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Haiti Reaches Deal for Transitional Government
Haiti has reached a deal for a transitional government after President Michel Martelly’s term expired without an elected successor. Under the terms of the agreement, which was reached 22 hours before Martelly’s term expired, Haiti’s Parliament will elect an interim […]
United States Government: UN “Absolutely Immune” in Haiti Cholera Suit
Above: United Nations headquarters in New York (Photo: UN) By Alexander Britell All of the defendants in the Haiti cholera lawsuit are “immune from legal process and suit,” US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara wrote […]
Haiti: US Government to Launch Mortgage Finance Project
Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States government’s Overseas Private Investment Corporation will launch a new mortgage finance project in Haiti this week. The project, which was developed in partnership with the US Agency for […]
Haiti’s Government Denies Censorship of Carnival Musicians
Above: Carnival in Cap-Haitien (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government says it has not censored any songs or musicians at this year’s carnival, responding to media reports that some entertainers alleged they had been banned from […]
Haiti’s Government, IDB Consider Forming National Road Safety Committee
Above: the conference in Haiti (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff With several deadly road accidents in Haiti in recent years, it may be time to create a national committee on road safety in the country. That was […]
Haiti’s Government Launches Appeal for Emergency Humanitarian Aid
Above: flooding during Hurricane Sandy (Photo: Pwoteksyon Sivil) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government is launching an appeal for emergency humanitarian aid to the country to help deliver relief to the almost 2 million people in the country affected […]
Haiti’s Government Sending Cadets to Ecuador for Military Training
Above: Haiti and Ecuador’s leaders in July (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Ministry of Defence has selected eight cadets to travel to Ecuador for four years of study at Quito’s Eloy Alfaro Military College. The move […]
Haiti’s Government Signs Declaration on Policy for Disabled
Above: the forum at the Hotel Montana (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government has signed a declaration on public policy with respect to the inclusion of the country’s disabled population, following a forum Thursday at the […]
Haiti’s Government Relieves Two Secretaries of State of Duties
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government has removed two Secretaries of State from office, President Michel Martelly’s office announced in a statement. The two Secretaries of State are Mathias Laureus, Secretary […]
Haiti’s Government Creates Commission on Price Stabilization
Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe (centre) said the commission would look to fight high food prices (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government has created a commission on price stabilization, the office of Haiti Prime Minister Laurent […]
Haiti’s Government Opens New World Bank-Funded School in Anse-a-Veau
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly inaugurated the new National School of Anse-a-Veau Thursday. The school was built with funding from the World Bank in the amount of just […]
Turks and Caicos Government Lifts Ban on Deportations to Haiti
Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands Government announced Thursday that it has lifted its moratorium on deportations to Haiti. The ban had been enacted following Haiti’s January 2010 […]
Haiti’s Government Begins Process of Demolishing National Palace
Above: Haiti’s damaged National Palace (Photo: James English) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government has announced the first phase of the demolition of the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, which was largely destroyed in the earthquake of January 2010. President […]
Haiti’s Government Adds New Officials
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following a Cabinet shake-up and several new appointments last week, Haiti’s government has appointed a number of additional officials. Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe announced the […]
Haiti’s Government Meets in Les Cayes
Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe at a hospital groundbreaking in Vernet (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe led the Fifth Council of Government this week in Les Cayes, the latest in what is […]
Haiti’s Lamothe: Cabinet Shake-Up Aimed at “Reframing Government Action”
Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff The recent reassignment and replacement of several cabinet ministers in Haiti was intended “solely to reframe government action” and “seek a new synergy,” according to Haiti Prime […]
Lamothe: Haiti to Hold More Government Meetings Outside of Port-au-Prince
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following what he called a “successful” cabinet meeting held in Cap Haitien last month, Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe said he intended to hold more such […]
Haiti’s Government Launches Road Works Project in Port-au-Prince
Above: Port-au-Prince (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications has launched an operation called “Bouche Twou,” or stop-gap. The 90-day progarmme seeks to rehabilitate 37 kilometres of road in the metropolitan […]
Haiti’s Government Launches Anti-Corruption Operation, Arrests Three
Above: Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government has launched the first phase of an anti-corruption initiative, according to Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe. The operation, which was conducted in the city […]
Haiti’s Government Launches Mobile Money Transfer Plan in Cite Soleil
Above: the launch of the programme By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian First Lady Sophia Martelly and new Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe have officially launched a programme aimed at distributing funding to families with young children living extreme poverty. The […]
IDB, Haitian Government and Korean Firm Break Ground on Industrial Park
By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Haiti, along with the US government, the Inter-American Development Bank and Korean apparel manufacturer Sae-A Co, Ltd, have laid the foundation stone for a new industrial park in the city of Caracol. […]
UN Urges Haitian Parliament to Approve Conille’s Government Programme
Above: Mariano Fernandez (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Mariano Fernandez, the Special Representative of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in Haiti, voiced hope that the decision by Haiti’s Senate to approve Garry Conille as Prime Minister could mean […]
OAS to Haiti: Form New Government
Above: OAS Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insuiza (Photo: OAS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Organization of American States Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insuiza has notched his serious concern for Haiti’s continuing difficulty to approve a new prime minister and form a new […]
UN “Concerned” about Haiti’s Government
Above: From left, Haitian President Michel Martelly and Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Haiti, Mariano Fernandez (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations is encouraging political actors in Haiti to work on a finding a […]
Report: Haiti Death Toll Far Smaller than Government Claimed
U.N. Photo/Logan Abassi The death toll from last year’s Haiti earthquake was between 46,000 and 85,000, a number that is far smaller than the official figure of 316,000, according to a report commissioned by the U.S. government. The report, which […]
Haiti’s Sunrise Airways Adds Airbus
Haiti-based Sunrise Airways has added a major new addition to its expanding fleet: a new Airbus A320. The 150-seat aircraft features 12 seats in first class and 138 in economy. “The type of expansion we are pursuing throughout the Caribbean […]
JetBlue Launching New Flights to Haiti
JetBlue is expanding its service to the Caribbean with a new route to Haiti. The carrier has announced plans to launch nonstop flights between Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport and Orlando International Airport later this year. The flights are projected […]
Op-Ed: Haiti: A Black and White Revolution
Each year, as January 1st comes, Haitians not only celebrate a new year, but also their Independence Day. For some, the Haitian independence is just a foot note in history, culminating in a simple cliché: The first black republic in […]
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