PM filled his General Policy

Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant went to the Legislative Building yesterday Thursday to file a copy of his policy statement. "He tabled his policy statement this morning. We should receive him next Monday for the statement of his general policy," said the President of the Senate, Youri Latortue.

Jacmel : DGI stained with fecal

Wednesday, the premises of the Directorate General of Taxes (DGI) of Jacmel were soiled with feces. This was reportedly done by unidentified individuals in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, March 8. On Wednesday, employees of the DGI refused to work in protest at the unhealthiness of their workplace.

Lafontant, 50% chance of being ratified

Senator Joseph Lambert, an ally of the PHTK, said that until now, Prime Minister Dr. Jack Guy Lafontant had a 50% chance of getting a Senators vote and a 50% chance of being rejected. Senator Youri Latortue, President of the Senate, agrees, saying that the majority that currently supports the Prime Minister in the Senate is fragile.

René Préval : message from the Chamber of Deputies

"The Chamber of Deputies curves itself in front of the remains of René Garcia Préval whose qualities of moderation, humility, sense of dialogue with the other powers and especially that of the measure at the helm of the State have earned him two mandates to the Presidency of the Republic [...] On behalf of all the Honorable Deputies and in his own name, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, expresses his condolences to all the members of his family and to all his former collaborators in his difficult management of public affairs and to the Haitian people who were particularly shaken in the circumstances." https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20313-haiti-flash-funeral-of-rene-preval-official-protocol.html

Presidential couple to a dinner-talk

As part of International Women's Day, the presidential couple attended a dinner-talk with women leaders and representatives of international organizations fighting for gender equity in Haiti.

OAS observes 1 minute of silence

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) observed a minute of silence in memory of the former President of Haiti, René Garcia Préval.

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