Haiti Foreign Affairs

Prime Minister Jean-Henry Céant left Haiti on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 for Canada for a short stay.
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According to a member of his communications team, the trip of the head of government revolves around the goal of attracting investors in Haiti.

This Wednesday, early in the morning, he met with the presidents of Barclays, New York Times and Black Berry. In the evening, he was the official speaker of the Toronto Global Forum.

His speech emphasized the need for an inter-Haitian dialogue to find solutions to the country's problems, achieve stability and attract foreign investment.

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The Core Group says the acts of violence in Haiti seeking to provoke the resignation of legitimate authorities in the country do now have their place in the democratic process.

Composed of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Ambassadors of Germany, Brazil, Canada, Spain, the United States of America, France, the European Union and the Special Representative of the United Nations Organization of American States, the Core Group firmly rejects the acts of violence perpetrated during the recent street protests in Haiti.

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The U.S. Embassy in Haiti urges Haitian Politicians, "all parties and leaders to work together to move the political dialogue forward in ways that advance the interests and aspirations of the Haitian people."

A statement released by the embassy on Thursday 22 November, 2018, reads: "We encourage meaningful dialogue to address points of disagreement and find lasting solutions without violence."

For everyone asking Haitian president Jovenel Moise to resign, read this from the U.S. Embassy in Haiti: "The United States recognizes the democratic legitimacy of the government of Haiti, its elected institutions, and elected officials."

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In a bombshell interview to Voice of American Creole Wednesday, Kenneth Merten made it clear to those who are asking President Jovenel to leave office: "This is why we have elections, so that, if the people are not satisfied they can elect other people in office."

The former US Ambassador to Haiti and current Special Coordinator for Haiti at the U.S. Department of State literally told the street opposition to President Jovenel Moise and his government that Washington will not support their illegal actions.

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There is a big scandal at the Haitian embassy in the Dominican Republic. Members of the diplomatic staff have been issuing Haitian passports to Dominican citizens to facilitate their travel to Chile.

The diplomatic staff of the Haitian embassy was summoned to Port-au-Prince immediately by the Haitian ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE), according to a letter dated September 26, 2018, made public on social media.

One Haitian journalist said this illegal issuance of Haitian passports to Dominicans was done via a mafioso network led by a chargé de mission at the MAE who is also the owner of an agency in the Dominican Republic.

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In an interview, Ambassador Sison told Voice of America Kreyol that Washington is working with the Haitian government to set up an economic development program to help create more jobs in Haiti, especially for young Haitian people, to avoid further uprisings like the one that hit by the capital on 6, 7 and July 8th.

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The US Ambassador to Haiti, Michele J Sison, expresses his satisfaction with president Jovenel Moise's consultation series with different sectors of the country on the choice of the next Prime Minister.

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I just read a disturbing article about how US president Trump is about to send world oil prices soaring even higher... First thing that comes to my mind is: What does that mean for Haiti?

I don't know if you are aware but the Trump administration imposed an embargo on both Iran and on Venezuela back in May 2018 and that has already set the oil market on the edge.

We all know what happened last time in Haiti when the government tried to raise gas prices. Now I read this article saying that with Trump's help, crude oil prices could jump from just above $70/barrel to $250/barrel.

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Haiti's growth outlook remains positive: GDP growth has accelerated slightly to reach about 2 percent, supported by public investment.

A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Chris Walker, visited the northern region of Haiti (Cap Haitien, Milot, Caracol, Ouanaminthe) and Port-au-Prince from June 3 to 15, 2018 to conduct the 2018 Article IV consultation and to hold discussions on the first review of Haiti under its Staff Monitored Program (SMP).

At the end of the visit, Mr. Walker issued the following statement:

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Dominican Republic senator Félix Ramon Bautista Rosario, accused of making millions of dollars in Haiti from reconstruction projects after the earthquake that he never completed, has been sanctioned by the Trump administration for engaging in corrupt acts related to the rebuilding of Haiti.

All assets that Felix Bautista owns within U.S. jurisdiction will be blocked, and U.S. citizens are banned from doing business with him, according to the Miami Herald.

Companies owned by Bautista receives lucrative contract to build infrastructure in Haiti after the earthquake, these projects were either not completed, done cheaply, or not even started.

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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and Haiti President Jovenel Moise signed a joint communique Tuesday to further bilateral cooperation in multiple fields to benefit the people of both countries.

The communique sets in writing an agreement to establish a high-level task force that will draft, within 60 days, new terms of collaboration on economic and infrastructure development in Haiti as well as potential ways to attract more Taiwanese investors to the Caribbean country.

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