May 1st, day of demonstrations

Tuesday, May 1, as part of the International Workers Day, the Confederation of Haitian Workers and several union structures call the workers, to mobilize and demonstrate to claim a daily minimum wage of 1,000 gourdes instead of current 350.00 Gourdes.

France 2019 : First phase eliminatory

The Haitian Senior Women's Football Selection will play the first phase of the 2019 Women's World Cup Qualifiers at Stade Sylvio Cator from May 5 to 13, 2018.

Consulate of Miami closed

The Consulate General of the Republic of Haiti in Miami informs the general public that the Consulate will be closed this Tuesday, May 1st on the occasion of the "Feast of Agriculture and Labor" in Haiti. The activities at the Consulate will normally resume on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 from 8.00 am.

Bonn : Conference on climate change

Haiti participates in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn. The Haitian delegation is composed of the Director General of the Ministry of the Environment Mrs. Nicole Altidor, James Cadet Head of the Climate Change Department, Dr. Kenel Deluska, Technical Advisor, Bernard Remarais Head of Communication and Dr. Jean Bony Alexandre Chargé d'Affaires ai at the Embassy of Haiti in Germany. From April 30 to May 10 delegates from the 195 signatory countries of the Paris agreement will discuss the need to contain warming below the 2°C threshold. On the first day of Monday, the Haitian delegation participated in the opening plenary sessions of the SBSTA48, SBI48 and the session of the Working Group on the Paris Agreement See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-24211-haiti-environment-haiti-prepares-for-the-international-conference-on-climate-change.html

Towards the restoration of the mangrove Cahouane

The mangrove of Cahouane (Tiburon) is in a state of shock because of intensive wood cutting to meet the demand for coal in cities and the impact of hurricanes. Having supported the declaration of the marine protected area of Cahouane, UN Environment and its partners begin this year an integrated intervention on the Cahouane mixing the restoration of ecosystems and sustainable economic development of natural resources.

The Deputy Samuel d'Haïti accuses, Natcom denies

The Deputy Samuel D'Haïti accuses the Natcom Company of distributing agricultural seeds that attract rats to the rice fields. Information denied by Natcom Spokesperson Joseph David.

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