Digicel denies having promises money for the elections

Following the meeting at the National Palace on Wednesday on the financing of elections, economist Eddy Labossière who participated in the meeting, did not hesitate to affirm that Digicel and Natcom, were ready to contribute up to US $ 10 million, information relayed by several Haitian media. However, "Unigestion Holding Ltd.", operating under the trade name DIGICEL "formally denies having promised to make available to the Provisional Electoral Council any amount to finance elections. In order to contribute to the process, the telecommunications sector, represented by the two mobile operators and the regulator has only discussed various options to provide a technological assistance."

Steven Benoit announces his retirement from politics

Thursday, Senator Steven Irvenson Benoit announced his retirement from politics for the 2nd Monday of January 2017, which will mark the end of his term as Senator of West. The many disappointments experienced during his terms as Deputy of Petionville and Senator, would be the reasons of this decision, he said.

The State will not subsidize candidates

According to the particular cabinet of Prime Minister Jean-Charles, the Haitian state will not subsidize candidates and political parties this year "No, there will be no subsidy" because of the difficult economic climate and the fact that State is forced to assume alone the $ 55 million required to complete the elections after the withdrawal of the United States and the European Union. In addition the Cabinet says it is the continuation of the electoral process of 2015 and not new elections. Forgetting the resumption of the first round of the unscheduled presidential election for candidates and obligations related to electoral subsidies...

Consensus around the Finance Bill 2016-2017

The vote of the 2016-2017 finance bill is the subject of a consensus between the parliamentary blocs. Senate President Ronald Larèche, confirmed yesterday that the vote of the finance law is one of the points of consensus in the roadmap. The deputy Gary Bodeau leader of the parliamentary bloc of Alliance for Haiti (APH), bringing together the elected of PHTK and allies, confirmed the commitment of the opposition parliamentarians to vote the budget.

This week

Jean Beauvois Dorsonne, Minister of Education confirms that a working meeting was held Tuesday on an audit to be performed on the year 2014-2015 about contracts awarded below the thresholds. The audit concerns 8 ministries including his ministry and will be conducted by an international company in partnership with a national firm at the request of the National Commission on Government Procurement.

The Ministry of Planning and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) officially opened earlier this week, a workshop for reflection and high level training spread over two weeks around the theme "Towards Resilient Cities: how to reconcile the natural hazards and urban development ?"

Thursday, the public came numerous at the French Institute in Haiti to attend a conference on "Women and powers" in the presence of Mirlande Manigat, Adeline Chancy, Sokari Ekine and Jerusha Michel.

Altema Jean Marie, the Director General of the National Telecommunications Council (CONATEL) accompanied by the engineer Patrick Jolibois of Networks and Infrastructure department, had a working session with Lemèque Pierre, Director General of the National Office of Civil Aviation (OFNAC) who was accompanied by officials of the institution, around the management of frequency spectrum used by the civil Aviation and other related points.

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