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Here is a picture of former tourism minister in Haiti Stéphanie Villedrouin who has been nominated as Young Global Leaders (YGL).

The outgoing Minister of Tourism Stéphanie Villedrouin has been nominated at the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader (YGL). The Forum of Young Global Leaders is a unique and diverse community of the world's most outstanding, next generation leaders. On March 18, 2016, the World Economic Forum released the names of the 121 laureates, selected among the business leaders, social activists and artists, aged under 40, who have contributed and influenced on the policy, society and the world around them. More than half of the YGL are women and the majority are from the emerging economies. Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin, as the minister of Tourism has worked amidst corruption, poverty and challenges for the revival of Haiti's tourism industry. She has been regarded as one of the most visible figures of Haiti's different Ministries. She never remained contented with the accomplishment of tourism objectives during her tenure, but has worked to create infrastructure that will ease tourism in Haiti in decades to come.

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Enex Jean-Charles and 15 cabinet members sworn in on March 28, 2016. Among the people present were former Prime Minister Evans Paul who was very critical of President Jocelerme Privert.

Installation of the new Prime Minister was completed following the confirmation of Haitian parliament and the new nine-member Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has been established for organizing the second round of presidential elections, remaining parliamentary elections, and local elections to complete the electoral process begun in 2015. On March 28, 2016, the former Prime Minister Evans Paul has transferred his power to the new Prime Minister Enex Jean-Charles at the National Palace in the presence of the Interim President Jocelerme Privert. On the same day, the new Prime Minister and 15 cabinet members have sworn in as part of the country's interim government. Some activists, who were present at the ceremony of the transfer of power between the two Prime Ministers, showed their dissatisfaction with the former Prime Minister Evans Paul, and interrupted his message delivered for the occasion.

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Here is a picture of Former Haiti Prime Minister Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis.

Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis (born 5 October 1947) was the Prime Minister of Haiti (5 September 2008 - 11 November 2009) with the nomination from President René Préval. She was Haiti's second female Prime Minister after Claudette Werleigh (November 7, 1995 - March 6, 1996). As a minister, she had served as the Minister of Justice and Public Security. Since 1978, she had worked on improving literacy and adult education in Haiti. She opened libraries, held training sessions and educational projects for traditional midwives. After a year of holding the Prime Minister's office, Préval's party unfairly complained that she had failed to improve people's living standards and her cabinet was voted down and out on 11 November 2009.

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Here is a picture of Tholbert Alexis, Former President of Chamber of Deputy.

Jean Tholbert Alexis (born November 29, 1973), an elected representative of ANSANM NOU FO political party from Croix-des-Bouquets, became the President of the Chamber of Deputies following the elections held, on Wednesday, 16 January 2013. He received 65 votes of the 91 deputies present at the session. As a President of the Lower House, he had always remained vocal about human rights abuses. By profession, he is a lawyer. He had managed many important port folios during his career, likes of Member Committee Public Works, Transport and Communication; Member Committee Finance, Trade, Economy and Budget; Member of Commission for Justice and Public Safety; Chairman of Special Committee to study the parts of the former Prime Minister-designate, Daniel Gérard Rouzier, by President of the Republic Michel Joseph Martelly and became the General Manager of a village project ONA (National Old-Age Insurance Office).

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Here is a picture of Jean Beauvois Dorsonne, the new Minister of Education.

On Tuesday, March 29, 2016, Camille Junior Edouard the new Minister of Justice, in the presence of other parliamentarians and other dignitaries, presided over the investiture ceremony of Jean Beauvois Dorsonne as new Minister of National Education. Jean Beauvois Dorsonne has succeeded former Minister of Education Nesmy Manigat who was absent in the investiture ceremony. Jean Beauvois Dorsonne (born December 7, 1966) is a master graduate in social sciences, from college Val de Marne, Paris, France and a law graduate (2003), active lawyer, and member of the Bar of St Marc. He started his career with teaching profession in 1989 and later became a Chief Inspector of the secondary education. He joined the central office of the ministry as a member (May 2010) and became coordinator of the Directorate General of MENFP (2011 to date). He served as a parliamentarian (between 2006 to 2010) as a deputy of the people in the 48th Legislature, and served as the President of the Education Commission from January 2007 to May 2010.

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Here is a picture of Yves Romain Bastien, Minister of Economy and Finance.

Yves Romain Bastien will be in charge of two ministries. He will serve as the Minister of Economy and Finance and Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development (temporarily). Under Martelly administration, he had served as the Coordinator of the Public Enterprise Modernization Council (CMEP). During the presidency of Rene Préval, Romain Bastien assisted the president in the sale of public enterprises to the representatives of the Bourdon Group.

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Here is a picture of Former President Michel Martelly together with Enex Jean-Charles and Rene Preval.

Before being named as the new Prime Minister, he was one of Privert's advisers and was president in the ministerial cabinet as Minister of Planning and External Cooperation in the eventual government of Fritz-Alphonse Jean. Enex Jean-Charles is well known in politics since 1988. He is a friend of everyone, but with fewer enemies. He is a Professor of Administrative Law at the Faculty of Law and Economics (FDSE) of the State University of Haiti in Port-au-Prince (since 1991), and to the Valparaiso University in Port-de-Paix (since 2006). He has numerous published research reports and articles on administrative matters relating to decision making, local participation and development of administrative policy to his credit. He has extensive professional experience in the United States, Belgium, Ireland and the Republic of Georgia on community development projects. He is a well known figure in the international community of professors, politicians and community leaders.

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Following the rejection of Mr. Fritz Jean by the Chamber of Deputies, President Jocelerme Privert has issued a decree om March 22, 2016 appointing Enex Jean-Charles as the new Prime Minister. Before the appointment was made, President Privert had consulted with various political blocs in the Haitian parliament

On Sunday, March 20, 2016, following the rejection of Fritz Jean as the Interim President's pick for Prime Minister, the Parliament got ready to vote for his next pick, Enex Jean-Charles as the Interim Prime Minister,. This happened after meetings between Privert and parliamentarians on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, for finding a consensus over his nomination. The task was not an easy one for Privert, because a group of deputies played hardball with him, refusing to provide a quorum for the hearing until a list of their demands were met. Two of their main demands were publication of a new election date, and the publication of mayoral results which had been put on hold till the names of the new members of the Provisional Electoral Council are decided.

Enex Jean-Charles (born July 18, 1960) is a longtime presidential adviser, administrative law professor and a seasoned lawyer who has remained behind the scenes in the National Palace for years since the rule of Presidents Boniface Alexandre (March 2004 to June 2006), who headed the U.S.-backed transitional government between 2004-06. Jean Charles served as the Secretary General of the Council of Ministers, with the rank of minister. He was a member of Rene Préval's private cabinet (December 2007 to May 2011); and more recently, served as an adviser to Martelly (since June 2011).

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Here Massif de La Hotte selected by UNESCO as biodiversity hotspot

Massif de La Hotte is a mountain range with an area of 128,700 hectares in the south-east of the country, near the city of Jérémie. It is a hotspot for biodiversity in Haiti where the island's most biologically diverse species exist. This site has been recognized as among the sites hosting the largest number of Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) species in the world with 13 endemic and critically endangered species. Some of these threatened species of plants and animals include: Eleutherodactylus Amadeus, Eleutherodactylus Apostates, Eleutherodactylus Thorectes, and Eleutherodactylus Lamprotes. The reserve covers six mountain peaks including, Haiti's second highest peak, Macaya Peak (2347 meters) as well as a coastal and marine ecosystem in the north (Iles Cayemites) and south (Ile-à-Vache).

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Here is a street child in Haiti used by gang members as their informers to assassinate Police Officers.

Haiti has thousand of street children, mostly in Port-au-Prince and the other big cities. In Haiti, there are around 300,000 children that live as Restaveks and 75% of them are girls. Restaveks children are badly treated, often exploited and victims of sexual abuse. They live in unimaginable, unhygienic and precarious environment; seldom receive access to food and education. To stay alive, many of them beg, load buses, wash cars, while others for a better living and protection, join criminal gangs. There was a time when many street children were murdered by the Haitian police, death squads and the former Haitian military. There were certain groups of former military patrols in Port-au-Prince who used to kill street children "for sport." The number of street children in Haiti has increased five times since President Aristide was ousted. In a nation of 10 million, where poverty is common, one of eight children dies before the age of 5, orphanages often are the last refuge of hope-- it is no wonder that thousands of children have made the street their home. If any of them gets killed, no authority ever picks the body or investigates the crime.

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