4 escapees captured

4 new inmates escaped from the prison of Croix des Bouquets on August 10, have just been taken. Two were arrested in Jacmel and two in Port-de-Paix. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11830-haiti-security-11-escapees-caught-in-dominican-republic.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11804-haiti-security-it-s-the-dominican-army-that-captured-clifford-brandt.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11795-haiti-security-329-escapees-the-government-explains-video.html

Arnel Bélizaire wants to stay away for now...

Deputy Arnel Bélizaire who had been rushed to hospital following his hunger strike https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11779-haiti-flash-arnel-belizaire-rushed-to-hospital.html , informs having left the hospital and returning home, but gave no details of his health nor if his will continue his strike or not. He says he wants to stay away for now.

Steven Benoit proposes a new negotiation

On Wednesday, Senator Steven Benoit, First Secretary of the Senate, indicated that the office of the Upper House, trying to convince President Martelly to sit around a table with the 6 Senators and six of G6 and the political parties of the opposition to negotiate a outcome to the pre-electoral crisis. The Office of the Senate sent for that purpose, a correspondence to the Executive and political organizations concerned.

Table Tennis : Tournament Open Haiti

From 16 to 17 August 2014, the city of Les Cayes hosted at the school auditorium Philippi Warrior the Table Tennis Tournament "Open Haiti." 27 table tennis players competed, including 8 came from Les Cayes. This tournament was won by Sebastien Muzeau agaist Ovens Christophe by 3 sets to 1. Note that the real star of this competition was the young prodigy of 11, Donika Saint Fleur, who won all the matches in the first round and won the eighth-finals against Darius Decosse, before losing in the final quarter face to Sebastian Muzeau.

Opening of two new workshops

On Tuesday, two new training workshops for youth from various poor neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince, have been launched, to the Office of Marie Carmelle Rose Anne Auguste, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, in charge of Human Rights and the Fight against Poverty Extreme. These workshops of photography and sculpture are respectively driven by photographer Henry Cayard (Mr. Henry) and the sculptor Jean Rémy Eddy, Village de Noailles. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11855-haiti-social-the-artistic-creation-workshops-continue-successfully.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11839-haiti-culture-opening-of-a-painting-training-workshop.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11762-haiti-social-the-government-encourages-artistic-creation.html

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