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Dominican Company took $10 million to build the Parliament building.

When in March 2012 then president Martelly visited the Dominican Republic, he was awarded the country's highest honor for a foreign Head of State, mainly for his effort to lure investment in the reconstruction of earthquake torn Haiti. However, according to an explosive March 31, 2012, report by star Dominican journalist Nuria Piera, Martelly as a candidate, president-elect, and president of Haiti, received bribe close to $2.6 million in over a dozen payments from a Dominican Senator named Félix Ramon Bautista. The payment came from the bank accounts of two Bautista-owned firms and in return, three Dominican companies, connected to Senator Bautista, received Haitian government contracts totaling $343.32 million. Senator Bautista Rosario was also the secretary of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD). Those contracts were: (1) Constructora Hadom (98% owned by Bautista) won the contract to rebuild Haiti's Parliament Building, destroyed in the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake, for $33.77 million; (2) Constructora Rofi S.A. was awarded to build a new housing development at Fort National for $174.31 million; and (3) Construcciones y Diseños R.M.N. S.A., won $135.31 million contract to build another housing development in Bowen Field. A closed bid with three companies belonging to the same person is horrendous and when these deals finalized by the former Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive on November 8, 2010, became the target of an audit by the succeeding Prime Minister Garry Conille, he was forced to resign. Since receiving the advance of $10 million, there is no trace of Constructora Hadom. A recent spot investigation made by UCLPB concludes that it was a total waste of money as nothing has been done for the amount disbursed so far.

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Jocelerme Privert Vs The Haitian Parliament. On 14 February 2016, the Haitian parliament elected Jocelerme Privert as the interim leader, the provisional President to lead the country until the next presidential polls. The Haitian lawmakers chose the country's former Senate chief Jocelerme Privert who would lead a caretaker government as the interim provisional president with missions to ease the tensions of the suspended elections and hold the overdue presidential election on April 24, 2016 and install a new President on May 14, 2016-- all within his 120-day tenure. However, Privert in spite of being an experienced politician and good administrator, could not organize the election as per his given mandate. He has told the press that he would publish a new election calendar by the end of May. He has also mentioned, political stability, proper infrastructure and arrangement of election funds are some of the prerequisites to hold a credible election.

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Here is a picture of a protest paking place on June 21, 2016 where some stones and bottles thrown towards the Haitian Parliament

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The Minister charged to manage relations between the Parliament and Executive, Ralph Theano was ordered to leave the Chamber by President Jean Tholbert Alexis. This was the result of problems between the Minister and some members of PRI, a block in opposition to the government at the Chamber of Deputy.

Minister Ralph insisted that the security agents did not take him out of the Haitian Parliament and that he voluntarily left the building

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Deputy Arnel Belizaire caused panic in a legislative session in Haiti.
In a session in the Haitian Parliament, that took place in March, 2013, the members realized that they presented a document to vote on. However, the document presented was different than the one the discussion was about. It was regarding the law sanctioning money laundering and terrorist financing which was already voted the Haitian Senate.

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Some people would say it can only happen in Haiti. Deputy Arnel Bélizaire was taken to jail upon arrival from a visit in France. He was accused for setting fire in a prison and consequently escaped following the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

On the other hand, others are suspecting that the arrest has to do with an altercation that took place recently between president Michel Martelly and Deputy Arnel Bélizaire.

So far, the only thing we dan do is to follow the development of this issue

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The split as the Martelly government was hoping for, is on the way. The Deputy of Aquin who was elected under the Inite Platform is resigning from the Block to support the candidacy of Bernard Honorat Gousse. Deputy Emmanuel Fritz Gerald Bourjolly stated that it is not just him who wants to support the projects of President Michel Joseph Martelly and also of the Prime Minister designate. He expects more deputies of the Inite to brake rank and support the president.

In the Senate, it is a different story for the candidacy of Bernard Honorat Gousse to become the next Prime Minister of Haiti. All 16 Senators who were against him remain committed to their decision

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This is a picture of the newly elected senator Edwin Zenny. What makes the case of the haitian Senator even more interesting is that he came in under the banner of UNITE but supported his friend Michel Martelly

At one point during the caampaign, Edwin Zenny was physically attacked for his position

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The Senator of KONBA, of Nippes, in the Sud-Ouest part of Haiti, William Jeanty, is the president of the commission that has for duties to review the document that Prime minister nominee, Bernard Gousse intends to submit this week.

He deplored the image that the Haitian government managed to send to the international community in creating a new government.

Senator William Jeanty, was not in favor of Mr. jean max Bellerive who was one of the three final candidate for the position. He stated to the media that if Michel martelly had selected Bellerive, it would mark a continuity of the previous administration policies

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In a Session of the Haitian Senate to review the finding of the Commission responsible to investigate Affair Arnel Belizaire, Senator Moise Jean Charles publicly declared that President Michel Martelly is a Liar.

Senator Moise Jean Charles said that Michel Martelly is directly involved in the arrest of Haitian Deputy Arnel Belizaire but told the public that he is not involved "Ni de pres, Ni de Loin". As a consequence, he considers President Michel Martelly to be a Liar

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