Haiti President History
Haiti is located in the Caribbean Sea and occupies the western third of the Island of Hispaniola. It is bound by the Dominican Republic to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and the Caribbean Sea to the south. The country is a continuous highland situated between five mountain ranges which cover 75% of the land area.
It is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, 80% of the population lives in abject poverty, and natural disasters frequently sweep the nation. Two-thirds of all Haitians depend on the agriculture sector, which consists mainly of small-scale subsistence farming. Following legislative elections in May of 2000, fraught with irregularities, international donors - including the US and EU - suspended almost all aid to …show more content…
He is assisted by his cabinet, which must be approved by the National Assembly. Jean-Bertrand Aristide had been in office since February 7, 2001, having received 92% of votes in the elections of 2000. On February 29, 2004, President Aristide reportedly "voluntarily relinquished" the presidency. However, Aristide claims he was pressured to accept the demands of the rebels by the United States and France. Alternatively, President Aristide claims that he was kidnapped. Following Aristide's departure, Boniface Alexandre became the de-facto interim president. Alexandre, as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was in line to succeed the President in case of death or resignation, according to the 1987 Constitution of Haiti. The current president is René Préval, who received 51 percent of the votes in the 2005 …show more content…
The latter one offers Haitian Networks as well as American Networks such as CBS, NBC, HBO, and CNN. Not surprisingly, Haitians always try to bypass traditional mediums and implement their own systems. During the 80s, a few households invested in satellite dishes using C-band and Ku-band in order to gain access to more American channels. This medium gained popularity until the mid 90s when Global Satellite Services (GSS) was introduced in Haiti. Nowadays, with the influx of money from the Diaspora, the growing middle class, and the considerable increase in drug money, more people are getting connected to American Networks by using the small DSS
It is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, 80% of the population lives in abject poverty, and natural disasters frequently sweep the nation. Two-thirds of all Haitians depend on the agriculture sector, which consists mainly of small-scale subsistence farming. Following legislative elections in May of 2000, fraught with irregularities, international donors - including the US and EU - suspended almost all aid to …show more content…
He is assisted by his cabinet, which must be approved by the National Assembly. Jean-Bertrand Aristide had been in office since February 7, 2001, having received 92% of votes in the elections of 2000. On February 29, 2004, President Aristide reportedly "voluntarily relinquished" the presidency. However, Aristide claims he was pressured to accept the demands of the rebels by the United States and France. Alternatively, President Aristide claims that he was kidnapped. Following Aristide's departure, Boniface Alexandre became the de-facto interim president. Alexandre, as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was in line to succeed the President in case of death or resignation, according to the 1987 Constitution of Haiti. The current president is René Préval, who received 51 percent of the votes in the 2005 …show more content…
The latter one offers Haitian Networks as well as American Networks such as CBS, NBC, HBO, and CNN. Not surprisingly, Haitians always try to bypass traditional mediums and implement their own systems. During the 80s, a few households invested in satellite dishes using C-band and Ku-band in order to gain access to more American channels. This medium gained popularity until the mid 90s when Global Satellite Services (GSS) was introduced in Haiti. Nowadays, with the influx of money from the Diaspora, the growing middle class, and the considerable increase in drug money, more people are getting connected to American Networks by using the small DSS