Olympics Swimming 100m breaststroke : Haiti eliminated

This Saturday, January 27, 2024, Grand Pierre Alexandre swam the 100m breaststroke at the Arena Paris (La Défense) at 11:30 a.m. French time. He finished 28th with a time of 1:02.85, 3.81 seconds behind the first. Note that in this event, the first 16 swimmers are qualified, the others are eliminated.

A death linked to anthrax

A death linked to anthrax has been recorded by the Ministry of Public Health, which indicates that the Government is taking the necessary measures to prevent the spread of this disease in the country. See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-42841-haiti-alert-anthrax-haiti-takes-the-first-health-measures.html

British Virgin Islands : 19 Haitians intercepted

The British Virgin Islands Immigration Department reported that 19 Haitians (12 men and 7 women including 3 children in an irregular migration situation), were intercepted earlier this week in the North Sound region of "Virgin Gorda". The Immigration Department transported the Group from Virgin Gorda to Tortola with the assistance of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) marine unit

New DGs at the Ministries of Agriculture and Environment

The Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development has a new Director General. This is Elancé Moïse. While citizen Joseph Emmanuel Philippe was appointed Director General of the Ministry of the Environment. The decrees appointing them were published on Friday, July 26, 2024 in the official journal Le Moniteur, Special No. 39-D. See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-42851-haiti-news-zapping.html

Olympics Elegance : Haiti 2nd out of 206 delegations (BBC)

The outfit of the Haitian delegation https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-42846-icihaiti-paris-olympics-2024-haiti-already-on-the-podium.html for the 2024 Olympics is in the Top 5 of the most elegant for the BBC!

#1 Mongolia

#2 Haiti

#3 Czech Republic

#4 USA

#5 Great Britain

Did you know ?

It was in 1928, during Haiti's second participation in the Summer Olympics, that long jumper Sylvio Paul Cator won a silver medal. The first for Haiti... and the only one in 96 years...

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