Accusation of price gouging in the transportation sector Originals

Accusation of price gouging in the transportation sector

November 17th, 2021 Transportation 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...
An important Port Au Prince Hospital gets a major emergency room upgrade Originals

An important Port Au Prince Hospital gets a major emergency room upgrade

November 17th, 2021 To 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...
The Prime Minister Office denies money was given to G9 gang to unblock gas Haiti Libre

The Prime Minister Office denies money was given to G9 gang to unblock gas

November 17th, 2021 On Saturday, November 13 in a note, the Prime Minister Office formally and categorically denied the false information circulating on social networks according to which the Government had disbursed 40 million gourdes to the coalition of armed gangs "G9" to negotiate a truce facilitating the passage of tank trucks transporting fuel at the...
Nearly 50% of median Haitian household spending devoted to food Originals

Nearly 50% of median Haitian household spending devoted to food

November 11th, 2021 Reports 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...
Impact of fuel shortages in many areas in Haiti Originals

Impact of fuel shortages in many areas in Haiti

November 11th, 2021 The fuel shortage, which has lasted and worsened for several weeks in Haiti, continues to have serious consequences.  Drinking water may be lacking in several municipalities as of this week… After the Health Centers, shops, banks it's the turn of the National Directorate of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DINEPA) to be heading...
Barges carrying fuel are expected to arrive in Haiti this weekend Originals

Barges carrying fuel are expected to arrive in Haiti this weekend

November 11th, 2021 Two barges carrying a large amount of fuel are expected to arrive in the country this weekend. One of the barges will dock in another port in the West and the other in the South to supply the market facing a severe fuel shortage.  With this strategy, the government seems to want to avoid the path of confrontation with the gangs who...
Haiti eligible to guest-worker visa programs in the United States Originals

Haiti eligible to guest-worker visa programs in the United States

November 10th, 2021 Haitians are once more eligible for temporary, seasonal work in the United States under two federal guest-worker programs, three years after being kicked out by the Trump administration.  The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it was reinstating Haiti in the H-2A and H-2B guest worker visa programs for the coming...
The United States warns Americans to leave Haiti Originals

The United States warns Americans to leave Haiti

November 10th, 2021 The Biden administration is urging U.S. citizens in Haiti “to strongly consider returning to the United States” amid a gang-aggravated fuel shortage and a deteriorating security climate in which 17 Christian missionaries, including 16 Americans, have been held hostage for more than three weeks.  The message in a Friday security...
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