Information About Haiti

Spain’s Queen Sophia started a rare royal visit to Haiti on Friday to see some of the aid projects that her country has helped finance in the earthquake-stricken country.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — European royalty arrived in impoverished Haiti on Friday as Spain’s Queen Sofia came to check on aid efforts that seek to help the Caribbean nation rebuild after last year’s earthquake. The queen plans to spend her two-day visit touring reconstruction projects that the Spanish government and her own foundation hope will improve housing, education, sanitation and health in …

The long wait for Haiti to find a prime minister ended Tuesday after its Senate approved Garry Conille to run the government, hopefully jump-starting stalled earthquake reconstruction efforts.

(Reuters) – Haiti’s Senate on Tuesday approved Michel Martelly’s nomination of Gary Conille to be the country’s prime minister, following a similar endorsement last month by the lower house of parliament.

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s Senate approved Garry Conille as prime minister on Tuesday, endorsing President Michel Martelly’s third nominee for the post in a move many hope will boost reconstruction efforts in the earthquake-ravaged nation.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The long wait for Haiti to find a prime minister ended Tuesday after its Senate approved Garry Conille to run the government, hopefully jump-starting stalled earthquake reconstruction efforts. President Michel Martelly’s two previous nominees for the post had been rejected by lawmakers and the absence of a fully functioning government had impeded his ability to govern …

After months of delay, the senate in Haiti accepts President Martelly’s third nominee for prime minister, appointing Garry Conille, an advisor to Bill Clinton.