"The situation is catastrophic and unspeakable"

Monday, Pierre Simon Georges, the new Minister of the Environment visited several neighborhoods of the capital and notably the gullies Cerisier, Loé-Menard, Marchand, Fond-Brache and Tessoto the Morne l'Hôpital, and declared that the situation was "catastrophic and unspeakable" referring to an emergency response, which will involve awareness-raising measures and evacuation, voluntary or forced, of some residents living in dangerous or unhealthy sites and the start of dredging and dam construction in gullies, as soon as the financial resources are unblocked.

New DG for agriculture

Engineer Agronome Carmel André Beliard, Minister of Agriculture of Natural Resources and Rural Development (MARNDR), proceeded to the installation of Dr. Branly Eugène (Doctorate in Soil Studies) as Director General https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20476-haiti-flash-jovenel-moise-makes-23-appointments-including-11-advisors.html He replaces the outgoing DG Arnoux Severin.

Defense : Hervé Denis meets with his Chilean counterpart

Sunday, as part of the official visit of the President of Chile https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20490-haiti-chile-president-bachelet-addresses-the-issue-of-illegal-haitians-in-her-country.html the new Minister of Defense, Hervé Denis, and his Chilean counterpart, José Antonio Gómez Urrutia, had a tete-a-tete. Besides issues related to the Minustah https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-20487-icihaiti-chile-it-s-time-to-refocus-our-strategy-dixit-bachelet.html , they discussed cooperation and capacity building of the two republics face the new threats. The visit to Haiti of the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet on March 27, served as the framework for this meeting.

Haiti-Brazil Cooperation

Aviol Fleurant, the Minister of Planning and External Cooperation, received the visit of the Brazilian Ambassador accredited to Haiti, Fernando Vidal. The two men discussed issues of bilateral cooperation, migration policy and the issue of environment and water resources.

Inauguration of the National School Republic of Chile

Monday, the President of Chile Michelle Bachelet t, on an official visit to Haiti, inaugurated the National School Republic of Chile, destroyed during the earthquake of January 2010. The school building was rebuilt on 3 levels, to the costs of US $ 2 million offered in part by the Chilean Cooperation Agency. Welcoming the Chilean solidarity, Prime Minister Lafontant hopes that this fruitful cooperation will go further and extand to the continuing education of teachers, in order to maximizing the transmission of knowledge in the classes. President Bachelet took the opportunity to hand over a set of teaching materials to the students of the National School of the Republic of Chile.

Women's Entrepreneurship

Friday, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Chamber of Commerce of the Women Entrepreneurs of Haiti. (CCFEH), the Embassy of Canada to Haiti warmly congratulates the CCFEH for its efforts to promote women's entrepreneurship in Haiti.

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