Tag: Haiti

• Thursday, November 12th 2015 - 07:29 UTC

  Nephews of Venezuela's First Lady face US drug trafficing charges

  

  Two nephews of Venezuela's first lady have been arrested in Haiti and taken to the US to face drug trafficking charges, US media reports say. Franqui Francisco Flores-de Freitas and Efrain Antonio Campo-Flores are accused of conspiring to smuggle 800kg of cocaine into the United States.

• Tuesday, September 15th 2015 - 09:58 UTC

  OAS supports holding first round of presidential election in Haiti on 25 October

  

  The Organization of American States (OAS) supports holding the first round of presidential elections in Haiti on the scheduled date of October 25, and for that reason, the Director of the Department for Electoral Cooperation and Observation (DECO), Gerardo de Icaza, on Monday travelled to the Caribbean country.

• Wednesday, August 12th 2015 - 08:39 UTC

  “A step forward for Haitian democracy”, OAS describes Sunday's vote

  

  Despite incidents of violence at some polling stations, the first round of legislative elections in Haiti which took place on Sunday, has been described as “a step forward for Haitian democracy” by the Organization of American States (OAS).

• 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.