Jacmel : Happy birthday to the jacmeliens

"On the occasion of May 1st, the patronal feast of Jacmel, Saint Jacques and Saint Philippe, the Town Hall wishes a happy feast day to all Jacmel residents and especially to Catholic Christians in faith, charity and hope. The Town Hall of Jacmel takes this opportunity to announce to the general public and Catholic pilgrims and Christians in particular that the public and private institutions of the city of Jacmel will be unemployed on Monday, May 2, 2022."

Turtle Island : 102 Haitians intercepted

Friday, April 29 in the evening, the US Coast Guard intercepted near the island of Tortue an overloaded and dangerously unstable sailboat with 102 Haitians on board, winds were ± 40 km/h and wave troughs of ± 2, 40m

May 1st : Tribute to PM Henry

"As part of the day of May 1, 2022, I unite my voice with that of the members of my Government to pay solemn tribute to the hundreds of thousands of land workers who feed millions of Haitian families" Ariel Henry.

Fuels : The 2nd boat has arrived

Saturday April 30, 2022, the second expected fuel boat arrived in Port-au-Prince with 127,000 barrels of gasoline and 133,000 barrels of diesel https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36551-haiti-news-zapping.html . The "M/T EL MEDIA" docked at the Thor terminal on Saturday afternoon. "The Thor and Varreux terminals will work all day this Sunday, May 1, 2022 to supply as many gas stations as possible in Port-au-Prince and throughout the country," informed the Development Assistance Programs Monetization Office (BMPAD).

PoliFront : New Directorate

Friday, April 29, 2022, Inspector General Jackson Hilaire the newly promoted Chief of Staff of Director General Frantz Elbé https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-36547-icihaiti-pnh-new-director-of-cabinet-of-frantz-elbe.html installed the Chief Commissioner Holden Saintilus as Acting Director of the Land Border Police (PoliFront). post that Jackson Hilaire occupied before his promotion.

Tennis Naomi : First victory of the season on clay

On Friday April 29, 2022, Japanese of Haitian origin Naomi Osaka (36th in the world) won her first match of the season on clay in the first round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid, leaving Russian Anastasia Potapova [6-3, 6- 1)] in 61 minutes, which nevertheless remained on 9 consecutive successes on clay, including the title in Istanbul last week. "I wouldn't say it was an easy match, I feel like I just adapted a bit. It's really good to play on clay again," said the former world number one, who will face Sara Sorribes Tormo (47th in the world) in the next round.

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