Agriculture: Promises of the Minister

Carmel André Béliard, the Minister of Agriculture promises to act quickly to prepare the spring rice production campaign in the Artibonite Valley and ensure the availability of seeds and fertilizer for plantations.

Jean-Charles Moïse, announces 2 days of demonstrations

The leader of the "Pitit Dessalin" platform, Jean Charles Moise announces two new days of anti-government demonstration, Friday, March 23, in the North and Saturday, March 24 in Port-au-Prince. It will be of continuing to demand the departure of the Head of State and the arrest of the squanderers of the PetroCaribe funds...

Canada : 8 recipients of scholarships

Canada congratulates the 8 2018 Haitian Recipients of the Canadian Francophonie Scholarship Program (CFSP) for strengthening institutional capacity in Haiti. Recall that since 1987, 156 Haitian professionals have benefited from the Canadian Scholarship Program.

Diaspora : 7th annual convention of the ANA

Officials from the Haitian-American Nurses Association (HANA), touring the country, have informed the organization of the 7th Annual Leadership Convention, which will take place in Haiti, at Royal Decameron, Côte des Acardins, July 11-12-13-14.

4 agreements for the integration of disabled people

This Tuesday morning took place the signing ceremony of 4 partnership agreements for a better social integration of disabled people between the Office of the Secretary of State for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities (BSEIPH) and World Vision Haiti, the Montfort Institute for Deaf children, Christian Blind Mission and "Heifer Project International Haiti".

Fight against Diphtheria

Monday Marie Greta Roy Clément, Minister of Public Health revealed that between January and mid March 2018 "The authorities have identified 60 [probable] cases of diphtheria. Of these, 20 cases were positive including 60% women; of this percentage, 58.3% were not vaccinated," recalling that diphtheria is part of notifiable diseases See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23839-haiti-flash-canape-vert-hospital-the-ministry-denies-the-rumor.html https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-23802-icihaiti-diphtheria-emergency-situation.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-22483-haiti-health-disturbing-return-of-diphtheria-in-the-country.html

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