Bank Schedules and Closures

In a note, the Professional Association of Banks (PDB) announced that the counters of banks will operate until noon Monday, March 4, 2019. In addition, the APB clarifies that the counters of commercial banks will be closed on Tuesday, March 5. See also : https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-27076-icihaiti-notice-non-working-days-official.html

School blocking threat

On Friday, dozens of professors and leaders of private schools enrolled in the Universal Free and Compulsory Schooling Program (PSUGO) took the street. They denounce the nonpayment of their salary which they claim the arrears... and threaten to block the operation of the schools if they do not obtain satisfactions.

The walking bands manifest

Friday, following the cancellation of the National Carnival 2019 27057 , many walking band musicians rallied in front of the Ministry of Culture to claim the payment promised by the State for the 4 Sundays of rehearsals they made... A further protest, after that of the bands that were to march in Gonaïves https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-27081-icihaiti-national-carnival-2019-artists-threaten-to-sue-the-state.html

Pétion-ville: Ban on urinating in the open air

The musical authorities of Pétion-ville, after those of Port-au-Prince, are now vigilant to fight against the bad habit of some people who urinate on the roadside in front of passers-by... Already arrests have taken place, violators are liable a fine.

The Minister of Tourism and the Crisis

Friday March 1, Marie-Christine Stephenson, the Minister of Tourism met with journalists from the Bahamian television channel "Eye Witness" visiting the country around the perception of Haiti in foreign media https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27073-haiti-economy-the-crisis-in-haiti-a-disaster-for-the-tourism-sector.html . They also discussed the impact of the socio-political crisis in Haiti on the tourism sector. According to the journalists, their trip to Haiti has allowed them to discover another side of the country.

Cooperation between the CCIHC and the author of "Haiti has chosen to become a poor country"

A collaboration agreement between the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Haiti-Canadian (CCIHC) and the economist Etzer Émile was made official on Friday, March 1st. A first collaboration with the author of the book "Haiti has chosen to become a poor country" published by the Presses University Quisquéya (2017), will take place in the framework of the activity planned in March on the law of Finance 2018-2019 during which Mr. Emile will offer his perspectives.

HL/ HaitiLibre