10 billion deficit in the first quarter !

The economist Pierre-Marie Boisson estimates that for the first quarter of the current fiscal year (October to December 2018) the budget deficit is already more than 10 billion gourdes. The subsidies for petroleum products or the subsidy granted to the EDH are the explanations of the Government to justify this important deficit...

West Palm Beach Investor Delegation

Fednel Monchery, the Director General of the Ministry of the Interior and Territorial Communities received a delegation of potential investors from West Palm Beach (Florida), led by the mayor of this County, Pastor Edmond Chaplaun. Twinning trails with municipalities in Haiti and development projects were on the agenda of this first meeting. Discussions are expected to continue soon in West Palm Beach, where a delegation from Haiti will visit. It will be issues between the parties of Sanitation, Agriculture and Tourism Projects.

UNNOH wants 35% of the national budget for education

The National Union of Normal and Haitian Normalians (UNNOH) calls on the Government to grant 35% of the National Budget to education instead of the 12% included in the draft budget which was rejected and returned to the Executive https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26775-haiti-news-zapping.html https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-26743-haiti-politic-the-2018-2019-budget-returned-to-jovenel-moise.html

Workshop on Gender Violence

The UNPol component of Minujusth initiated a series of sensitization workshops on gender-based sexual violence in schools in the city of Hinche (Central Dept.)

Medical Cooperation

A working session was held between Dr. Domersant René Jr of the Mental Health Unit and Dr. Didié Hérold Louis of the National Ambulance Center to discuss the framework for cooperation between these two entities of the Ministry of Health.

Training on Educational Seismology

The Collège Catts Pressoir in collaboration with the Université Côte-d'Azur organized a training workshop on educational seismology, a vector to reduce our vulnerability. The Alliance for Risk Management and Business Continuity (AGERCA) was represented by Mrs. Fania JOSEPH Director of Operations.

HL/ HaitiLibre