PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Digicel and Marriott International have broken ground on the US$45 million 175-room Marriott Hotels & Resorts brand hotel in the Turgeau area of Port-au-Prince, with opening expected in early 2015, making it the first four-star branded hotel in Haiti. The Digicel Group is responsible for designing and building the hotel and chose [...]
Storm Isaac Lashes Haiti With Winds, Floods [Update: 3 Dead]
August 25, 2012 | Posted by
Update: At least three Haitians were reported dead; a woman and a child in Souvenance and a 10-year-old girl in Thomazeau. Thousands were evacuated because of flooding. Tropical Storm Isaac lashed Haiti today, amid severe worries among Haitian officials and relief workers that the island, still devastated from the earthquake two years ago, would not [...]
A 7-Story Vision of Haiti’s Future Being Erected in Port-au-Prince
July 10, 2012 | Posted by
From the once devastated grounds of Delmas, Haiti, a new all-glass complex will rise as a vision of Haiti’s future. Commissioned, designed and constructed by Haitian natives, the structure is one of the many steps the country has taken towards recovery since the earthquakes that ravaged the region in January 2010. The aptly named “Genesis” [...]
Haiti Dance Group Battles for Cultural Survival
June 20, 2012 | Posted by
When an earthquake shook Haiti’s capital in January 2010, bringing death and destruction to the impoverished Caribbean nation, it all but crushed the dreams of modern dance choreographer Jeanguy Saintus. For years, he had been battling against all odds to win recognition for his talented but cash-starved company, Ayikodans. Now, earthquake damage to his dance [...]
Haiti Focusing on Attracting Investments and Tourism
June 10, 2012 | Posted by
Haiti, known mainly for its natural disasters, starving citizens and government corruption scandals, is hoping to leave its tumultuous past behind and re-invent itself as an investment and tourism destination. At least eight hotels — including Comfort Inn, Best Western, and Marriott — plan to build or expand properties on the island-nation, according to Paul [...]
Soccer Stadium Planned for Haiti’s Notorious Cite Soleil Shantytown
June 3, 2012 | Posted by
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) 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. Foreign investors in Haiti have largely directed their [...]
New Haitian Prime Minister Outlines His Plans To Rebuild Haiti – Will It Work?
May 17, 2012 | Posted by
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti’s latest prime minister is a tech-savvy, driven decision-maker who is determined to drag this pen-and-paper society into modernity as he strives to break the cycle of misery. But Laurent Lamothe, a close friend and former business associate of President Michel Martelly, also is a political novice who officially took over the second [...]
