presidential decree naming friend and entrepreneur Laurent Lamothe Haiti’s prime minister.

]]> <![CDATA[Indiscretion]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/03/2781985/indiscretion.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/03/2781985/indiscretion.html Fri, 04 May 2012 16:43 EDT OUR OPINION: Pres. Martelly causes needless controversy

]]> <![CDATA[Haitian cuisine, culture on display this weekend]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/03/2782093/haitian-cuisine-culture-on-display.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/03/2782093/haitian-cuisine-culture-on-display.html Thu, 03 May 2012 19:09 EDT Haitian Heritage Month begins with major events in Miami-Dade and Broward.

]]> <![CDATA[ Haiti’s new ambassador to U.S. takes office]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/02/2780126/haitis-new-ambassador-to-us-takes.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/02/2780126/haitis-new-ambassador-to-us-takes.html Wed, 02 May 2012 18:51 EDT Haiti’s new U.S. ambassador Paul Altidor, a U.S. educated economist and international development specialist, officially took the helm Wednesday after presenting credentials to President Barack Obama.

]]> <![CDATA[Haitian President Michel Martelly ignites controversy in Miami congressional race]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/27/2776358/haitian-president-michel-martelly.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/27/2776358/haitian-president-michel-martelly.html Tue, 01 May 2012 11:59 EDT

Haiti’s President Michel Martelly urges support for Haitian-American challenger Dr. Rudy Moise who is locked in a contentious Miami congressional primary race with incumbent Frederica Wilson.

]]> <![CDATA[Haiti president says he came close to death]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/25/2768079/haiti-president-says-he-came-close.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/25/2768079/haiti-president-says-he-came-close.html Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:06 EDT

Haitian President Michel Martelly recounts near-death experience that landed him in a Miami hospital. He says he’s feeling better, waiting for doctors to give him green light to return to Haiti.

]]> <![CDATA[Disband Haiti’s rogue army]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/21/2759921/disband-haitis-rogue-army.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/21/2759921/disband-haitis-rogue-army.html Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:29 EDT OUR OPINION: Haiti’s government and its supporters must act quickly to end threat

]]> <![CDATA[Haitians look at investment opportunities, challenges in Haiti]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/23/2764314/haitians-look-at-investment-opportunities.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/23/2764314/haitians-look-at-investment-opportunities.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:16 EDT Haitians in South Florida and elsewhere spent the day at a Miami conference exploring investment opportunities for Haiti.

]]> <![CDATA[Haiti calls on South Florida diaspora to invest]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/20/2763475/haiti-calls-on-south-florida-diaspora.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/20/2763475/haiti-calls-on-south-florida-diaspora.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:16 EDT At a Miami Beach economic conference, top Haitian government officials are inviting Haitians elsewhere to return home and invest in the country.

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