Haiti: Senate summons Prime Minister for questions on management

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe will be required to appear before the Senate on Tuesday, May 28 to answer on various charges of mismanagement and corruption according to a letter signed by 7 Senators and sent to the President of the Senate Simon Desras.

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Paul Farmer: As Haitians Seek UN Compensation for Cholera, World Powers Should Own Up to Past Wrongs

The cholera outbreak that erupted in Haiti in October 2010 has killed around 8,000 people and sickened 620,000 others. Most independent studies say the outbreak originated with a battalion of Nepalese troops who were part of the U.N. peacekeeping mission after Haiti's devastating 2010 earthquake. But the United Nations has never formally acknowledged responsibility or apologized. Attorneys for thousands of Haitian cholera victims announced a lawsuit against the United Nations in 2011. Earlier this year, the United Nations finally responded by announcing its refusal to pay compensation. Dr. Paul Farmer, who serves in a volunteer role as the U.N. deputy special envoy for Haiti, says reparations for Haiti should come in the form of strengthening housing, healthcare, and other basic rights long denied to Haitians by foreign powers.
Watch the full interview with Dr. Paul Farmer on Democracy Now!.

Wyclef Jean Haitian Flag Day Speech in the Bahamas

Wyclef speech in the Bahamas for Haitian Flag Day

Haiti - Soccer: Two Haitian-Americans to help face Spain and Italy

KANSAS CITY, USA (defend.ht) - Two Haitian-American Major League Soccer players, defender Mechack Jerome and midfielder Peterson Joseph, have been selected to the Haiti Men's National Team, President Yves Jean-Bart announced Monday. They will help the team compete against the last two World Cup Champions, #1 Spain and #5 Italy, on June 6 and 12.

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Haiti Treasury: Projected deficit of $419 million [US] for 2013 fiscal year

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Chairman of the Senate Economy and Finance Committee Jocelerme Privert indicated on Monday of a trend towards a $419 million [US] deficit in the state's accounts for the 2013 fiscal year. Senator Privert urged the authorities to intensify their pursuit of taxes and fight against smuggling and for the Martelly administration to be more responsible with the state's limited financial resources.

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Protecting Haiti's homeless - Inside Story Americas

Defending his record, two years after Haitian President Michel Martelly took office he says his country is on the right track. But where do things stand under his leadership?

Two more shipments of rice from Vietnam to arrive in Haiti soon

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - After the arrival of a first, 10,000 ton shipment of rice in March from Vietnam, two other rice shipments, 15,000 and 18,000 tons, are expected to arrive in Haiti at the end of May and early in the month of June, respectively. On Friday, the Director of the Monetization Office of the Assistance Development Program, Michael Lecorps, said these shipments would reduce the high cost of life in Haiti.

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Haitian Media President responds to President Martelly and his "spineless" team

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - President of the Association of Haitian Media and Host of the 4 o'clock news on Radio Kiskeya, Liliane Pierre-Paul, as herself, delivered a fervent response to President Michel Martelly's comparison of himself and her. Pierre-Paul criticized the Head of State and the executive team for disparaging comments and actions from the Head of State taken against her on radio and at public events.

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First community hospital to open in Bon Repos

BRASILIA, Brasil (defend.ht) - The first community hospital (HCR), built jointly by the governments of Brazil, Cuba and Haiti, will be ready to accept patients at the end of May in the Bon Repos, district of ​​Port-au-Prince, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Health.

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World Bank says its helping Haiti draft mining laws

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The World Bank said Friday that it's helping Haiti in drafting legislation for its mining industry and will help the administration reach out to "key players, including legislators" to make it happen.

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FAIL 1. Realizing a more Sovereign Haiti

I wonder if those who believe Deputy Luckner Noel kneeling at the feet of Michel Martelly was okay, would be okay if this Deputy of the Republic o Haiti, representing the commune of Ouanaminthe, would kneel at the feet of United States, Venezuela, Dominican Republic or the many foreign nations building Haiti today.

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Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly 2010 Haitian Flag Day

Sweet Micky invades "The Zoe Palace" inside of Club Mirage, Haitian Flag Day 2010 weekend and co-signs The Global Zoe "Phatboi". It was a sold out concert and a history in the making performance/event for The Global Zoe.

Deputy Luckner Noel responds, says he did not kneel before Martelly

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - On Thursday in a press conference Deputy Luckner Noel (Ouanaminthe/Alternative) denied having knelt down before President Michel Martelly.

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FAIL 2. Furthering Democracy

A funny thing I've noticed in the past two years. Whenever the Haitian government is holding an event for a project dealing with a particular sector of the Haitian population, people representing that sector are usually not at the event.

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UN Official wants to discuss with Argentina withdrawal of troops from Haiti

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (defend.ht) - After Brazil, the head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), Nigel Fisher, is in Argentina, retracing the steps of Senator Jean-Charles Moïse (Nord/Inite) who traveled in April to advocate for the withdrawal of peacekeepers from Haiti.

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Haiti: Parliamentarian kneels before Martelly

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - A parliamentarian of the Republic of Haiti, kneeling down in front of President Michel Martelly and saying things such as “I would die for you” to the Head of State has drawn the ire of colleagues and shocked others.

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Wyclef on Lauryn Hill, 'April Showers' Mixtape and more

Wyclef Jean Speaks On Lauren Hill's Money Issues, Why He Named His Mixtape 'April Showers' & More

Manifestation Aba Martelly 14 mai 2013

Manifestation Aba Martelly 14 mai 2013

Wyclef: I Didn't Choose to Run for President of Haiti

Wyclef opens up about his journey running for president of Haiti, and what led him to go down this path. He also clears up rumors that surrounded him during his run, which was heightened due to media attention, and reveals why he didn't fight in court after his bid for presidency was denied.

FAIL 3: Not Leveraging the Power of the Haitian Diaspora

The Haitian Diaspora, they are politicians, business executives, actors, artist, athletes, writers, leaders in their domain abroad. Here are the options, International aid, Petrocaribe and the Haitian Diaspora.

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