Clifford Brandt heard to the assizes of Port-au-Prince ?

Monday, after being postponed for a week, Me Jean Michel Raymond, Dean of the Court of First Instance, has announced the opening of criminal assizes without juries in Port-au-Prince. According to Me Raymond 149 cases should be judged during this assizes, raising the possibility that the businessman Clifford Brandt is heard during this period https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-9154-haiti-case-clifford-brandt-the-court-of-appeals-ordered-the-release-of-6-police-officers.html

The President Martelly met with Raul Castro

Tuesday, President Martelly that represents worthily Haiti to the national funeral of former South African President, symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle, Nelson Mandela, met on the sidelines of the ceremony, several counterparts including Presidents Raul Castro (Cuba), Enrique Peña Nieto (Mexico) and Desi Bouterse (Suriname)...

Pilot Project in the Municipality of Milot

Tuesday, Tourism Minister met with representatives of some donors, around a project of rural entrepreneurship in Milot. This pilot project in the Municipality of Milot, aims to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) touristic, including artisans.

Demonstration : insufficient minimum wage...

Tuesday, several hundred workers of the National Society of Industrial Parks (SONAPI) won the streets to demand that the minimum wage be increased to 500 gourdes / day instead of 225 gourdes (newly fixed rate). The protesters said they could not meet their needs and those of their families with 225 gourdes earned daily at SONAPI.

Tourism : talks with a delegation of USAID...

Monday, Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin, the Minister of Tourism had a meeting with a delegation from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), composed of John Groarke (Mission Director), Tina Balin Berridge (Special advisor), Danièle Jean Pierre (Chief Legal Officer) and Skye Justice (Attaché for Economic and Commercial Affairs of the U.S. Embassy). Issues relating to the Government's vision for tourism development in the Northern Region was at the center of the agenda.

HL/ HaitiLibre