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Haiti - News : Zapping... 07/03/2020 10:42:15
Friday the Ambassador of the United States accredited to Haiti Michèle Sison met with the new Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30159-haiti-flash-jovenel-moise-appoints-a-new-prime-minister.html , to discuss the urgent tasks that the Haitian government will have to tackle. These included tackling public security, fighting corruption, reviving economic growth and holding free, fair and credible parliamentary elections as soon as technically possible. In addition, Jouthe following the advice of the US State Department to put Haiti on alert level 4 on the list of countries to avoid https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30193-haiti-flash-the-usa-puts-haiti-on-the-black-list-of-countries-to-avoid-level-4-maximum.html asked the americans to reassess their classification considering that it was not the time to put Haiti back at level 4... See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30199-haiti-politic-who-is-the-prime-minister-joseph-jouthe.html Theft of a World Vision minibus On Friday March 6 in Ganthier, armed individuals, presumably members of the "400 Mawozo" Gang, seized a minibus registered IT 05853 belonging to the NGO World Vision". NGO officials decline any responsibility for any abuses hat may be committed while using their vehicle. The ULCC warns the new Ministers Rockefeller Vincent, Director General of the Unit for the Fight against Corruption (ULCC) informs the Ministers and the Secretaries of State of the new Government that once installed, they have 30 days to file their declaration of assets and that the ULCC will take sanctions which it grants by law, against all those who do not respect this deadline. Installation of the Minister of the Environment Abner Septembre in the presence of the new Prime Minister Jouthe Joseph was installed as the new Minister of the Environment. Septembre advocates a synergy of actions and is convinced that his Ministry must work with all local players, among others : local authorities, peasant associations, environmental organizations, churches, schools, the press... asserting "To deal with challenges in an extremely difficult context and updating the place of Haiti in international conventions, the time is for action and results." Note that Septembre is also the founding director of the Value Peasant Association in Petit-Goâve. Intervention of KRIFA with the IACHR During the 175 th session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) held at the Caribe Convention Center hotel (March 2 to 8) hhttps://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-30146-icihaiti-justice-175th-sessions-of-the-iachr-maintained-in-haiti-under-high-security.html Ms. Guerlyne Residor, the General Coordinator of "Kri Fanm Ayiti" (KRIFA), attracted the attention of the IACHR to the plight of women and minors detained in Haitian prisons and made a number of recommendations to the Government to improve the situation of detainees. COVID-19 epidemic : Global report March 7, 2020 Saturday March 7, 2020, the number of people infected worldwide with the Coronavirus COVID-19 (laboratory-confirmed cases, official source) amounted to 102,188, up 3,490 cases (+18.3%) compared to the previous day (2,950), https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30200-haiti-news-zapping.html ; 3,491 deaths (+ 3.2%) or 108 more than the day before (3,383). Average mortality rate 3.42%. 57,422 people healed, 1,978 more than the day before. To date, there are 21,537 cases of confirmed infected people outside China (+18.7%), ie 3,394 more cases than the previous day, in a total of 99 countries (+9 countries compared to the previous day). Note that South Korea, Iran and Italy alone account for 16,150 cases (74.9% of all cases outside of China) and that 53 affected countries have fewer than 10 cases reported. 409 deaths outside of China have been reported to date since the start of the epidemic (December 2019), i.e. 77 more than the previous day: 197 in Italy, 124 in Iran, 44 in South Korea, 1 in Taiwan, 1 in the Philippines, 2 in Hong Kong, 6 in Japan, 9 in France, 5 in Spain, 2 in Australia. 1 Thailand, 4 in Iraq, 1 in Switzerland, 2 in the United Kingdom, 1 in the Netherlands and 15 in the USA (338 confirmed cases +45% compared to the previous day 233). Note that Italy, Iran and South Korea account for 89.2% of all deaths outside of China. HL/ HaitiLibre
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