August 18th, 2021
In the name of the principle of precaution and prudence, the Ministry of the Environment, James Cadet decreed the suspension until further notice, of the exploitation activities of the sand quarries in particular in the departments of Nippes, South and Grand-Anse, affected by the earthquake and in geologically unstable environments...
August 17th, 2021For more than three months now, there has been a war of the gangs in Martissant for control of territory. This situation cuts the country in two and is affecting the economy since Martissant now forms a border between part of the West Department, the four departments of the Great South and the rest of the country.
These bandits steal,...
August 17th, 2021Three days after being devastated by an earthquake, the southern peninsula is under threat from the passage of the tropical depression Grace.
The red alert was then declared.
According to the latest forecasts from the Hydro-Meteorological Unit (UHM), the center of this low is oriented towards the southern peninsula and should run...
August 17th, 2021In response to the increase in covid-19 cases in Haiti the Digicel Foundation made a donation of 50,000 US dollars at St Luc's Hospital as well as about fifty oxygen cylinders at the University Hospital of Mirebalais.
This aid comes in addition to a series of donations made throughout 2020 by the Digiciel Foundation:
Bernard...
August 17th, 20211,297 deaths, 5,700 injured, more than 13,000 houses destroyed
The toll of the powerful earthquake that devastated the southern departments of Haiti is increasing hour by the hour.
According to Civil Protection, the human toll of the earthquake rose at the end of the day of August 15 to 1,297 dead: 1,054 in the South, 119 in...
August 16th, 2021
The General Consumer Price Index (CPI base 100, 2017-2018) recorded in May 2021 an increase of 1.0%, which constitutes a small increase compared to the monthly variation of 0.9% of the month of April. On the other hand, compared to the strong accelerations of last year the CPI continues to decelerate year on year reaching an increase...
August 16th, 2021On Monday July 19, 2021, the airline company American Airlines announced the cancellation of Miami / Port-au-Prince / Miami flights from August 17 to September 8, 2021. The reason for this cancellation is a delay in the delivery of a Boeing 787-8 according to a note.
However, The Fort Lauderdale (FLL) / Port-au-Prince (PAP) / Fort...
August 16th, 2021
As a preventive measure to avoid the African swine fever from entering to Haiti, the Prime Minister announced, in a press release dated August 11, 2021, that the import of pigs, pork meat and their products by land, sea and air from the Dominican Republic is prohibited in the national territory until further...
August 16th, 202111 years ago after a massive earthquake hit the Carribean nation of Haiti in 2010, the south of this poor country was faced once again with another strong earthquake of a magnitude of 7.2 on the morning of Saturday August 14th.
Even though the epicentre of Saturday's quake was about 12 km (7.5 miles) from the town of Saint-Louis...