By all traditional estimates, Merline Saintil was not destined for success. Growing up as a poor girl in Haiti, she…
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New Online Marketplace Based in Haiti Launches
With a few clicks on a computer, Haitian entrepreneurs will now be able to share their services and businesses worldwide through SevisPlus, an online marketplace where users can find creative and professional services that launched this summer.
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Catalyzing Haiti’s Startup Ecosystem with Marc Alain Boucicault
Marc Alain Boucicault is the founder of Banj, a local entrepreneurship hub in Port-au-Prince. He’s worked in international development for 8…
Tech, Video
Twitter Founder’s Message to Haiti Tech Summit Attendees: ‘Don’t Wait for the US. Build Here.’
Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter and Square, headlined the 2nd Annual Haiti Tech Summit on June 23. The social media tech giant shared insight on his success and offered advice on how entrepreneurs in emerging markets, like Haiti, can push forward with their ideas and lead innovation.
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Spotlight Series: Christine Souffrant Ntim Talks Haiti Tech Summit
In this spotlight series brought to you by the Haiti Tech Summit (HTS), founder Christine Souffrant Ntim discusses how the Diaspora…
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How Technology is Keeping Haitian Migrants Connected Worldwide
A recent wave of Haitian migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border was triggered by a chain of Facebook and WhatsApp messages (an app co-developed by Ukrainian immigrant Jan Koum). When migrants began to enter the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status after Hurricane Maria, they messaged their Haitian friends and family in other countries. This group also messaged other friends and family, leading to roughly 17,000 Haitians migrating to the bordertown of Tijuana seeking asylum.
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Haiti: Tech Incubator to Launch in Spring 2018
Haitian Times tech contributor Henry Beaucejour interviewed Dr. Jean-Jacques Rousseau who serves as a Technical Advisor in Innovation, Science, and Competitiveness to President Jovenel Moise. Dr. Rousseau is helping launch ‘Alpha Haiti’ in the Spring of 2018, a Haitian government initiative aimed at taking a new approach to economic development. He says the tech incubator will be an innovative platform to “develop solutions for persistent local problems.”
Haiti, Tech
Summit Leads Haiti Disruption in Tech Industry
By Vania Andre and Fabiola Jean Haiti is known for many things; its art, its food, its music. But one…
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Emoticons Revolutionized with Latest Emoji App
By Vania Andre
Emojis are being taken to the next level by three Haitian Americans, with the latest evolution of the emoticon apps.
Lingoji, a new emoji app that interjects cultural sayings with expressive charactertures was developed by Patrice V. Gervais, David-Georges Renaud, and Gerald Brun.
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AfroCrowd: Owning Haitian History Through Digital Empowerment
By Fabiola Jean
AfroCrowd, a new initiative aimed at increasing black participation in crowdsourcing, kicked off Black History Month, with a weekend dedicated to Wikimedia crowdsourcing. The kickoff event, held at the Brooklyn Public Library, was sponsored by the Haiti Cultural Exchange, Haitian Creole Language Institute, Afro Latin Project, Port Academie, Garifuna Nation, Yoruba Cultural Institute and Afro Diaspora.