More than 900 Haitian immigrants to the Brazilian state of Acre have been allowed to stay in Brazil.
A federal task force sent to Acre to deal with a rising influx of migrants issued them with residency and work permits.
Acre declared a state of emergency last week after about 1,700 arrived in the state within a [...]

The Haitian National Police (HNP) may be the best functioning state institution in Haiti and can therefore

arguably be considered one of the few post-2004 crisis success stories. With support from the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), it grew from 3,500 in 2005 to just over 8,000 elements by 2010, and in spite of having [...]

An upgraded international airport in Haiti’s second largest city, Cap-Haïtien, will bear the name of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.
Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe, who is on a six-day visit to the United States to tout his government’s achievements, confirmed the news on Twitter Thursday afternoon.
Lamothe’s tweet in French came after a day of confusion [...]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A U.S. hotel chain opened a hotel in Haiti on Thursday for the first time in 15 years.
Best Western International has completed construction on a $15 million, seven-story hotel that features 106 guest rooms and several suites.
The towering facility is located in the hillside district of Petionville and is targeted at [...]

Business-oriented solutions that create jobs and revitalize industry can create a stronger Haiti that relies less on foreign aid and more on the enterprise of its people.
Technoserve’s Haiti Hope Project works to improve long-term income for smallholder mango farmers and their families by strengthening the mango value chain and increasing farmers’ revenues. Mangoes are already [...]

[ March 18, 2013; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

  
Memorial Hall 346 Broadway Suite 812 New York, NY 10013
Dear friends,

It is both with honor and humility that I reach out to you dear comrades. We all have traveled difficult roads which have earned us the right to be here.What I most recently learned is that one can thwart oneself just as effectively [...]

[ February 14, 2013; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_2994" align="aligncenter" width="588"] Haitian Indepence Day 2013[/caption]

Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer And the Haitian Roundtable invite you to
The 2013 Program and Reception in honor of  HAITIAN INDEPENDENCE

Michaelle Solages is a lifelong resident of Elmont, New York. Michaelle is a proud product of her community who is seeking to bring more State funding into her community.
As an active community member, Michaelle has helped to organize neighbors, civic organizations, and community leaders on projects that impact quality of life issues in the community.
Michaelle [...]

Haiti’s government announced Friday that it has awarded permits for the first time in the country’s history to allow two companies to openly mine for gold and copper.
The nation’s mining director, Ludner Remarais, said he hopes the move will bring a badly needed burst of money to the impoverished Caribbean country of 10 million people [...]

Returning from his European tour, President Michel Martelly, accompanied by the First Lady Mrs. Sophia Martelly, proceeded to the ceremony of cutting the ribbon, officially putting into operation the new Arrival Halls of the Toussaint Louverture International Airport. Martelly symbolically unveiled a commemorative plaque for the occasion. Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe, members of the Cabinet [...]