Tag: Haiti

• Wednesday, June 17th 2015 - 05:06 UTC

  OAS and Haiti agree on electoral calendar and an observation mission

  

  The Organization of American States (OAS) will send an Electoral Observation Mission to the presidential, legislative, municipal and local elections to be held in Haiti in 2015, according to the agreement signed on Tuesday by Secretary General Luis Almagro, and Haiti's Foreign minister, Lener Renauld.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2015 - 11:47 UTC

  OAS General Assembly to be held in Washington following Haiti's declination

  

  The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) decided on Monday to hold the 45th meeting of its General Assembly on June 15/16 at its headquarters in Washington, DC, after Haiti declined to host the event.

• Friday, December 5th 2014 - 06:34 UTC

  South Atlantic patrol HMS Iron Duke pays humanitarian visit to Haiti

  

  HMS Iron Duke has paid an historic visit to Haiti, the first British naval vessel to the island nation since RFA Largs Bay delivered earthquake aid in 2010. Iron Duke is now reaching the end of her six month deployment of the South Atlantic and marked her entry into the Port of Cap Haitien with a 21 gun salute.

• Saturday, October 18th 2014 - 08:39 UTC

  The Caribbean and Colombia ban entry of travelers from Ebola stricken countries

  

  A group of Caribbean countries have announced bans on entry to foreigners who have travelled through the three West African countries most affected by Ebola. Jamaica said it would not accept travelers from Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone for the time being.

• Tuesday, September 2nd 2014 - 22:39 UTC

  UN launches in Haiti second phase of vaccination campaign against cholera

  

  The United Nations (UN) launched in Haiti, the second phase of the vaccination campaign against cholera, which was initiated and implemented by the Haitian authorities as part of the broader framework of the national plan for the elimination of cholera in the country.

• Thursday, August 7th 2014 - 07:34 UTC

  Carnival Cruise Lines to build a 70m tourism port at La Tortue, in Haiti

  

  Haiti announced it has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with the US-based Carnival Cruise Lines to build a tourism port on the island of Latortue, north of the island. Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe said the 70 million dollars project will help improve the lives of the estimated 36,000 people residing in the area.

• Saturday, January 18th 2014 - 06:10 UTC

  Haiti PM Lamonthe pledges free, fair and honest elections later this year

  

  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 local elections this year.

• Friday, December 13th 2013 - 18:10 UTC

  Venezuela clashes with World Bank over oil deal with Haiti

  

  Venezuela has dismissed as “disrespectful” comments made by a senior World Bank official that Haiti was not transparent in its handling of funds provided under the Caracas-led PetroCaribe.

• Monday, November 4th 2013 - 23:53 UTC

  Uruguay considers withdrawing troops from Haiti because of the 'political impasse'

  

  Uruguay's President Jose Mujica said he plans to withdraw his country's peacekeeping troops from Haiti because of the lack of democratic progress and pointed to delays in convening Senate elections and a general “political impasse in Haitian society.”

• Monday, April 29th 2013 - 06:27 UTC

  Argentina deploys major diplomatic offensive in the Grand Caribbean

  

  Argentina attended the fifth Caribbean states leaders’ summit held in Haiti April 23/26 as an observer but with a major delegation that included Foreign Affairs Secretary Ambassador Eduardo Zuaín, the different ambassadors in the region plus staff from the Political and Coperation desks.