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Haiti: Manigat Alleges Vast Gov't Money Laundering Operation in Les Cayes
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- Created on Monday, January 30, 2012 5:21 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The former First Lady and Presidential Candidate, Mirlande Manigat, has alleged that the reason the Carnival is being held in Les Cayes in 2012 rather than Port-au-Prince would be part of a vast money laundering operation.
Haiti-Dual Nationality: Repons Peyizan says it was Unable to Verify Nationality of Candidate Martelly
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- Created on Friday, January 27, 2012 7:45 PM
CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (defend.ht) – Repons Peyizan, the political banner that President Michel Martelly ran on has distanced itself from the Head of State on Friday amid allegations that he, Martelly, would have multiple nationality.
Dominique Anglade to Head Major Political Party in Quebec
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- Created on Friday, January 27, 2012 3:26 PM
QUEBEC CITY, Canada (defend.ht) - Haitian-Canadian Dominique Anglade was named Monday to the head the political party “Avenir du Quebec” (Future of Quebec) in the next elections in the Canadian province, said the newspaper “La Presse”. So the daughter of the Haitian geographer George Anglade, killed in the earthquake of 2010, become the first female president of this Quebec political party.
Haiti-Dual-Nationality: Charles Henri Baker Invites Martelly to Cooperate with Senate Commission
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- Created on Friday, January 27, 2012 7:51 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Former presidential candidate, Charles Henri Baker, would invite the President of the Republic Michel Martelly to submit his parts to the special senate commission reviewing the nationalities of members of government.
Haiti: Government to Launch Feeding Program for 100K Mothers
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- Created on Monday, January 23, 2012 5:39 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - First Lady Sophia Martelly will begin the Aba Grangou feeding program for 100,000 mothers on Tuesday.
Haiti: Preferential Treatment for Jean-Claude Duvalier
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- Created on Friday, January 20, 2012 3:59 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Organizations defending human rights noted how the current government gives a preferential treatment to former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier.
Haiti: With this Government, Duvalier Can Rest Easy says Human Rights Grp
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- Created on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 7:27 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht)– In this early 2012, some criticize the inaction of Haitian justice towards the former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier who on January 16 brought the first anniversary of his return from exile in Haiti.
Haiti: Mirlande Manigat Denies Advising Martelly to Not Publish Constitution
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- Created on Monday, January 16, 2012 6:18 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The former First Lady Mirlande Manigat denied having given President Michel Martelly counsel that he should not publish the Constitution. The former rival of Martelly says he should not have had touched the issue at all.
Triple Nationality: "Martelly Must Go if it’s Proven"
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- Created on Monday, January 16, 2012 6:21 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – "The head of state can’t escape, he must avoid the obfuscation and tell the whole truth to the nation," said last Saturday Anthony Barbier, member of the Fusion of Social Democrats on the airwaves of Radio Caraibes, in Port-au-Prince, about the triple nationality issue of Mr. Martelly. "He must go away if it turns out that Senator Moise Jean-Charles was right in his accusations," said Barbier.
Triple Nationalité : "Martelly devra s’en aller si cela est prouvé"
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- Created on Monday, January 16, 2012 5:54 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – "Le chef de l'Etat ne peut pas se dérober, il doit éviter les faux-fuyants et dire toute la vérité à la nation", a déclaré samedi dernier Anthony Barbier de la Fusion des Sociaux-démocrates sur les ondes de radio Caraïbes, à Port-au-Prince, sur la question de la triple nationalité du président Martelly. "Il devra s'en aller s'il se révèle que le sénateur Moise Jean-Charles avait raison dans ses accusations", a ajouté M. Barbier.
US Sen. Marco Rubio in Haiti to review rebuilding efforts
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- Created on Monday, January 16, 2012 2:47 PM
MIAMI, USA (defend.ht) – U.S. Senator for Florida Marco Rubio headed to Haiti to review U.S.-backed efforts to help the Caribbean country rebuild two years after a devastating earthquake.
Sean Penn Appointed Haitian Ambassador
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- Created on Monday, January 16, 2012 11:52 AM
LOS ANGELES, USA (defend.ht) - Sean Penn has accepted the job of Ambassador for Haiti, where he has spent the last two years managing a tent camp for displaced Haitians after the earthquake.
Haiti: Michaëlle Jean says Martelly Gov't can be Trusted but Remains Vigiliant
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- Created on Sunday, January 15, 2012 12:32 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – In an interview, the former Governor-General of Canada, Michaëlle Jean, said she considers the Martelly government as one that can be trusted, but stressed that she remains “constantly vigilant.”
Haiti: Michaëlle Jean's Declaration on 2nd Anniversary of Earthquake
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- Created on Friday, January 13, 2012 1:48 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Declaration Michaëlle Jean, UNESCO Special Envoy to Haiti, on the occasion of the commemoration of the earthquake of January 12, 2010. Submitted to AlterPresse January 11, 2012.
Haiti: Communications Officials Release Statement on Education Tax Money
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- Created on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 1:25 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The National Counsel of Telecommunications (CONATEL) released a note to the press on Monday regarding its participation in the National Fund for Education (FNE).
Haiti: Human Rights Grp Critical of Martelly CEP Dissolution
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- Created on Monday, January 09, 2012 8:50 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The National Network of Human Rights (RNDDH) criticizes the decision of the Executive to dissolve the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) chaired by Gaillot Dorsinvil, while the light was not shed yet about the serious charges against the Electoral Council.
Haitian Embassy Agent in TurksCaicos Denies Involvement in Human Trafficking
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- Created on Monday, January 09, 2012 10:18 AM
COCKBURN TOWN, Turks and Caicos Islands (defend.ht) - An agent for the Haitian embassy in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) was forced to deny allegations that he and the Haitian government would be involved in human trafficking.
Haiti: Ribel Pierre Under House Arrest, Gaillot Dorsinvil Missing
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- Created on Thursday, January 05, 2012 5:39 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The former electoral adviser Ribel Pierre announced that he’s under house arrest and at his residence while the former president of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) Gaillot Dorsinvil bolted into nature.
Haiti: Electoral Counselors say Prosecution is Illegal
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- Created on Thursday, January 05, 2012 12:42 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Former electoral counselors protest against the government's decision to ban their departure from Haiti as illegal.
Haiti: Bernard Gousse says Amendments in Effect but Opposes Publishing Constitution
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- Created on Wednesday, January 04, 2012 12:45 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The former Prime Minister-designate of Michel Martelly, Bernard H. Gousse, believes that the Constitutional amendments are in effect but opposes the publishing of the corrected text in the nation's journal, Le Moniteur, believing a Creole version should have been voted on as well.
