Significant rainfall that fell on Thursday night metropolitan Port-au-Prince have caused landslides that killed at least five dead in a shanty town of Petion-Ville (is) located on the mountainside, announced Friday morning civil protection. Many residents still reeling from the emotions were at the scene of this tragedy. Members of one family found buried under [...]
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Rains and landslides in Haiti : At least five dead in Petion-Ville
Posted by Haiti News on March 30th, 2012
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Tags: Morne Calvaire, Rains and landslides in Haiti 
No Comments »Another day of PANIC in Port au Prince – H aiti
Posted by Haiti News on March 29th, 2012
Breaking Haiti News – According to Washington Post, One senator warned of a panic. Another said things were going to be hot. Neither gave any details, but that didn’t matter: Within minutes of their comments on the radio, hundreds of shops closed, schools canceled classes and seemingly everyone rushed home. Port-au-Prince, a city of 3 [...]
Risk of Blackout in Port au Prince – Haiti
Posted by Haiti News on March 29th, 2012
According to a note release, Electricity of Haiti (Ed’H) warned the public about the risks that the metropolitan area could be reduced by supplying electricity This situation is due to a sand quarry which is done without control at the Morne Cabri. An activity that could affected the stability of the towers that support transmission lines [...]
Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie B.Villedrouin is a US Citizen
Posted by Haiti News on March 29th, 2012
According to documents presented by the member Belizaire, the tourism minister Stephanie B.Villedrouin, U.S. citizenship and would have the habit of voting in elections in the United States. Asked by days on the sidelines of a tourism training on rumors about his foreign nationalié prumée, Mrs. Balmir replied: “I ‘ have a passport of my country. [...]
Digicel Group to Lay fibre-optic cable from Haiti to connect with an existing cable from Jamaica to the United States
Posted by Haiti News on March 28th, 2012
According to jamaica-gleaner.com, Digicel Group announced plans on Tuesday to deploy a US$16-million (J$1.34b) fibre-optic cable from Haiti to connect with an existing cable from Jamaica to the United States, aimed at delivering improved data and call services by July 2012. Concurrently, Digicel said it continues to mull investing in its own separate cable to link Jamaica [...]
Guy Philippe ready to side with President Aristide if he is facing extradition to U.S
Posted by Haiti News on March 28th, 2012
The former anti-Aristide rebel leader, Guy Philippe, leader of the National Front for Reconstruction (FRN) that led the military uprising that led to the downfall of former President Aristide in 2004, said he was ready on Monday , to side with the latter if he was facing a possible threat of extradition to the United [...]
