Commission of the Lower House in Dominican Republic

Tholbert Jean Alexis, President of the Chamber of Deputies announced that the President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Lower House, is in the Dominican Republic at the head of a delegation to inquire about the events of Neyba.

Madonna in Haiti

Monday, President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe had a meeting with the American star Madonna, currently in Haiti with his son Rocco. Tuesday, Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin, the Minister of Tourism, along with Madonna and actor Sean Penn, paid a visit to the île-à-Vache and to the new University Hospital of Mirebalais.

Close the border ?

The Deputy Guy Gérard wishes the closure of the border with the Dominican Republic in response to violations of Haitian Rights in neighboring Republic, convinced that such action would force the Dominicans to reflect and change their policy towards Haitians, recalling that "several other Caribbean countries are ready to develop trade relations with Haiti."

A Haitian elected to Parliament in Canada

Monday, Emmanuel Dubourg, a Haitian-Québécois was elected Member of Parliament (PLC - 48.4%) constituency of Henri Bourassa (Montreal, QC). Mr. Dubourg was victorious against the Haitian lawyer Stéphane Mouraille (NDP - 31.1%).

Support to the cocoa sector in Haiti

Tuesday a delegation of the General Council of Hauts de Seine (France) met with Thomas Jacques, Minister of Agriculture around among other the support to the cocoa sector in Haiti.

Redevelopment of the Beach La Tourterelle

Tuesday, November 26, 2013, Karine Condé, Director of the Office of Tourism South met the Departmental Delegate South, Serge Chéry and the responsible of UN HABITAT/South

around the redevelopment of the beach La Tourterelle in les Cayes.

HL/ HaitiLibre