Godson Orélus face the Courts of Appeal

The former Director General of the National Police of Haiti (PNG) Godson Orélus incarcerated since late October https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25946-haiti-justice-godson-orelus-former-dg-of-the-pnh-arrested-and-imprisoned.html for illicit trafficking of firearms, would appear this Tuesday before the Court of Appeal of Gonaïves https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-26393-icihaiti-justice-the-lawyers-of-godson-orelus-appeal-the-decision-of-judge-lumerant.html to appeal the order of reference of the examining judge Dieunel Lumérant.

Incubation program for 3 startups

This Tuesday at 10:45 will take place the launching ceremony of the incubation program for 3 technological startups winning the Hackathon organized last October by the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25732-haiti-technology-winning-projects-of-hackathon-innovation-medias.html . The three winners "Diskòb" : a kind of music streaming platform, "Kaleendaa" promotes young entrepreneurs and "Ann Pwotejen" Platform of useful information in case of natural disasters will be incubated to Banj for a period of 3 months where they receive the appropriate Banj network resources to finalize and launch their prototype on the market.

Reminder to importers...

In an notice dated January 21, Ronald Décembre, Minister of the Economy and Finance reminds importers in particular and the general public, that the institutions eligible for the duty-free regime that makes imports through local companies, with the exception of vehicle dealers, can not benefit from the customs exemption. On the other hand, purchases made by these companies to local businesses are exempt from the Turnover Tax (TCA).

Mentorship Session for Young Artists

Saturday the Art Center organized a mentoring session for young artists and regular students of the Art Center. Organized with a friendly, demanding and benevolent approach, this session had two objectives : to orient young amateur artists towards asserting their own styles and to improve the quality of artistic production.

Training on the application of international legal instruments

Avocats Sans Frontières Canada (ASFC) is organizing a training course on "the application of international human rights legal instruments by the Haitian courts and recourse to the inter-American system for the protection of human rights" to be held at the Marriott Hotel as of Tuesday 22nd to 25th January 2019. This event will bring together Haitian experts and Canadian experts.

Towards a collaboration between Mayor Chevry and UNFPA

The Mayor of Port-au-Prince, Ralph Youri Chevry, and Yves Sassenrath, the Representative of the United Nations Fund for Population (UNFPA - Haiti), explore avenues for collaboration on raising awareness about the rights and sexual and reproductive health of women and young people during Carnival.

HL/ HaitiLibre