The PM at the bedside of a child with a gunshot wound

In the afternoon of Wednesday March 23, Acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry went to the bedside of Mykell Abraham Dallemand, a 7-year-old child who was shot in the head on March 15. This symbolic gesture is, for the Head of Government, the testimony of his solidarity and his support for the family of the young victim.

Two members of the "400 Marozo" gang arrested

Two members of the "400 Marozo" gang were apprehended by the police at the Lillavois station, commune of Croix-des-Bouquets. They are named Luckson Fisca and David Esnel Jean-Baptiste. During their interrogation, they admitted to being in charge of ransoming the merchants every Saturday and handing over the money collected to the wife of "Yonyon" Leader of the "400 Mawozo" gang, imprisoned in the Prison of Croix-des-Bouquets .

A temporary bridge over the Côtes-de-Fer river

At the beginning of the week, a delegation, made up of representatives of the departmental directorates of the Ministry of Public Works of the South-East and of Taiwanese cooperation, paid a visit to the commune of Côtes-de-Fer. The objective was to reflect on the means to place a temporary bridge over the Côtes-de-Fer river, which separates the departments of the South and the South-East, like the one thrown at the Croix-des-Missions. Let's remember that the old bridge was destroyed during the passage of the storm Matthew.

Did you know ?

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has helped more than 12,000 micro-enterprises in Haiti access more than $100 million in loans to start or expand their activities. 90 other Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) were able to generate more than $110 million in sales and create more than 27,000 jobs in Haiti.

Tennis : Naomi Osaka at the Miami tournament

Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka (77th), proud of her Haitian origins, former world #1, reassured herself by beating Wednesday, March 23 in two sets, 6-3, 6-4, the Australian Astra Sharma (96th) in the 1st round of the WTA tournament in Miami.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-33664-haiti-sports-naomi-osaka-will-open-a-tennis-academy-in-haiti.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-33214-icihaiti-culture-2nd-edition-of-street-art-for-women-dedicated-to-naomi-osaka.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-32653-icihaiti-tennis-activist-champion-naomi-osaka-woman-athlete-of-the-year-2020.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31862-haiti-tennis-3rd-visit-to-the-country-of-the-japanese-naomi-osaka-of-haitian-origin.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26055-haiti-tennis-the-haitian-japanese-star-naomi-osaka-visiting-haiti.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-22548-icihaiti-flash-a-haitian-japanese-world-star-of-tennis-visiting-haiti.html

The PM chairs the statutory meeting of CONALD

On Wednesday March 23, Acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry chaired the statutory meeting of the National Commission for the Fight against Drugs (CONALD). One of the objectives of this meeting is to discuss the results of the activities of the Office of Administration of the special fund of this body under the Primature.

HL/ HaitiLibre