August 31st, 2021DR asks the international community to increase aid to Haiti
The National Round Table for Migration and Refugees in the Dominican Republic (MENAMIRD) in solidarity with Haiti after the major 7.2 earthquake on the Richter scale that devastated southern Haiti on August 14, reiterated its call on the international community to increase its assistance to the neighboring country.
Similarly, she asked Haitian civil protection organizations to speed up the processes of tracing missing persons.
MENAMIRD indicated that it has set up various collection centers in Villa Mella and Villa Juana to receive humanitarian assistance to be sent to...
Haiti, whose socio-political and economic crises worsened with the earthquake of August 14, is supposed to obtain a concessional loan of $ 224 million at a concessional rate of 0.05% from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This sum would come from the envelope of 650 billion dollars of the allocation of special drawing rights (SDR) decided by the IMF, confided a government source questioned by the newspaper Le Nouvelliste, Friday, August 27, 2021.
"The money, a concessional loan at 0.05%, must be hosted at the Central Bank as was done in the case of the Covid 19 crisis. The central bank will have to retrocede the amount to the Public...
August 31st, 2021Mexico sends two ships loaded with 1,729 tons of humanitarian aid
The Mexican navy ships "Papaloapan" and "Libertador" set sail on Friday August 27, 2021 from the port of Veracruz (Mexico) for Haiti with 1,729 tons of humanitarian aid.
The "Papaloapan" is loaded with food, basic necessities, and medicines.
The "Libertador" carries medical brigades and a mobile hospital which will be of great help to the Haitian population, given that the heavy damage caused by the earthquake to the country's health infrastructure.
The Secretary of the Navy reported that the two ships are moving with a third unit responsible for ensuring their...
August 27th, 2021In a circular letter dated August 24, 2021, the National Telecommunications Council (CONATEL) advised the general public and media owners in particular that certain FM radio stations broadcasting in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince are operating in a irregular due to the fact that their technical emission parameters do not meet the thresholds set by CONATEL in accordance with established standards.
These stations, the letter said, produced harmful interference to neighboring frequency radio stations, aeronautical communication service stations, the Haitian National Police (PNH) communication network and mobile phone...
August 27th, 2021
Haiti girls soccer team beats Dominicans
Haiti’s Under-14 girls soccer team overpowered the Dominican Republic contenders 5-2 in the Caribbean Football Union Challenge Series at Ashton School in Santo Domingo Tuesday.
Loudjina Etienne and Chesnaida Nicolas both found the net twice and Pierreline Nazon once for Les petites Grenadières.
The junior teams representing Haiti also played on Monday in the Caribbean Football Union Challenge Series in Santo Domingo. Haiti U-14 girls’ team rolled past Grenada 10-0....
August 27th, 2021
IOM launches a $15 million appeal for funds for Haiti
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched on Monday a $15 million appeal for funds to help the Haitian authorities provide assistance to the population of the south of the country affected by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale and Tropical Storm Grace.
According to official figures, the earthquake killed more than 2,200 people and injured more than 12,000. Nearly 53,000 buildings collapsed and another 77,000 are severely damaged. It is estimated that at least 650,000 people need humanitarian assistance.
OM's appeal for funds aims to provide...
August 25th, 2021
Reconstruction of damages in the South of Haiti after the earthquake of the 14th of August will cost $1.12 billion according to the first assessment on the matter according to Prime Minister Ariel Henry who chaired a preliminary meeting of the technical steering committee, as part of the first satellite impact assessment of damages, losses and post-earthquake needs 2021, in the Southern Peninsula on Monday August 23rd.
As of now, we have Stéphanie Zidebell, the representative of the UNDP also known as the United Nations Development Programme who confirmed the contribution of her organization in the process of reconstruction of...
