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Caribbean 360 (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
... comes even as a Prime Minister has still not been chosen to lead the Haiti government.President Rene Preval's choice for the job, economist Ericq Pierre was rejected by the Lower House of Parliament - the Chamber of Deputies - although he had the overwhelming support of the Senate.A new nominee who received the support of both houses must be put forward.Mr Pierre had claimed lawmakers...
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News -- Philly.com (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
... people rioted in the capital last month, leaving at least six dead by the time President Rene Preval restored calm by announcing that foreign aid and subsidies would lower the price of a 110-pound bag of rice to $43 from $51.But importers and economists warn that those supports are unsustainable and predict further unrest in this country, the poorest in the Americas, when the subsidies...
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Hip Hop Caucus Blog (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
... Alexis, accusing him of mismanaging the economy.Lawmakers also plan to meet with President Réne Préval, who is still struggling to replace Alexis and put a functioning government in place after the lower house of parliament rejected his first nominee, Inter-American Development Bank official and agronomist Ericq Pierre.The CBC visit comes just two days after the House passed a bill...
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Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
The United States is one of Haiti's largest donors. President Rene Preval and others have said U.S. subsidized agriculture is in part to blame for Haiti's food crisis by weakening local farming.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
... wheat, rice, beans and vegetable oil.
The U.S. is one of Haiti's largest donors. President Rene Preval and others have said subsidized agriculture in the U.S. is in part to blame for Haiti's food crisis by weakening local farming.
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Sadly, No! (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
... Hungry hordes rioted in the capital last month, leaving at least six dead by the time President Rene Preval restored calm by announcing that foreign aid and subsidies would lower the price of a 110-pound bag of rice to $43 from $51. But importers and economists warn that those supports are unsustainable and predict further unrest in this poorest country in the Americas when the subsidies...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti An international banker whose nomination for Haiti's No. 2 political post was rejected by the lower house of Parliament said Thursday he was hamstrung by corrupt legislators.
Ericq Pierre, who was President Rene Preval's first pick for prime minister, accused lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies of demanding cash, Cabinet positions and projects that could smooth...
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Alertnet (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
... his documents were not in order and said his candidacy was blocked for political reasons.President Rene Preval nominated Pierre to replace Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis, who was dismissed by the senate on April 12 after deadly riots over soaring food prices.Pierre said he had accepted the nomination because he believed the country urgently needed top leaders who could work...
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Rock The Truth (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
... Hungry hordes rioted in the capital last month, leaving at least six dead by the time President Rene Preval restored calm by announcing that foreign aid and subsidies would lower the price of a 110-pound bag of rice to $43 from $51. But importers and economists warn that those supports are unsustainable and predict further unrest in this poorest country in the Americas when the subsidies...
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Caribbean 360 (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
President Rene Preval's choice for Haiti's Prime Minister has been rejected by the Parliament for the second time, less than a week after the Senate gave its overwhelming approval to the nominee.
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Alertnet (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
... a tree-shaded cemetery in the La Savane slum, said on May 5 that Haiti's lawmakers and President Rene Preval had one week to install a new prime minister to start addressing their demands.One of their main issues is the cost of rice, beans and other staples in Haiti, which have more than doubled over the past few months.But the lower house of parliament rejected Preval's nominee...
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New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Haitian legislators have rejected President Rene Preval's pick to fill the Prime Minister's office, deepening a dilemma that has left the troubled country without a functioning government for more than a month. Parliament spokesmen...
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Global Politics Online (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Venezuela’s Chavez to buy Chinese K-8 planes (Reuters) Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday the OPEC nation will buy Chinese military training planes, expanding recent arms purchases and further cementing a growing relationship with China. Graveyard quiet of huge Haiti slum signals progress (Reuters) Reuters - It is a measure of success for President Rene Preval that...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Haiti's efforts to install a new leader, following last month's firing of the Caribbean nation's prime minister, suffered a serious setback Monday after lawmakers rejected President René Préval's choice for the job.
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Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Haitian lawmakers say they have rejected President Rene Preval's pick to fill the prime minister's office.
