Times Union19d
Colombian president visits southern Haiti as country battles surge in gang violence
Haiti’s government spent more than $3.8 million to overhaul Jacmel’s crumbling infrastructure in preparation for Petro’s visit. Projects included restoring electricity, renovating the town hall and ...
Colombia's Petro visits southern Haiti as violence spikes in both countries
Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrived in Haiti's southeastern city of Jacmel on Wednesday afternoon in a rare visit by a foreign head of state to the Caribbean nation, as Haiti endures an extended ...
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Haitians demand priority after government spends $3.8M for a brief visit from Colombia’s leader
His visit lasted about four hours. Alfred Métellus, Haiti’s new minister of economy and finance, said the extended runway would help boost Jacmel’s economy as he announced the investment ...
Miami Herald19d
Rebel violence not stopping Colombia President Gustavo Petro’s Haiti visit
“We are working with the government of Haiti on seven cooperation agreements,” Colombia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Jorge Rojas Rodríguez said in a post on the social media site X, from Jacmel.
Times Union18d
Haitians demand priority after government spends $3.8M for a brief visit from Colombia's leader
His visit lasted about four hours. Alfred Métellus, Haiti’s new minister of economy and finance, said the extended runway would help boost Jacmel’s economy as he announced the investment ...