64 inmates pardoned

Sunday, on the occasion of the day of prisoners, the government pardoned 64 prisoners including 27 women. Me Francisco René, the Government Commissioner of Port-au-Prince, ndicated that this decision was made in the context of the struggle of the Government against prolonged pretrial detention in Haiti and said that an ad hoc committee for monitoring and evaluation, was established for this purpose by the Ministry of justice, composed of representatives of the Ministry, prison authorities and the Prosecutor of Port-au-Prince.

Uruguay will withdraw its troops of the Minustah

On the occasion of the Council of Ministers, the Uruguayan President José Mujica has announced its decision to withdraw its troops from the UN Mission for Stabilization in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and given orders in tis sense. Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro, the Minister of Defence of the country said that Uruguay has begun to implement a phase-out plan.

Protection of our citrus...

Monday was given to the Primature, a press conference with experts from the Ministry of Agriculture about some preventive measures to protect our citrus against the Citrus Greening or Huanglongbing, a disease caused by an insect called psyllid, which is spreading in the United States and Brazil.

Change of time soon...

The Ministry of Communication informs the public that in accordance with the presidential decree on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, the National hour will decrease by 60 minutes from 2:00 am Sunday, November 3, 2013.

Launch of the fifth national census...

Tuesday morning, Wilson Laleau, the Minister of Economy and Finance, Chairman of the National Committee of Censusproceeded at Kinam II to the launch of the 5th General Census of Population and Housing (Ve RGPH-2014).

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