Men fire on the crowd, heavy toll

Friday August 12, 2022, in Tabarre 49, heavily armed men of the Gang led by the formidable Vitelhomme Innocent, aboard a "Zo reken" vehicle opened fire on motorcyclists and small merchants at the "Ed One" Crossroad. The partial toll is heavy, at least 4 dead and several injured

Money transfer to the poor

On August 10, as part of the social appeasement program implemented by the Government of the Republic, the Economic and Social Assistance Fund (FAES) continued its money transfer operation to the poorest households living in the metropolitan area. No less than 956 beneficiaries each received, via the Mon Cash application, 3,105 gourdes. See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37344-haiti-news-zapping.html

Taiwan trains Haitian rice seed inspectors

Seed inspection is a very important part of producing high quality rice seed to control the quality to maintain the purity and cleanliness of the variety. Taiwan Technical Mission verifies seed purity for local rice seed production by training excellent lab inspectors and testing seed moisture content, density, physical purity, variety purity and germination rate of seeds.

La Gonâve : thousands of trees planted

As part of the implementation of the project Strengthening resilience to climate change in vulnerable coastal communities in Gonâve, more than 15,000 forest trees have already been planted by residents of Nan Poline, Nan Ferdinant and Belfrecher. The objective of the project is to plant more than 60,000 trees on the island as well as 60,000 mangroves. Soon this planting activity will be carried out in the localities of Anse-à-Galets such as Nan Tâche, Nan Ferdon and Brabrile.

Taiwan launches Food Security Enhancement Project

Wen-Jiann Ku the Ambassador of Taiwan (Republic of China), together with Brédy Charlot Minister of Agriculture launched the "Project to Strengthen Food Security and Improve Post-Earthquake Living Conditions of August 14, 2021" funded by the Taiwan Foundation for Disaster Relief (TFDR), which is helping to mentor more rice producer groups and revive agricultural production in disaster areas.

Consulate closures

The Consulates of Haiti in Paris, Orlando and Montreal inform the general public and the Haitian community in particular that their doors will be closed on Monday, August 15, 2022, on the occasion of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, a public holiday in Haiti. Consular services will resume at regular hours on Tuesday, August 16, 2022.

HL/ HaitiLibre