Guy Philippe could be released this year

Former non-sworn elected senator Guy Philippe, arrested in Haiti on January 5, 2017 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19720-haiti-flash-arrest-of-senator-guy-philippe.html , transferred to United States https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19721-haiti-flash-senator-guy-philippe-extradited-to-the-usa.html and sentenced to 9 years in prisonhttps://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-21301-haiti-flash-9-years-in-prison-for-guy-philippe.html after pleading guilty to accepting bribes from drug traffickers could be released early in next September, after serving 6 years of his sentence.

Hurricane season : Negative outlook up sharply

On Thursday August 10, 2023, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasters raised the probability of an above normal season to 60% from 30% to 30% probability in May 2023 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39649-haiti-environment-hurricane-season-2023-noaa-forecasts.html . The forecast of 12 to 17 storms has now risen from 14 to 21.

National funeral of former President Boniface Alexandre

The national funeral of former provisional president Me Boniface Alexandre will be sung on Monday August 14, 2023 at 9 a.m. in the grounds of the Court of Cassation. It was his last will, indicates the Superior Council of the Judicial Power which declares to bow before the remains of a man of integrity endowed with a high sense of the culture of ethics and morals.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40226-haiti-news-zapping.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40183-haiti-flash-former-president-ai-boniface-alexandre-passed-away-messages.html

5th year of negative growth, the PM optimistic

"The country will experience, for the fifth consecutive year, an economic contraction. The economic growth rate should be around -0.4% against initial projections of +0.3%, indicated Prime Minister a.i. Ariel Henry in the Letter of Framework for the 2023-2024 draft Budget. It forecasts a positive GDP growth rate of +0.7% and a reduction in inflation to 16.8% on an annual basis by September 30, 2024 (i.e. 30 points less than currently (!)..." we also read in the framing letter.

Towards the end of the strike at La Paix Hospital

The strike by residents of the La Paix university hospital in Delmas 33 since Monday August 7 in order to claim 11 months of arrears of their residence costs, will be lifted shortly, says Lauré Adrien Director General of the Ministry of Public Health, who affirms that the checks are about to be printed at the Ministry of Economy and Finance and that they will be delivered shortly.

Live performance at the BNE postponed

The Communication team of "Sant kiltirèl Nago" informs that the event at the National Bureau of Ethnology (BNE) as part of Inclusion Week, scheduled for Thursday where the NANM group and the artist Adjamile Dja were to produce on the BNE stage https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-40220-icihaiti-flash-invitation-live-performance-of-nanm-and-adjamile-dja-free.html , has been canceled due to weather conditions and unfavorable security. "Sant kiltirèl Nago" is actively working to find a new date in order to reschedule this important event.

HL /HaitiLibre