Friday, December 28th at a press conference, Jean Michel Lapin, the Minister of Culture, accompanied by the Secretary of State for Communication, Eddy J. Alexis and its Director General of Culture Yves Penel, presented the outline of the balance sheet of his first 100 days at the head of the Ministry.

Minister Lapin spoke of the need for institutional strengthening of public service organizations, the rehabilitation of historic sites, the promotion of youth creativity and cultural exchanges with other countries, adding "The Ministry's Strategic Orientation Council has made it possible to reach a consensus for a sectoral action plan with an adapted budget that takes into account all the autonomous organizations in order to strengthen them for the benefit of the cultural actors [...] our partnerships with UNESCO and UNICEF were strengthened from training sessions for technical managers to strengthen the cultural sector.

Moreover, he recalled that in the field of communication, partnerships have already been established with SOS Journalists and the Maison de la Presse where a computer lab will be set up to allow journalists to receive adequate training.

Finally, concerning the file of the radio station Kiskeya destroyed in a fire https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26465-haiti-flash-radio-tv-kiskeya-reduced-to-ashes.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26515-haiti-radio-kiskeya-the-point-of-the-directorate-on-the-fire-that-ravaged-the-station.html Minister Lapin declared "The Government via the Ministry of Culture and Communication is willing to give its full support to Radio Kiskeya. "

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