Sunday, May 30, 2010
Two new bridges for Gonaives
Haiti: The Haitian government and the EU have signed an agreement on Friday, May 28, 2010 to start construction on two bridges in the Gonaives region. The two bridges will connect Gonaives to Mapou and Guadin, Haiti. The bridges will cost 3.4 million Euro, and will be part of the rehabilitation program of Gonaives.
The bridges will be completed in 2011, and will help in reducing flood risk in the region.
The bridges will be completed in 2011, and will help in reducing flood risk in the region.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Miss Haiti 2010
Sarodj Bertin, a 24 year old lawyer was crowned the new Miss Haiti 2010. She is expected to compete at the Miss Universe 2010 and Miss World 2010 beauty pageant.
This is the first time Haiti is sending a delegate to the Miss Universe pageant in 24 years.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Brazil First Major Contributor to Haiti Reconstruction Fund
Brazil became the first contributor to a reconstruction fund established by the UN and the Haitian government to help monitor the reconstruction money. On Tuesday Brazil paid $55 million into the World Bank-supervised fund to rebuild Haiti after the devastating earthquake in January 12, 2010.
Reference:http://myayiti.com/2010/05/brazil-first-major-contributor-to-haiti-reconstruction-fund-%E2%80%8E/
Reference:http://myayiti.com/2010/05/brazil-first-major-contributor-to-haiti-reconstruction-fund-%E2%80%8E/
Monday, May 10, 2010
The first world village to be built in Haiti
Haiti -The Center for Studies and Cooperation (CECI) announced this week that the first world village will be built in Haiti, an initiative of the Canadian Cooperation and Haitian-Canadian born Luck Mervil.
The houses will be built to meet seismic standard and hurricane resistant. This village will accommodate up to 5,000 people.
According to Luck Mervil, the construction will begin in September, and it will last between 8-12 months.
Reference: http://www.metropolehaiti.com/metropole/full_une_fr.php?id=17689
The houses will be built to meet seismic standard and hurricane resistant. This village will accommodate up to 5,000 people.
According to Luck Mervil, the construction will begin in September, and it will last between 8-12 months.
Reference: http://www.metropolehaiti.com/metropole/full_une_fr.php?id=17689
Haiti-Reconstruction: The Haitian government oks the kick start of the draft for Thomonde City
May 10, 2010 –The Haitian government gave the green light to develop the city of Thomonde to kick start the decentralization process.
Thomonde is at the center city of the central plateau, and it will serve the existing village and commercial center for agriculture. 250 houses will be built on 150 hectares of land, and 500 by 2011.
Reference: http://www.metropolehaiti.com/metropole/full_une_fr.php?id=17692
Thomonde is at the center city of the central plateau, and it will serve the existing village and commercial center for agriculture. 250 houses will be built on 150 hectares of land, and 500 by 2011.
Reference: http://www.metropolehaiti.com/metropole/full_une_fr.php?id=17692
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Haiti to start reconstruction this summer
Haiti- According to Leslie Voltaire, the growth poles for decentralization are selected in different cities such as Les Cayes, Cap Haitien, St. Marc, Mirebalais, in industrial parks, airports and ports. Roads will be built to connect the different areas.
To help the economy, investments will be made to help the state increase its capacity to collect taxes.
In the institution overhaul, police stations, department buildings of the judiciary and other public buildings will be rebuilt, said Voltaire.
And for Social overhaul, 1,300 schools and many health care centers and hospitals will be rebuilt, in will help the state to operate and decentralize its services.
A new neighborhood will be built north of Croix-des-Bouquets and Ganthier; several South Korean companies have already expressed their interest in building several textile factories there which will create 20,000-50,000 textile jobs.
Reference: http://bit.ly/afWsm2
To help the economy, investments will be made to help the state increase its capacity to collect taxes.
In the institution overhaul, police stations, department buildings of the judiciary and other public buildings will be rebuilt, said Voltaire.
And for Social overhaul, 1,300 schools and many health care centers and hospitals will be rebuilt, in will help the state to operate and decentralize its services.
A new neighborhood will be built north of Croix-des-Bouquets and Ganthier; several South Korean companies have already expressed their interest in building several textile factories there which will create 20,000-50,000 textile jobs.
Reference: http://bit.ly/afWsm2
Verrettes is hosting Jacmel evacuees
Verrettes, Haiti – after the January 12 earthquake many homes in Jacmel were left unlivable, and many of Jacmel homeless needed a new place to call home. The obvious thing would have been a tent in a public park and wait for the international aid to arrive.
However, some of the residence with the help of their government decided to search for another suitable living condition, this is what we would call a homemade solution. They decided the best thing for them was to follow their predecessors.
Verrettes – a quiet city in the Artibonite region known for its low crime rate, its many schools for a small town, self-sufficiency, nightlife, small town feeling, its rural surrounding, and its urbanization development aim sounds just like the ideal place for the newly homeless Jacmelien.
Verrettes families are also in mourning, many had sent their children to universities in Port-au-Prince. Many of their children died or were injured in the earthquake. They also lost their senator; his body was found in the National Palace and returned to Verrettes where a funeral was held a week later.
The birthplace of President Dumarsais Estimé, the city once hosted Jacmelien fleeing a similar natural disaster in the late 1970s and early 1980s; Verrettes has been relatively sheltered from many of Haiti’s political turmoil and natural disasters.
About 300 Jacmelien are now living in Verrettes and are calling La Providence their new home.
La providence is a privately owned elementary school in Verrettes, known for teaching mostly children from Verrettes and Deschapelle is now being use as a temporally refuge for the homeless.
They are not receiving any aid from their government nor are they receiving aid from the international community; most are using their own money to pay for their meals and drinking water which has caused local goods and services to inflate.
In the early 1980s many Jacmelien remained in Verrettes after the city hosted them, and according to some of the earthquake victims they are looking forward to calling Verrettes their new home.
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However, some of the residence with the help of their government decided to search for another suitable living condition, this is what we would call a homemade solution. They decided the best thing for them was to follow their predecessors.
Verrettes – a quiet city in the Artibonite region known for its low crime rate, its many schools for a small town, self-sufficiency, nightlife, small town feeling, its rural surrounding, and its urbanization development aim sounds just like the ideal place for the newly homeless Jacmelien.
Verrettes families are also in mourning, many had sent their children to universities in Port-au-Prince. Many of their children died or were injured in the earthquake. They also lost their senator; his body was found in the National Palace and returned to Verrettes where a funeral was held a week later.
The birthplace of President Dumarsais Estimé, the city once hosted Jacmelien fleeing a similar natural disaster in the late 1970s and early 1980s; Verrettes has been relatively sheltered from many of Haiti’s political turmoil and natural disasters.
About 300 Jacmelien are now living in Verrettes and are calling La Providence their new home.
La providence is a privately owned elementary school in Verrettes, known for teaching mostly children from Verrettes and Deschapelle is now being use as a temporally refuge for the homeless.
They are not receiving any aid from their government nor are they receiving aid from the international community; most are using their own money to pay for their meals and drinking water which has caused local goods and services to inflate.
In the early 1980s many Jacmelien remained in Verrettes after the city hosted them, and according to some of the earthquake victims they are looking forward to calling Verrettes their new home.
Join TNHP @ http://newhaitiproject.ning.com/
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Thomonde, Haiti
A project to improve the habitat conditions in the Thomonde County was launched by the Border Development Commission (BDC) and the City Council of Thomonde. The project will cost $8 million, a group of military retirees in Tampa - Florida, United States will finance the project up to $5 million.
The project will accommodate 500 families, and according to BDC, they will need 150 field tiles for the remainder of the project.
This project will provide the families in the area with houses with two or three bedrooms, and agriculture in the area will be upgraded with the construction of greenhouses
Features:
• Football
• Basketball
• Volleyball
• Baseball
• Education
• Health
• Leisure
• Security
• Employment
• Water treatment
• Health infrastructure
Reference: http://bit.ly/95jwru
La Ville du Lac, Haiti
The city of lake will be located near the Haitian and Dominican border in Fond Parisien. It will be a luxury city comprising of 34,000 homes and apartments, 500 commercial buildings, an industrial park 300 warehouses, universities, water services, 24hrs electricity and security, according to Le Nouvelliste.
This is probably the largest and most ambitious urban development project in Haiti with a prize tag of more than 6.5 million. The town is 38,000,000 square meters; it rises to 900 meters above sea level overlooking Lake Azuie.
The city will be divided into three rows, 300, 900, and 3500 meters, including green spaces, recreation areas, and a community center.
The towns will be modern neoclassical style with Caribbean air, sloping ceilings with tiles, balconies, cornices, columns, round, large courtyards, and areas of retirement. This project will addressed the needs of average Haitian society and the Diaspora, and it will employ at least 24,000 people for both during the construction and to maintain the city once built.
Features:
· Drinking water
· Wastewater
· Private security
· Electricity 24 hours a day
· Underground cables
· Trash collection
· Lawn Maintenance
· Telephone
· Cable Television
· Fire Station
· Cemetery
· Hospital
· Academic Center: Primary, Secondary and University
· Gas Station
· Government Offices
· Banks
· Shops
· Industrial Park
Reference: http://bit.ly/9bBQxY
UN-Canada partnership strengthens Haitian police
TORBRECK - On 16 January the Governor General of Canada, Michaëlle Jean, inaugurated a $3.2 million police station rehabilitation project to strengthen the capacity of and improve coverage by police in the south of Haiti.
The UNDP project, financed by the Government of Canada, provides the Haitian National Police with adequate facilities and equipment to carry out police functions crucial to the development of the Caribbean country. This includes refurbishing 14 police stations and supplying trucks, motorcycles, information technology equipment and furniture to 21 police stations.
UNDP have tasked UNOPS, in collaboration with the Haitian National Police and the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), to undertake refurbishment and procurement activities.
The project has become a model for renovating police stations in Haiti, to be replicated elsewhere in the country as part of UNDP’s 2006 Haitian National Police reform plan. The plan also includes construction of a new Inspectorate General Headquarters building, installation of essential databases and the completion of a nation-wide police radio communication system.
Reference: http://bit.ly/9C7ZV4
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