The State undertakes to buy 20 million masks locally

The State undertakes to buy from the authorized textile companies, 20 million masks (that is part of their production), for their part these companies will have to supply free of charge to the State, a stock of 1 million masks meeting the standards required by the Ministry of Public Health.

First day of the Tree season

This Wednesday, April 15, is the first day of the Tree Season in Haiti, which season will end on June 30 of this year. To this end, the non-profit association "Promotion for Development" (PROMODEV) encourages each citizen to embark on a vast campaign of sustainable reforestation especially during the period of confinement in the health context with the Covid- 19. "We can plant on the courtyard of the house or in our neighborhood" For this year, PROMODEV adopts the motto "Plante yon fwa pou rekolte tout tan". With that, it is recommended to plant fruit trees and forest trees in order to better contribute to food security and the sustainable reforestation process of Haiti. Particular attention should be paid to Tamarind for this year. "Let's plant and plant again for a green and prosperous Haiti".

Two criminals arrested

Officers from the Central Direction of the Judicial Police (DCPJ) arrested Carl-Henry Beaulieu and Visnor St-Georges over the past weekend. These two men are accused of the disappearance followed by the assassination of their cousin Donald Germeil. One of the assassins, Carl-Henry Beaulieu, who confessed, led the scientific and technical police officers to a site located at the impasse Plato (Tabarre) where they had buried the body of the victim.

Donation of 5 million Gourdes

The National Distributors S.A. (DINASA) and its subsidiary SODIGAZ have donated 5 million Gourdes to the Haitian Foundation for Endemic Diseases on behalf of the Multidisciplinary Commission for the Management of the Pandemic Covid-19.

Food kits in Léogâne

This week, 20 districts of the commune of Léogane (Department West) received food kits of joint teams placed under the coordination of the Fund of Economic and Social Assistance (FAES). Distribution operations are carried out door-to-door in order to reach people in difficult circumstances in the current context.

Fire of Milot's Royal Chappelle estimated damage

Following the fire in the night from Sunday to Monday April 13, 2020, a fire in the royal chapel of Milot https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30523-haiti-flash-the-royal-chapel-of-milot-world-heritage-destroyed-by-fire.html the members of the Interministerial Management Committee for the Citadelle Historic National Park, Sans-Souci, Ramiers decided in particular to send an emergency mission to assess the damage, preserve what can be preserved and consider short and medium term measures. The authorities promise to do everything so that the Royal Chapel can rise from the ashes. See also https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30534-haiti-heritage-fire-of-the-chapel-of-milot-open-letter.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30523-haiti-flash-the-royal-chapel-of-milot-world-heritage-destroyed-by-fire.html

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