Haitian President Jovenel Moise announced on Sunday that Jean-Henry Céant will be the nation’s new prime minister. “Following consultations with the Presidents of the two branches of Parliament, I made the choice of the citizen Jean-Henry Céant as the new prime Minister,” President Moise said in an official tweet. The announcement comes three weeks after…
With many rural areas in Haiti still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew in 2016, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced on Thursday that it is investing $10.8 million help restore agricultural productivity in some the worst affected areas of the island nation. The funds will be distributed through the Agricultural…
Taiwan and Haiti are expected to sign an agreement by the end of this year for the construction of a power grid in Port-au-Prince to alleviate the Caribbean nation’s energy supply problems, a high-level government official said.
Editorial note: This article was originally published on Haiti: Relief and Reconstruction Watch By Jake Johnston It was 2:15 on Friday afternoon, July 6, when I got the first WhatsApp message. The Haitian government was going to announce that fuel prices would increase the following day by up to 50 percent. It was also somewhere…
While Haiti is returning to calm after the government reversed a sharp hike in fuel prices that triggered days of violent civil unrest, the International Monetary Fund is not backing down from its insistence that Haiti needs to raise prices. The Washington-based IMF, which helps countries stabilize their finances, said Thursday that the Haitian government’s current…
Major protests erupted on July 6 in Haiti as the government announced a sharp increase in gasoline prices, with demonstrators using burning tires and barricades to block major streets across the capital and in the northern city of Cap-Haitien. One week after the protests erupted, former Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant resigned from his post….
On Saturday, July 14, President Jovenel Moise addressed the nation in a public address on the National Television of Haiti (TNH), where he announced his acceptance of Jack Guy Lafontant’s resignation as prime minister. Moise promised to continue conversations with different sectors in Haiti to form an inclusive government. In the wake of the protests and…
Haiti Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant abruptly resigned Saturday, avoiding being forcibly ousted in a no-confidence vote by the country’s Lower Chamber of Deputies. “Before coming here, I presented my resignation to the president of the republic,” Lafontant said about 10 minutes into his speech to the chamber in which he defended his tenure, shirked…
The hike in prices which was withdrawn after massive protests is part of the agenda dictated by international finance institutions Soon after the Haitian government announced its decision to raise fuel prices by up to 50 percent on Friday last week, demonstrations broke out across the country. Angry Haitians blocked roads and set vehicles on…
Guy Delva, the minister of communication and culture, announced today on Twitter that he will be resigning in the next few hours. “The president has an extraordinary vision for this country and it is a great pleasure for me to have had the opportunity to work with him,” Delva posted. “However, I regret to announce…