Documenting 112,000 Haitians in DR before the end of October ?

Tuesday, Pierrot Délienne, the Foreign Minister confirmed to the new Dominican Chancellor Miguel Vargas Maldonado on official visit to Haiti, that the Haitian Government, will document no later than the third week of October 2016, nearly 112,000 Haitians living in the Dominican Republic registered at the National Plan for Regularization of Foreigners (PNRE), so they can complete and regularize their immigration status.

PM abroad for medical reasons

Sufferinghigh blood pressure, Prime Minister Enex Jean-Charles left the country Tuesday, August 30, to go abroad for a medical appointment.

Jude Célestin launches his campaign

Jude Célestin, the candidate for the presidency under the banner of "Alternative League for Progress and the Haitian Empowerment" (LAPEH) will officially open his campaign on Wednesday August 31 in Arcahaie, the city of the flag. The party confirms that his candidate will receive the support of several former members of the G8 that decided to abandon their candidacy to team up with him.

Youri Latortue disagree with CEP

Sen. Youri Latortue expressed his disagreement with CEP's decision to reduce the number of voting centers and polling stations. According to him, this could have serious implications on the success of the election day on October 9. He invited the electoral advisers to reconsider their decision.

Arrival of a batch of electoral material

On Monday, a large batch of non-sensitive electoral materials for the elections of October 9, arrived at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport: 30.736 booths and 30.764 bottles of indelible ink. Tuesday evening arrived 10.331 electoral kits. Other electoral kits are expected between August 31 and September 8.

7,773 candidates pass the exams

The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has already registered 6,410 community observers (40% completed) for the election of 9 October; 114.485 representatives are registered at a few hours of the end of the process. Of the 9.254 registered supervisors, 7,773 were admitted to pass the exams of the competition empowering them to exercise their role in Polling Station. In addition, the CEP announced two days of additional training for major electoral trainers.

HL/ HaitiLibre