haiti

April 20, 2016
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CEP says it will not create new crisis in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) says it will not create “a new crisis” in Haiti by rushing ahead to stage the third round of the presidential elections on April 24. “There is no electoral environment favorable in Haiti at this time and for the third time, the second round is postponed indefinitely,” said Richardson Dumel the…
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March 17, 2016
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Haiti and the Dominican Republic to Pool Resources to Attract Foreign Direct Investment

The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in collaboration with the Centre for Facilitation of Investments of Haiti (CFI) and the Export and Investment Centre of the Dominican Republic (CEI-RD), conducted a workshop on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) lead generation, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from March 15-17, 2016. CFI’s General Director, Ms. Norma Powell, opened the session welcoming participants…
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February 7, 2016
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President Martelly signs agreement to end political stalemate

Haiti’s outgoing President Michel Martelly on Saturday reached an agreement with parliament to form a caretaker government when he leaves power ton Sunday. Media reports say under the agreement parliament will elect an interim president for a four-month term. A presidential runoff due to be held last month was scrapped after opposition candidate Jude Celestin threatened to boycott the vote…
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February 2, 2016
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OAS delegation welcomes constructive discussions in Haiti

The Special Mission of the Organisation of American States (OAS) to Haiti, headed by the Chair of the Permanent Council, Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda, Sir Ronald Sanders, arrived in Port-au-Prince on Sunday. The Mission has so far met with President Michel Martelly and senior members of the government, Senate President Jocelerme Privert, and members of the various political parties…
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January 26, 2016
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CARICOM calls for urgent resolution of Haiti’s political crisis

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has called on all the stakeholders in Haiti’s electoral process to do their utmost to resolve the current political crisis. Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council in a recent meeting with President Michel Martelly at the National Palace (Photo President’s Office) The Community, in a statement Tuesday, condemned the acts of violence which have marred the electoral process…
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December 30, 2015
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CARICOM congratulates Haiti

CARICOM has congratulated the Government and People of Haiti as they celebrate the country’s two hundred and twelfth independence anniversary on 1 January 2016. The CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque in his congratulatory message to Haiti’s President, His Excellency Michel Martelly, paid tribute to “the solidarity, strength and unity of the Haitian people”, which he said “continued to inspire…
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November 27, 2015
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PANCAP concludes successful Justice for All Mission in Haiti

The PANCAP Coordinating Unit, in collaboration with UNAIDS and the United Nations Special Envoy for HIV in the Caribbean, coordinated a three-day mission in Haiti on November 22-25, 2015. It resulted in a cross section of Stakeholders supporting the implementation of the 15 elements of the Justice for All (JFA) Roadmap intended to fast track the end of AIDS by…
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October 23, 2015
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CARICOM Elections Observation Mission to Haiti issues Preliminary Statement

Sunday’s Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Haiti has been engaged in various activities since its arrival, including meetings with the Haitian Prime Minister and other State officials. The Mission issued a Preliminary Statement (see below) on Friday, as the 5.8 million registered voters prepare to choose from among fifty-three Presidential candidates and also vote in the second round of the…
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October 13, 2015
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Dominican and Haitian Artisans Receive Training from Cuban Masters

Twenty artisans from Haiti and the Dominican Republic have honed their design and craft skills following a 25-day training programme with two of Cuba’s most accomplished master artisans Maité Dumenigo and Yanel Rodriguez. The workshop hosted by the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export), in collaboration with the National Handicraft Center of the Cominican Republic (CENEDARTE) and the Fundación para…
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October 13, 2015
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Crisis related to Dominicans of Haitian Descent and Haitian Migrants in The Dominican Republic

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to advocate for a resolution to the crisis which makes approximately 250,000 Dominicans of Haitian descent and Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic stateless. A 2013 Constitutional ruling by the Dominican Republic (DR) Government effectively renders stateless anyone with foreign ancestry born in 1929 or later. The international community’s response to this decision, established as …
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