Tony Blair - Haiti Observer Blog

Tony Blair, Britain's ex-Prime Minister, met with Haitian Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe, on Tuesday, February 25th, for a working meeting. Blair came to Haiti to review reconstruction efforts Haiti has made since the 2010 earthquake seriously fractured its infrastructure. Blair was particularly interested in finding out how the government of Haiti was able to relocate nearly 100% of families that had lived in tent cities.

On the table for discussion were the reformation of government and measures to be actualized in ramping up decentralization; attracting foreign investment to give traction to the Haitian economy; and the creation of more permanent jobs for Haitians.

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