Political
Haiti: Second Electoral Counselor Intercepted at Airport
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- Created on Monday, January 02, 2012 5:04 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Ribel Pierre, a former member of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) was preparing to leave Haiti Saturday, December 31, 2011 when he was intercepted at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport. After Gaillot Dorsinvil, this is the second counselor stopped while trying leaving Haiti.
Haiti: Revoked Electoral Council President Intercepted at Airport
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- Created on Friday, December 30, 2011 4:33 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The former President of the Provisional Electoral Council, Gaillot Dorsinvil, was stopped at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport on Friday by immigration officials and received by the government prosecutor.
Haiti: Electoral Council Members Fired by Presidential Decree
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- Created on Friday, December 30, 2011 11:46 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Office of Communication of the President informed that by an decree dated Thursday, December 29, 2011, the decree of October 16, 2009 appointing the members of the Provisional Electoral Council is hereby voided.
Haiti: Framer of 1987 Constitution Opposes Publication of Corrected Constitution
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- Created on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 1:54 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Dr. Georges Michel, a member of the commission that framed the Constitution of Haiti 1987 and sits on the commission to reinstate the Haitian army, is opposed to the publication of the Constitution of Haiti 2011 by President Michel Martelly.
Haiti: Gaillot Dorsinvil, Still Evading Justice, Prepares for Next Elections
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- Created on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 7:52 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The President of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), Gaillot Dorsinvil, which is the subject of an arrest warrant by the Commissioner of the Government, surprised many, returning to his office on Monday.
Haiti: First Lady Sophia Martelly Shares Christmas with the Vulnerable
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- Created on Friday, December 23, 2011 6:27 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - First Lady Sophia Martelly shared Christmas with Haitians with disabilities on Thursday visiting the Secretariat of State for Integration of Disabled People where food and envelopes were distributed.
Haiti: First Lady Receives Widows and Children of Officers Killed in Action
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- Created on Friday, December 23, 2011 6:27 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - First Lady Sophia Martelly received for Christmas at the National Palace, wives and children of officers killed in the line of duty and celebrated this year with them under the sign of solidarity.
Haiti: Convicted Presidential Adviser Ronald Nelson Press Conference
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- Created on Monday, December 19, 2011 10:11 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Convicted Presidential Adviser Ronald "Roro" Nelson on probation by a United States court arrived in Haiti on Saturday and held a press conference for the media and population at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport.
Haiti: First Lady Martelly holds Meal Center for Senior Citizens
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- Created on Monday, December 19, 2011 8:26 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Haitian First Lady Sophia Martelly continued the government's $10 million [US] Christmas Solidarity program on Sunday by hosting a meal center for senior citizens.
Convicted Presidential Adviser Roro Nelson Returns to Haiti
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- Created on Sunday, December 18, 2011 12:00 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Convicted Presidential Adviser, Ronald “Roro” Nelson, returned to Haiti on Saturday and held a press conference at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport.
Haiti: Fmr Port-au-Prince Mayor Warns of Encroaching Political Crisis
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- Created on Friday, December 16, 2011 12:52 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The latest public figure to caution the public of an encroaching political crisis was the former Mayor of Port-au-Prince, Evans Paul, who recalled that elections should have been held in November for dozens of seats to be replaced in 2012.
Convicted Presidential Advisor Roro Nelson to Travel to Haiti, says Source
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- Created on Friday, December 16, 2011 5:24 PM
BOSTON, USA (defend.ht) - The office of Presidential Adviser Ronald "Roro" Nelson announced that Nelson, having had his passport confiscated by a judge for physically assaulting a woman, would be cleared to travel to Haiti on Saturday.
Haiti: First Lady Sophia Martelly Involved in Social Projects
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- Created on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 8:06 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - It all started on December 25, when she was eighteen, distributing hot meals to the needy. It continued with the involvement of her husband, Michel Martelly, the fest of St-Michel in the parish of Fontamara, the neighborhood of her childhood.
Haiti: Lavalas Will Commemorate 1990 Elections on December 16
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- Created on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 12:46 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) –The leaders of the political organization "Famni Lavalas" announced for Friday, December 16, a large gathering in Aristide’s Foundation head office, to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the election of Jean Bertrand as President of Haiti.
Early Signs of a New Political Crisis in Haiti, 2012
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- Created on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 9:32 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Ten of thirty senators have terms ending in 2012 and the Martelly-Conille government has not taken any steps conducive to holding fair and credible elections.
Haiti's New Administration Still Faces Obligation of Public Accountability
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- Created on Saturday, December 10, 2011 8:11 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht/AlterPresse) - December 9 2011. On the eve of 63rd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights this December 10, 2011, the new administration policy in Haiti has yet to prove its case in terms of good governance, accountability and transparency in the affairs of the country, observes the online agency AlterPresse.
President Martelly back to Haiti with many promises
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- Created on Monday, December 05, 2011 11:46 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (defend.ht) - Haitian President Michel Martelly returned Sunday December 4 to Haiti after attending the first summit of Latin American and Caribbean (CELAC) in Venezuela. He said that 33 countries participating in the meeting promised to contribute significantly to Haiti’s reconstruction.
“Haitian Government wants more from its Diaspora”, says Minister Supplice
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- Created on Saturday, December 03, 2011 4:31 PM
MIAMI, USA (defend.ht) - “Haitian Government wants more from its Diaspora, not in terms of money, but also of experience gained abroad to be given back to Haiti, to develop the country”, stated Minister of Diaspora, sociologist Daniel Supplice speaking at 10th anniversary ceremony of Haitian American Coalition Professionals (HAPC) Friday Dec 2, in Miami-Dade College.
Minister Daniel Supplice Meets Haitian Diaspora in NY and Miami
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- Created on Friday, December 02, 2011 1:42 PM
MIAMI, USA (defend.ht) - Daniel Supplice, the Minister to the Presidency of Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE) has been in the United States since Saturday meeting with the Haitian community. First in New York, he has been in Florida since Thursday, the largest Haitian community abroad.
Haiti and Venezuela Most Corrupt Countries in Hemisphere
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- Created on Friday, December 02, 2011 1:15 PM
BERLIN, Germany (defend.ht) - Haiti and Venezuela rank first and second in corruption and lack of transparency in the Western Hemisphere, according to a Transparency International (TI) annual report released on Thursday.
