Haiti, priority country for France

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Jean-Marc Ayrault, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, announced at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport before his departure https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19556-haiti-politics-france-can-do-better-dixit-jean-marc-ayrault.html that the French Government had decided in recent days to place Haiti on a list of 17 priority countries (out of 200) within the framework of Official Development Assistance. Assistance that will be revised upwards, he said.

Adviser Marie-Frantz Joachim under pressure

Since the publication by the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) of the preliminary results of the elections of 20 November 2016, an avalanche of attacks (defamation, pressures and threats) has plagued the electoral adviser Marie-Frantz Joachim also Secretary General and Representative of women's organizations on the Electoral Council. Several organizations and personalities from the social sectors, particularly the feminist movement, express their deep indignation at these insidious attacks which target the adviser, as a member of the CEP and as a woman, and show its solidarity. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-17504-haiti-flash-attack-of-the-driver-of-the-secretary-general-of-the-cep.html

Privert fears famine in the South

Following the meeting last Friday, between the Economic Forum and the President of Facto Privert https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19553-haiti-securityprivert-tries-to-reassure-the-economic-forum.html Georges Sassine, President of the Association of Industries of Haiti (ADIH) who participated in this meeting declared "[...] Privert has opened a parenthesis to say that emergency aid is more than existent and that we must begin to fear the appearance of famine in the great South. It is a challenge for the country. We can not waste time throwing stones in the streets of Port-au-Prince when people are at risk of dying of starvation... He said that the government was in control of the situation and that from now on they put in place a new security plan until 7 February https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-19557-icihaiti-security-police-score-points-against-bandits.html "

Welcome of tourists at the airport

The Ministry of Tourism announces that, on the occasion of the end of year celebrations in Haiti, it has increased the number of welcoming staff to the airport.

JILAP calls for self-surpassing

Jocelyne Colas Noël, National Director of the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace (EC / JILAP) calls on political actors to return to their individual interests for the benefit of those in the country, criticizing those who want to encourage non-compliance with the Electoral Decree and the law.

CFI wants to train businesses

The Investment Facilitation Center (CFI) highlights the urgent need to popularize the procedures of the institutions of the General Administration of Customs (AGD), the General Directorate of Taxes (DGI) as well as the Societe Generale de Surveillance en Haïti (SGS) and the need to provide companies with adequate training so that they can better understand the documents and the steps necessary for the procedures.

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