AP | A judge in Haiti has issued arrest warrants for more than 30 high-ranking officials accused of government corruption, including numerous former presidents and prime...
A judicial panel in Haiti has recommended that former Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe be barred from running for president. The panel said that Lamothe failed to...
A three-year political crisis that delayed local and parliamentary elections has done nothing to dampen Haiti’s enthusiasm for democracy, judging by the avalanche of hopefuls now...
Haiti’s former Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has submitted papers to run for the presidency shortly before the election office’s deadline, after repeatedly saying he had no...
A lack of a quorum has forced the Haitian parliament to call off a debate on key points of the political agreement to resolve the political...
Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe announced early Sunday that he was resigning along with several ministers in the wake of anti-government protests and a commission’s call for...
A commission recently appointed by Haitian President Michel Martelly is calling for his prime minister to resign so a new consensus government can be formed, according...
Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe said Tuesday that his country will hold long-overdue legislative and local elections no later than early next year if several opposition...
Haitian President Michel Martelly. PHOTO/File Haitian President Michel Martelly on Monday launched new consultations to resolve the political deadlock that has delayed legislative elections, according to...
Haiti is embarking upon a development plan that is aimed at making it an “emerging country by 2030,” Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has said. The country...
Haitian President Michel Martelly. PHOTO/File Thousands of Haitians took to the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince Thursday to demand that President Michel Martelly step down and...
Haiti President Michel Martelly. PHOTO/File Clashes between protesters and police marked Haitian President Michel Martelly’s 3 years in power Wednesday. While Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe appealed...
Haiti Prime Minister., Laurent Lamothe Haiti’s prime minister used Twitter on Wednesday to announce he was replacing about half of the 22-member Cabinet, marking the third...
Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Lamonthe has pledged that his government will provide the necessary means to the electoral council to facilitate the holding of legislative and...
(PRNewswire) – During a historic and frank dialogue at the border town of Ouanaminthe, Dominican authorities pledged to enact measures to safeguard the basic rights of...
Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe will lead a 5-member commission for high-level talks with the Dominican Republic that begin Tuesday. According to the government, the commission...
Haitian President Michel Martelly. PHOTO/File (PRNewsire) – The government of Haiti has generally received negative ratings in national and international media yet the majority of Haitians...
Protestors in Haiti march against a court citizenship ruling in neighbouring Dominican Republic. PHOTO/Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Hundreds of protesters gathered Friday to criticize a recent court...
Thousands of critics of Haiti’s President Michel Martelly staged protest marches on Monday, some ripping down billboards of the president and vowing to drive him from...
Haiti Prime Minister., Laurent Lamothe (PRNewswire) – The owner of the Haiti Observateur Group and Leo Joseph, its owner, agreed to the dismissal of a lawsuit...
U.N Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recommended a 15 percent reduction in the number of U.N. troops in Haiti last week and an examination of whether the beleaguered...
Bernice Fidelia Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe’s office says that a cabinet member has resigned amid charges she’s American. The departure of Bernice Fidelia (pictured), the outgoing...
Volunter participates in shelter construction in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. PHOTO/File (PRWire) – Port-au-Prince – At the opening ceremony of the first meeting of the Committee on Coordination...
Haiti Prime Minister., Laurent Lamothe (PRNewswire) – In response to Amnesty International’s reports of human rights violations regarding alleged forced evictions of individuals living in make-shift...
Regine Godefroy Haiti’s communications minister has resigned from her post, becoming the second Cabinet member to step down in as many days, media outlets reported Thursday....
Marie Carmelle Jean-Marie (Reuters) – Haiti’s Minister of Economy and Finances Marie Carmelle Jean-Marie resigned abruptly on Wednesday, citing a lack of cooperation from her cabinet...
(PRNewswire-USNewswire) – Port-au-Prince – From cash transfers to the elderly and disabled, to hot meals and subsidies for students and farmers, the Government of Haiti has...
Haiti Prime Minister., Laurent Lamothe (PRNewswire) – A US Federal Judge ruled on February 6, 2013 against the Haiti Observateur, a New York based Website noting...
Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (pictured), says his country is hoping to attract high-end tourists and multinational investors — instead of constant aid handouts — so...
Press Release: Primature Haiti (PRNewswire) — Haiti is one of the safest destinations; not just in the Caribbean, but throughout all the Americas. This is the...
(Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a US$2.2 billion initiative on Tuesday to stamp out cholera over the next decade in impoverished Haiti, where an...
AP – The government of Haiti is calling on other countries and international organizations to provide emergency humanitarian aid after Hurricane Sandy caused major damage to...
With a surcharge on wire transfers and international phone calls into Haiti generating only between US$40 million and US$50 million for education, Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe...
A drill worker listens for the bit, hundreds of feet underground, during exploratory drilling for minerals and metals Haiti. PHOTO/Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Haiti’s prime minister says...
Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (pictured), has made changes to his cabinet. The cabinet re-shuffle was announced in an e-mail late Monday by the Prime Minister’s...
The government of Haiti is promising to hold legislative and local elections before the end of the year. Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe said at a Tuesday...
The Prime Minister of Haiti, Laurent Lamothe says his country is making headway two-and-a-half years after an earthquake claimed the lives of 300,000 people and left...
The Haiti government has launched a program that uses mobile phones to transfer cash credits to mothers who keep their children in school. The program is...
Haiti Prime Minister.,Laurent Lamothe. PHOTO/File Haiti lawmakers have approved President Michel Martelly’s choice for a new prime minister, ending a two-month impasse that had hampered the...
A leading businessman from Haiti has downplayed the recent closure of the Haitian embassy in Jamaica and any adverse impact that may have on trade relations...
A two-day Haiti investment conference opens in Miami Beach on Monday where the focus is on getting Haitians living in South Florida and elsewhere to invest...
Haiti Prime Minister-designate.,Laurent Lamothe. PHOTO/File Haiti’s Senate late Tuesday approved the nomination of Laurent Lamothe to become the new prime minister of the earthquake-ravaged nation, a...
Haiti’s Prime Minister-designate Laurent Lamothe. PHOTO/File Haiti’s Prime Minister-designate Laurent Lamothe, on Thursday met leaders of the Inite Political Party in order to speak about his...
Haiti is seeing a jump in the number of cholera cases as the Caribbean nation heads into the annual rainy season, a United Nations humanitarian agency...
Laurent Lamothe. PHOTO/File A senior lawmaker says that Haiti’s government has named a new pick for prime minister. Senate President Simon Dieuseul Desras said Thursday that...
