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300,000 Tons of Rice from Vietnam to Haitian Market
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- Created on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 9:44 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe's trip to Vietnam has engaged Haiti to receive up to 300,000 tons of imported rice starting with a staggering 20,000 tons in the first quarter of 2013.
Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe on 4-day Visit to Vietnam
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- Created on Monday, December 17, 2012 10:03 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and delegation of several ministers and officials left Haiti on Friday for Vietnam for a four day visit where he will meet the PM of Vietnam, Nguyen Tan Dung and the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Truong Tan Sang.
Haiti: $120 Million US Emergency Funds, PM Lamothe has no report
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- Created on Friday, December 14, 2012 4:33 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe could not explain the use of 5 billion gourdes ($120 million [US]) of Hurricane Sandy and Tropical Storm Isaac emergency funding from the public treasury. Despite more than a weeks time of preparation, the Head of the Haitian government and four other ministers appeared before the Senate Finance Committee with nothing to report.
Haiti: President Martelly asked to reduce his lifestyle
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- Created on Thursday, December 13, 2012 12:09 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - President Michel Martelly will have to stop his travels and reduce his lifestyle said the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) as budget forcasts for the 2012-13 fiscal year fell below projections. "The state does not have enough money to finance expensive trips."
Haiti: Gov't Expresses Solidarity with Accused Rapist
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- Created on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 1:56 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Lawyers for an alleged young victim of rape at the hands of the President of the contested-Permanent Electoral Council, Josue Pierre Louis, denounced the Haitian government's show of solidarity in the news and in the court for an accused rapist. A surprise visit made by the Minister of Justice, Jean Renel Sanon, at a hearing between the rape victim and the judge was recognized as a form of intimidation.
Haiti Gov't Replies Jacques Roche Accusations
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- Created on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 4:34 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Minister of Communication Ady Jean Gardy delivered the Haitian government's formal denial that in 2005, then-musician, Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly, and others kidnapped, tortured and killed a journalist and poet named Jacques Roche.
Haiti: Gov't Holds First Symposium on Fight against Extreme Poverty
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- Created on Thursday, November 08, 2012 9:48 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - On Monday, the Haitian government opened the week-long National Symposium on the Fight Against Extreme Poverty".
U.S. Elections have no affect on Haiti says Interior Minister
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- Created on Wednesday, November 07, 2012 10:24 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Before the first polls closed in the United States on Tuesday, Haitian Minister of the Interior, Rosnard Saint-Cyr, said the election between U.S. President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney would have no affect on Haiti.
Haiti: Government Appeals for International Aid
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- Created on Thursday, November 01, 2012 12:23 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe on Wednesday appealed for international solidarity in order to help people affected by Hurricane Sandy, the second strong storm in Haiti in as many months, which left in its wake 54 dead, more than two dozen missing and extensive damage valued at hundreds of millions dollars.
Haiti: Martelly/Lamothe Declare State of Emergency
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- Created on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 8:19 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht)- On Tuesday, the Martelly/Lamothe administration declared Haiti under a state of emergency because of Hurricane Sandy. The Government was asked, why did it take six days to declare a state of emergency and if it was necessary?
Haiti: Gov't Social Assistance Program 'Ede Pep' Introduced
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- Created on Monday, October 22, 2012 11:20 AM
PLAINE-DU-NORD, Haiti (defend.ht) - Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe accompanied by other ministers of the cabinet distributed 2,500 bags of food as part of the latest social assistance program called "Ede Pep" (Help People).
Haiti Electronic Business Registry makes its debut
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- Created on Friday, October 19, 2012 3:14 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Ministry of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced the availability of its "Electronic Commerce Registry" at the Hotel Plaza on Thursday. The two-month long project employed 110 people to develop and build 30,000 records of companies, trade names and trademarks.
Haiti: Health Minister reverses resignation
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- Created on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 6:50 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Minister of Health and Population, Florence Duperval Guillaume reversed her decision to resign late Monday.
Haiti: Health Minister Guillaume hands in resignation
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- Created on Tuesday, October 09, 2012 7:16 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Minister for Public Health and Population, Florence Duperval Guillaume resigned as minister on Monday.
Haiti Enacts 2012-13 Budget
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- Created on Friday, October 05, 2012 10:28 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - There will be some confusion in what was adopted for the 2012-13 budget because the bill presented by the Martelly/Lamothe government did not pass both houses in its entirety but on a technicality of a 2005 decree and the initiative of the executive, that says a consideration of parliament was taking into account.
New Haiti Reconstruction Commission Established in New York
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- Created on Friday, September 28, 2012 2:59 PM
NEW YORK, USA (defend.ht) - In New York, President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe sat down to create a new structure, with the same donors for the same promises, it is "a new mechanism for the disbursement of funds pledge to Haiti after the earthquake," the group said.
Fact Checking Martelly, Lamothe Interview on CNN
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- Created on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 3:53 PM
President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe appeared on an early morning interview on CNN's Starting Point, Wednesday where the two tried to shine a positive light on their administration's record in Haiti. DH reviewed the video of the interview and found that the two high-ranking members of the Haitian government left a lot of truth to be desired. We're keeping them honest.
Haiti: Martelly, Lamothe Lead Delegations to UN General Assembly
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- Created on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 9:52 AM
NEW YORK, USA (defend.ht) - President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe led two delegations of, an unconfirmed, 40 individuals, that includes Senate President Simon Desras, to the United Nations 67th General Assembly on Sunday and on Tuesday. Many question the decision for both the Head of State and Government to attend the general assembly, with sizeable entourage, while Haiti is in midst of a period of social unrest and the size of the delegations suggest a high tax on the public treasury.
Haiti: Two Secretaries of State Dismissed
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- Created on Friday, September 21, 2012 11:35 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Two Secretaries of State were relieved of their duties on Friday by Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe. Political instability is an internal matter within the Haitian government as reports circulate that another major shuffle of ministers may occur in the coming days.
Haiti Government, Digicel Gives Phone Money Credit to Isaac Victims
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- Created on Monday, August 27, 2012 4:27 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Office of Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe, in partnership with Jamaican telecom, Digicel, announced that 5,000 customers of Digicel would receive a 500 gourdes ($12 [US]) credit through the TchoTcho mobile money program.
