Textile sector on the verge of collapse

Fernando Capellan, owner of the CODEVI industrial park, has 11 tenants who manufacture for 15 different brands, currently employing 15,000 Haitians. About 6,000 jobs have been lost since the start of the security crisis. At the Caracol industrial park, there are only 2,900 jobs left and only one tenant: the Korean textile company Sae-A Trading Co., which operates under the name S&H Global in Haiti. See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-44004-haiti-economy-the-garment-manufacturing-sector-has-lost-40-000-jobs.html

Miragoâne : CG Jean Ernest Muscadin kills an escapee

On Sunday, Evalson Vital, aka "Ti Rasta", a prison escapee and influential member of the gang led by "Ti Je", operating in Carrefour-Feuilles, was shot dead in the city of Les Cayes by Jean Ernest Muscadin, Commissioner of the Government of Miragoâne... who eliminates his umpteenth bandits...

Oltanie Charles awarded at the "African Achievement Awards 2024-2025"

Haitian singer Oltanie Charles won the "Best Afro-Caribbean Female Artist" Award at the "African Achievement Awards 2024-2025 ».

Fight against gender-based violence

With the support of the United Nations Peacebuilding Action, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Ministry of Women organized an event in Cap-Haïtien on violence against women and girls. Through interactive sessions, participants also gained valuable knowledge on health, safety and the prevention of sexually transmitted infections.

More than US$306 million, paid into the Public Treasury

The $1.50 fee levied on international private transfers between 2011 and 2024 totaled more than US$310 million. 98% of these funds, or more than 306 million dollars, were paid into the Public Treasury account, according to a report published by the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH)

World Demographics

According to estimates from the American Census Bureau, the world population increased by more than 71 million people in 2024 and we will reach 8.09 billion this new year 2025.

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