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HAITI

CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018

Haiti’s legal framework honors invention and EDUCATION the Haitian government. The mobile phone
copyrights, industrial designs, manufacturers After the pre-school level, students have nine penetration rate has expended over the past
and business trademarks. Haiti is a signatory to years of basic education and receive a Brevet decade to roughly 70 percent of the population.
the following: Diploma. Secondary education consists of four
• Buenos Aires Convention of 1910 years of schooling, followed by the completion Two undersea fiber optic cables extend to Haiti.
E1 connectivity is provided at competitive rates.
• Paris Convention of 1883 regarding patents of the Baccalauréat. After their basic education, Haiti has an estimated 2.6 million internet users
students have the option to follow a professional
• Madrid Agreement regarding trademarks or vocational training. Some of the most which covers 25 percent of the population. In
• Bern Copyright Convention recognized universities in Haiti are Université the mobile broadband space, Haiti has over
d’Etat d’Haiti, École Supérieure d’Infotronique 1.5 million subscribers or about 15 percent of
GOVERNMENT d’Haiti, Université Notre Dame d’Haiti, and the population. There are five internet service
providers serving the country.
The structure of the Haitian Government Université Quisqueya.
comprises of: CONTACTS
• The Executive Branch – The Head of State Haiti offers a range of international school National Bank of Haiti Central Bank
options in both English and French. Examples
is the President. The Head of Government is include: Union School, Quisqueya Christian (BNRH)
the Prime Minister. The Cabinet is chosen School, Morning Star Christian Academy, The Rues des Miracles et du Magasin de l’Etat
by the Prime Minister in consultation with New American School, The New Victorian P.O. Box 1570
the President. School, The Haitian Academy, and Lycée Port-au-Prince, Haiti
• The Bicameral National Assembly – The Alexandre-Dumas. Tel: (509) 299-1200
Senate with 30 seats and the Congress with Fax: (509) 299-1045
99 seats. INFRASTRUCTURE
• The Juridical Branch – The Supreme Court, TRANSPORTATION Haitian American Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (HAMCHAM)
Court of Appeal, Civil Court and Justice of LAND
Peace. Roads: The national network includes 3,608 km First National City Bank,
of roads; 950 km of primary roads; 1,315 km of Route de Delmas, B.P. 13486,
ELECTIONS secondary roads and 1,343 km of tertiary roads. Delmas, Haiti
Presidential elections were held in Haiti on 20 Major cities, airports, ports and industrial parks Tel: (509) 246-2600
November 2016, after having been postponed are connected by main roads. Fax: (509) 246-0985
several times, with a second round scheduled for Haitian Chamber of Commerce and
29 January 2017 if no candidate had received an SEA Industry
absolute majority of the votes in the first round Sea Ports: Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haïtien Cité de l’Exposition, B.P. 982,
(50% plus one vote). are the two major ports. Other ports include Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Miragoâne, Gonaives, Jeremie, Les Cayes, Port-
However, on 27 November 2016 election de-Paix and Saint-Marc. In the south, the port Tel: (509) 222-2475
officials announced that, according to of Jacmel is already being modernised. Fax: (509) 222-0281
preliminary results, Jovenel Moïse had won the Haitian Manufacturers Association
election in the first round with more than 50% AIR 199 Route de Delmas,
of the vote. Jovenel Moïse assumed office on 7 Airport: Haiti has 2 international airports Port-au-Prince, Haiti
February 2017. located in Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haïtien. Tel: (509) 246-4509
There are several other, smaller airports situated Fax: (509) 246-2211
GOVERNMENT LEADERS at: Port-de-Paix, Jacmel, Jérémie, Cayes, Email: info@adih.org
President of the Republic Gonaïves, Pignon, Môle St Nicolas and La
Jovenel Moïse Tortue. The main international airport at Port- Hotel and Tourist Association of Haiti
National Palace, Champ de Mars, au-Prince, Toussaint Louverture International B.P. 2562,
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Airport, handles approximately 94 per cent of Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Tel: (509) 223-8441 total air traffic. Tel: (509) 257-1920
Fax: (509) 257-6137
Prime Minister TELECOMMUNICATION
Dr. Jack Guy Lafontant Internet and telecommunication connectivity IN THE U.S.
33 Harry Truman Boulevard in Haiti has been expanding significantly with
Port-au-Prince considerable private investment. The national Embassy of Haiti
Haiti - HT-6110 telecoms provider, Telecommunications d’Haiti 2311 Massachusetts Ave., NW,
Tel: (509) 2221-0013 S.A.M. (Teleco) was privatized (and renamed Washington, DC 20008
Tel: (202) 332-4090
Natcom), with the Vietnamese company Viettel Fax: (202) 745-7215
acquiring a 60% share of the company from Email: embassy@haiti.org

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