Create: 06/19/2016 – 07:57 Author: CMC UNITED NATIONS, CMC – United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon says he is deeply concerned that the prevailing uncertainty in Haiti is further compounding the numerous political and socio-economic challenges facing the French-speaking Caribbean country. He is warning that further delays in completing the electoral process can potentially...
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Tires burn in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, on June 8. The fire was started by disgruntled Haitians who were upset about not receiving payments from the immigration department after a change in the administration. (Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Last year’s presidential election fell apart amid cries of fraud. An interim government named...
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Red Cross workers carry the body of a man who was killed after a carnival float hit power lines, at a hospital in Port-au-Prince in February 2015. (Reuters/Jeanty Junior Augustin) With all its good works around the world, the American Red Cross (ARC) has a reputation that is near angelic. But its halo is...
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Haiti Libre: Friday, June 17, on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification which was held on the theme “Protect Earth. Restore Land. Engage People”, the United Nations in Haiti acknowledged the efforts of Haitian institutions to increase protected areas and called to the search of sustainable alternatives for stopping practices that...
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June 18, 2016 You must remember the past. You must also remember that Privert said he would install a Lavalas government. Lavalas would control the palace forever, without an election. And he is well on his way to do this. The American Government has not accepted Privert as head of any government, as suggested...
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Red Cross workers carry the body of a man who was killed after a carnival float hit power lines, at a hospital in Port-au-Prince in February 2015. (Reuters/Jeanty Junior Augustin) With all its good works around the world, the American Red Cross (ARC) has a reputation that is near angelic. But its halo is...
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A key element in Haiti’s educational history, Lycee Petion was torched today by Privert/Lavalas activists. There is no social conscience in Lavalas. The children are the losers. All the students.
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Jun 16, CMC – Haiti’s ban on the entry of products from the neighbouring Dominican Republic, continues to have an impact on the economy of the Spanish speaking country. He said the decline occurred last year and the situation has increased smuggling.On Wednesday, Dominica’s Minister of Industry and Commerce Jose...
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Cholera bacteria. Credit: Public DomainCholera outbreaks are on the rise. To prevent and control them, three oral cholera vaccines are currently approved by WHO. A study published in PLOS NTDs examining the immune response to one of them in Haitian adults finds that while the first vaccine round elicits a strong cholera-specific response in...
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By david mcfadden, associated press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Jun 17, 2016, 12:43 AM ET The U.S. State Department’s special coordinator for Haiti said Thursday that he recognizes Jocelerme Privert as the troubled country’s interim president for now as the divided Parliament is avoiding a vote on potentially extending his expired mandate. In a phone...
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Nan entèvyou Kowòdonatè Espesyal Depatman Deta pou Ayiti Kenneth Merten bay Lavwadamerik sou pozisyon Etazini sou kriz electoral la ann Ayiti, li di se CEP a ki pou deside sou jan lap fè eleksyon yo ann Ayiti, e non pa komisyon evalyasyon ak verifikasyon elektoral la. — Anbasadè Merten di VOA Etazini apiye akò...
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Des candidats à la Présidence engagés dans le processus électoral devant conduire à l’installation du nouveau Président élu le 7 février 2016, avaient décidé, en date du 2 novembre 2015, sans se départir de leurs positions idéologiques et politiques, de se constituer en groupe (communément appelé G-8), sur la base d’un idéal commun, en...
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Haiti needs food, jobs, doctors — and now a president WASHINGTON POST – The Americas By Nick Miroff June 16 at 8:00 AM PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Last year’s presidential elections fell apart amid cries of fraud. An interim government named in February was supposed to organize new ones. Now, no one is sure who...
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Un Terroriste en Tète du Gouvernement Provisoire en Haïti Juin 16, 2016 Quel est le point commun à tous les terrorismes, ceux d`hier, d`aujourd’hui et en tout lieu ? D`emblée, la réponse spontanée et juste serait: la violence. Mais, elle doit être complétée par un autre facteur, qui lui est associe: la négation de l`autre....
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The American Red Cross spent a quarter of the money people donated after the 2010 Haiti earthquake — or almost $125 million — on its own internal expenses, far more than the charity previously had disclosed, according to a report released Thursday by Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley. This story was reported in partnership between...
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amnestyusa.org The Dominican Republic has unlawfully expelled hundreds of Dominicans to Haiti who have been caught in the middle of a wave of returns and deportations of more than 100,000 people in recent months, Amnesty International said in a new report a year after the Dominican Republic ended a moratorium on deportations on June...
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1830 Hours, June 15, 2016 One is always saddened to have predicted disaster, and have the prediction come true. During meetings with the OAS delegation we suggested that Martelly carry on, under the conditions of Article 136, as had President Preval, to guarantee completion of the frazzled electoral process. The election delays were more...
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leparlementhaitien.info Article 148: Si le Président se trouve dans l’impossibilité temporaire d’exercer ses fonctions, le Conseil des Ministres sous la présidence du Premier Ministre, exerce le pouvoir exécutif tant que dure l’empêchement. Article 149: En cas de vacance de la Présidence de la République soit par démission, destitution, décès ou en cas d’incapacité physique...
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