November 17th, 2021Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Washington Wilson Jeudy, the Mayor of Delmas, received the "Mileva" Prize (Military and Law Enforcement Veterans), for his great achievements, his leadership in the commune of Delmas, his constancy at work and for prove to everyone that there is still hope for Haiti, given the mode of governance of Mayor Jeudy, a model in Haiti.
This Prize awarded to Mayor Wilson Jeudy draws the attention of more than one to the dynamism he has been able to develop to guarantee the well-being of the Haitian people, especially the Delmassians and on the consistency of his administration under his governance....
November 17th, 2021The feature film "Freda" by the Haitian director and actress Gessica Géneus has qualified to run in the race of nominations at the 94th Academy Awards which will take place on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood (Los Angeles, California).
Produced by Ayizan Prod from Haiti, Sanosi Prod (France) and Merveille Prod (Benin), the film tells the story of three women, who decided to leave a disadvantaged town in the grip of growing insecurity, after a traumatic event.
"FREDA" is the only film that was shot entirely in 2020 in Haiti.
Note that "Freda has been widely acclaimed by critics and has obtained several distinctions, including the Special...
November 17th, 2021Elizabeth Mena, President of the Dominican Association of Exporters (Adoexpo), worried about the increase in violence and kidnappings in Haiti which is nearly 800 since the start of 2021.
Mena said that the most important thing is the preservation of the security of the Dominican Republic, although this affects the dynamism of trade relations with Haiti, which is the country's 4th largest trading partner with 11.66% of the approximately 8 billion dollars of export in 2020 (Source Trade Magazine of the Directorate General of Customs - DGA)
The DGA report indicates that in 2020, 87.17% of Dominican exports from the national regime were...
November 17th, 2021The Professional Association of Banks (APB) informs the general public and bank customers in particular, that with a view to reestablishing a regular flow of petroleum product distribution, its members have decided to restore the usual opening hours.
Banks reduced their various service points on November 8, 2021 to three days a week(Monday/Wednesday/Friday from 8:30 to 2:00pm) but starting Monday, November 15, 2021, they will be in service in their regular schedules.
November 17th, 2021A powerful Haitian gang leader said Friday that he is easing a chokehold on fuel deliveries that has caused a growing crisis for hospitals, gas stations and even water supplies across the nation’s capital.
G9 gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier held a news conference to announce a seven-day reprieve for hospitals, schools and gas stations to send trucks to the refueling station at the port.
But he said the relaxation is only temporary, and he repeated calls for the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, whom he accuses of involvement in the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moise. Chérizier said he will shut the...
November 17th, 2021Transportation prices have soared in the metropolitan area since the country's chronic fuel scarcity. The inter-city price for a mini bus trip between Port-au-Prince and several provincial cities has increased by as much as 250 gourdes. Meanwhile, the regular price for a tap tap in the city of Port Au Prince used to be 10 gourdes, now it is 25 gourdes.
But on Monday, it feels that the prices of the trips for the various circuits of the capital depend more on the mood of the driver. They continue to increase the prices of the rides as they wish and the passengers are getting upset especially now they’ve heard gas is being...
November 17th, 2021To help building a sustainable health infrastructure in order to provide rapid post-disaster care and reduce human loss in the future, the office of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) in Haiti, in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health, agreed in 2019 on the construction of a Reception Service and modernized and fully functional Emergency Treatment Unit (SAU) in one of the most important university hospitals in Port-au-Prince: the University Hospital of Peace (HUP).
This project, part of PAHO/WHO's Smart Hospital initiative, has already successfully been implemented in the Caribbean region but is the first of such...
November 11th, 2021Reports from a bulletin published by The Haitian Institute of Statistics and Informatics (IHSI) published on October 22 of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of September 2021 noticed that inflation for September 2021 was 1.4%.
The IHSI also publishes the CPI by expenditure group. The group that saw the highest price hike in September 2021, 23% in a year and 2.2% in a month, was healthcare. Within this group, we find drugs at the top of the list with a 28.4% increase, just ahead of prescription glasses (17.5%).
Followed by the catering sector, with 20.6% growth in one year and 2.7% over one month, then “food...
