Nothing to expect from the new Dominican President

With Luis Abinader, of the Modern Revolutionary Party new President of the Dominican Republic, nothing new to wait for Haiti. Like the previous Dominican Presidents Medina and Fernandez, Abinater spoke of constructive and proactive relations with Haiti, fairer trade, the case of the nationality of the descendants of Haitian immigrants (without giving any details...) etc... in short a speech campaign without constraint or promises to a part of its electorate ...

New DG at the head of EDH

In the Official Journal Le Moniteur #112 dated July 6, a decree names the former Secretary of State for Planning Michel Presumé as the new Director General of Electricity of Haiti (EDH). He replaces engineer Hervé Pierre-Louis.

High tension on the airport road

There was a lot of tension yesterday at midday on the road to the airport. This situation was characterized in particular by heavy fire and barricades of flaming tires, hooded and heavily armed individuals created a panic in the population...

Covid-19 : Border surveillance

More than 57,000 Haitians have left the Dominican Republic since March 16, 2020 because of the loss of their jobs due to Covid-19 and (Source - Organization Internationales pour les Migrations - OIM). The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and its partners continue to support the Ministry of Public Health at border entry points to prevent the spread of Covid-19 See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31224-haiti-flash-increase-of-7-of-imported-cases.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31207-haiti-flash-explanation-of-the-ministry-on-the-number-of-imported-cases.html

Arrest and Marijuana seizure

On the night of Monday July 6 to Tuesday July 7 in Fort Liberté (Dept. Northeast), Aladin Osval was arrested on national road #6, by Border Police Officers as he was heading towards Ouanaminthe. Charged with drug trafficking, he had in his possession a large quantity of marijuana. The individual was handed over to the Northern Drug Trafficking Brigade (BLTS) as well as the narcotics for legal proceedings.

Grand’Anse : New community restaurant

The Economic and Social Assistance Fund (FAES) announces that it will soon open a new community restaurant in "Tibelon", a communal section of Ravine-à-Charles located in the department of Grand’Anse. Food is already available to supply this new community restaurant which will serve people in vulnerable situations in this locality and its surroundings.

HL/ HaitiLibre