Scholarships of the NATCOM

The NATCOM telephone company has made available 30 scholarships to enable young Haitians to study engineering and telecommunications in Vietnam.

Inauguration of the library Michele Tardieu

Saturday evening in Pétion-ville took place the inauguration of the library Michèle Tardieu (69, Rue Rebecca) with the support of the Embassy of France in Haiti who put a book fund at its disposal. Thanks to the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Ambassador of France Élisabeth Beton Délègue and the Deputy Jerry Tardieu, this new library will also benefit from the expertise of the French Institute in Haiti, which will be able to relocate language classes and cultural activities.

Towards a control of the quality of water sold in the market

Health officers will soon be in training to help the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to control the quality of water sold in the Haitian market, said Marie Gréta Roy Clément, Minister of Public Health,

Jason Derulo wants to invest in Haiti

Very excited after the filming in the city of Cap Haitien and its surroundings of the official clip of the song "Colors" that he will perform in Russia at the opening ceremony of the World Cup on June 14, the Haitian-American author, omposer-performer Jason Joel Desrouleaux aka "Jason Derulo" after a lunch with his parents and his team, with Prime Minister Lafontant and the Tourism Minister Menos, expressed interest in investing in the tourism sector and promised to return to Haiti in a month to study more specifically investment opportunities. Jason returned Sunday to the United States. See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23853-haiti-culture-shooting-in-haiti-of-the-anthem-of-the-world-cup-russia-2018.html

Danièle Magloire laureate of human rights

Feminist activist Danièle Magloire received the "Champions of Human Rights" award at a ceremony at the Canadian Embassy in Port-au-Prince, for her commitment, fighting spirit and determination for the advancement of human rights of women and girls in Haiti.

1st Caribbean Forum

From March 18 to 21, Cap Haitien is the host city of the 1st edition of the Caribbean community radio forum on building resilience to natural disasters, an initiative of the Directorate of Civil Protection (CPD) and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP-Haiti). Community radio representatives from several countries: Haiti, Dominican Republic, Dominica, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Barbados and the United States gathered at Hotel Satama to share their experiences in the mobilization of radios, indispensable social communication media in Prevention and response to risks of major natural hazards. "This forum should allow us to draw together lessons from recent hurricanes and strengthen regional links in the field of community broadcasting," said Yvonne Helle, UNDP Haiti Country Director.

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