The mandate of 58 judges renewed

Friday, March 18 in the Council of Ministers the Government, in order to avoid the dysfunction of the courts and tribunals renewed the mandate of 58 judges on a list of magistrates sent to the Executive.

USA : The Coast Guard rescues 189 Haitians

On Saturday, March 19, Coast Guard ships William Flores (homeport in Coast Guard District 7, Miami, Fla.) and Tahoma (homeport at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine) rescued approximately 20 miles off Cape Mole-Saint-Nicolas, 189 Haitians in bad weather, aboard a small, overcrowded sailboat. There were 126 males, 46 female, and 17 children aboard the sail freighter.

Covid : End of the safety net

The Economic and Social Assistance Fund (FAES) has informed that the "Safety net for vulnerable people affected by Covid" project, including cash and food transfers, will end in March 2022.

Taiwan alongside the disabled

Wen-jiann Ku the Ambassador of Taiwan (Republic of China) to the Office of the Secretary of State for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities (BSEIPH), on behalf of the Puhsein Buddhist Foundation and that of "Cao Zhong Zhi" Taiwan symbolically handed over a 20-foot container of equipment adapted to help people with reduced mobility regain more autonomy and comfort in their daily lives.

Dominicans reject their African ancestry

Only 8% of Dominicans identify as black according to the results of a study published Friday in Santo Domingo. 45% say they are Indian 18% white 16% brown 9% mulatto. This study shows, according to experts, that the Dominicans refuse to assume their African ancestry

Rhum Barbancourt soon back in France

Fabrice Mauriès, the Ambassador of France in Haiti visited this week the Société du Rhum Barbancourt S.A. and its philanthropic foundation. He said he was delighted to learn that France will once again become an export market for Rhum Barbancourt.

HL/ HaitiLibre