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February 24, 2012
Haiti Prime Minister Garry Conille resigns after months in office

Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille, facing days of political pressure from the president, sent a resignation letter to President Michel Martelly.

Haiti Prime Minister Garry Conille has resigned from office, giving into political pressure from President Michel Martelly to step down.

Conille sent a letter to Martelly shortly after 10 a.m. Friday, almost an hour before he was supposed to meet with the president and ministers at the National Palace, several sources confirmed.

February 22, 2012
Haiti Closer to Bringing Long-Term Democratic Governance to Its People

Haiti's Minister of the Interior, Thierry Mayard-Paul, speaking at Florida International University (FIU), stated that for the first time – perhaps in the history of Haiti – President Martelly's administration can close the gap between what people want from democracy and the government's ability to deliver on its promises and bring long term democratic governance to Haiti.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Feb. 22, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ -- Haiti's Minister of the Interior, Thierry Mayard-Paul, speaking at Florida International University (FIU), stated that for the first time – perhaps in the history of Haiti – President Martelly's administration can close the gap between what people want from democracy and the government's ability to deliver on its promises and bring long term democratic governance to Haiti.

February 10, 2012
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to Haiti

Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Desiré Delano Bouterse, President of the Republic of Suriname will lead members of the Bureau of Heads of Government on a two-day mission to Haiti on 13-14 February.

Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Desiré Delano Bouterse, President of the Republic of Suriname will lead members of the Bureau of Heads of Government on a two-day mission to Haiti on 13-14 February.

February 10, 2012
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to Haiti

Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Desiré Delano Bouterse, President of the Republic of Suriname will lead members of the Bureau of Heads of Government on a two-day mission to Haiti on 13-14 February.

Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Desiré Delano Bouterse, President of the Republic of Suriname will lead members of the Bureau of Heads of Government on a two-day mission to Haiti on 13-14 February.

February 8, 2012
Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille Visits Washington D.C.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday met with Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille, who is visiting Washington for talks on his country's post-earthquake reconstruction efforts.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday met with Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille, who is visiting Washington for talks on his country's post-earthquake reconstruction efforts.

The prime minister told journalists one purpose of the visit was to discuss progress his country has made since the deadly January 2010 quake and issues related to the slow pace of reconstruction.

February 1, 2012
Haiti Ambassador : Sean Penn at large

Actor Sean Penn named Haitian ambassador at large in a special ceremony at the national palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Actor Sean Penn has been named ambassador at large for Haiti in recognition of his humanitarian work since the 2010 earthquake. The Hollywood star received the honor from Haitian President Michel Martelly at a special ceremony Tuesday evening at the National Palace.

Martelly thanked Penn for keeping the spotlight on the Caribbean nation.

January 24, 2012
Pamela Ann White serve as U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Haiti

 

January 4, 2012
Haiti Government to Reinforce National Police

The Haitian government wants to reinforce the national police and increase its number to 12,000 officers as a previous step to the reestablishment of the Army, said National Police Chief Mario Andresol

Port-au-Prince, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) The Haitian government wants to reinforce the national police and increase its number to 12,000 officers as a previous step to the reestablishment of the Army, said National Police Chief Mario Andresol.

 Andresol also announced the intention of building five police stations and new detachments to reinforce security and fight urban violence in Haiti. Now, the Haitian National Police has 10,000 members, although the security work is carried out by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (Minustah)

December 31, 2011
Haiti leader paves way for new elections

Haitian President Michel Martelly fired members of a nine-person electoral council to make way for legislative and local elections planned for next year.

 

December 24, 2011
Haiti's Minister of Haitians Living Abroad, Daniel Supplice attacked in D.R.

A presidential adviser in Haiti says that government Minister of Haitians Living Abroad, Daniel Supplice was attacked while visiting the neighboring Dominican Republic.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- A presidential adviser in Haiti says that a government minister was attacked while visiting the neighboring Dominican Republic.Presidential adviser Damian Merlo said late Friday that Minister of Haitians Living Abroad Daniel Supplice is doing fine but he had no other details.

 

December 23, 2011
President Michel Martelly suspends Sweet Micky Performance

President Michel Martelly as Sweet Micky in 2008In september 2011, Haiti President Michel Martelly scheduled a concert to take place on December 23, 2011 in order to raise $10 Million dollars for education in Haiti.  But an adviser said the concert had been postponed indefinitely “due to the holiday season and the complexity of organizing such an event.”

December 9, 2011
Oprah Winfrey in Haiti : will be hosted by President Michel Martelly

Oprah Winfrey will visit Haiti next week and will be hosted by Haiti's President Michel Joseph Martelly.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Oprah Winfrey will visit Haiti next week and will be hosted by Haiti's President Michel Joseph Martelly.

On Friday, Martelly tells The Associated Press that he hopes Winfrey will serve as an ambassador for Haiti. He says he would like her to help Haiti get more assistance for rebuilding from the 2010 earthquake that displaced hundreds of thousands of people.

December 1, 2011
Michel Martelly to travel to Venezuela on December 01, 2011

President Joseph Michel Martelly to travel to Venezuela today, according to the Minister of Planning and External Cooperation Herve M Day. Similar to Cuba, the President will have meetings with the Venezuelan authorities to strengthen cooperation between the two countries. Venezuela of Hugo Chavez as part of Alba, offers credits to Haiti for the purchase of petroleum products through the program Petrocaribe.

December 1, 2011
Transparency International list Haiti as 9th most corrupt country in 2011

Although Haiti has shown to have made minor steps up Transparency International's corruption index over four years, I find it ridiculous a democratic nation like Haiti is listed as the 175th most corrupted country in the world.  That's only 7 dips from North Korea which is probably the most inhumane place to live.  Shame on you Transparency International.

November 30, 2011
President Michel Martelly to create 500K Jobs

President Michel Martelly wants to create 500,000 jobs in Haiti over the next three years. Some of the job opportunities will come from a new Marriott hotel planned for Port-au-Prince and a South Korean-run industrial park slated to open next year in the north, both championed by former U.S. President Bill Clinton this week on a two-day visit.

(AP)  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President Michel Martelly wants to create 500,000 jobs in Haiti over the next three years. Some of the job opportunities will come from a new Marriott hotel planned for Port-au-Prince and a South Korean-run industrial park slated to open next year in the north, both championed by former U.S. President Bill Clinton this week on a two-day visit.

"Haitians don't want a gift," Martelly told reporters at a news conference Tuesday. "They want work."

November 29, 2011
What does "Haiti is Open For Business" really means?

Laurent Lamothe, Haiti Foreign Affairs Minister speech at INVEST IN HAITI Forum. A event geared towards highlighting profitable business opportunities readily available in Haiti, especially in the apparel manufacturing, tourism, agribusiness and infrastructure sectors.

November 12, 2011
Haitian Culture Minister Choiseul Henriquez has died in Canada

Haitian Culture Minister Choiseul Henriquez has died while in Ottawa, Canada on Friday Noevember 12, 2011.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Former journalist and newly appointed Haitian Culture Minister Choiseul Henriquez has died while in Canada. He was 51.  The office of President Michel Martelly said in a statement Saturday night that Henriquez died of a brain hemorrhage Friday while in Ottawa. It said he had suffered from diabetes and hypertension.

November 3, 2011
Why Haiti Does Not Need a New $95 Million Army

As one of his first executive acts, Haiti’s new president, Michel Martelly, has asked donor nations to help him re-establish the army that was disbanded by President Jean-Bertrand Aristide 16 years ago. The initial cost: $95 million, which will go, Martelly says, to a starter force of 3,500.

At best, Martelly’s priorities are confused. At worst, they are ominous. He is proposing to spend a lot of money on a militia that Haiti doesn’t need when the country is still in shambles because of the 2010 earthquake. Worse, he is reconstituting an institution that was used, from the 1950s onwards, almost exclusively as a tool of oppression.

Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- As one of his first executive acts, Haiti’s new president, Michel Martelly, has asked donor nations to help him re-establish the army that was disbanded by President Jean-Bertrand Aristide 16 years ago. The initial cost: $95 million, which will go, Martelly says, to a starter force of 3,500.

November 3, 2011
Why Haiti Does Not Need a New $95 Million Army

As one of his first executive acts, Haiti’s new president, Michel Martelly, has asked donor nations to help him re-establish the army that was disbanded by President Jean-Bertrand Aristide 16 years ago. The initial cost: $95 million, which will go, Martelly says, to a starter force of 3,500.

At best, Martelly’s priorities are confused. At worst, they are ominous. He is proposing to spend a lot of money on a militia that Haiti doesn’t need when the country is still in shambles because of the 2010 earthquake. Worse, he is reconstituting an institution that was used, from the 1950s onwards, almost exclusively as a tool of oppression.

Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- As one of his first executive acts, Haiti’s new president, Michel Martelly, has asked donor nations to help him re-establish the army that was disbanded by President Jean-Bertrand Aristide 16 years ago. The initial cost: $95 million, which will go, Martelly says, to a starter force of 3,500.

October 19, 2011
Haiti's new government takes office after long delay

Haiti's new prime minister and his cabinet have taken office after months of delay in forming a government.

 

Prime Minister Garry Conille's 17-member team and programme were endorsed by parliament over the weekend.  The cabinet faces a widespread cholera epidemic and the need to rebuild the country after a devastating earthquake in January 2010.  The government was installed five months after musician Michel Martelly was sworn in as president.

October 19, 2011
Haiti's new government takes office after long delay

Haiti's new prime minister and his cabinet have taken office after months of delay in forming a government.

 

Prime Minister Garry Conille's 17-member team and programme were endorsed by parliament over the weekend.  The cabinet faces a widespread cholera epidemic and the need to rebuild the country after a devastating earthquake in January 2010.  The government was installed five months after musician Michel Martelly was sworn in as president.

October 5, 2011
Haiti Occupied Country by Uruguayan Journalist Eduardo Galeono

At present, the armies from several countries, including Uruguay, are occupying Haiti. How is this military invasion justified? By alleging that Haiti endangers international security. Nothing more. Haiti Occupied Country is an article written by Eduardo Galeono and is dedicated to Guillermo Chifflet who was forced to resign from Uruguay’s Chamber of Deputies when he voted against sending soldiers to Haiti.

Consult any encyclopedia. Ask which was the first free country in America. You will get the same answer: the United States.

But the United States declared its independence when it was a nation with 650,000 slaves who remained so for another century, and its first Constitution said that a black slave was equal to three fifths of a person.

And if you ask any encyclopedia which was the first country to abolish slavery, you will always get the same answer: England.

September 9, 2011
Bill Clinton increases involvement in Haiti

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton Thursday became head of an advisory panel on investment and development issues to Haitian President Michel Martelly, according to reports reaching here.

Port-Au-Prince, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Former U.S. President Bill Clinton Thursday became head of an advisory panel on investment and development issues to Haitian President Michel Martelly, according to reports reaching here.

Clinton, who is also co-president of the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission (IHRC) together with Haiti's outgoing Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive, was named head of the Presidential Advisory Council for Economic Development and Investment.

August 18, 2011
Haiti Reconstruction Panel plans to spend 78 Million U.S. Dollars on Rebuilding

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The Haiti reconstruction panel co-chaired by former U.S. President Bill Clinton announced a major new project Wednesday to rebuild part of the capital damaged by last year’s earthquake. The Interim Haiti Recovery Commission said it plans to spend $78 million to revitalize 16 neighborhoods and remove roughly 30,000 people from six major settlement camps that formed after the January 2010 disaster.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The Haiti reconstruction panel co-chaired by former U.S. President Bill Clinton announced a major new project Wednesday to rebuild part of the capital damaged by last year’s earthquake.

The Interim Haiti Recovery Commission said it plans to spend $78 million to revitalize 16 neighborhoods and remove roughly 30,000 people from six major settlement camps that formed after the January 2010 disaster.

August 10, 2011
Work to overhaul the electoral law in preparation for upcoming competitions still uncertain

A working committee was set up in the provisional electoral council (CEP) in order to achieve "an overhaul of the electoral law", under the aegis of which were held presidential and legislative elections of November 2010 and March 2011.

A working committee was set up in the provisional electoral council (CEP) in order to achieve "an overhaul of the electoral law", under the aegis of which were held presidential and legislative elections of November 2010 and March 2011.

Laurette Councillor election belief, the lawyers of the Legal Section of Vine and an expert of United Nations (UN) are part of the working committee, according to the information has read the online agency AlterPresse .