Catastrophic GDP prospects

The World Bank forecasts that the GDP of Latin American and Caribbean countries will decrease on average by 4.6% in 2020 due to the Coronavirus. Haiti -3.5%, Dominican Republic 0.00%, Dominica -3.0%, Grenada -7.3%, Jamaica -2.9%, Saint Lucia -7.2% and Saint-Vincent -4.0%..

Kidnappers gang arrested

On the night of Sunday, April 12, the National Police of Haiti, in Lamentin 54, (Commune of Carrefour) proceeded to the arrest of fifteen individuals accused of involvement in kidnapping acts and who also allegedly links with armed gangs in Grand-ravine.

Salomon market disinfection

"The City of Port-au-Prince continues to fight against Covid-19. Firefighters and civil protection joined forces to clean and disinfect the Salomon market on Easter Sunday. We thank the city of Montreal for making this initiative possible," said Mayor Ralph Youri Chevry.

Finishing of the RN #3

Monday a videoconference led by the National Authorizing Officer of the EDF, Charles Jean Jacques and the Head of the Delegation of the European Union in Haiti Ms. Sylvie Tabesse, with the RAZEL-VORBE group in charge of the construction of the National Road #3, funded by the European Union from the 10th EDF and the French Development Agency). The objective of this working session was to take stock of the construction contract, which is in the finishing phase but which requires adjustments due to the Covid-19.

Awareness raising agent on the La Coupe market

"Heart To Heart International", in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA-Haiti), deployed community health workers in the La Coupe Pétion-ville market to educate marketers about the right things to do to protect yourself from the Covid-19.

Rara prohibited

The Ministry of Culture and Communication once again reminds the general public, cultural operators and Rara in particular, of their obligation, in the context of the state of emergency and preventive measures relating to the Coronavirus pandemic taken by the government, to refrain from organizing activities involving a crowd gathering.

HL/ HaitiLibre