Unprecedented peasant initiative

Following the control of the main roads by armed individuals, notably in Mariani and Martissant, at the southern entrance to Port-au-Prince, peasants from the South-East with their makeshift means decided to transform their problems into solutions in order to provide services to the population who face serious traffic difficulties. These farmers took the initiative to carry out improvement work themselves on the section of road linking Kenscoff to Jacmel via Seguin in order to facilitate access to the Great South.

Education : Thousands of children deprived of their rights

In recent months, some schools, notably in the Artibonite department and in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, have closed for fear of being trapped by the violence of armed groups. Numerous temporary closures of establishments were also noted due to movements associated with certain demonstrations in various departments, particularly in Grand'Anse and the North-East. Other establishments are closed to serve as temporary shelters for displaced families. The number of internally displaced people increased to around 314,000 in January 2024...

USA : Statement from Matthew Miller

Statement by Matthew Miller, Spokesperson for the US Department of State on the situation in Haiti "It is urgent that the international community respond to the unprecedented levels of gang violence and destabilizing forces targeting the Haitian people. At the same time, we call for the restoration of democratic order through an inclusive political process in Haiti."

Cap-Haitien : Winners of the Young Painters competition

The Museum of Fine Arts of Cap-Haïtien organized the first edition of the Young Painters Competition during the month of January 2024. The jurors designated Edlyn Jean-Louis, Viterson Destin and Genenrich Pierre respectively as first, second and third winner of the competition.

80/20 : Delivery of books to the Lycée national de Pétion-ville

The Ministry of National Education and its partner Editions Pédagogie Nouvelle S.A. delivered a first batch of 334 books to strengthen the library-media library of the national high school of Pétion-ville, as part of the 80/20 initiative with the houses publishing https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-41489-haiti-education-the-strengthening-of-school-libraries-across-the-country-continues.html

U-17 Football : Congratulations from the Embassy of Haiti in Canada

"The Embassy of Haiti in Canada welcomes the victory on Saturday of the Haitian U-17 women's football team against its Salvadoran counterpart hhttps://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-41588-haiti-u-17-women-s-championship-victory-for-haiti-[5-3]-against-el-salvador-qualifies-for-the-semi-finals-video.html at the CONCACAF-U17 championship 2024. She congratulates the player Lourdjina Etienne for his extraordinary performance, with a quadruplet, two of which are the expression of a mixture of technical prowess, combativeness and determination. Alasso Grenadières !"

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