Scholarships : Donation of 100,000 dollars

The BRANA National Brasserie and the popular American television and humorist Conan O'Brien https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23321-haiti-news-zapping.html each offer $50,000 to the Haitian Education and Leadership Program (HELP). This sum will support university scholarships in Haiti for young people who have excelled during their secondary studies.

Jacmel : A port for cruise ships under study

"Studies are underway for the construction of a port in Jacmel that can accommodate cruise ships to exploit the many potentialities of the department. We will work for the interconnection of all the communes of the South-East. Asphalt and aggregate plants will be installed in Belle-Anse. Two centers of germplasm will be built in Bainet and Belle-Anse in the South-East Department," declared Thursday President Jacmel Moses on the sidelines of a distribution of heavy equipment to the Departmental Directorate of Public Works.

FLASH : Carnival activities at BNE

This Friday, February 9th will be held at the National Bureau of Ethnology (BNE) a series of activities around the carnival (exhibition, conference-debate, makeup sessions, tasting donuts, traditional games, drumming performances, musical entertainment, etc...) The Director General Erol Josué, wants to make the BNE an artistic space where the public will be able to learn while having fun.

The DG of the Ministry of Education in Japan

On Friday, Meniol Jeune, the Director General of the Ministry of National Education, accompanied by the Director of the Ministry of Education, completes a four-day mission to Japan to sign an agreement for the construction of schools in the departments of Center and Artibonite, he also paid a courtesy visit to the Embassy of Haiti in Japan.

Passing of Max Penette

Passing away of Max Penette, former mayor of Pétion-ville and dean of the Ecole Normale Supérieure and co-founder of the Parc du Souvenir, at the age of 98.

Football : Mayor Colin appeals

On Tuesday at the FIFA Goal Center (Ranch), the Mayor of Croix-des-Bouquets Rony Colin, appealed to all institutions and people of good will to accompany our football players that wear high our national colors. Mayor Colin promises his assistance https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23482-haiti-news-zapping.html to the various selections through the Haitian Football Federation (FHF) especially to the U-17 selections https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23499-haiti-u-17-world-cup-uruguay-2018-3rd-qualifying-phase-for-our-grenadieres.html and U-20 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23406-haiti-flash-our-grenadieres-u-20-qualified-for-the-world-cup-france-2018.html who are engaged in international competitions.

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