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Prime Star Group to Sell Seafood in Caribbean MarketPSGI ) is pleased to announce Isla Nena Distributors has signed a purchase order for over 15,000 cases of Wild Grill Foods, Inc. Fusion Seafood Sliders for the first quarter of 2010 for distributio... (Haiti Sun)
Jupiter man pleads guilty to running Ponzi scheme that ripped off Haitian Americans
A Jupiter man accused of running a Ponzi scheme that scammed more than $14 million from hundreds of Haitian-American investors has pleaded guilty. Brian Taglieri, 49, is set for sentencing in federal ... (Haiti Sun)
Haitians who set fires in National Park to be deported
SANTO DOMINGO. - The Immigration Agency yesterday announced the repatriation of the 112 undocumented Haitians arrested Sunday for burning trees within the Los Haitises National Park. It said they wou... (Haiti Sun)
America Movil Partners With MyScreen Mobile to Launch New, Interactive Mobile Advertising Service Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO and TORONTO, ONTARIO and MIAMI, FLORIDA--(Marketwire - Nov. 24, 2009) - Attention assignment editors, mobile phone reporters, technology reporters, marketing and advertising repor... (Haiti Sun)
America Movil Partners With MyScreen Mobile to Launch New, Interactive Mobile Advertising Service Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO and TORONTO, ONTARIO and MIAMI, FLORIDA -- 11/24/09 -- Attention assignment editors, mobile phone reporters, technology reporters, marketing and advertising reporters, and investm... (Haiti Sun)
U.S. Group That Supported Overthrows of Democratically Elected Governments in Haiti and Venezuela Will Observe Elections in Honduras
PRWEB ) November 24, 2009 -- The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI), organizations that receive funding from the U.S. State Department, are planning o... (Haiti Sun)
Central American presidents rejects Panama's decision of leaving Parlacen
President of the Central American Parliament (Parlacen) Jacinto Suarez said on Monday that the presidents of the Central American countries did not support Panama's request of withdrawal from the Parl... (Haiti Sun)
Inequalities fuelling HIV pandemic in the Caribbean, says report
GENEVA, Switzerland (IFRC) -- The HIV pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean is fuelled by a range of social and economic inequalities exacerbated by high levels of stigma, discrimination of high... (Haiti Sun)
Jamaica's High Commissioner hails Caribbean unity in the UK
LONDON, England (JIS) -- Jamaica's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Burchell Whiteman, has praised the level of unity and cooperation among Caribbean people in the United Kingdom. "Caribb... (Haiti Sun)
Jamaica and the Caribbean Court of Justice and regional integration
By Oscar Ramjeet Dr Oswald Harding, who was the attorney general of Jamaica when the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) was first touted in the late 1980s and the early 1990s, has explained to me why Ja... (Haiti Sun)
BBC Caribbean News in Brief
Some analysts have expressed fears that other Caribbean issues could be sidelined at the Commonwealth summit, which is to be attended by major leaders of non-Commonwealth countries who are interested... (Haiti Sun)
Man pleads guilty to fraud scheme against Haitians
A Florida man accused of running a Ponzi scheme that scammed more than $14 million from Haitian-American investors has pleaded guilty. (Haiti Sun)
Haiti's Election Council accepts the inevitable - November 23, 2009
After a reshuffling of Haitian president Rene Preval's handpicked Provisional Election Council (CEP) that nation's largest political party is poised for a comeback. The Fanmi Lavalas political organization of exiled president Jean-Bertrand Aristide were excluded from Senatorial elections on a technicality earlier this year but are now officially registered to participate in upcoming parliamentary elections in 2010..
(Topix.net)Vendor appeals for Haitian hero's remains
Haitian Lucilien Joseph is making a special request to French President Nicolas Sarkozy who will be attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to be held in Port-of-Spain from November 27 to 29.
(Topix.net)Dictators have their plunder confiscated years after they were deposed
As tax havens increasingly co-operate with international law, Haiti's 'Baby Doc' Duvalier is the latest to have his money seized.
(Topix.net)Spirit of Haiti comes to life in a box set from Alan Lomax
The remarkable voices, songs and images in the recently released box set Alan Lomax in Haiti are a stunning, delightful treasure, a vivid portrait of a time and place.
(Topix.net)EEOC sues Immokalee packing operation
A major Immokalee, Fla., tomato grower and repacking operation is fighting a federal lawsuit that alleges it violated a group of workers' rights.
(Topix.net)France, U.S., Canada aim to unify Dominican Republic, Haiti, Gutierrez says
Santo Domingo.- The ruling party's most influential figure after president Leonel Fernandez on Sunday affirmed that France, the United States and Canada have plans to unify Hispaniola island , project he affirms they've bee working on for decades.
(Topix.net)Jupiter man pleads guilty in Ponzi scheme that victimized about 600 Haitian-Americans
Brian Taglieri, 49, is to be sentenced in U.S. District Court on Jan 29. He pleaded guilty last week to one of 10 charges he faced in connection with a scam called Homepals Investment Club.
(Topix.net)Healthy Reefs Buoy Haitian Hopes for Tourism Revival
There was a time when Haiti was known as the "Pearl of the Antilles," a Caribbean vacation destination as famous as Jamaica or Puerto Rico are today.
(Topix.net)A Coming Food Crisis?
In 2007, riots broke out from Egypt to Haiti when food shortages grew around the globe.
(Topix.net)Rangers arrest 112 Haitians for burning trees in National Park
SANTO DOMINGO. – Environment Ministry agents arrested more than 100 undocumented Haitians caught burning trees in the Los Haitises National Park, for which they’ll be charged and handed over to th... (Haiti Sun)
France, U.S., Canada aim to unify Dominican Republic, Haiti, Gutierrez says
Santo Domingo.- The ruling party’s most influential figure after president Leonel Fernandez on Sunday affirmed that France, the United States and Canada have plans to unify Hispaniola island (Domini... (Haiti Sun)
Haiti's Teleco gives potential bidders more time
The deadline for the submission of bids for a 60% stake in state-owned Telecommunications d'Haiti (Teleco) has been extended from 9 November to 30 November. The Haitian monopoly fixed line operator is... (Haiti Sun)
2nd Caribbean Awards Sports Icons A Success
Sports Administrator Mike Fennel from Jamaica, legendary boxer Emile Griffith from the Virgin Islands, Cricketer Sir Vivian Richards from Antigua, and Bahamian NBA Champion with the Los Angeles Lakers... (Haiti Sun)
Wyclef Jean's new album revisits his Haitian roots
By Mariel Concepcion NEW YORK, USA (Reuters) -- In the midst of recording his next project, a self-titled album slated for spring 2010, Wyclef Jean decided to revisit his hip-hop roots on the newly re... (Haiti Sun)
Central America demands billions in climate damages
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP -- Central American nations will demand 105 billion dollars from industrialized countries for damages caused by global warming, the region's representatives said on Frid... (Haiti Sun)
Growth seen for Haiti, Guyana
Haiti and Guyana are the two countries in the Caribbean that are expected to post positive growth this year, despite a global economic crisis that sent financial shock waves through the region. (MiamiHerald.com)
Haitian Senate fires prime minister
Haiti's Senate voted just after midnight Friday to dismiss Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis, following almost 10 hours of debate.<p/> Senate President Kely Bastien, who is not allowed to cast a vote under Senate rules, said a letter will be sent to President René Préval notifying him of the Senate's 18-0 decision. (MiamiHerald.com)
Haiti's Teleco gives potential bidders more time
The deadline for the submission of bids for a 60% stake in state-owned Telecommunications d'Haiti has been extended from 9 November to 30 November.
(Topix.net)Two more jailed for Sears Tower terror plot
A US judge on Thursday handed down prison terms of eight and nine years to two more men accused of swearing allegiance to Al-Qaeda and plotting to blow up the Sears Tower, the tallest building in the United States.
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