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Welcome to the new age indeed! With the news Amazon has revealed, that it will be funding a project that will launch unmanned drones across their network to do delivery, interest in unmanned drones has picked up. A UAV, or unmanned aerial vehicle, is an aircraft without a pilot. The flight is controlled autonomously through the use of computers within the vehicle, or by a pilot using remote control on the ground or in another vehicle.

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Here is a picture of the Haitian woman who was truck and killed immediately in New York following a car accident.

The 41 year old Marise Clerveau was involved in a fatal car accident as she was on her way to go to work. She was running to catch a bus as she did not want to be late for work and was dead as a result.

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A recent study found Haiti to be ranked dead last in the region for services related to port facilities, airports, roads and infrastructure.

Ask any one who has a history of shipping products or materials to Haiti and that person would probably agree with this study

In the meantime, aou neighbor, Dominican Republic is listed among the countries that have been providing the best services.

The study evaluated the quality of transport infrastructure of the country, including cost, time, customs, ability to track shipment and other related factors

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A new air medical service has been introduced for the nation of Haiti.

Haiti Air Ambulance (HAA), a not-for-profit foundation is introducing Haiti's first permanent helicopter EMS program. this is in association with the University of Miami's Project Medishare, Hospital Bernard Mevs, and a network of other local hospitals.

The goal is to provide life-saving emergency services to all Haitians regardless of income. Services are expected to begin in early 2014. they will be flying fully equipped Bell 407's on life-saving missions throughout the country of Haiti.
It is expected to compensate for Haiti poor roads condition where people will have helicopters that will fly them into Port-au-Prince where there is proper care.

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Anthony Simon as a President of the country in 1909 realized the role of modernity, technology and industrialization in a country's development. He understood how a good railway network can hasten the economic growth in Haiti. During his time, velocipede (early bicycles having pedals attached to the front wheel) became popular, people attended movie shows, gramophone, telephone, sewing machine, and camera became common objects in wealthy families..... In short, the country silently entered the age of modernity.

It was his opinion that export revenue from "fig banana" would be enough to finance his dream railway project between Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haitien. The government of Anthony Simon raised a loan of 65 million francs in France on abusive terms to finance his railway project. His critics complained of serious diplomatic and financial difficulties and warned of the threat that the Americans may invade Haiti in pretext of earlier McDonald's contract (that contained massive dispossession of land). In reality, most of President Simon's plans were some forms of utopia that never materialized in his lifetime in the beginning of the last century. His plans created more evils than good. To satisfy American planters, Haitian banana growers were taxed, electrification and paving of the streets increased the import bill through increased number of imported cars.

President Antoine Simon played dangerous gamble with Haitian economy and placed it in either win or ruin in debt for generations situation. The loan costs heavy obligations to the poor Haitians who paid with their pocket until the last penny. In 1972 Luckner Cambronne, a high-ranking political figure in François Duvalier's regime said the country did not need any railway and he systematically dismantled the railway track between Port-au-Prince and St. Marc. Here is how the incredible adventure of railway that cost so much tears and blood of the unfortunate Haitians ends.

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Grande-Rivière-du-Nord is the principal city of the eponymous arrondissement. Its name derives from the Grande Nord River.

Its population numbers 50,700 residents. Six neighborhoods comprise Grande Rivière: Grande Gilles, Solon, Caracol, Gambade, Jolitrou, and Cormiers. Mountains encircle the town and it farms coffee, cocoa, and tropical fruits and mines zinc, lead, copper, and silver.

An undeveloped infrastructure contains un-paved roadways and no airport. But projects are addressing these issues.

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Ministry of Commerce and Industry in the presence of several members presented the first Haitian bus made by a young Haitian, Jean-Paul Coutard. The bus was baptized as "The Haitian pride". It took Coutard five years to study and two years to build this bus with doubled chassis 300-hp diesel engine, four exits, rear view camera, custom lamps, sound system, television, 54 reclining comfortable seats and sanitary facilities. The minister affirmed Government Martelly-Lamothe's support to Coutard's future projects. A land will be allotted to Coutard in cooperation with the Haitian government; furthermore, the government will assist him for necessary foreign training.

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Just over 40 years ago, American Airlines made its first flight into Port-au-Prince, Haiti. That was the 2nd of March, 1971, and since then, the airline and American Eagle continue to fly to Haiti. They currently employ about 140 people based in Haiti, and consider the country one of their international hometowns. The first American Airlines flight to Haiti was on a Boeing 707 which left from JFK International Airport in New York, bound for the nation's capital.

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Response for the airline has been very positive. Most people express great pride in having it bear the name of the country. Even the two-hour delay didn't deter passengers, who expect such eventualities with airline companies. The virgin flight was offered at a discounted price, and expectations are high that this trend will continue, at least for a while, as the airline tries to get more passengers, build a customer base and inspire loyalty.

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After the deal for a wet lease between Haiti Aviation and Falcon Air Express was inked, Curacao's Dutch Antilles Express (DAE) showed interest in capitalizing on the newly re-opened route. Meetings have been held between the groups and DAE is set to watch the operation for a time while determining whether a new partnership would be feasible. The outlook is good when weighed against the success of the current Curacao to Haiti flights.

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