Patterson Joins Haiti Investment Council

By: - September 10th, 2011

By the Caribbean Journal staff

PJ Patterson, CARICOM’s special representative on Haiti and former Jamaican prime minister, has been invited to become a member of the newly-announced Presidential Advisory Council on Growth and Investment, an initiative of Michel Martelly and Bill Clinton. The council aims to promote Haiti’s brand globally, to advise the president on economic and policy initiative and attract investment.

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