Ballot papers printed in Dubai

For the second round of elections on January 29, 2017, the ballots will once again be printed by the Dubai firm "Al Ghurair Printing and Publishing", Uder Antoine, the Executive Director of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) who confirmed the information, said he did not yet have figures on the cost of these impressions, adding, on the other hand, that all essential sensitive materials (ballots, minutes, etc.), will arrive in Haiti on 18 and 21 January.

Special messages and thoughts...

"On January 12, 2017, the General Direction of the National Police of Haiti (PNH) has a special thought for the many police officers killed during the earthquake of January 12, 2010. We share the pain of family members, colleagues and fellows. May their souls rest in peace ! Recognition and gratitude to the UNPol (United Nations police) victims alongside the PNH !" declared Michel-Ange Gédéon, Director General of the PNH.

On Thursday, the Ministry of National Education had a special thought to all its employees who died in the earthquake of 12 January 2010, notably at the central office of the Ministry: Ginette Etienne, Director of Human Resources: Anne Prophete, Hermancile Viaud, Desjamin Cius, Herman Petit, at the Directorate of Vocational Training Gédéus Walter, at the State Examining Office (BUNEXE): Smith Cius, and Isabelle Hall; At the DAJ: Domingue Nessime and to the Directorate of Planning and External Cooperation: Jean Kenson Moise and Mildrène Simon.

Japanese support in education

This Friday morning was launched the project to support the development of teaching materials in mathematics for student learning. Note that this project is being carried out in partnership with the Japanese Cooperation which supports the initiative for around one million US dollars, ie ± 67 million gourdes.

On the Agenda

On Friday, 13 January, the National Telecommunications Council (CONATEL) met with producers of audiovisual content as part of the pilot experiment on Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT). https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-19603-haiti-technology-first-digital-tv-test-succeeds-in-haiti.html

On Friday, the elected President of the Republic, Jovenel Moïse, held a working meeting with his transition team.

On Friday morning, French Ambassador Elisabeth Beton Delègue, accredited in Haiti, received representatives of the Group of Support for Returnees and Refugees (GARR), recipient of the Human Rights Award 2016 https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-19530-icihaiti-social-the-gaar-laureate-of-the-human-rights-prize.html handed last month in Paris by Jean-Marc Ayrault, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development.

HL/ HaitiLibre