(D-1) Award ceremony for the national school short story competition

Saturday April 16, 2022 9:30 a.m. at the Marriott-Turgeau hotel, the Award Ceremony will take place for the 10 winners of the 6th edition of the national school short story competition and at the launch of the 7th edition, sponsored by Academician Dany Laferrière. Let's recall that the national school short story is an initiative of the Center for the Promotion of Excellence, Culture and Citizenship, founded and directed by the writer Gary Victor and the Association of French Teachers of Haiti and supported by the Ministry of Culture.

Taiwan : Donation of $500,000 for Civil Protection

Thursday was signed a partnership agreement between Taiwan (Republic of China) and Haiti as part of a donation of 500 thousand US dollars to support the General Directorate of Civil Protection.

The price of propane tanks is skyrocketing

Propane prices, which are not regulated by the State in Haiti, continue to rise in the country, where the 25-pound cylinder sells for up to 1,750 gourdes in Port-au-Prince. An increasingly untenable situation for consumers.

Drama workshop

At the beginning of the week at the initiative of the French Institute of Haiti, the students of the ACTE drama school followed a dramaturgy workshop (virtual) led by the Cameroonian poet, playwright and director Kouam Towa.

Les Cayes : resumption of Sunrise Airways flights

The Sunrise Airways Company resumed its flights at the beginning of the week to Antoine Simon Airport in Les Cayes. At least 3 flights of 30 passengers per day

See also : https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-36320-icihaiti-domestic-flights-sunrise-airways-announces-the-soon-addition-of-an-emb-120er-aircraft.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36301-haiti-flash-violent-demonstration-in-les-cayes-several-victims-a-burned-plane.html

BRH : Baden Dubois will sit on the Economic and Social Council of the AUF

Jean Baden Dubois, the Governor of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti, (BRH) will sit on the Economic and Social Council of the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) for a period of 2 years (2022-2024) as representative of the Caribbean region. He will also assume the Vice-Presidency of the Regional Commission of Economic and Scientific Experts of the Region.

HL/ HaitiLibre