UNIQ Student Walk

On Sunday, May 26, students from Quisqueya University (UNIQ) will organize a peaceful march to denounce the sexual assaults of students, including two of them who were raped in the evening of Friday 17 may after their courses at the University. See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27800-haiti-security-female-students-victims-of-gang-rapes.html

Environment : Haiti ranked 174th out of 180 countries

In the latest 2018 environmental performance index designed to assess and compare the effectiveness of countries' environmental policies, Haiti ranks 174th out of 180 countries surveyed, with a score of 33.74 out of 100 and ranked last in the Caribbean zone. The Dominican Republic is ranked 50th out of 180 countries with a score of 64.71 and 3rd in the Caribbean (behind St Vincent & Grenadines 2nd and Trinidad and Tobago 1st)

Sympathy words from the FDS

The Governing Council of the Faculty of Sciences (FDS) of the State University of Haiti (UEH) expresses, on behalf of the community of the institution, all its pain following the ignoble assassination of the colleague, the engineer Antoine Alix Gaillard, killed by bandits when he left a bank. The Board expresses its sympathies to the tearful family of Professor Gaillard and his family See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27806-haiti-news-zapping.html

Marie Ghislaine Mompremier excluded from FUSION

Marie Ghislaine Mompremier is no longer Vice-President of the Fusion of Social Democrats (FUSION). She was expelled from the Party following her decision to join the Government as Minister for the Status of Women and Women's Rights. See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27798-haiti-flash-new-ministerial-cabinet-of-the-government-lapin-official.html

Training on the use of drones

Search and Rescue Controllers (SAR) of the National Office of Civil Aviation (OFNAC) participated in a training at Moulin sur Mer, on the use of drones in search operations during disasters.

Memorial Day : Haitian Consulates closed

The Consulate General of the Republic of Haiti in Miami and that of Atlanta inform the public in general and the Press in particular that the Consulate will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2019, on the occasion of the "Memorial Day", closing day in the United States of America. The activities at the Consulate will normally resume on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, from 8:00 am to 9:00 am for Atlanta.

HL/ HaitiLibre