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Haitian Politics

Haiti PM Says New Laws for Mining Industry are Being Drafted

Details: Created on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 08:50

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe is hoping to get legislation passed for new mining laws in Haiti that should help the country reap more of the benefits from its minerals.

Martelly Wants an Emergency Law

Details: Created on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 15:16

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Giving himself a 9 out of 10 for his first year as president, Michel Martelly believes he would have done better if he had enjoyed emergency legislation, which his new executive team is working to get passed in parliament.

Three Former Senators Get Jobs as Presidential Advisers

Details: Created on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 14:07

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - President Michel Martelly announced that three of the ten former Senators who have just left Parliament voting in favor for the establishment of the Martelly-Lamothe government, Joseph Lambert, Youri Latortue and Michel Clérié have taken jobs as his political advisers.

Laurent Lamothe is Officially the New Prime Minister of Haiti

Details: Created on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 09:35

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The lower house approved on Monday, through a power outage, the policy declaration of the new Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe.

PowerSurge Hosts Opening of Discover Haiti Exhibit in Orlando

Details: Created on Friday, 11 May 2012 08:19

ORLANDO, USA (defend.ht/CoHO) - The Consulate of Haiti in Orlando presents its distinguished salutations to the Haitian Community of its Jurisdiction, that of Florida in particular of the official launch of the project: DISCOVER HAITI.

Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Attack

Details: Created on Thursday, 10 May 2012 16:33

WASHINGTON D.C. (defend.ht) - U.S. Army Specialist Junot M.L. Cochilus of the 7th Engineer Battalion out of Fort Drum New York, died from injuries last week when an improvised explosive device detonated in the Logar province of Afghanistan.

Document: Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe General Policy Declaration

Details: Created on Tuesday, 08 May 2012 17:38

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe is expected in the Senate of the Republic Today for the presentation of his general policy. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Lamothe has released his Declaration of General Policy. However, an unofficial list for office, with their positions, is circulating on social media sites and in the newsrooms of some media in the Haitian capital.

Haitian Senate Reduced by a Third

Details: Created on Tuesday, 08 May 2012 08:57

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - On Tuesday, the Senate of the Republic of Haiti was reduced from 30 to 20 members as 10 senators saw their 6-year mandates come to an end.

Mayor Wilson Jeudy Hold Prayer Service for President Martelly

Details: Created on Monday, 07 May 2012 14:44

Mayor Wilson Jeudy PORT-AU-PRICE, Haiti (defend.ht) - During a special religious program at the Municipality Palace of Delmas yesterday, the mayor Wilson Jeudy called the prayer of evangelical Christians for complete recovery of President Michel Martelly.

Haiti: INITE Party Declined Offer To Join Lamothe's Government

Details: Created on Monday, 07 May 2012 12:34

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The leaders of the political party INITE declined offer of Haitian head of state, Michel Martelly, to participate in Laurent Lamothe's government. At a meeting Friday night at the National Palace, two representatives of the Executive Board of the INITE, meant the party's decision not to integrate the next Government of Mr. Lamothe.

Haiti's New Ambassador to U.S. Takes Office

Details: Created on Saturday, 05 May 2012 14:13

WASHINGTON, USA (defend.ht) - Paul Altidor, the new Haitian Ambassador to the United States appointed by Joseph Michel Martelly, presented his credentials to U.S. President Barack Obama, have learned from the Embassy of Haiti in Washington.

"Deputies Were Bribed to Vote for Laurant Lamothe", Says Deputy Bourjolly

Details: Created on Saturday, 05 May 2012 12:44

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The ratification of the Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe session has been marked by a climate of suspicion. Several MPs have denounced their colleagues who allegedly received bribes to vote for Mr. Lamothe.

Haiti: Ratification of Lamothe, Reactions of Political Leaders

Details: Created on Saturday, 05 May 2012 11:17

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Several political party leaders reacted after the positive vote by MPs to Laurent Lamothe on Thursday. According to the coordinator of the OPL, it is a "vote of shame", while responsible for UCHADE bowed to the political vote by members of Parliament to the new Prime Minister.

Presidential Decree Names Lamothe Haiti Prime Minister

Details: Created on Saturday, 05 May 2012 10:24

PORT-AU-PRINCE , Haiti (defend.ht) - The head of state of Haiti, Michel Martelly, issued a presidential decree on Friday, following the ratification meetings on April 10 and May 3 by the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, making the citizen Laurent Lamothe Salvador, Prime Minister of Haiti .

Laurent Lamothe Ratified as Prime Minister of the Republic of Haïti

Details: Created on Friday, 04 May 2012 00:09

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - On Thursday May 3, the Chamber of the Lower House of Haiti (The Chamber of Deputies) voted to ratify the designated Prime Minister of President Michel Martelly, Laurent Lamothe.

Haiti: Two Martelly’s Ministers Involved in Sex Scandals

Details: Created on Wednesday, 02 May 2012 17:29

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht)- Two ministers of Martelly’s cabinet were accused of sexual harassment or requesting sexual favors in exchange of job. Mr. Charles Levelt accused the Minister Ralph Theano and Nathalie Cardichon denounces the "misconduct" of the Culture minister Pierre Raymond Dumas.

Haiti-USA: US Deportations to Haiti are Inhumane and Tear Families Apart

Details: Created on Monday, 30 April 2012 19:21

MIAMI, USA (defend.ht)-Interviewed by Defend Haiti, Drew Aiken from University of Miami Human Rights and Immigration Clinics depicted how awful deportees’ living conditions are in Haiti after the disaster. The Clinics, she said, are asking to US government to stop deportations to the earthquake-ravaged country, or to consider some humanitarian factors before sending people there.

Haiti: Lower House Special Committee Submits Report on Prime Minister

Details: Created on Monday, 30 April 2012 18:17

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The special committee of the lower house studying the Prime Minister-designate Laurent Lamothe’s eligibility for ratification finalized its report last weekend and made the deposit of this document to the Office of the Secretariat-General of the House on Monday, April 30, 2012.

President Martelly Returns Home Following Recovery in US

Details: Created on Monday, 30 April 2012 16:50

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht)- President Michel Martelly returned to Haiti after spending three weeks in Miami recovering from a blood clot in his lung. On Monday, a few minutes after returning, President Martelly appealed to other branches of power to work together to address the new challenges that hinder the development of the country.

A Parliamentary Delegation To Visit President Martelly in Miami

Details: Created on Friday, 27 April 2012 21:51

MIAMI, USA (defend.ht) - As he begins his third week of convalescence in Miami (USA) the head of state of Haiti, Michel Martelly, prepares to receive the visit of a delegation of parliamentarians composed of Edwin Zeny, John Joël Joseph and Kelly Bastien. The goal of this visit of members of the Senate delegation is to inquire about the health status of head of state.