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Haiti: Prime Minister Conille Responds to Allegations of Foreign Nationals in Gov't
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- Created on Friday, January 06, 2012 4:28 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - On Thursday, Prime Minister Garry Conille visited the Parliament offices where he was asked by reporters his position on allegations that President Michel Martelly and other members of government may be enjoying multi-nationality.
Haiti: Gov't Officials Receive Disaster Response Equipment from U.S.
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- Created on Friday, January 06, 2012 9:25 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – A gift of disaster response equipment was given to the Haitian government on Thursday by the United States Department of Defense.
Haiti: Prime Minister Conille Wants Constitution Published
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- Created on Thursday, January 05, 2012 9:22 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Prime Minister Garry Conille is for seeing the Constitution published in the nation’s official journal Le Moniteur, but says it is the President of the Republic who must choose to publish it and he will not apply pressure.
Haiti: Two Gov't Ministers Deny holding Foreign Nationality
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- Created on Thursday, January 05, 2012 9:22 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Less than a week after announcing a controversial no-Visa provision for Dominicans, Colombians and Panamanians wishing to enter Haiti, two government ministers have had to deny that they, themselves, hold foreign citizenship.
Haiti: Government Responds to Questions on Nationalities
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- Created on Wednesday, January 04, 2012 9:40 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The Ministry to the Prime Minister for Relations with Parliament received and declared it is within the right of senators to make declarations on the nationality of members of government but the government would continue moving forward with its work.
Haiti: Minister of Justice says Prosecutor was Removed, rather than Resigned
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- Created on Monday, January 02, 2012 3:54 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - In a communication dated January 1st, the Ministry of Justice contradicted the claims made by the former government prosecutor, who said he had resigned from his position on principle to rather that he was removed from the post for incorrect behavior.
Haiti: Visas not Required for Dominican, Colombian, Panamanian Visitors
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- Created on Friday, December 30, 2011 1:36 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Dominican, Colombian and Panamanian, visitors no longer need to obtain visas to travel to Haiti, an initiative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Laurent Lamothe.
Haiti: New Minister Michel Brunache says Judicial Reform 2012 Priority
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- Created on Friday, December 30, 2011 12:55 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Minister of Justice and Security, Pierre Michel Brunache, said on Thursday his ministry will make judicial reform a top priority.
Haiti: President Martelly to Release 180 Prisoners, says Justice Minister
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- Created on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 12:35 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Minister of Justice, Pierre Michel Brunache, announced on Thursday that the President of the Republic, Michel Martelly, intends to grant a pardon to 180 prisoners throughout Haiti through a lottery process.
Haiti: Minister of Social Affairs Tough Task of Delivering Christmas
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- Created on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 11:42 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Minister of Social Affairs and Labor (MAST), Richel Francois Lafaille took Christmas to the toughest areas of Haiti, Carrefour, Bel Air, Cite Soleil and Solino, among other districts after which he described the pressures of his job.
Haiti: Reginald Delva Considers Continuing "Operation Dragon" into 2012
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- Created on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 4:26 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Secretary of State for Public Security, Reginald Delva, expressed satisfaction with the results achieved with "Operation Dragon" launched by the National Police of Haiti (PNH) in response to the recent wave of banditry and kidnapping that began in October.
Haiti: Mexico Offers Cooperation in Fight against Cholera
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- Created on Saturday, December 24, 2011 8:57 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Mexican government said in the context of strengthening bilateral relations with Haiti, it has sent a large cache of cholera treating items to the Haitian government and hopes to build clinics, send health caravans and offer vocational training in the future.
Haitian Minister Daniel Supplice Attacked by Four Gunmen in DR
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- Created on Saturday, December 24, 2011 1:59 AM
SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic (defend.ht) — The Minister of Haitians Living Abroad, Daniel Supplice, was robbed by four armed men while riding with his family in neighboring Dominican Republic.
Haiti: Minister Supplice Sends Holiday Wishes to Diaspora
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- Created on Thursday, December 22, 2011 3:35 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The Minister of Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE), Daniel Supplice, sends a message of circumstances to the compatriots of the Diaspora for Christmas. He thanks the Diaspora for its input and contribution to the welfare of compatriots living in the homeland.
Haiti Constitution to be Officially Published by Year's End, says Interior Minister
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- Created on Thursday, December 22, 2011 11:26 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – On Wednesday, the Minister of the Interior, Local Authorities and National Defense, Thierry Mayard-Paul, said that Constitutional amendments would be published by President Michel Martelly into the executive journal, Le Moniteur, by the end of 2011.
Only 3 Persons Naturalized in Haiti in 208 Years, says Minister
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- Created on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 10:34 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Minister to the President of Haitians Living Abroad, Daniel Supplice, revealed that in Haiti's 208 years of independence, the country has granted the application for naturalization to only three people, lamenting that a large Syrian population has lived in Haiti since 1930.
Haiti-Japan MoU Promises $4.7M[US] for Haitian Agriculture
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- Created on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 7:10 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - A memorandum of understanding was signed with fanfare on Tuesday between the Charge d'Affaires ad interim of Japan and the Haitian government in hopes of providing support to the Haitian farmer.
Haiti Prime Minister Calls for International Aid to pass through Government
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- Created on Monday, December 19, 2011 12:02 PM
WARSAW, Poland (defend.ht) - At the European Development Days in Poland, Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille called for the establishment of a genuine partnership between the Haitian government and international donors.
Haiti Prime Minister Believes in Transparency, His Government Does Not
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- Created on Sunday, December 18, 2011 11:26 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille believes in transparency but members of his government do not according to records of the federal Unit Fighting Corruption (ULCC) in Haiti.
Haiti: Members of Government Risk 25% Pay Reduction
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- Created on Saturday, December 17, 2011 8:38 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Director General of the Unit Fighting Corruption (ULCC) in Haiti revealed that out of 38 members of the government, only two, the prime minister and a secretary of state, have filed their assets in accordance to the law. The DG added that those government executives who have not filed face a 25% reduction in pay.
