Cap-Haïtien : New earthquake

The Directorate of Civil Protection (DPC) informs us that several people, including officers of the DPC, said they felt an earthquake in Cap-Haitien and Quartier Morin, Monday, September 24, 2018, at 8:08 pm. No damage is to report for the moment.

PetroCaribe : Beginning of the instruction

The instruction of the PetroCaribe case begins on Thursday, September 27, 2018 with the hearing of plaintiffs Johnson Colin and Garry Alliance.

Cancer : more than 10,000 cases per year in Haiti

More than 10,000 cases of cancer are diagnosed each year in Haiti, said oncologist Jean D. Cantave, President of the Haitian Oncology Society, which draws the authorities' attention to the need to define a national program to fight against cancer .

"Better serve the diaspora and listen to it"

On Friday, Marnatha Irene Ternier the new Minister of Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE) held her first major working meeting with the Board of Directors. "Serving the Diaspora Better and Listening it" is what the Minister is committed by soliciting the cooperation of all Ministry staff. The discussion also focused on the development of human resources and the availability of financial and material means to achieve these objectives.

Exercise simulation of air piracy, postponed

The air piracy simulation exercise initially scheduled for Tuesday 24 was postponed to Thursday 27 September at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport, starting at 10:00 am.

Weekly report of the Parliament

For the week of September 17 to 21, no session is to report to Parliament. This situation follows the ratification of the new Government and the return on holiday of the deputies. On the other hand, the Haitian Constitution imposes on the Senate a functioning permanently which does not prevent to note that the Senators also shone by their absence during this week.

HL/ HaitiLibre