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Haiti's Lower House Accepts Female PM Nominee (Hip Hop Caucus Blog)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:55:00 GMT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, July 18, 2008 - Haiti's lower house of Parliament has backed President René Préval's plan to put a woman in charge. With a vote of 61-1, with 20 abstentions, the chamber of deputies, as it's called, on Thursday ratified the nomination of Michèle Pierre-Louis - Mr Préval's third choice for prime minister. Ms Pierre-Louis, 61, whose name was put forward three...

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Colombia rejects Ortega mediation (Turkish daily news)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:43:11 GMT

... lower house ratifies new PM Haiti's lower house of Parliament on Thursday ratified President Rene Preval's third choice for prime minister, bringing the impoverished country a step closer to replacing a government dismissed three months ago over violent food protests. By a vote of 61-1, with 20 abstentions, the lawmakers approved the nomination of economist Michele Pierre-Louis. PORT-AU-PRINCE...

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Haitian lawmakers back woman for prime minister - Summary (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:47:00 GMT

Port-au-Prince - The lower house of Haiti's National Assembly backed President Rene Preval's nomination of a woman as prime minister. Sixty-one members of the Chamber of Deputies voted Thursday for Michele Pierre-Louis. Twenty abstained, and one lawm...

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Haiti protestors demand return of Aristide (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:10:00 GMT

Port-au-Prince - Hundreds of protestors in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince demanded the return of former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The crowd of mostly teenagers gathered Tuesday on the occasion of Aristide's 55th birthday and also urged the government of President Rene Preval to take strong measures against food price hikes. Haiti's government fell in April after violent clashes...

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Imprisoned Haitian ex-PM wins in court -- (Trinidad Express)

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:36:01 GMT

... the ousting of the Jean Bertrand Aristide presidency, to the current government of President Rene Preval, have been accused of repeatedly failing to observe Neptune's fundamental rights. It is the first such ruling against a country in the Caribbean region. The IACHR's 60-page judgement was made available to the government of Haiti. However, according to a statement released by the...

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Massacre charges haunt former Haiti PM (Boston Globe)

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:50:04 GMT

... a recently released ruling, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered President Rene Preval's administration to either dismiss charges or hold a trial. The Costa Rica-based court also awarded Neptune US$95,000 for compensation related to his detention.Haitian officials, who did not return requests for comment Wednesday, have not complied with either order by the court, which...

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Still no word on new Haiti PM (Caribbean 360)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:11:43 GMT

... associations, peasants and women's groups.She is the third candidate presented by President René Préval after his first and second nominees - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) economist, Ericq Pierre, and security expert and presidential adviser, Robert Manuel - were both rejected.If she secures the vote of confidence of legislators, Ms Pierre-Louis would be the second woman to...

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Wyclef Jean Working to Develop Haiti (Hip Hop Caucus Blog)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:31:00 GMT

... assistance."Jean, who enjoys enormous respect in Haiti and was appointed last year by President Rene Preval to serve as a roving ambassador, was followed last week by a team from the U.S. TV news program "60 Minutes" for a show about the artist and his humanitarian work. FAMOUS FUGEEBorn in the Haitian village of Croix-des-Bouquets, Jean moved with his family to New York when he was...

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Haitian President Has New PM Nominee (The Post Chronicle)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:07:13 GMT

Preval picked Michele Pierre-Louis to fill the position, which has been vacant for more than two months....

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More Hard Times in Haiti (ABC News)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:55:02 GMT

... 80 percent of people live on less than $2 a day.Gasoline subsidies were implemented by President Rene Preval to prevent instability after April riots over the high cost of food that left at least seven dead and resulted in the dismissal of the country's prime minister, who has not yet been replaced.But the cash-strapped government could not maintain assistance that totaled an estimated...

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Haitian president has new PM nominee (News: Moldova.org: Politics)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:06:00 GMT

Haitian President Rene Preval Thursday chose a new nominee to become the country's prime minister, Haitian radio reported.Preval picked Michele Pierre-Louis to fill the position, which has been vacant for more than two months.Haiti has been without a prime minister since April when riots over the rising cost of food left at least seven people dead and prompted lawmakers to force...

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Haiti’s Food Crisis: A Threat to Stability and Progress (Council on Hemispheric Affairs)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:17:37 GMT

A major riot in April over high food prices led to several deaths and the forced resignation of Haiti’s prime minister, Jacques-Édouard Alexis. Haitian lawmakers have since rejected both President René Préval’s nominees for prime minister. But there may be hope for Haiti yet; President Préval announced the nomination of economist Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis for prime minister,...

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Woman chosen as Haiti PM nominee (Caribbean 360)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:08:24 GMT

... and women's organisations. (File photo)PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, June 25, 2008 - Haiti's President René Préval has nominated a female educator for Prime Minister, after his first two choices failed to get the thumbs up from the country's legislators.Michele Pierre-Louis, 61, known internationally for her work on behalf of the poor and youth in Haiti, was put forward for the post late...

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Female educator nominated as Haitian prime minister in third attempt (Florida Sun Sentinel)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:39:00 GMT

Haiti President Rene Preval has nominated a female educator and activist as his third choice to replace the country's ousted prime minister.

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Haitian president puts forward woman for post of prime minister (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:31:02 GMT

Port-au-Prince - Hatitian President Rene Preval has put forward a woman, Michele Duvivier Pierre Louis, as a candidate for prime minister, after Congress refused to accept his two previous nominees. Senate Speaker Kelly Bastien said Tuesday that legi...

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Haiti IWW delegation travel diary (http://socialist-blog)

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:08:00 GMT

... to resume his presidency, albeit with many US-imposed conditions, such as forced privatization. Rene Preval, a close political ally of Aristide, won the 1996 elections.Aristide was elected president again in 2000 with a new political party, Fanmi Lavalas, but a US-backed coup forced him out of power in 2004. Rene Preval is currently Haiti’s president. Shortly before...

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Second candidate for Haiti PM rejected (Caribbean 360)

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:37:57 GMT

Two months after Haiti's Prime Minister was fired, lawmakers are still no closer to finding his replacement, as the country's parliament Thursday rejected President Rene Preval's second candidate for the position.

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Haiti lawmakers spurn candidate for prime minister (Reuters)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:14:21 GMT

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian lawmakers rejected President Rene Preval's nominee for prime minister on Thursday, in another blow to his efforts to establish a stable democracy in the impoverished Caribbean country.

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Haiti lawmakers reject nominee for prime minister (OTB News)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:45:38 GMT

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian lawmakers rejected President Rene Preval’s nominee to become prime minister on Thursday, in another blow to his efforts to establish a stable democracy in the impoverished Caribbean country. Share This

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Haiti lawmakers reject nominee for prime minister (Reuters)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:34:27 GMT

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian lawmakers rejected President Rene Preval's nominee to become prime minister on Thursday, in another blow to his efforts to establish a stable democracy in the impoverished Caribbean country.

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