Rebound in the "Sonson Lafamilia" affair

Two years after the appeal by the Haitian Government dissatisfied with the procedure used by Judge Lamarre Bellizaire to release Woodly Etheart, aka "Sonson la Familia" and Renel Nelfort, aka "the Recife" accused of being the leaders of the gang Gallil, the Court of Cassation ordered that the case "Sonson la Familia" be heard again before the same court but with a new composition See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-13669-haiti-justice-strong-reaction-of-me-carlos-hercules.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-13663-haiti-justice-an-unacceptable-verdict.html

The PM visits the works of the Marion hydro-electric dam

On Saturday, PM Lafontant traveled to Terrier Rouge (Northeast) to monitor the progress of the construction of the Marion hydroelectric dam, which will have a reservoir with a capacity of 10 millions of m2 of water. By way of comparison, the Peligré dam reservoir was initially 650 million m3 (today, due to the alluvium, its capacity is only about 250 million m3) See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-24264-haiti-politic-official-inauguration-of-dam-works-on-the-marion-river.html

Commercial mission of African-American entrepreneurs

A delegation of African-American entrepreneurs from the Houston Chamber of Commerce's "Tri-country Regional Black Chamber" is currently on a trade mission to Haiti to explore new business opportunities.

The diaspora discover the Great North

Friday, Colombe Emilie Jessy Menos, he Minister of Tourism participated in the cocktail launching the first edition of "Haiti Summer 2018: The Diaspora at the discovery of teh Great North" alongside Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant, the Senator of the North Dieudonne Luma Etienne and Government Ministers. This initiative of Guy André François the Minister of Haitians Living Abroad supported by the Ministry of Tourism aims to promote the tourism potential of the Great North as the patronal festivals approach. During her speech, Menos invited the diaspora and the local population to come and explore the many historic and natural sites that are the pride of the Great North.

Towards the increase of water production

Guito Edouard, the Director General of the National Directorate of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DINEPA) went this week in the town of Tabarre, to see the progress of the work of Horizontal Drilling Directed of the Rivière Grise made to increase the production of drinking water in the Metropolitan Region.

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