Haitian Politics
Martelly has conditional welcome in popular districts, says Senator
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- Created on Monday, March 04, 2013 10:04 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - When President Michel Martelly travels to Bel-Air, Solino, Cite Soleil and other popular districts in the city of Port-au-Prince, he must send three cargo buses of rice and food kits two and three days in advance before showing his face according to Senator Jean-Baptiste Bien-Aime (Nord-Est/Inite).
CSPJ controversial proposal to select 3 more to electoral council
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- Created on Monday, March 04, 2013 8:27 AM
New Offices for Superior Court of Auditors Opens
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- Created on Saturday, March 02, 2013 6:37 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - On Friday, a ceremony took place to inaugurate the new building that will house the Superior Court of Auditors and Administrative Disputes. The former building of this institution tasked with monitoring the finances of the state was destroyed by the January 12, 2010 earthquake.
Security camera catches Deputy Arnel Bélizaire aggressing post worker
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- Created on Saturday, March 02, 2013 9:56 AM
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Security camera footage has surfaced showing Deputy Arnel Belizaire (Delmas/independent) aggressively handling a worker at the post office.
It appears as if the post office worker attempted to stop the Parliamentarians representing Delmas and Tabarre from entering a backroom.
Sound is not available in this security footage made public so the context of this matter is not known, but it is clear that the parliamentarian entered the backroom and left with a letter in hand.
Deputy Belizaire made headlines in the fall of 2011 when he was arrested at the Toussaint Louverture airport upon returning from a working trip in France. Parliamentarians do enjoy immunity from arrest unless their colleagues in the same house vote to put them at the disposal of justice.
This is not the first incident documented by DH of a Haitian lawmaker, for whatever reason, taking an aggressive and physical disposition against a citizen.
In September of 2012, Senator Edwin Zenny (Sud-Est/Inite) terrorized and spat on a citizen participating in a live radio broadcast. Zenny was not invited and was considered as breaking into the private property of the station.
Related 10.27.2011: Deputy Arnel Bélizaire Arrested
Duvalier in court, questioned on human rights abuses
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- Created on Friday, March 01, 2013 11:43 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Former President-for-Life, Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier appeared before justice on Thursday in a hearing to determine whether a trial on human rights abuses, murders and kidnappings should proceed against the 61 year old. Duvalier did not necessarily deny the claims brought against him and used the tribunal to revision a Haiti that was better under his and his father's regime, 1957-1986.
Talk of Summons Sent to Aristide and Preval
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- Created on Friday, March 01, 2013 11:03 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - As former President-for-Life Jean Claude Duvalier was being questioned for crimes against humanity on Thursday, invitations may have been sent to former Presidents Dr. Jean-Bertrand Aristide and Rene Préval to appear at the prosecutors office. Invitations that some are calling political persecution by the Martelly administration that will not bring peace to the country.
Chamber President urges contested-electoral councilors to resign
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- Created on Thursday, February 28, 2013 10:55 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Deputy Jean Tholbert Alexis, President of the Chamber of Deputies and member of the pink bloc in the lower house, urged for the three contested-councilors of the contested-electoral council to make a patriotic gesture and hand in their resignations. Alexis also urged for President Michel Martelly to take steps to obtain those resignations.
Haiti-Vietnam: A Cooperation of Phones and Rice
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- Created on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 7:53 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - In a joint press conference with the Vietnamese Minister of Communication, Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe announced that he would be receiving the PM of Vietnam in due time who will bring with him 15,000 tons of rice for Haiti, as part of 400,000 tons of rice from Vietnam expected in 2013.
Haiti PM mired in corruption, declares war on corruption
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- Created on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 12:40 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe said Monday that his government has declared war on corruption and is demanding transparency, but this comes a week after dodging, for the third time, a Senate hearing to account for $120 million [US] in emergency funds after Hurricane Sandy and days after the interior ministry could not account for $10 million in end of the year money taken from the public treasury... among other matters.
Martelly meets with contested-electoral councilors
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- Created on Monday, February 25, 2013 11:29 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - President Michel Martelly met with three members of the contested-Permanent Electoral Council that were chosen and installed under highly irregular circumstances. Religions for Peace was present as mediator for a meeting that did produce a result towards holding legislative and local elections, due since November 2011.
Haiti: Gov't calling for innovative proposals from young entrepreneurs
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- Created on Sunday, February 24, 2013 4:08 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Ministry of Trade and Industry held a ceremony to launch a national young entrepreneur contest in hopes it would encourage young men and women, living abroad or in Haiti, to introduce innovative and entrepreneurial proposals.
Haiti: Gov't looks to improving communication with citizens
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- Created on Sunday, February 24, 2013 1:29 PM
"A conspiracy against Caricom delegations foiled," said Haitian Prime Minister
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- Created on Saturday, February 23, 2013 6:57 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe denounced an alleged plot by 8 unnamed and unknown individuals that sought to disrupt the Caricom Summit of Heads of States and Governments in Port-au-Prince this week.
Fugitive Jean-Jeune Resigns from National Palace
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- Created on Saturday, February 23, 2013 2:01 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - National Palace adviser, Karl Jean-Jeune, currently a fugitive of justice in the state of Florida, USA, handed in his resignation that was accepted by the Presidency.
'Baby Doc' Duvalier ordered to appear in court
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- Created on Friday, February 22, 2013 11:45 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Court of Appeals in Port-au-Prince on Thursday ordered that the former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier be brought before it by February 28 in the appeal brought by victims of the dictatorship against a first instance judgment dismissing the charge of crimes against humanity leveled against the accused.
Senator Moise questions Minister of Justice on merits of defamation
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- Created on Friday, February 22, 2013 11:32 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - "Mr. Minister, does the president smoke crack?" asked Senator Jean-Charles Moise of Minister of Justice Jean Renel Sanon who was in the senate on Thursday to answer questions on threats of prosecution for defamation.
U.N. says it won't pay damages for cholera in Haiti
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- Created on Friday, February 22, 2013 1:20 AM
NEW YORK, USA (defend.ht) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon called President Michel Martelly on Thursday to tell him that the United Nations would not pay hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation claimed by cholera victims in Haiti, where the epidemic has killed thousands of people.
Senate Sanctions All Mining and Exploitation Activities in Haiti
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- Created on Thursday, February 21, 2013 6:57 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Senate of Haiti passed, unanimously a resolution calling for the cessation of all approaches to the extraction of mineral resources of Haiti done without consulting Parliament and unknown to the national public opinion.
Senator Benoit believes Creole should be official language in Caricom before French
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- Created on Monday, February 18, 2013 3:17 PM
Haiti hosts the 24th Caricom Summit of Heads of States and Gov'ts
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- Created on Monday, February 18, 2013 10:33 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - 11 heads of states or governments entered Haiti over the weekend to participate in the 24th Summit of Heads of States and Government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) taking place at the Karibe Hotel and Convention Center.
