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Haitian President Jovenel Moise pledged today in a brief tweet to work to end poverty in his country.

Haitian President Committed to End Poverty

Port-au-Prince, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) Haitian President Jovenel Moise pledged today in a brief tweet to work so that unemployment, hunger and poverty do not go unnoticed.

July 16, 2018
Published in Caribbean

HAITI | Prime Minister Lafontant Quits After Fuel-Price Protests

Haiti's Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant has resigned ahead of a crucial vote of confidence in the Chamber of Deputies.

July 14, 2018
Published in Politics

People run past a barricade set up and burned during a protest over the cost of fuel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, July 6. Major protests erupted in Haiti as government announced a sharpe increase in gasoline prices with demonstrators using burning tyres and barricades to block major streets across the capital.| AP Photo

Haiti: IMF Insists on Fuel Hikes As Political Crisis Deepens

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, July 13, 2018 - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is insisting that Haiti applies economic reforms despite massive and deadly protests last week after the government attempted to increase fuel prices.

July 13, 2018
Published in Caribbean

JAMAICA | Visa Restrictions Eased for Some Haitian Nationals

MONTEGO BAY, July 11, 2018 - Following a move by Barbados abolishing visa requirements for Haitian nationals, Jamaica has announced a protocol that will remove visa requirements only for Haitians who wish to travel to other countries by way of Jamaica.

July 11, 2018
Published in CARICOM

New Barbados Gov’t abolishes visa requirements for Haitians

BRIDGETOWN, June 21, 2018 - The newly elected Mia Mottley-led administration has abolished the “illegal” visa requirement for Haitian nationals entering Barbados.

June 21, 2018
Published in Caribbean

LONDON, England — Oxfam’s chief executive Mark Goldring (left) and Oxfam’s chair of trustees Caroline Thomson leave the Department for International Development (DFID) in central London on February 12, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

Haiti permanently bans scandal-hit Oxfam

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, June 15, 2018 - The Haitian Government said yesterday it has permanently banned international charity Oxfam Great Britain from operating in the country following a scandal over sexual misconduct by some of its workers there.

June 15, 2018
Published in Latin America

Prime Minister of Haiti Jack Guy Lafontant

HAITI | PM Guy Lafontant shuffles Cabinet after ultimatum

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — Hatian Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant, a political novice just over a year into governing the impoverished Caribbean country, has made his first Cabinet shuffle after pressure from legislators.

April 28, 2018
Published in Politics

JAMAICA | JA said to be largest suplier of ganja to the United States

WASHINGTON DC, April 10, 2018 - Jamaica remains the largest Caribbean supplier of marijuana to the United States and the Caribbean islands. This is the word from the United States State Department In its 2018 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report.

April 11, 2018
Published in Business & Economy

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