Tourism : Strengthening links with the ILO

Visit by Gustavo Santos, Director of the Commission for the Americas of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to the Haiti stand at FITUR, with the aim of strengthening ties with Haiti which works tirelessly to effectively revive tourism.

Denial from the American Embassy

The United States Embassy denies having made a statement to American citizens regarding the closure of Toussaint Louverture Airport. "We have not changed our security posture. We continue to encourage U.S. citizens not to travel to Haiti due to the security situation."

Brain drain in the country

The labor market continues to suffer the impacts of migratory movements, particularly through the Biden administration's humanitarian program of temporary humanitarian stay (Humanitarian wparole) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38566-haiti-flash-new-us-entry-program-for-haitian-migrants-conditions-and-steps-to-follow.html and the increase in travel to Nicaragua https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-41047-haiti-nicaragua-the-usa-takes-sanctions-against-operators-of-migratory-flights.html and https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40889-haiti-flash-conditional-stay-nicaragua-important-message-from-the-american-embassy.html . The rate of loss of qualified executives has increased in all sectors of activity. At the level of the textile sector, the Bulletin of the Association of Industries of Haiti (ADIH) reveals that, from 53,387 workers in September 2022, the number of workers increased to 40,462 in August 2023. The same is true for the banking sector which, according to the results of a survey conducted by the BRH, more than 10% of the banking system's employees resigned during the 2023 fiscal year.

DR : Consulate of Haiti in Santiago closed

The Consulate General of Haiti in Santiago in the Dominican Republic informs the Haitian Community that on the occasion of the commemoration of the 211th anniversary of the birth of Juan Pablo Duarte, Founding Father of the Dominican Homeland, its doors will be closed Monday, January 29 and services will resume regularly on Tuesday January 30, 2024.

PNH : Cases of serious corruption

The Haitian National Police Union (SPNH-17) submitted another file to the Anti-Corruption Unit (ULCC). These are cases of serious corruption involving police officers who died in the line of duty and whose checks continue to be printed without being given to the beneficiaries. The SPNH-17 asks the ULCC to conduct an investigation and verify the number of checks printed and to take into account police officers who have resigned, dismissed, deceased or in a situation of abandonment.

Several countries expel Haitians

In addition to the repatriations of our compatriots by the Dominican Republic https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-41508-haiti-dom-rep-63-238-haitians-back-to-the-country-repatriated-pushed-back-or-volunteers-december-2023.html and hhttps://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-41263-haiti-dom-rep-492-240-haitians-returning-to-the-country-repatriated-repressed-or-volunteers-in-11-months.html , since July 2023, 406 Haitians have been repatriated from the USA, 596 from the Bahamas, 1,649 from the Turks and Caicos Islands and 505 Haitian nationals from Cuba, Jamaica and Turkey.

HL/ HaitiLibre