Employer associations challenge the decision...

Employer associations challenge the government's decision to introduce, "without public debate", changes to the customs tariff, excise duties of the investment code as well as other miscellaneous taxes and levies in the published 2021-2022 budget last May. They are calling for the budget to be put on hold. They advocate, to reduce shortfalls and recurring budget deficits, the gradual abolition of subsidies on petroleum products "by practicing the truth of the prices at the pump".

Social appeasement program of 3 billion gourdes

The government finally officially launched this Thursday its social appeasement program announced last December by Prime Minister Ariel Henry. About 3 billion gourdes from the public treasury are earmarked for this purpose. This amount will consist, among other things, of supplying nearly 300 community restaurants for the benefit of just over 100,000 people, distributing 100,000 solidarity baskets each month and financial assistance of 3,000 gourdes to approximately 50,0000 households over a period of three months, said the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor (MAST).

"Corventina" among the top 21 players

The American media, ESPN has just published a list of 21 best players under 21 in the world. Melchie Daëlle Dumornay is 9th in this ranking. Corventina is the only Caribbean in this list.

Vehicle tint law maintained

The Ariel Henry Government, to fight against insecurity, has maintained in the 2022 budget the right to color a vehicle as stipulated in article 10 of the amending budget for (2021-2022) "Any owner of vehicles who, because of their activity professional wishes to travel in a vehicle with tinted windows is required to pay a fixed fee called the vehicle tint fee”

Haiti Health Fair

The Initiative of Women in Haitian Tourism (IFTH) supports the first edition of the Health Fair in Haiti which will be organized on Friday, May 29, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Quisqueya University (Haut Turgeau) by the Services and Dental Tourism Agency (ASSURDENT) on the theme "Our planet, our health".

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