michel martelly

Haiti Mourns Passing of Former Prime Minister Smarck Michel

Isaac Begins Departure from Haiti

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (second from left) and President Michel Martelly (third from left) advising residents on Friday (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff The worst of Tropical Storm Isaac has passed through Haiti. The surging …

Haiti’s Martelly to Visit Japan

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly will make an official visit to Japan next week, his office announced Thursday. The trip four-day trip will begin Aug. 27. Martelly will …

Haiti’s Martelly Names New Co-Chair to Economic Development Council

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal tsaff Haiti President Michel Martelly has appointed Haitian businessman Gregory Mevs as the co-chair of the Presidential Advisory Council on Economic Growth and Investment, the National Palace announced in …

Haiti’s President, Taiwan’s Vice President Discuss Cooperation

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Haiti’s delegation in Santo Domingo (Photo: By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly and Taiwan Vice President Wu Den-Yih held a private meeting Thursday in Santo Domingo. Martelly and Wu were in …

Haiti’s Martelly to Attend Inauguration of Dominican Republic’s Medina

Above: Dominican Republic President-Elect Danilo Medina By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly will be heading to the Dominican Republic this week to attend the inauguration of new Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina. The visit, which begins Wednesday, …

Haiti’s Martelly Holds Working Meeting with Delegation from Ecuador

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Ecuador’s Ambassador to Haiti, Carlos Lopez Damm (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly held a working meeting Monday with a delegation from Ecuador focused on bilateral cooperation on the …

Haiti’s Lamothe Makes New Appointments

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (centre) during a visit to (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has announced the appointments of three new officials. Headlining the new appointees is Thierry Mayard-Paul, who …

A Big Leap for Sports in Haiti

Above: Haiti’s Samyr Laine By the Caribbean Journal staff What amounted to a distance of about a metre kept Haiti from its first medal since 1928 on Thursday. But while triple jumper Samyr Laine didn’t end up taking home hardware …

Haiti’s Martelly Welcomes New Diplomats from US, Honduras and Germany

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Honduras Ambassador to Haiti Maria Eugenia Barrios Aleman. By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly accepted letters of credence Friday from the new ambassadors from Germany, the United States and Honduras. M …

Study: Haiti Should Not Rush Departure of MINUSTAH Peacekeepers

Above: the UN clears debris in Haiti earlier this year (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff The eventual departure of the United Nations’ MINUSTAH peacekeeping force from Haiti “should not be rushed,” according to a study by the …

Haiti’s Martelly, Lamothe Hail Carnival

Above: Haiti’s Carnival of Flowers in Port-au-Prince (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe have both expressed their satisfaction about the recently-concluded Carnival of Flowers in Port-au-Prince. Martelly thanked those who …

Haiti’s Environment Monitors Get a Boost

Above: the ceremony in Port-au-Prince (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Environmental Monitoring Corps (CSE) received a boost last week with the distribution of 21 Polaris ATV vehicles. Environment Minister Joseph Ronald Toussaint said his office was “committed” …

Haiti’s Martelly Visits Anse-à-Veau

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly in Anse-à-Veau with Bishop Pierre-Andre Dumas (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly traveled to Anse-à-Veau this week, to visit a village built for earthquake victims and to inaugurate the new …

Haiti’s Michel Martelly “Saddened” By Death of Ghana’s President

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly said he was “saddened” by the death of Ghana President John Atta Mills. In a statement released by Haiti’s National Palace, Martelly said he expressed his …

Haiti Opens New Artificial Lakes

Above: the opening of a new artificial lake in Haiti (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly visited the country’s northwest this weekend to inaugurate a group of new small artificial lakes. Martelly’s trip included stops …

Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Launches Women’s Credit Initiative

Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe launched a new programme Friday aimed at providing credit for female entrepreneurs. The initiative, called “Woz Kredi Power Fanm Lakay,” targets female entrepreneurs …

Haiti’s Martelly Swears in Members of Supreme Council of Judicial Power

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly has sworn in the members of the country’s new Supreme Council of Judicial Power, a body aimed at improving the stability and integrity of the courts …

Haiti’s Martelly Visits Town of Beaumont, Eyes Future Development

Above: Martelly’s motorcade in Beaumont (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly visited the town of Beaumont to examine living conditions in the area and its possibilities for future development. Beaumont is in Corail Arrondissement of …