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 of 14.5% in May against 16.0% in April (latest data available).
The monthly increase observed in May 2021 is mainly the result of the behavior of the following consumption indices:
“Food products and non-alcoholic drinks”: (+ 1.0% over one month and 17.5% over one year);
"Articles of clothing...
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 Lauderdale (FLL) liaison will continue to operate normally during this period.
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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 notice.
Especially addressing importers, breeders and users of the Haitian-Dominican border, we can read as followed this excerpt from the press release from the Prime Minister "This is a preventive measure following the confirmation by the Dominican authorities to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) of the...
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 du Sud in the big South of Haiti, he tremor was felt in the densely-populated capital of Port-au-Prince still recovering from the 2010 earthquake, some 125km away.
The prime minister Ariel Henry said there was "extensive damage" and declared a month-long state of emergency.
"Lots of homes are...
