95% of jobs in Haiti depend on the US

In June 2019, the textile sector of the Association of Industries of Haiti (ADIH) gave work to 57,521 workers. Among them 55,119 work thanks to the American HOPE / HELP legislation which will have to be renewed in 2025....

"The country is on the edge of the abyss"

Archbishop Launay Saturné, the archbishop of Cap Haitien, visiting Rome last week to receive the pallium from Pope Francis said on Vatican Radio, speaking of the situation in Haiti "widespread corruption is becoming endemic", saying that the main source of the evil that is ravaging Haiti is "the excessive love of money" adding "Haitians have suffered, and still suffer. This country is on the edge of the abyss. The population aspires to a change of structural system."

Army : graduation postponement

The Ministry of Defense reports that, given the poor state of the Carrefour road caused by the heavy rains that have fallen on the country in recent days, the graduation ceremony of the new classes of officers and soldiers of FADH, planned for this Friday, July 5, is postponed to a later date.

Donation of 2,000 bags of cement

On June 27, the company CEMEX-Haiti (Cementos Mexicanos) subsidiary of the Mexican parent company located in Monterrey (Mexico), member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Industries of Haiti (ADIH) and distributor of cement Varreux, donated to the Cité Soleil library nearly 2,000 bags of cement as part of the company's Social Responsibility. This contribution, valued at US $10,000, was made in the framework of the project "Konbit Bibliotèk Site Solèy".

Resumption of Criminal Assizes at PAP

Me Bernard Saint-Vil, the Dean of the Court of First Instance of Port-au-Prince, announces the resumption of the first session of the criminal assizes without assistance of jury on Monday, July 15th. 300 criminal cases are awaiting judgment but only one third will be heard excluding blood crimes.

Mexican assistant coach salutes Grenadiers

Mexico's assistant coach Jorge Theiler of Argentina hailed the Grenadiers match in the semi-finals of the Gold Cup where Haiti was eliminated [1-0] https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-28137-haiti-gold-cup-2019-haiti-eliminated-in-semi-final-by-mexico-[0-1]-on-a-questionable-penalty.html "Haiti has shown throughout the competition that it was a worthy rival, who gives everything on the field at all times. Haiti's performance is valuable and has a lot of merit." See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-28151-haiti-gold-cup-comments-of-marc-collat-after-the-match-haiti-mexico.html

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