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Petroleum / Mining in Haiti

  • Haitian Senate Halt to Mining Activitie

    HAITI, 2013/03/02 In a resolution approved by 15 of 16 senators present, the lawmakers as well demanded the establishment of a commission to review amount of the current mining contracts and “a national debate on the country’s mineral resources.” News of the permits prime caused an uproar in January. Journalists, experts and politicians speculated on what Haiti had lost or would gain, and accused the national mining agency (the Bureau des Mines et d’Energie – BME) of granting “illegal” contracts.