Cap-Haitien : Seizure of weapons and ammunition

Thursday at the customs of the port of Cap-Haitien, during an inspection of customs agents and the Brigade for the Fight Against the Trafficking of Narcotics (BLTS) we discovered hidden in a container from the USA, 3 weapons including 2 rifles of assault 3 magazines and 7,850 ammunition that were seized. An individual has reportedly been apprehended in connection with this arms trafficking.

Petit-Goâve : Release against ransom of Maxon Fleury

Friday March 12, 2021, good news: ing Maxon Fleury was released this afternoon by the kidnappers. Kidnapped and sequestered in Port-au-Prince by armed men for more than 5 days, the engineer and professor Maxon Fleury, a Petit-Goâvien, regained his freedom after the payment of a heavy ransom ...

During an interview he gave to Préférence FM radio, he wholeheartedly thanked the population of Petit Goâve for their solidarity. "As soon as the kidnappers learned over the air that the Petit-Goâviens were demonstrating in my favor https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-33203-icihaiti-petit-goave-kidnapping-of-maxon-fleury-the-kidnappers-are-increasingly-threatening.html they have become less hard on me. The mobilization of people was important," declared ing Maxon Fleury inviting all those who go to Port au Prince to be vigilant and careful. See also : https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-33203-icihaiti-petit-goave-kidnapping-of-maxon-fleury-the-kidnappers-are-increasingly-threatening.html HL/ HaïtiLibre /Guyto Mathieu (Correspondent Petit-Goâve)

NOTICE : Binational Program, information session for call for proposals

Do you work in the field of education, culture or sport in Haiti or the Dominican Republic ? Are you interested in cooperation between the Haitian and Dominican peoples and you want to promote exchanges between the citizens of these two countries? This call for proposals is for you! We answer all your questions Tuesday, March 16, from 3:00 p.m.

Online registration for the information session : https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIlceiuqDksHtV1cZ4QNvzb6z1UxtweK759?fbclid=IwAR34oFHJJDFt61PJyKGaiAwJOnAVUQijN2-duZu2wo9zFn70j0IESQKC8Cw

Launch of the CARIBACT International Joint Laboratory

This week took place the Launch of the CARIBACT International Joint Laboratory, funded by the Research Institute for Development (IRD) and which associates the UrGeo laboratory of UEH Haiti, the University of Côte d'Azur, the Center Nartional de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS France). France is working alongside Haitian researchers to enable them to develop a Caribbean center of excellence in the fields of seismology and climatology.

REMINDER : Time change

Under the provisions of the Presidential Decree of Wednesday March 7, 2012, national time will be brought forward by 60 minutes, from 2:00 am, on Sunday March 14, 2021 See also : https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-33223-icihaiti-flash-time-change.html

"Daprè dispozisyon ki pran nan Arete Prezidansyèl 7 mas 2012 la, n ap ajoute 60 minit sou lè a apati 2 zè nan maten jou k ap dimanch 14 mas 2021 an. Kidonk lè pou l ta 2 zè, se 3 zè l ap ye an reyalite."

HL/ HaitiLibre