By Benedict Moran January 17, 2015 | 9:35 am Thousands of opposition supporters marched through the streets of Port-au-Prince on Friday, calling for the resignation of Haitian President Michel Martelly. The protesters called the demonstration “Operation Burkina Faso,” named for the West African country where an October 2014 uprising toppled a president who ruled for...
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C’est un Evans Paul souriant, sûr et décontracté qui a pris la parole, le vendredi 16 janvier, à la Primature lors de la cérémonie de son installation présidée par le Chef de l’Etat, Michel Joseph Martelly. Le Premier ministre n’a pas tari d’éloges à l’endroit du président de la République qui n’aura pas cessé...
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — When Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro returns from an urgent fundraising trip that has taken him to seven nations, he’ll find his oil-dependent economy teetering on the edge and desperate countrymen searching empty store shelves for basic goods. In the two weeks Maduro has bounced around the globe seeking help, the...
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President Martelly is faced with more stupid obstruction from participating political parties who really represent a few hands full of people. Trying to gain agreement in Haiti is like trying to herd a bunch of kittens through a small hole in the fence, while blindfolded. I remember a friend who was one of 3...
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Selon une source très fiable, les vrais acteurs de l’opposition entreprennent des consultations avec les autres acteurs nationaux et internationaux autour du profil des membres du Gouvernement de Transition devant remplacer le régime en place et organiser les élections en octobre 2015. Une entente serait déjà trouvée sur les noms des personnalités suivantes : 1- Mirlande...
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January 14, 2014 Alors que tous les indicateurs, au rouge, témoignent du déclin accélère de l`économie haïtienne et de la détérioration progressive des conditions de vie de la grande majorité de la population, la BANQUE DE LA REPUBLIQUE D`HAITI, sous la houlette de du GOUVERNEUR CHARLES CASTEL, estime dans une NOTE SUR LA POLITIQUE...
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Jan 15, 2015 7:00 PM Haiti’s first family is spending this end of year holiday season under a legal cloud. The streets of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, and other cities have been mobbed with protestors demanding Haitian President Michel Martelly’s resignation. The Haitian Court of Justice on December 16 decreed that a corruption investigation focused...
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President Martelly has the backing of foreign donors and the UN Parliament in Haiti has been dissolved after the failure of last-ditch negotiations over a new electoral law. President Michel Martelly had been trying to secure backing for a US-sanctioned plan to postpone elections again. He now effectively rules the country by decree but...
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UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES Réf : PR-CG/17/2015 PRESS RELEASE The “Core Group” deplores thefact that the Haitian Parliament has become dysfunctional and expresses its supportto the President of the Republic in the exercise of his constitutional duty Port-au-Prince,13 January 2015 – The Special Representative ofthe Secretary-General of the United Nations and the other members of...
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January 14, 2015 The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) today received, in a special meeting, the Foreign Minister of Haiti, Duly Brutus, who delivered a report on the political situation in his country. During the meeting, the Council approved a Declaration in which the OAS expresses its support “for the...
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Madame la Présidente du Conseil, Monsieur le Secrétaire Général, Mesdames, Messieurs les Ambassadeurs Je vous remercie pour l’opportunité qui m’est offerte de m’adresser au Conseil Permanent ce matin, et de m’entretenir avec vous – en ma qualité de Ministre des Affaires Etrangères et au nom du Gouvernement haïtien – sur l’évolution de la situation...
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Premier Ministre Evans Paul nvité ce mercredi 14 janvier 2015 à la rubrique du journaliste Valéry Numa sur Radio Vision 2000, le Premier ministre a annoncé la formation du gouvernement d’ici la fin de cette semaine. Pour Evans Paul, il s’agira d’un gouvernement de consensus ayant à sa tête un rassembleur, qui se met...
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HCNN Joseph Guyler Delva (author) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) — Haiti’s barrier to the holding of crucial overdue elections has now been lifted with the end of the term of the legislature, opening the possibility for the Caribbean country’s leader to issue a decree to facilitate the organization of the ballot which has long been...
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IRAN 1970 IRAN 2012 AFGHANISTAN EGYPT (Cairo University) 1959 EGYPT (Cairo University) 2012 NETHERLANDS (Amsterdam) 1980 NETHERLANDS (Amsterdam) 2012 …And some people still do not see a reason to worry! Winston Churchill 1899. “Individual Muslims may show splendid qualities, but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it....
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (PIX11) — In a place known for political corruption, poverty and a massive earthquake — Surtab is the high tech hope of Haiti. The Surtab factory opened in Haiti’s capital three years after the earthquake. The vision was to create good paying jobs and bridge the digital divide. Today, they build Android...
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HASKOVO, BULGARIE Fritz-Joly Joachin, un Français de 29 ans arrêté en Bulgarie le 1er janvier pour avoir tenté de se rendre en Syrie, est soupçonné d’être en lien avec Chérif Kouachi, l’un des auteurs de l’attentat contre «Charlie Hebdo». Il pourrait être extradé. Un nouveau visage apparaît dans l’enquête autour des frères Kouachi. Un...
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Protesters gathered outside the Clinton Foundation in New York City to complain about “missing money” from the Haiti recovery effort from the 2010 earthquake: “New Yorkers with roots in Haiti say the picture isn’t so rosy,” said the NY1 anchor. The protesters claimed that the $10 billion meant to help...
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By Associated Press January 12 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Somber Haitians gathered early Monday to remember the devastating January 2010 earthquake that killed relatives and neighbors while shattering much of the overcrowded capital and surrounding area in one of the worst natural disasters of modern times. Hundreds of women in white dresses and men in...
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