Great demonstration against immorality

Sunday, at the initiative of several organizations in the evangelical sector including the Protestant Federation of Haiti and the National Spiritual Conference of Pastors and Churches of Haiti, thousands of faithful and sympathizers as well as opposition activists, marched in the streets of Port-au-Prince against immorality and for the respect of family values ​​and demand the withdrawal of the decree of the new penal code published by the Government. It is stressed that most of the demonstrators did not wear a mask and were unaware of the respect of the barrier measures to avoid the spread of the Covid-19...

120.32 Gourdes for 1 US dollar

As of July 24, the reference rate of the Central Bank for the purchase of one US dollar was 118.23 Gourdes (average acquisition rate 120.32). Purchase rate between 115.6 and 118.5 and rate selling between 116.5 and 120 Gourdes. For other currencies it took 140 Gourdes for the purchase of one Euro, 2.05 Gourdes for 1 Dominican pesos and 90 Gourdes for a Canadian dollar.

100,000 coffee seedlings already planted

The Ministry of the Environment welcomes the commitment of the Haitian Solidarity for the Development of Kenscoff (SOHADERK) which is an organization that has been campaigning for years to revitalize the coffee sector in the town of Kenscoff. In this sense, it has already planted more than 100,000 coffee seedlings in the municipal section of Sourcailles and Nouvelle Touraine. The end goal is to plant 1 million seedlings in 10 years.

Towards re-ignition of the headlights

As part of the efforts of the Maritime and Navigation Service of Haiti (SEMANAH) to relight the lighthouses of the various ports of the country, Eric Prévost Junior, the Director General of SEMANAH at the head of a delegation made a tour of 3 days Port-de-Paix, Ile de la Tortue and Mole St Nicolas which ended on Saturday July 25th. It was also to assess the work of a firm specializing in the repair of navigation aids, essential for the protection of ships.

Recreational day with the elderly

On Saturday, the Lorquet Foundation for a New Haiti joined forces with the Jeune Chambre Internationale Ouanaminthe as part of a recreational day with the elderly from the Bon Samaritain Reception Center in Ouanaminthe (North-East), on Saturday July 25, 2020 During this day, which coincided with the celebration of the 44th anniversary of the creation of the Reception Center, several volunteers dressed the elders' hair, washed them, shaved their beards… A meal was served to them followed by conviviality sessions. took place before the end of the activity which lasted until 7:00 pm in the evening. Several local artists voluntarily participated in this socio-cultural activity coordinated by Mrs. Wilmène Denis Delmyr, notably the singers: Herns Pierre, Kiko the Musician, Obadiah Nonisant The animation was provided by Alex Lizier.

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