A minister in the Senate

Roosevelt Bellevue, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor (MAST), finally answered questions from members of the Social Affairs Committee of the Senate on the issue of minimum wage. The minister announced the installation on Thursday of the new members of the Superior Council of Wages (CSS).

Delegation received by the PM of Quebec

Wednesday, the Prime Minister of Quebec Philippe Couillard met with the presidents of the two chambers of the Parliament of the Republic of Haiti, Youri Latortue and Cholzer Chancy, as well as Haitian senators and deputies visiting Quebec.

Aviol Fleurant in Russia

The Minister of Planning and External Cooperation (MPCE), Aviol Fleurant, participated in the International Economic Forum 2017 in St. Petersburg, Russia, yesterday Wednesday May 31, 2017.

Reprieve for taxpayers

Miradin Morlan, the Director General of the Directorate General of Taxes (DGI), grants an exceptional deadline until 30 June to all taxpayers who have not yet filed their final tax returns. After this deadline, refractors will be sanctioned in accordance with article 16 of the law of August 22, 1983, which provides for coercive measures such as the non-issue of passports, the refusal of acts issued in the name of the taxpayer for the registration and conservation of land, the abolition of certain services such as electricity and the suspension of any contract with the Haitian State...

PM questioned by a commission

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Lafontant met with the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights and Public Security of the Chamber of Deputies, as President of the National Police Superior Council (CSPN). He responded to questions about recent crime acts and road traffic. He was accompanied, among others, by Max Rudolph Saint-Albin, Minister of the Interior, Michel-Ange Gédéon, Director General of the Haitian National Police (PNH), directors of the road police and the Immigration Departmental Director of West.

PNH : Training in intervention techniques

The Internal Security Service of the French Embassy is continuing its support for the strengthening of the National Police of Haiti (PNH) and organized last week a training in intervention techniques at the National Police School (ENP). This training was facilitated by two trainers from the National Police Intervention Group (GIPN), based in Pointe-à-Pitre.

Jack Guy Lafontant to the International Day of Peacekeepers

On Wednesday, PM Jack Guy Lafontant participated in the celebration of the International Day of Peacekeepers alongside Mrs. Honoré, Special Representative of the Secretary General of the UN. "Haiti welcomes the 16 missions devoted to the cause of peace in 15 Countries on 4 continents.The history will retain the undeniable contribution of the peacekeepers to the political stability in Haiti during the last 13 years."

HL/ HaitiLibre