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Closure Of All Schools
In anticipation of the passage of Hurricane IRMA of Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale the Ministry of National Education informs the general public and educational agents in particular that it has been decided to declare 3 days of leave in public and non-public schools from Wednesday 6 to Friday 8 September 2017.The Ministry invites departmental directors to make all arrangements for the full application of this provision.Directors of schools are also invited to make all arrangements for the security of materials and especially the archives of their respective institutions.HaitiLibre | September 6, 2017
President Moïse announces the departure of 12,000 civil servants
President Jovenel Moïse announced last August 31 that "[...] have decided to withdraw 12,000 people from the State this year who are ready to retire from the 32,000 people who are at the age of retirement or at the end of their career [38.5% of the 83,000 persons working for the State] [...]"The Head of State said that this process of retirement will begin this year with the departure of 12,000 civil servants, in order through the Office of Management and Human Resources (OMRH). "To fill the vacancies of these 12,000 departures of public servants, another 12,000 will be recruited by competition from January 2018."HL/ HaitiLibre
Irma extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane
Miami - Irma picked up strength and has become an "extremely dangerous" Category Five hurricane as it approached the Caribbean on Tuesday, the Miami-based National Hurricane Centre reported."Preparations should be rushed to completion in the hurricane warning area," the NHC said in its 12:00 GMT bulletin.The monster hurricane, the most powerful of the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale, is about 440km east of the island of Antigua packing maximum sustained winds of 280km/h.Irma is expected to make landfall along the string of French islands that includes Guadeloupe late on Tuesday before heading to Haiti and Florida.The storm was moving towards the west at 22km per hour, and is expected to drop between 10- and 20cm of rain when it hits land."These rainfall amounts may cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides," the NHC warned.The storm is also is expected to "cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions".Irma, which has triggered alarm and alerts from the French West Indies to Florida, comes after of Hurricane Harvey devastated parts of Texas and Louisiana late last month.Haiti Sun | September 5, 2017
Haiti - Social : The First Lady of Haiti in Belize
Monday, the First Lady of Haiti, Martine Moïse, left Port-au-Prince to Belize to attend the Forum of First Ladies and Wives of Heads of State and Prime Ministers from CARICOM member countries.This meeting, which will establish a Caribbean network of first ladies, aims, among other things, to highlight the health and well-being of women, girls and adolescents in the Caribbean by 2030, objective #5 of sustainable development.Martine Moïse will participate in a series of discussions to support proposals for the promotion and valorisation of women from all Caribbean countries, notably through the Caribbean Child Initiative (CARIWAC) networks, which also intend to :
- Promoting the health and well-being of adolescents in the Caribbean and reducing teenage pregnancy by 20% ;
- Encourage the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer, improve access to screening and strengthen infrastructure through the promotion and use of HPV vaccine ;
- Eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV and congenital syphilis in the Caribbean ;
- Support advocacy for the reduction of gender-based and sexual violence against women and children (including trafficking in persons) through appropriate legislation, psychosocial support for victims and the inclusion of men and boys in solutions.
By: HL/ HaitiLibre | September 5, 2017
Haiti - FLASH : IRMA in category 4, Haiti in yellow pre-alert
This Tuesday morning Hurricane IRMA with maximum sustained winds at close to 150 mph (240 km/h) and higher gusts went into Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. IRMA was located this morning at 16.6N 57.0W, 424km east of Guadeloupe and 1.220km southeast of the island of Hispaniola according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).IRMA is moving westward at nearly 14 km/h and this general trajectory is expected to continue today, followed by a shift towards the northwest this evening. A NOAA Hurricane Hunterplane is scheduled to be in the eye of Irma within the hour.Hurricane force winds extend outwardly up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center and tropical storms force up to 140 miles (220 km).IRMA could reach Haiti's north coast by Thursday to FridayOn Monday in Haiti, the Permanent Secretariat of Risk Management (SPGRD) triggered at midday, the pre-alert phase 1 to the level of yellow vigilance."The IRMA Center could cross the Lesser Antilles on Tuesday," said the Hydrometeorological Unit of Haiti (UHM) in its first bulletin of vigilance "The system should then continue to approach Haiti, retaining its characteristics of major hurricane adding "IRMA hurricane should place the country under the threat of storm winds in about three days. Heavy storms are expected to fall on the northern part of the country before gradually becoming widespread. A stormy sea could overwhelm much of the northern coast of the country."The SPGRD, together with the Directorate of Civil Protection (DPC) and the UHM, "demands that the Haitian population, particularly the inhabitants of areas at risk of flooding and land movements, to prepare and stay tuned to weather reports and safety guidelines that will be broadcast throughout the passage of this dangerous system."By: HL/ HaitiLibre | September 5, 2017
Bond sealed between Worcester, Haiti Catholics
WORCESTER - Haiti’s first-ever cardinal was greeted in Worcester on Sunday by the tail end of a hurricane.But Harvey’s rains, dousing New England on Labor Day weekend, didn’t dampen spirits on Grafton Hill as Cardinal Chibly Langlois of Haiti joined Bishop Robert McManus in celebrating Mass at St. Joseph’s Church, then attended a dinner at St. Stephen’s across the street.Cardinal Langlois, awarded the red hat in 2014 by Pope Francis, was in Worcester to renew a covenant of support and prayer between the dioceses of Les Cayes and Worcester.More than 1,000 Haitians live in Worcester and about 200 attend the French-language Mass at St. Joseph’s on Hamilton Street, said Sister Judith Dupuy, a Sister of St. Anne who is director of the Haitian Apostolate in the Worcester Diocese.“For me to be here in the Diocese of Worcester is to build the communion between our two dioceses, Les Cayes and Worcester, and try to reinforce the twinning between parish and parish and diocese and diocese,” Cardinal Langlois said after the Mass.“That’s very important for us in Haiti,” he said. “You have heard about the many needs we have.”
One of the world’s most impoverished nations, Haiti is still recovering from the battering it took from Hurricane Matthew in 2016. Storm-watchers this weekend were eyeing a new hurricane, Irma, that may be headed for Haiti in the coming week.The covenant of support and prayer between the dioceses was signed during the Mass at St. Joseph’s, which was founded as a parish to serve Worcester’s once-large French-Canadian Catholic community, and now welcomes new immigrants from Haiti to its French-language Mass.The “twinning” program between parishes in Worcester and Haiti is “a reminder to our people that we’re a universal church,” the Bishop McManus said. “Pope Francis has called the whole church to be a church in mission.“Anyone who has visited the church in Haiti realizes they cannot help themselves - it’s a dire situation,” he said. “In the sense of the fraternity and the solidarity of the faith, we and other dioceses in the United States are reaching out to other parts of Haiti. It’s a joy to have His Eminence with us.”By: Mark Sullivan | September 3, 2017
Cassandra Chéry crowned Miss Haiti 2017
Cassandra Chéry crowned Miss Haiti 2017 On Saturday evening at the Marriott Hotel in Port-au-Prince, the Grand Final of Miss Haiti 2017 was held. After deliberation, the Jury announced its winners in front of a very large audience and the 10 finalists...Miss Haiti 2017 results :"Miss Friendship" : Alexandra Eloisier"Miss Popularity" : Marie Gerline Moreau5th runner-up : Weendy Legerme;4th runner-up : Chrystel Dufour;3rd runner-up : Alexandra Eloisier;2nd runner-up : Marie Gerline Moreau;1st runner-up: Caroline BeigenCassandra Chéry (21 years old) was crowned Miss Haiti 2017.Born in Port-au-Prince, Cassandra is a model and student in communication. She succeeds Raquel Pelissier Miss Haiti 2016.Very moved to have been crowned Miss Haiti 2017, Haiti's new beauty queen said "Young, keep hope and believe that you can accomplish whatever you want. Life is like a bicycle, advancing not to lose balance, pedaling to your final destination."HaitiLibre | September 3, 2017
A proposed road map for the government in the Great North of Haiti
The Great North of Haiti that includes the North, the North East and the North West has been the theater of most of the battles two centuries ago leading to the liberation of the slaves of St Domingue, creating Haiti, the first black republic and facilitating the end of slavery in the world.Historically, the Great North of Haiti has always seen itself as one geographical entity; putting the three catchments areas together to plan the future makes sense to the environment and to the population.Culturally, the Great North of Haiti during most part of the summer shares a series of cultural-religious festivals that draw a number of pilgrims from one town to another that could become a caravan of wealth creation for the service purveyors.Yet the inter-connectivity of the three departments suffers in terms of infrastructure, electricity, water and hospitality. This essay should lead to further collaboration, structure and caucus that will put together the government, civil society, the university and the experts in the tourism and business sector to design a definitive roadmap to put the Great North on the road where it will profit not only of its proximity to the Dominican Republic and to Cuba but also serve as a hub for the economic development of the entire country.There are some antecedents to this concept, the Artibonite and the Center departments have benefited of funding from the European Union to design a corridor of economic activity that links the different cities together across the geographical borderline of one department.The Northern part of Haiti suffers from a lack of infrastructure that impedes its development. Aside from the corridor Ouanaminthe – Cape Haitian there are very few excellent paved roads leading from one city to another. This essay will look into the entire region to propose to the government direction and directives that will spur the development of the region as a whole.It fits into the public policy platform by the Jovenel/Lafontant government of mobilizing all the different ministries, bringing their resources together to concentrate on one region and as such filling the accumulated deficit of 60 years that impedes the economic development of the country.Starting with the North West, the government has just invested in a power plant that could introduce electricity to the entire region. We will look into transforming this energy into a vehicle for wealth creation. The island of Latortue, as well as the Far West region of Mole St Nicholas/Bombardopolis and Jean Rabel, constitutes neglected areas where there are very few state interventions. Their proximity to Cuba should interest the government to transform this part of Haiti into a free zone comparable to Ouanaminthe/Dajabon in the North East.On the other side of the department, St Louis and Anse a Foleur, close to the North Department, should be linked with a paved road from Le Borgne, making Cape Haitian and Port de Paix an easy ride avoiding the mountain road of Pilboreau leading to Gonaives and then to Port de Paix.The North of Haiti, in spite of its glorious past, constitutes the poorest region of the country not only in terms of infrastructure but also in terms of gross income of the citizens. There were very few major governmental investments aside from the Cape Haitian airport, albeit an ill conceived one, not prepared for a future tourism boom.The biggest problem of Cape Haitian is waste management. Its sewers are clogged beyond measure with sediment and discharge water that should have been treated before its exit to the sea. It is also overpopulated with its internal migrant population occupying now the mountains that should be reserved for protected areas.Cape Haitian which is comparable in architectural jewel and legacy to Old San Juan or to New Orleans has a great future in touristic development; it must first clean its act and become hygiene friendly. The five thousand tourists who visit Labadie weekly represent a natural market for the citizens of Cape Haitian.Grande Riviere, the second town of the north of Haiti, once a flourishing city is now a ghost town plagued by violence from political clans that feed on the misery and the poverty of the population. It has an asset that is unusual for the region. The government has built in Grande Riviere one of the biggest markets of the republic after the Hyppolite Market of Port au Prince.Will there be support to transform this market into a vehicle for wealth creation, rendering the city of Grande Riviere a free zone where merchants from the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Haiti will join together to exchange products make money, enrich themselves and the state? High level policy planning must directed towards putting in value this extraordinary instrument.Grande Riviere, being the birthplace of Haiti’s founding father, Jean Jacques Dessalines, as well as Haiti’s preferred uncle, Jean Price Mars, must be put in the tourist circuit whereby the tourists that visit Milot and the Citadel can also branch off into Grande Riviere for the slavery journey path.The North of Haiti is privileged to have some vibrant cities such as Limbe, St Raphael, Borgne, Port Margot, Milot, with the Citadels and Henry Christophe palace, La Plaine du Nord, Pignon. Other cities like Dondon, Bahon (except on Wednesday) Plaisance, Pilate, La Victoire, Ranquitte are dormant cities. This caucus should look into how to make those cities vibrant ones.The North East part of Haiti represents the growth area of the region because of Caracol and its industrial park, the 24 hour electricity in some major cities such as Trou, Limonade, Terrier Rouge and Ferrier. The bilateral market of Dajabon / Ounaminthe represents an economic force with repercussions as far as the southern part of the country. People living aux Cayes do not hesitate to travel 300 kilometers all the way up to Ouanaminthe to shop at the bilateral market of the Haitian Dominican border.The Limonade King Henry Public University, albeit in crisis, is a potential resource instrument that, if well managed, could also serve well the region.In conclusion, this essay looks at the region as a whole, seeking the potentiality of each catchment areas and suggesting to the caravan designed by the government how to make an impact that will benefit the population on a long term basis.By Jean H Charles | September 2, 2017
School Games at the Horizon
School Games at the Horizon Thanks to the valuable assistance of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Civic Action (MJSAC), thousands of young people from Thomassin and the surrounding area entertained during the summer holidays 2017 by participating as actors or spectators at the Football Championship organized at the Sport Park of Thomassin from July 16 to August 27, won by the team "Tèt Chaje" of Fermathe at the expense of FC Malik.After the organization of these summer activities, Minister Régine Lamur already has her head turned towards the School Games because, according to her, the return of sport to school is a convinced imperative that "It is the basis of any national selection competitive. None of the sporting disciplines practiced in Haiti can be excluded because a discipline with little or no media coverage can create a prestigious place among the major sports nations."In addition, she also emphasized the brain games that promote concentration and reflection, key factors in the process of creation and development."A better framing of our youth and the exploitation of our sports talents can be a new departure for our country in search of a new image on the international level. However, recognizing that resources are modest and needs unlimited, the Minister wants to build on cooperation and calls on all sectors of national life to unite with the Ministry of Youth, in order to build a new Haiti around of young people.HaitiLibre| September 1, 2017
Brazilian peacekeepers to leave Haiti after 13 years
Port-Au-Prince, Sep 1 The last Brazilian peacekeeping soldiers to Haiti have officially wrapped up their 13-year UN military mission to the Caribbean country.The UN Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) was deployed in 2004 to help stem political violence after the departure of president Jean-Bertrand Aristide -- but it has not endeared itself to Haitians."We arrived in June 2004 when Haiti was experiencing instability and violence," Brazilian Defense Minister Raul Jungmann said Thursday at a ceremony held in Port-au-Prince to mark the official end of the battalion's mission.Many Aristide supporters have long perceived the mission as something of an occupying army.The mission's reputation was further tarnished in 2010, when Nepalese UN peacekeepers introduced cholera, leading to an outbreak that killed more than 9,000 Haitians.Thursday's ceremony marked an important step in closing MINUSTAH, which according to a unanimous UN Security Council resolution reached in April will fully shut down October 15.The UN will deploy a successor operation, the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH).That two-year mission involves training Haiti's national police and working to help the country bolster the rule of law.Outlook | September 1, 2017