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PM Lamothe sees opportunities for Brazil to invest in Haitian textile industry
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- Created on Friday, May 24, 2013 8:53 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe is looking to create thousands of jobs in the textile industry and so, along with Haitian businessmen, among them Clifford Apaid, met on Thursday with Paulo Skaff, President of the Federation of Industries of Sao Paulo (FIESP) in Brazil.
Haiti: Central Bank Governor says he does not manage education funds
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- Created on Friday, May 24, 2013 8:20 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Asked about the National Fund for Education, taxes collected outside of the law which has made a lot of news in recent days, Charles Castel, Governor of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti was peculiar in his response: "the BRH does not manage the funds on education."
Haiti: Community restaurant opens in Arcahaie
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- Created on Thursday, May 23, 2013 7:58 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Minister of Social Affairs and Labour, Jean-Jacques Charles, inaugurated the first community restaurant in Arcahaie, on May 18, that will serve free hot meals for 500 persons everyday from Monday through Friday. Days earlier a mobile clinic was established which provided treatment for 270 residents.
Haiti: Finance Commission established to stabilize exchange rate
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- Created on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:26 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - On Tuesday the exchange rate of the Haitian gourde to the U.S. dollar was set at 44 HTG to 1 USD, signaling a steady decline in the past 13 months. Minister Wilson Laleau said a commission would be established to address the situation and stabilize the rate.
Haiti: Finance Minister confirms $419 million [US] projected deficit for 2013 fiscal year
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- Created on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 10:43 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Minister of Economy and Finance Wilson Laleau confirmed the information from Senator Jocelerme Privert who said that there would be a $419 million [US] deficit in the 2013 budget. But Minister Laleau was unable to provide any actions that the government would take to address the problem.
Haiti: Gov't Prosecutor in Jacmel resigns cites corrupt justice system
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- Created on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:53 PM
JACMEL, Haiti (defend.ht) - The young government prosecutor in Jacmel, Franck Lauture, submitted his resignation to the Minister of Justice Jean Renel Sanon citing "the reign of corruption" in the Haitian justice system as the basis of his decision.
Haiti: PM Lamothe talks plans to limit illegal migration in Brazil
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- Created on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 6:54 PM
SAO PAULO, Brazil (defend.ht) - On Wednesday Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe met with the Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs to work on a plan of action to stop the illegal migration of Haitians in to Brazil. Lamothe is traveling in Brazil for 5 days holding discussions towards getting assistance in the areas of education, technology, science, infrastructure, health, energy, food security, social inclusion, defense and biofuels.
Haiti: Government deplores and condemns death of journalist
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- Created on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 7:11 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Ministry of Communication, on Tuesday, said on behalf of the Government of the Haiti that it deplored and condemned the death of journalist Pierre Richard Alexander, the Radio Kiskeya correspondent in St. Marc, which occurred in the hospital, May 20, 2013, following a shot received May 17 in his home.
Haiti: PM Lamothe meets with business leaders in Brazil
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- Created on Monday, May 20, 2013 8:18 PM
BRASILIA, Brazil (defend.ht) - Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe along with members of the Haitian private sector met in the Brazilian capital with the leaders of the National Confederation of Industries (CNI), a Brazilian association entrepreneurs.
Haiti: Prime Minister meets with Brazil Defense Minister
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- Created on Monday, May 20, 2013 7:26 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - After meeting in Cuba with its First Vice President, Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe traveled to Brazil for a 5 day visit in Brazilia, Sao Paolo and Rio De Janeiro. On Monday, he had a meeting with the Brazilian Minister of Defense Celso Amorim.
Haiti at the 2nd Conference of States Parties of the IACHR
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- Created on Friday, May 17, 2013 8:11 AM
COCHABAMBA, Bolivia (defend.ht) - The minister delegated to the prime minister on the subject of human rights and the fight against extreme poverty attended the Second Conference of State Parties of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on Tuesday. Changing the headquarters of the IACHR out of the United States was a major resolution reached.
Haiti: PM Lamothe makes visit to Havana
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- Created on Thursday, May 16, 2013 5:46 PM
HAVANA, Cuba (defend.ht) - Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe met with the First Vice President of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermúdez, Thursday morning in Havana.
Source: At least $1 million spent for administration's anniversary fest
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- Created on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:17 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Thousands, according to the Haitian government's figures, cheered for President Michel Martelly during the anniversary festivities that took place on Place du Champs de Mars, which was once inhabited by tens of thousands of families in tents, but through Canadian aid, was now hosting citizens who came to cheer the Head of State.
CAED: International community given unprecedented control in Haiti
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- Created on Saturday, May 11, 2013 12:12 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The first meeting of the Aid Effectiveness Committee (CEA-International Level) of the External Aid Coordination Development of Haiti - AECD, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe was on Friday in Port-au-Prince. At this meeting, a resolution was made establishing the new title of "partners of development" for some in the international community and giving these foreign states unprecedented control and oversight in the functions of the Haitian government.
Haiti: Justice Ministry condemns violence against journalists
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- Created on Friday, May 10, 2013 6:49 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - In a rare occurrence the Martelly administration condemned the acts of aggression against journalists exercising their profession.
Haiti: Gov't says it will establish network of "community restaurants"
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- Created on Thursday, May 09, 2013 9:29 AM
DERAC, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Martelly administration announced plans to establish 90 "community restaurants" across the nation that will provide a hot meal every day, at no cost, to people in the community. Funding for this network of soup kitchens, effectively, will come from Ede Pep, a social assistance program funded with loans from Petrocaribe.
Haiti: Commerce Ministry reacts to Le Nouvelliste Salami article
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- Created on Tuesday, May 07, 2013 3:09 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said it was shocked at the article "The Dominican President Prevailed on Salami" published in Le Nouvelliste and the political cartoon that appeared in the paper and decided to utilize its right to reply.
Haiti: Defense Minister asks former soldiers to keep calm
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- Created on Tuesday, May 07, 2013 12:12 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Minister of Defense, Jean Rodolphe Joazile, in a letter made public Monday urged former soliders of the Armded forces of Haiti to maintain their calm and not be used for political exploits. Of course, this comes a week from the 2nd anniversary of the Martelly presidency where the inability to return the Haitian army has been a great disappointment to many and a day before Colonel Himmler Rebu took to the airwaves of Haitian radio to comment on the management of the administration.
Haiti: Commerce Ministry Premiers Summit of Innovation
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- Created on Monday, May 06, 2013 8:56 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced the First Summit of Innovation that will take place on the weekend of Saturday May 11 at the University of King Henri Christophe in Limonade.
Haiti-Venezuela tourism agreements reached at 7th Petrocaribe Summit
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- Created on Monday, May 06, 2013 7:12 AM
CARACAS, Venezuela (defend.ht) - On Sunday during the Seventh Summit of Heads of States and Governments of Petrocaribe, the tourism ministers of Haiti and Venezuela held bilateral talks where an understanding on three projects was made.
