PM invited to present his General Policy

Prime Minister Jean Michel Lapin is invited to present his General Policy statement on May 9 in front of the Senators Assembly.

Driver and passengers of a minibus, taken in hostage

Tuesday morning, a minibus connecting Cayes / Port-au-Prince was diverted near the police station of Portail Léogâne by armed bandits to an unknown destination. For the moment nothing is known about the fate of the driver and the passengers taken in hostage.

Salary : Outsourcing workers want 1,500 Gdes

On Wednesday, May 1, International Workers' Day, several workers' organizations have planned to march in the streets of Port-au-Prince, to demand now a daily wage of 1,500 gourdes for the workers of the sub industries treatment (Segment F) against 420 Gourds currently https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25766-haiti-flash-all-details-on-new-minimum-wages.html and 750 Gourdes offered by Deputies https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27295-haiti-politic-revised-minimum-wages-according-to-the-bill-voted-by-the-deputies.html

Seizure of weapons

As part of the police operation where the leader of the band Sony Jean, aka "Tije" responsible for the massacre at the impasse Eddy (Carrefour-Feuilles) which made 20 victims April 24 last https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27559-haiti-flash-massacre-of-carrefour-feuilles-death-toll-climbed-cspn-emergency-meeting.html dead under the bullets of the National Police of Haiti (PNH) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27595-haiti-flash-the-dangerous-gang-leader-tije-dies-under-the-bullets-of-the-pnh.htmlthe police seized in a cache, 5 automatic firearms including a galil, a T65 and ammunition, according to the inspector Michel-Ange Louis Jeune spokesperson of the PNH.

Government Celebrates May 1st in Marion

"An n kontinye kore pwodiksyon nasyonal la pou kwape lavi chè" is the theme chosen this year by the government for the commemoration of Labor Day and Agriculture on May 1st. The official ceremony will be held in Marion, Terrier-Rouge. There will be a visit of the various building sites : the dam https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-25959-icihaiti-terrier-rouge-follow-up-of-the-works-of-the-dam-and-the-reservoir-of-10-million-m3.html , the construction of the Seed Center and the installation of the solar pumping system in Marion. There will also be the traditional agro-artisan exhibition fair that will be organized at the Espérance et Vie farm in Terrier-Rouge. See also : https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-27612-icihaiti-social-the-feast-of-agriculture-and-labor-celebrated-on-saint-pierre-s-square.html

Closed Consular Service

Due to development and improvement works, the consular service of the Embassy of Haiti in Brussels will be closed from Thursday, May 2, 2019 until Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 10:00.

HL/ HaitiLibre