Will Haitians ever see their votes count in a real Election?
BBC: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said that he will have to have further surgery after doctors found a lesion during medical tests in Cuba. The 57-year-old had two operations in Havana last year to remove a cancerous tumour from his pelvis, and had said he was completely recovered. He said the lesion was...
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PR newswire.com Martelly administration special commission working on long-term roadmap for democratic sovereignty PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In meeting with members of the UN Security Council on Tuesday, Haiti’s Minister of the Interior, Thierry Mayard-Paul, reiterated the top concerns of his office which are focused on implementing President Martelly’s vision for...
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Wednesday, 15 February 2012 21:05 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Is Garry Conille in his last days as Prime Minister? The question was asked by a columnist at the Haitian newspaper Le Nouvelliste this Wednesday. An interrogation comes while the PM is in an open conflict with President Martelly and his own government on the...
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CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (defend.ht) – Recent events have not discouraged Senator Jean-Charles Moise (Nord/Inite) in his quest to prove that President Michel Martelly would hold foreign citizenship. Au contraire, the senator says recent events have only strengthened his convictions. According to Senator Moise, s letter that would be from U.S. Ambassador Kenneth Merten, that has...
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The Prime Minister, Dr. Garry Conille gave explanations at a press conference yesterday Monday, on what justifies the creation of an independent Commission of audit on the contracts signed under the government Préval-Bellerive and what will be its role. Members of this Commission should probably be known tomorrow Wednesday. “A week after the government...
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The CEO of Digicel Haiti, Maarten Boute, in a letter stated the position of his company in regards to its beneficiary, the Federation of Haitian Football, which incurred sanctions following a controversial election process. In the letter, the chief executive officer said his company would continue its efforts for social...
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QUELQUES ELEMENTS DU BILAN DES 26 ANNEES LES ELEMENTS NEGATIFS L’EMPORTENT NETTEMENT SUR LES ELEMENTS POSITIFS. LES POINTS POSITIFS (LESQUELS?) LE KMB, LE JPP, LE LAXISME, LE LAISSEZ-FAIRE,DOMINE PAR PITO NOU LED NOU LA. A.- POLITIQUE DERIVES CONSTITUTIONNELLES CONSEILS ELECTORAUX PROVISOIRES MULTITUDE DE PARTIS POLITIQUES, DE GROUPES POLITIQUES INSTABILITE POLITIQUE ELECTIONS PROBLEMATIQUES COUPS D’ETAT DICTATEUR...
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The eight-nation Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) is moving quickly to expand, as its leaders have approved a new economic integration system for the grouping, dubbed ECOALBA. The group has indicated that it is prepared to admit Haiti and has received membership requests from two more CARICOM states. The bloc,...
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CARACAS — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez presided over a military parade Saturday marking the 20th anniversary of his failed coup attempt and affirmed that the country’s armed forces are loyal “Chavistas.” The firebrand leader rode in an open car as he marked the 1992 rebellion which he led against then-president Carlos Andres Perez. The...
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Haiti’s President Michel Martelly departed for Caracas Friday to attend of a summit of leftist Latin American leaders hosted by Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez. Martelly said he was attending the summit of the Bolivarian Alliance, known as Alba, “to explore opportunities for my country.” “Some might see it as taking a position, but I...
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