Politique haïtiens

Haiti - D.R.: 4.5 hours of negotiations, no agreement

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (defend.ht) - After more than four hours of discussions, the government commissions of Haiti and the Dominican Republic could not reach an agreement towards ending the ban on the sale and import of Dominican poultry products in Haiti.

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Haïti: Les députés de voter sur le blanchiment d'argent, la loi de financement du terrorisme

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - After months of amending the text approved by the Senate, the Chamber of Deputies is expected to vote on the Law on Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing on Tuesday.

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Dominicains proposent fermeture frontière déjà fermé avec Haïti

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (defend.ht) - The leader of the National Progressive Force (FNP) political party in the Dominican Republic suggested to Dominican President Danilo Medina that he should close the border with Haiti and increase immigration control.

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Haïti: groupe de travail multi-institutionnel pour aider à organiser des élections en souffrance

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - On Saturday, the Prime Minister met with members of the electoral council to hear of the challenges of holding elections and to put at their disposal a multi-institutional task force, to assist in organizing elections, overdue since November 2011, "as soon as possible."

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Expulsion violente des présumés Haïtiens espaces publics occupation en RD

SANTO DOMINGO, République dominicaine (defend.ht) - La police dominicaine et l'armée nationale dominicaine ont tenu une opération d'expulsions "violents" de dizaines de ressortissants haïtiens prétendument qui occupaient l'espace public des Villas Agricolas, Distrito Nacional dans la capitale de Santo Domingo.

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Québec de construire 2 millions de dollars caserne de pompiers à Port-au-Prince

QUEBEC CITY, Canada (defend.ht) - The Mayor of Quebec City, Régis Labeaume, announced on Friday that the city will sign for the construction of a new fire station in Port-au-Prince, which will be financed by a Quebecois investor at a cost of $2 million [US].

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Dominicains exportation insultes, accusations après Haïti interdiction

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (defend.ht) - Unable to send poultry items over the border due to a partial ban, government officials in the Dominican Republic are now exporting insults and accusations to Haiti and its government saying "Haiti does not exist" and that the country is "ruled by a gang."

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Haïti PM: problème de la faim est devenu "compliqué et difficile"

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Haitian Prime Minister said previous governments abandoned farmers and agriculture and today Haiti is in a difficult situation of hunger and malnutrition. To respond to the problems the government established an array of short, medium and long term programs to restore Haitian agriculture and food sovereignty.

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Cinq cas confirmés de H1N1 en Haïti

ANSE-A-PITRE, Haiti (defend.ht) - In the South-East border town of Anse-à-Pitre, laboratory tests have confirmed that five individuals contracted the H1N1 influenza that first appeared in the Dominican Republic where 15 have died in the past two weeks. As well, the ban on Dominican poultry products was partially lifted.

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Les avocats demandent une injonction du tribunal contre Digicel Haïti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Two citizens and lawyers rebuffed a request for an apology from Digicel and instead retaliated by filing an injunction against the telecommunications giant for it to disclose information on the circumstances and contracts that led to the sending of mass text messages to its clients in the early morning hours of May 14, 2013.

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NYPD officier incendies qui ont déposé plainte contre service

NEW YORK, USA (defend.ht) - An NYPD officer was fired on Thursday for filing a series of complaints, including a lawsuit against his supervisors for discrimination.

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Haïti n'est pas pressé de lever l'interdiction sur la volaille dominicaine

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The urgency of the Dominican Presidential delegation which flew into Port-au-Prince Wednesday by helicopter to have a ban on the import and sale of Dominican poultry products in Haiti lifted has not affected their counterparts in Haiti.

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Haïti: Le Premier ministre visite le Sud-Est

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haïti (defend.ht) - Le Premier ministre a visité le Sud-Est, le mercredi en visite à Jacmel et dans d'autres régions à des projets d'enquêtes et institution au service de la région.

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Royaume-Uni rouvre ambassade en Haïti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - On Wednesday, at the Canadian Embassy, the Embassy of Britain in Haiti was reopened and an announcement was made that Haitian Embassy in London would soon be opened.

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Haïtiens en D.R. persécution de visage après l'interdiction de la volaille dit le sénateur

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Haitians living in the Dominican Republic are facing increased persecution since the Haitian government decided to ban poultry products from being imported or sold in Haiti. This is according to the Chairman of the Senate Health Committee who encouraged the administration to continue to take all dispositions necessary to not allow the H1N1 virus from entering Haiti.

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Haiti: Senator Joseph wants broad nationality investigation

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Chairman of the Senate investigating commission on the nationality of government officials wants to expand the inquiries into more members of the administration but says the U.S. Embassy is obstructing the search for truth.

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Haiti maintains ban on Dominican poultry after bilateral meetings

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Ministry of Commerce and Industry did not decide to lift a ban on the import and sale of Dominican poultry products following a meeting by a Dominican Presidential Commission that met with government officials on Wednesday.

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Dominican delegation in Haiti hopes to lift poultry ban

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (defend.ht) - A Dominican Presidential Commission left for Haiti on Wednesday to meet with Haitian government officials. The Dominican delegation hopes to get a ban on Dominican meats and poultry products lifted.

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Haiti: Senators request prosecution of resigned Diaspora Minister

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Senators say they have not been notified of the resignation of the Minister of Haitians Living Abroad and believe a letter in the mail should not be the end of the issue but a prosecution for fraud, the use of forgery and even treason against the state should follow.

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Haiti: Diaspora Minister Bernice Fidelia resigns

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Office of the Prime Minister announced receiving the resignation of the Minister of Haitian Living Abroad on Monday.

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Critiques de livres

Haïti Noir

Book Review

L'anthologie éditée par Edwidge Danticat met un spin unique haïtienne sur le genre policier

"Danticat a réussi à assembler un portrait de groupe de la culture haïtienne et de la résilience qui est cause de célébration." - Publishers Weekly