Toast Vodka, Florida's Miami-Born vodka by entertainment mogul Dieuveny "DJ" Louis aka Mr. Toast, will launch limited edition First Response bottles to benefit causes and charities for which first response is needed. The Toast First ...
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Donations and needed supplies to assist organizations leading the hurricane relief and includes $500,000 for recovery efforts in Haiti. BENTONVILLE, Ark., October 11, 2016 – Walmart and the Walmart Foundation have made a commitment ...
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Briefs for UN Security Council highlight how millions of people remain trapped in a vicious cycle of violence and hunger Joint FAO-WFP news release 29 July 2016, Rome - Protracted conflicts affecting 17 countries have driven millions ...
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Haiti’s apparel sector has just got a shot in the arm. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has decided to invest $4 million to help The Willbes Haitian S.A., a subsidiary of South Korea-based ...
Tags: apparel manufacture, IFC, knits, sweaters, woven products, microfibers
President Barack Obama has signed two important trade measures into law – the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 and Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (TPA-2015). Both bills, passed by ...
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Haiti’s centre for the facilitation of investments (CFI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the association of industries in Haiti (ADIH) to strengthen textile investments in Haiti. Backed by the Inter-American ...
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The President of Haiti, in presence of ministers and senior officials recently inaugurated an assistance program for textile merchants. This program, which first has been extended to 100 merchants, has come on the initiative of ...
If the bill is approved by the Senate the ban could come into force in 2016, although it will not apply to re-usable or biodegradable bags. The proposed Energy Transition Law also outlaw disposable plastic cutlery and crockery by 2020. ...
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With nearly 130 artisans from 32 countries worldwide participating, the summer 2014 edition of Artisan Resource will be the largest event since its initial launch in 2012. Artisan Resource, which runs concurrently with NY NOW, the Market ...
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Activewear Inc. announced it has released an updated version of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) website, GenuineGildan.com, presenting the Company's CSR programs and achievements for the 2013 fiscal year. "At Gildan, we care ...
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The imports of textiles and apparel by the United States were worth US$ 96.981 billion during January to November 2013, registering an increase of 3.7 percent over $ 93.518 billion imports made during the corresponding period of 2012, ...
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The textile industry in Guatemala is estimating its exports to rise between 4 and 5 percent in 2014, as the supply to Haiti and Nicaragua is increasing, according to Association of Apparel and Textile Industry (Vestex), siglo21.com ...
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With the four-year anniversary of Haiti's devastating, 7.0 magnitude earthquake just two weeks away, Mission of Hope (MOH) a Christian nonprofit headquartered in Haiti, has developed a holistic model for long-term development and rebuilding ...
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Two tech companies have launched rival ventures to build Android tablets in Haiti, a country with little recent experience in electronics manufacturing. Startups Surtab SA and Handxom SA began production last month and plan to sell the ...
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