Delmas in Madness

Saturday, August 31, will be held the 1st Edition of the Festival "Delmas en Folie" at the Municipal Palace of Delmas. This initiative of Mayor Wilson Jeudy is taken to symbolically close the summer holidays and offer youth and residents of the town a recreational activity before the official reopening of classes scheduled September 9th. Tickets, priced at 500 gourdes, will give the public access to the various performances of artists and musical groups.

A great friend of Haiti heads OCENA

Secretary of State Gérald Oriol Jr congratulates Paul Claude Bérubé on his appointment as President of the Canadian Organization for the Development of Accessibility Standards (OCENA). Me Bérubé is a great friend of Haiti, he collaborated in the drafting of the law on the integration of disabled people voted in the Senate on March 13, 2012 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-5278-haiti-social-the-right-of-persons-with-disabilities-to-the-social-inclusion-enshrined-in-the-law-of-march-13-2012.html and continues to be involved in initiatives in favor of disabled people in Haiti.

Alternative sentences and reoffending programs

Maguy Florestal, Magistrate at the Court of Appeal of Port-au-Prince, went to the United States to participate in the International Visitors Leadership Program. She was able to examine the essential role of transparency and accountability in the application of the law and Judge Florestal also became aware of alternative sentences and programs to rehabilitate and prevent recidivism.

Eighth proposal to end the crisis

The former unhappy presidential candidate Mathias Pierre, leader of the "Union of Citizens for the Promotion of a New Haitian Elite" platform, proposes his solution for the end of the crisis: appointment of a new Prime Minister consensual government and early parliamentary elections, the creation of a constitutional reform commission, the signing of an economic pact for sustainable development, and an agreement on the viability of the national dialogue.

Employment and disability at the Digicel

As part of a "Humanity and Inclusion" project aimed at raising the awareness of business leaders and executives on the issue of disability, particularly the right to employment for people with disabilities, a team from the Office of the Secretary of State for Integration of People with Disabilities has visited Digicel's staff.

The Ambassador of the European Union at the end of his term

Vincent Degert, Ambassador of the European Union, came to the end of his mandate in Haiti and was received by President Jovenel Moïse to take stock of the development of relations between the EU and Haiti during his four years in office.

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