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Martelly hammers out deal to avert crisis over delayed polls

PORT-AU-PRINCE, December 30, 2013 - Haitian President Michel Martelly has reached a deal with the senate and the chamber of deputies to avert a political crisis over long-delayed elections which sparked mass protests.

December 30, 2014
Published in Caribbean

Florence Duperval Guillaume, pictured alongside the executive director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibe, in December 2012, was named interim Prime Minister of Haiti. | Photo: EFE

Health Minister Named Interim Haitian Prime Minister

PORT-AU-PRINCE, December 21, 2014- Haitian Health Minister Florence Duperval Guillaume was named interim prime minister on Sunday to replace Laurent Lamothe, who resigned a week ago.

December 21, 2014
Published in Diaspora

Presicent Michel Martelly and PM Laurent Lamothe

Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Resigns

Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe on Sunday announced that he was resigning along with several ministers in the wake of violent anti-government protests and a commission’s call for him to step down.

December 15, 2014
Published in Caribbean

CDF’s CEO, Ambassador Lorne T. McDonnough (left) being greeted by Haitian Ambassador to CARICOM Peterson Noel (right).

Haiti to benefit from Caricom Development Fund (CDF) Country Assistance Programme (CAP)

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Nov. 16, 2014 - The Republic of Haiti is on track to benefit from a Country Assistance Programme (CAP) of the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) when that Barbados-based organisation’s second funding cycle starts in July 2015.

November 16, 2014
Published in Caribbean

Former Haitian Dictator Jean Claude Duvalier is dead

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica October 4, 2014 - Former Haitian President Jean Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier is dead. He was 63 years old.

October 4, 2014
Published in Caribbean

Aristide placed under house arrest

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Thursday September 11, 2014- As Haitian Judge, Lamarre Belizaire, continues to investigate allegations of corruption, money laundering and drug smuggling involving former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide and close allies, the former president has been placed under house arrest.

September 12, 2014
Published in local news

Jamaica, Haiti book Concacaf women’s spot

Trinidad Guardian: Jamaica and Haiti will go after a spot in Tuesday’s final of the inaugural Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Women’s Cup when they lock horns in the Group A decider at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva from 7.15 pm tonight.

August 23, 2014
Published in Sports

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