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Haiti: Former Senator Joazile Installed as Minister of Defense
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- Created on Saturday, 19 May 2012 18:59
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Less than two weeks after voting in favor of the new executive government as a member of the senate, former Senator Jean Rodolphe Joazile was installed as the Minister of National Defense in a ceremony held on Wednesday.
Remobilized Soldiers March on the Capital Exchange Gunfire with Police
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- Created on Saturday, 19 May 2012 09:07
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Government orders to disband were ignored as hundreds of former and would-be soldiers marched through the capital on Friday. The march ended with an exchange of gunfire with police and shots of tear gas from United Nations peacekeepers.
Haiti: Health Minister says AIDS Leading Cause of Death
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- Created on Saturday, 19 May 2012 08:43
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Health Minister Gabriel Timothée said on Thursday that acquired immune deficiency syndrome, better known as AIDS, was currently the leading cause of death in Haiti.
Boy Rescued at Sea Graduates from U.S. Coast Guard Academy
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- Created on Friday, 18 May 2012 09:21
NEW LONDON, USA (defend.ht/NPR) - Orlando Morel was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard in the waters off the Florida coast when he was a 6-year-old Haitian refugee. Now 24, he's headed back to Haiti for a tour of duty after graduating from the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, USA.
Consulate of Haiti in Orlando Flag Day Celebration at Citrus Bowl
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- Created on Thursday, 17 May 2012 15:00
ORLANDO, USA (defend.ht/CoHO) - The Consulate of Haiti in Orlando presents its distinguished salutations to the great people of Central Florida and is pleased to invite the Public in general to the Haitian Flag Day Celebration on Sunday May 20th 2012 at the "Festival Field" at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida.
Haiti PM Says New Laws for Mining Industry are Being Drafted
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- Created on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 08:50
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe is hoping to get legislation passed for new mining laws in Haiti that should help the country reap more of the benefits from its minerals.
Martelly Wants an Emergency Law
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- Created on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 15:16
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Giving himself a 9 out of 10 for his first year as president, Michel Martelly believes he would have done better if he had enjoyed emergency legislation, which his new executive team is working to get passed in parliament.
Three Former Senators Get Jobs as Presidential Advisers
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- Created on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 14:07
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - President Michel Martelly announced that three of the ten former Senators who have just left Parliament voting in favor for the establishment of the Martelly-Lamothe government, Joseph Lambert, Youri Latortue and Michel Clérié have taken jobs as his political advisers.
Laurent Lamothe is Officially the New Prime Minister of Haiti
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- Created on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 09:35
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The lower house approved on Monday, through a power outage, the policy declaration of the new Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe.
PowerSurge Hosts Opening of Discover Haiti Exhibit in Orlando
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- Created on Friday, 11 May 2012 08:19
ORLANDO, USA (defend.ht/CoHO) - The Consulate of Haiti in Orlando presents its distinguished salutations to the Haitian Community of its Jurisdiction, that of Florida in particular of the official launch of the project: DISCOVER HAITI.
Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Attack
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- Created on Thursday, 10 May 2012 16:33
WASHINGTON D.C. (defend.ht) - U.S. Army Specialist Junot M.L. Cochilus of the 7th Engineer Battalion out of Fort Drum New York, died from injuries last week when an improvised explosive device detonated in the Logar province of Afghanistan.
Document: Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe General Policy Declaration
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- Created on Tuesday, 08 May 2012 17:38
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe is expected in the Senate of the Republic Today for the presentation of his general policy. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Lamothe has released his Declaration of General Policy. However, an unofficial list for office, with their positions, is circulating on social media sites and in the newsrooms of some media in the Haitian capital.
Haitian Senate Reduced by a Third
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- Created on Tuesday, 08 May 2012 08:57
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - On Tuesday, the Senate of the Republic of Haiti was reduced from 30 to 20 members as 10 senators saw their 6-year mandates come to an end.
Mayor Wilson Jeudy Hold Prayer Service for President Martelly
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- Created on Monday, 07 May 2012 14:44
PORT-AU-PRICE, Haiti (defend.ht) - During a special religious program at the Municipality Palace of Delmas yesterday, the mayor Wilson Jeudy called the prayer of evangelical Christians for complete recovery of President Michel Martelly.
Haiti: INITE Party Declined Offer To Join Lamothe's Government
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- Created on Monday, 07 May 2012 12:34
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The leaders of the political party INITE declined offer of Haitian head of state, Michel Martelly, to participate in Laurent Lamothe's government. At a meeting Friday night at the National Palace, two representatives of the Executive Board of the INITE, meant the party's decision not to integrate the next Government of Mr. Lamothe.
Haiti's New Ambassador to U.S. Takes Office
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- Created on Saturday, 05 May 2012 14:13
WASHINGTON, USA (defend.ht) - Paul Altidor, the new Haitian Ambassador to the United States appointed by Joseph Michel Martelly, presented his credentials to U.S. President Barack Obama, have learned from the Embassy of Haiti in Washington.
"Deputies Were Bribed to Vote for Laurant Lamothe", Says Deputy Bourjolly
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- Created on Saturday, 05 May 2012 12:44
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The ratification of the Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe session has been marked by a climate of suspicion. Several MPs have denounced their colleagues who allegedly received bribes to vote for Mr. Lamothe.
Haiti: Ratification of Lamothe, Reactions of Political Leaders
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- Created on Saturday, 05 May 2012 11:17
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Several political party leaders reacted after the positive vote by MPs to Laurent Lamothe on Thursday. According to the coordinator of the OPL, it is a "vote of shame", while responsible for UCHADE bowed to the political vote by members of Parliament to the new Prime Minister.
Presidential Decree Names Lamothe Haiti Prime Minister
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- Created on Saturday, 05 May 2012 10:24
PORT-AU-PRINCE , Haiti (defend.ht) - The head of state of Haiti, Michel Martelly, issued a presidential decree on Friday, following the ratification meetings on April 10 and May 3 by the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, making the citizen Laurent Lamothe Salvador, Prime Minister of Haiti .
Laurent Lamothe Ratified as Prime Minister of the Republic of Haïti
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- Created on Friday, 04 May 2012 00:09
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - On Thursday May 3, the Chamber of the Lower House of Haiti (The Chamber of Deputies) voted to ratify the designated Prime Minister of President Michel Martelly, Laurent Lamothe.
