Friday, at the Marriott Hotel, as part of the civic education campaign for the academic year 2015-2016, Jimmy Albert, the Minister of Youth, Sports and Civic Action (MJSAC) in the presence of Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin (Minister of tourism), Nesmy Manigat (Minister of Education - MENFP), Paul Maurice (resident Representative of UNESCO in Haiti), directors general of MJSAC and of MENFP, of public and private school principals, students and parents, participated in the closing of the 2nd Edition of the Grand National song contest "Nou tout sanble" launched in December 2015 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-16140-haiti-culture-the-minister-manigat-launches-a-music-contest.html

Bringing together 96 groups from different public and private schools across the country the contest put in competition 10 finalists https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-16511-haiti-culture-a-list-of-10-finalists-of-the-music-contest-nou-tout-sanble.html

The Jury composed of : Cynthia Michel, Eunide Edouarin (Princesse Eud), Farah Joseph, Jean Belony Murat (BELO), Roosevelt Saillant (BIC), Renette Désir (Netty), Tamar Bertrand (Queen Bee), Tamara Suffren (Tamy), Valckensy Dessin (K-libr) finally declared the great winner the Lycée Antenor Firmin (PAP West), followed by the Collège St François d’Assise (PAP, Ouest) and of Centre classique Féminin (Cap-Haitien, North).

The participants in this contest received from the hands of ministers Manigat, Albert and Villedrouin, besides CD songs and books (Gouverneur de la Rosée) for each of the four winning students in the first place: a scholarship, a laptop and a tablet computer for students winners of the 2nd and 3rd place, a laptop and a tablet and for all other finalists participants a digital tablet.

The 10 finalist songs will be compiled and burn to a CD.

After the singing competition of the Big civic education campaign "Nou tout sanble" the literature component will be launched in March in all schools of Haiti.

HL/ HaitiLibre