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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
Haiti: Two Martelly’s Ministers Involved in Sex Scandals
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- Created on Wednesday, 02 May 2012 17:29

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht)- Two ministers of Martelly’s cabinet were accused of sexual harassment or requesting sexual favors in exchange of job. Mr. Charles Levelt accused the Minister Ralph Theano and Nathalie Cardichon denounces the "misconduct" of the Culture minister Pierre Raymond Dumas.
President Martelly Returns Home Following Recovery in US
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- Created on Monday, 30 April 2012 16:50
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht)- President Michel Martelly returned to Haiti after spending three weeks in Miami recovering from a blood clot in his lung. On Monday, a few minutes after returning, President Martelly appealed to other branches of power to work together to address the new challenges that hinder the development of the country.
PMD Lamothe Filed Monday 58 Documents With Deputies Special Committee
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- Created on Monday, 23 April 2012 16:02
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht)- Prime Minister-designate Laurent Lamothe, Foreign Affairs Minister resigned, filed 58 documents, Monday April 23rd, with the Lower House special committee studying his record. The commission has promised to submit its report within fifteen days.
Haiti: Conille Lamothe and condemn the outbreak of armed men Tuesday in Parliament
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- Created on Wednesday, 18 April 2012 17:12
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht)- The Prime Minister resigned Conille Garry said he was "deeply saddened by the incident of Tuesday, April 17 at the Legislative Palace." In a communiqué, Mr. Conille condemned what happened. On the other hand, Laurent Lamothe, says "he does not endorse in any way" the actions of former soldiers.
Haiti: Martelly Charges Man with Plotting to Overthrow Him with Information
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- Created on Friday, 13 April 2012 14:29
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (defend.ht) - The government of Michel Martelly and the Dominican government have accused a man of plotting to overthrow President Martelly with information.
Haiti: Designated PM Talks Army
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- Created on Thursday, 12 April 2012 10:58
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht/Le Nouvelliste) - When asked on Wednesday about the uniformed and armed civilians who claim to be former soldiers of the Armed Forces of Haiti (FADH), the designated prime minister, Laurent Lamothe, said it will be necessary that we learn to do things in order and discipline.
Haiti Foreign Ministry Denies Giving Up Guardianship of University Limonade
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- Created on Wednesday, 11 April 2012 08:14
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht/MAEC) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Religious Affairs wishes to make a formal denial to the false allegations tending to believe that the Chancellor of Haiti, His Excellency Laurent Lamothe Salvador, have signed with his local counterpart Carlos Morales Troncoso an "agreement" dedicating the trusteeship of University Henri Christophe of Limonade, March 26, 2012.
Outgoing Minister Lamothe Gave University in Limonade to Dominican Ministry
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- Created on Tuesday, 10 April 2012 12:34
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - This decision resulted in a technical cooperation agreement signed March 26, 2012 in Santo Domingo by the outgoing Minister of Foreign Affairs, Laurent Lamothe, and his Dominican counterpart Carlos Morales Troncoso.
Haiti: Justice Minister Brunache Calls on Jurists to Work for the Establishment of the CSPJ
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- Created on Monday, 09 April 2012 12:01
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Justice Minister, Pierre Michel Brunache, is dismayed by the new ultimatum issued by judges and lawyers calling for the installation of the members of the Supreme Council of the Judicial Power (CSPJ) or a work stoppage by April 13th.
Haiti: Laurent Lamothe Meets with Inite, PM Ratification Hearing Expected on Tuesday
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- Created on Sunday, 08 April 2012 22:59
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Prime Minister-designate Laurent Lamothe on Thursday met leaders of the Inite Political Party in order to speak about his vision and perspective on how he wishes to govern the country. Other negotiations were held as Tuesday's ratification hearing approaches.
Sporting Competitions on the Agenda for Diaspora Day
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- Created on Sunday, 08 April 2012 20:04
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht/Le Nouvelliste) - Gonaives, Les Cayes, Jacmel, Leogane, Port-au-Prince... Florida, New York, New Jersey, Orlando they will come from here and there, from different cities, different states, of Haiti and the United States and of Canada to participate in a phase of sport of the National Day of the Diaspora on April 22.
Haiti: Interior Ministry and IADB Come Closer to Facilitate Decentralization
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- Created on Wednesday, 04 April 2012 08:46
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht/MITCDN) - Tuesday, April 3, 2012. The Minister of Interior, Territorial Communities and National Defense, Mr. Thierry Mayard Paul, met the President of the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB), Martes Eduardo Almeida, Monday, April 2, 2012. This meeting was part of exploring the possibilities of reconciliation between the IDB and the Ministry of Interior in order to take government leadership development hubs developed in to consultation with international bodies.





