Haiti
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CDB Approves USD 5 Million Grant to Improve Access to Electricity in Rural Haiti
“This initiative is both critical and timely, given the importance of electricity in improving lives and livelihoods. It is well-positioned to benefit rural populations, support CDB’s mission to provide affordable, clean, sustainable, reliable, and renewable energy to our client countries, and contribute to the broader goal of promoting sustainable development and climate resilience in the Region.” CDB Sustainable Energy Specialist,…
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Statement from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Installation of Haiti’s Prime Minister and Government
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcomes the installation of Haiti’s Prime Minister Garry Conille and the members of his government on 12 June 2024. It is a much anticipated and critical step in addressing the multifaceted crisis and facilitating the transition, through free and fair elections, toward a return to constitutional governance and restoration…
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CARICOM Statement on the Designation of a Prime Minister in Haiti
The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcome the news of the designation of a Transitional Prime Minister in Haiti. The unanimous election of Dr. Garry Conille by the Transitional Presidential Council (TPC), following a selection process with nominations from several stakeholder sectors, is another important step forward on the path to free and fair elections and the…
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Agreements on transitional governance in place following talks on Haiti in Jamaica
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana) – A commitment to a transitional governance arrangement in Haiti and the resignation of interim Prime Minister Ariel Henry were among the major outcomes, as CARICOM, international partners, and Haitian stakeholders concluded a High-Level Meeting on Haiti late Monday [11 March 2024] evening in New Kingston, Jamaica. Chairman of CARICOM, H.E. Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali…
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CARICOM Heads of Government Statement on the Situation in Haiti Following the Exchange with Key International Partners
CARICOM Heads of Government, including Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, met with International Partners of Haiti including, Canada, France, the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Nations in a coordination meeting on the situation in Haiti in the context of the Security Council Resolution 2699. Haiti, as a sister nation of the Community was a key focus of…
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CARICOM Congratulates Haiti on Independence Anniversary
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated Haiti on its Two Hundred and Twentieth Anniversary of Independence which it celebrates on 1 January 2024.Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett sent the following congratulatory message to the Prime Minister of Haiti, H.E. Dr Ariel Henry: Honourable Prime Minister, the Caribbean Community congratulates the Republic of Haiti on the occasion of the Two Hundred and Twentieth…
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CARICOM Congratulates Haiti on Independence Anniversary
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated Haiti on its Two Hundred and Twentieth Anniversary of Independence which it celebrates on 1 January 2024. Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett sent the following congratulatory message to the Prime Minister of Haiti, H.E. Dr Ariel Henry: Honourable Prime Minister, the Caribbean Community congratulates the Republic of Haiti on the occasion of the Two Hundred…
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CARICOM Eminent Persons Group Returns To Haiti
The CARICOM Eminent Persons Group has returned to Haiti to facilitate negotiations on a Framework Agreement intended to provide a transitional governance arrangement to take the troubled country to free and fair elections. After more than five months of consultations with the Eminent Persons Group, a wide cross section of Haitian Stakeholders today [8 December 2023] began negotiations on the…
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STATEMENT – Eminent Persons Group Following Third Facilitation Visit to Haiti
Haiti continues to hurt. The cycle of depredations and violence of the armed gangs continues, expanding to new areas and adding to the already high number of victims. The political actors, fully aware of this dire reality, continue their zero-sum approach to the efforts to reach an agreement that would bring an end to the protracted political deadlock, opening the…
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Remarks By Dr. Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for the Opening Ceremony of the Accra Reparations Conference, 14 November 2023
Excellencies; Distinguished Participants and Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen. I am pleased to join the Accra Reparations Conference and bring warm and fraternal greetings from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), through this message. This is an important gathering of policymakers, reparations advocates, experts and civil society activists from Africa, CARICOM and the wider African diaspora to advance the agenda for reparatory justice.…
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