300 Haitians stranded in Chiapas

On Monday, some 300 Haitians arrived at the 21st Century Station of the National Institute of Migration in Chiapas, a state in southern Mexico, on the border with Guatemala, demanding their regularization in the country and be able to continue their journey to United States. Our compatriots settled on the outer esplanade of the federal enclosure await the decision of the authorities.

Back deadly wedding 13 victims

Friday a road accident occurred at the 3rd communal section of Bassin Bleu, after the brake of a vehicle were lacking. Balance, five dead, including one girl and eight wounded who were returning from a marriage.

Cooperation Chile-Haiti

Chile's Ambassador in Haiti Patricio Utreras and Jerry Chandler, Director of the Directorate of Civil Protection (DPC), proceeded to the opening of a training workshop on capacity building for community interventions in the event of urgency (CERT). This intensive training of trainers, which is part of the bilateral cooperation program Chile-Haiti, will extend over a week and the first of a series of training that will take place across the national territory.

International Dance Day

On Monday, April 29, the Ministry of Culture celebrated International Dance Day and praised the dedication, creative spirit, ingenuity and tenacity of all practitioners of this art evolving in Haiti. The Ministry expresses a deep respect for the audacity, courage and above all the passion that drives trainers and dance professionals who, thanks to their work, have allowed young people to discover another world.

Universal Accessibility Training

As part of the mission of the Office of the Secretary of State for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities (BSEIPH) aiming, inter alia, to promote universal accessibility standards with a view to contributing to autonomy and the free movement of persons with reduced mobility, two training days were organized jointly with Christian Blind Mission (CBM) in Hinche. This training brought together about thirty participants, including representatives of organizations of or for disabled people and engineers.

Meeting between the CFI and the Haitian artisanal textile sector

On Monday, a working meeting was held between the Investment Facilitation Center (CFI) and members of the Haitian textile / handicraft sector, with the aim of preparing Haiti's participation in the "Apparel Textile Outsourcing 2019" trade fair, that will be held in Miami from May 28 to 30, 2019. This fair will be an opportunity for the CFI to promote the textile and craft sectors to investors, suppliers, buyers who will attend this event.

HL/ HaitiLibre