JC Duvalier will have a state funeral

This Monday Lucien Jura, the spokesman of the Presidency announced that the Government had decided to hold a state funeral for former President Jean-Claude Duvalier "This should be a state funeral, is what the protocol requires, because it is a former head of state. But we do not know yet if we will take the decision to lower the flag and declare national mourning," reacting to the decision, the former mayor of Port-au-Prince and former opponent of Duvalier, Paul Evans declared "morally, he is not entitled to a state funeral. He was a dictator who has caused much harm to the country [...] But if the law says he should have a state funeral, it should be done."

Prime Minister visited Delmas 2, Cite Soleil and Solino

Sunday, the Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe, accompanied by some members of his Cabinet, paid a visit on foot, in the neighborhoods of Delmas 2, Cite Soleil and Solino. He also made ​​an inspection tour of the renovation work of the Guy Malary airport and Wharf Jérémie. This tour of inspection allows the Head of government to engage directly with the people of these disadvantaged areas and inquire personally of their grievances.

Distribution of several hundred computers

As part of the implementation of commitments of Government taken in different editions of the "Gouvènman an lakay ou" program under the Scolaritech program, several hundred computers have been installed in several police stations, schools and communal governments across the country including: Grand Anse (114); Center (37); West (180); Northwest (120); Northeast (60); Nippes (30); South (35); Southeast (214).

Recovery of Duvalier funds

Asked Saturday evening on the return of funds of Jean-Claude Duvalier in Haiti, Jean-Marc Crevoisier, the Spokesman of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) indicated that "the process was underway [...] the terms restitution were being defined." He confirmed that the amount of money blocked in Switzerland was 6 million francs (± $6,200,000 US)

Education Sector, figures

In the context of the recent census of the education system "136.684 teachers have applied for the Provisional Teaching License and 9.746 establishments have been registered. (partial results). Also note that to date 1,163 civil servant of the central office sign every morning their presence through a biometric reader, indicated Nesmy Manigat, the Minister of Education.

HL/ HaitiLibre