New Haitian Prime Minister Outlines His Plans To Rebuild Haiti – Will It Work?
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti’s latest prime minister is a tech-savvy, driven decision-maker who is determined to drag this pen-and-paper society into modernity as he strives to break the cycle of misery. But...
View ArticleCaribbean Nations Still Recovering From Hurricane Sandy
What figures to be a lengthy cleanup process began along the United States eastern seaboard on Tuesday morning, just hours after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the nation’s most densely populated areas...
View ArticleHaitian, Brazilian Presidents Meet While in Spain, Agree to Increased...
Haiti President Michel Martelly met with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff during his trip to the Ibero-American Summit in Cadiz, Spain this week. The two sides discussed agricultural development and...
View ArticleHaiti’s Michel Martelly Takes Top Post at Caribbean Group Caricom
Haiti President Michel Martelly will lead the Caribbean Community (Caricom) as its chairman for the next six months. It is the first time Haiti held the top spot since the state joined the organization...
View ArticleUnder New Leaders China-Caribbean Trade Relationship Could Blossom in 2013
Under new leader Xi Jinping, China looks to continue the expansion of its international trade network. The communist republic’s relationships with Latin America and the Caribbean are central to that...
View ArticleHaitian President Accused of Censoring Carnival Performances
Some Haitian musicians are accusing President Michel Martelly of censoring their music due to its anti-government message. Members of one of the bands, scheduled to perform during the country’s...
View ArticleHaiti Hosts First Caricom Meeting of 2013 For Caribbean Leaders
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will attend a conference for the leaders of the 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) regional bloc this week in Haiti. Haitian President Michel Martelly, the...
View ArticleUN Refuses to Compensate Cholera Victims in Haiti
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says that the United Nations will not compensate families affected by the 2010 cholera outbreak that has claimed thousands of lives, despite evidence that...
View ArticleUN Pressures Haiti to Hold Long Delayed Elections
Haiti is under pressure from the United Nations to hold its long delayed elections as specified in a U.N. Security Council hearing Wednesday. The country was expected to hold legislative elections more...
View ArticleHaiti President Michel Martelly Defends First 2 Years in Office
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti’s President Michel Martelly is defending his record since taking office of the impoverished Caribbean nation two years ago.The former pop star points to his introduction...
View ArticleHaiti Rebranding Itself As Vacation Hot Spot
They came bearing a colorful brochure, new logo and hope that after years of disaster and crisis, Haiti will return to the tourism map. “Everyone has sand and beach,” said Elsa Baussan Noel, tourism...
View ArticleHaiti’s President Martelly Announces Provisional Electoral Council
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti’s President Michel Martelly issued on Tuesday an executive order to appoint a new provisional electoral council as provided by a political agreement signed in March to...
View ArticleHaiti’s President Michel Martelly Expected To Issue Order To Hold Crucial...
Haiti’s barrier to the holding of crucial overdue elections has now been lifted with the end of the term of the legislature, opening the possibility for the Caribbean country’s leader to issue a...
View ArticleHaiti Presidential Election Saga Continues as Officials Decide to Scrap Votes
Interim Haitian President Jocelerme Privert (via ndtv.com) Haiti’s decision to rerun its disputed first-round presidential vote continued to ripple through the international community Wednesday as the...
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