Tap-Tap against buses, 9 victims

The Directorate of Civil Protection informs us of a serious traffic accident occurred Wednesday morning on the road to Aquin South, near Mauriceau. A tap-tap spilled after a violent collision with a bus. The balance is 7 dead including a woman. Two wounded, including a serious one were rushed to the hospital.

INFP not ready for the 21st century

"It is urgent that the Senate seize the law modernizing the technical and professional training filed in 2014, passed in 2017 by the deputies. The National Institute of Vocational Training (INFP) designed for the 20th century industrial, is not ready for this technological century," said former Minister of Education Nesmy Manigat, Chairman of the Governance & Ethics Committee of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE)

Iron market : Minister Lamur in solidarity

Tuesday, Régine Lamur, the Minister of Youth, Sports and Civic Action expressed solidarity with all the victims of the Iron Market fire https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23556-haiti-flash-the-iron-market-ravaged-by-a-fire.html and asked the merchants to trust President Jovenel Moïse and Prime Minister Lafontant who have already formed an Interministerial Commission to inventory the number of traders victims to help them.

Tourism : Diaspora as promotion agent

The Consul General of Haiti in Montreal, Mrs. Laury Lamothe met at the Consulate with Pierre-Paul Gazemar, the General Manager of Unitransfer. The objective was to revitalize the existing relationship between the Consulate and the entrepreneurs of the Haitian community of Montreal and to consider to what extent these companies could contribute to the promotion of tourism in Haiti.

OPC : Citizenship education

As part of the capacity building of civil society organizations, Citizen Protector Renan Hedouville and his team conducted a four-day workshop for the benefit of members of Fanm Ayiti (KRIFA) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23564-haiti-iron-market-krifa-questions-the-responsibility-of-the-state-for-the-fire.html , an association fighting for the Rights of Women and Girls in Haiti on the differences between human rights and related sciences, between human rights violations and common rights offenses, mechanisms for the protection of human rights at the national and international levels and engaged citizenship.

Haiti host country of the 29th CARICOM Summit

Haiti will be the host country of the 29th session of the CARICOM Conference of Heads of State and Government on February 26 and 27, 2018 under the Chairmanship of Jovenel Moïse who holds the rotating presidency since January 1, 2018 and for the next 6 month.

HL/ HaitiLibre