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A new initiative to improve Haiti Police and Judiciary. According to US Ambassador Kenneth Merten, the US will fund the construction of a police station in Cité Soleil, a prison for women, the expansion of national penitentiary and the renovation of several other institutions across the country.
The Ambassador reiterated the commitment of the United States, to bring its contribute to the Police Nationale d'Haiti (PNH), and the judiciary. "We know that the security is essential to the stability that it is necessary to regain, if you want to reach the prosperity and the development of the country"
US Ambassador Merten wants to make sure that the Haitian population knows that the US government is committed to help Haiti create a stable and secure environment in Haiti as they are essential for economic development

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The sights to be seen at the Carnival of Flowers included the street theater pieces, which consisted of the parading of the body of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, convincingly played by an actor, through the streets of Port-au-Prince. There was also the sight of the many, varying colorful costumes, worn by dancers who shimmied along to the vibrant rhythm of the musicians playing lively Haitian beats. Also a spectacle of its own kind, were the protestors who set out to criticize the President's decision to hold the carnival this year.

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As the opposition is attempting to remove Michel Martelly from power, they scheduled a protest at the US Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on November 29, 2013. Prior to this protest, a successful protest took place on November 18 in Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haitian.

The purpose of this protest scheduled for November 29 is to demand that the American government help them in removing the current government from power

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The MLA Desdunes (riding the Artibonite Department, north of Haiti) is very critical vis-à-vis the U.S. ambassador accredited in Haiti. According to Levaillant Louis-Jeune, Pamela Ann White was elected as the spokesman of the Administration Martelly. "Pamela White serves as a sounding board of the National Palace," insists the parliamentarian.

A number of MPs declared that the former President of the Lower House was organizing to send a letter to President Barack Obama to notify him of the behaviours of its representatives in Haiti. The National Coordinator of INITE said that they give no weight to the recent statements made by the representative of the Republic Starry countries in which electoral competition may take place this year.

Recall that Pamela White had indicated in stride, that his country has a budget of ten million dollars for the organization of partial municipal and local Senate. These statements were held to mark the first anniversary of his taking office at the U.S. Embassy to a group of journalists.

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Here is a picture of U.S. Ambassador Pamela Ann White handing some medicine to a child in Haiti. This is part of a campaign being conducted by usaid, distributing medicine to control the spread of lymphatic filariasis and intestinal worms.

The US Ambassador was on that day at the Charles LeBosse School in Cap HaÑ--tien.

Since 2008, community volunteers and NGOs visit a variety of schools in Haiti on an annual basis to distribute medicine and shoes to fight neglected tropical diseases

This falls under the country's efforts to stomp out these endemic diseases.

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Pamela Ann White, also known as Pamela L. White, is the second woman from Maine to serve as an Ambassador for the United States, having been preceded in the post by Margaret Joy Tibbets. Her first post was as Ambassador to Gambia, to which she was appointed in November of 2010 by President Barack Obama. This was followed by her being stationed closer to home in Haiti in January of 2012. She is 65 years old.

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Many people want to know what is one of the biggest US Embassy doing in Haiti. Any way, with the construction of the new complex, Haiti now holds the title for housing the fourth biggest US embassy all over the world. For a poor country with very limited resources, this is very interesting.

So why is there such a large US presence in Haiti with such a huge US embassy? I do not think Haiti represents any major danger to the country. I believe the primary reason is that per the geographical location of Haiti, the US can not afford not to pay close attention to it. There is the drug problem, the problem of illegal migration of Haitians to the US. And also more importantly, the need to provide close supervision to the Haitians.

It seems like we can not do it on our own and the American government knows that. Therefore, you end up with two National palaces in one city, the Haitian national Palace and the US embassy .

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The US President has made some changes in the leadership team over haiti. Pamela Ann White has been nominated by President Barack Obama to become the new U.S. Ambassador to Haiti. If approved by the Senate, she will replace U.S. Ambassador to Haiti, Kenneth Merten.

Ms. Pamela Ann White, a career diplomat with more than 35 years public service experience mostly in Africa will likely become the next ambassador to Haiti.

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