Haiti's ailing textile industry received a vital boost Thursday when congressional negotiators agreed to let it use more fabrics from China and other Asian countries in the products it exports to the United States.
Haiti's Prime Minister Designate Ericq Pierre delivered his documents to members of Haiti's lower Chamber of Deputies Thursday after senators found him qualified for the job the day before.
HAITI
The year was 1997 and Haitian President René Préval was in a political jam. His prime minister was gone, resentment was growing toward the presence of United Nations troops in the country and a dispute over discredited elections had Haiti facing yet another political crisis.
When soaring food prices sparked deadly riots across Haiti, many expected that people along the cactus-studded northern coast would do what they traditionally do in times of crisis: take to the seas and head for the United States.
Piercing wails filled a Bahamian church as nine Haitian migrants were buried together after their boat capsized at sea earlier this month.
