Barranquilla 2018, a small balance for Haiti

The 23rd American and Caribbean Central Games Barranquilla 2018 will end this Sunday, August 5th. Haiti, which competed in eight disciplines: athletics, basketball 3X3, football, Judo, weightlifting, swimming, table tennis and beach volleyball, finished 23rd out of 30 countries with 1 silver medal won by Vanessa Clerveaux in the women's 100m hurdles https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25119-haiti-flash-haiti-loses-bronze-and-wins-silver-at-baranquilla-2018.html

Mexico dominated this important regional competition with 341 medals (132 Gold, 118 Silver and 91 Bronze) followed by Cuba 242 medals (102 Gold, 72 Silver and 68 Bronze and Colombia 270 medals (79 Gold, 94 Silver and 97 Bronze The Dominican Republic finished 5th of these 23 games with 107 medals (25 Gold, 29 Silver and 53 Bronze).

Miss World Haiti : Inès Noël leaves the competition

Saturday, Miss World Haiti announced "Unfortunately Inès Noël (19 years old, student in psychology) will not continue the competition because of personal obligations. We wish er every success in his future projects "

Economic Recovery Project

On August 2, the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) launched the "Economic Recovery and Livelihoods Improvement" project aimed at reducing the economic vulnerability of communities in Mahotière (Port-de-Paix) as part of the Minujusth Community Violence Reduction Program (CVR).

International Education Day

As a prelude to the International Education Day (7 August), the Office of the Secretary of State (Gérald Oriol jr.) For the Integration of Persons with Disabilities invites public and private actors involved in the field of education to take into account the needs of children and young people with disabilities in their interventions. The right to education is a fundamental and universally recognized right for all human beings, without distinction.

Gédéon visits the South

After meeting in the South, with the Departmental Director and his staff, Michel-Ange Gédéon, the Director General of the National Police of Haiti (PNH) went to the summer camp for children, instituted by the local police for two years, to share with children from different social strata of the Department, songs, dances, sports and psychomotor activities.

INFP : Graduation of Trainers Trainers

This week Maguy Durce took part in the Graduation Ceremony for Trainers of Trainers of the National Institute of Vocational Training (INFP) and the Technical Office of Professional Training of Salesians (BTFPSA).

HL/ HaitiLibre