Foot Haiti : "imminent" organization of a D1 championship

Following a fruitful working session by videoconference between the Haitian Football Federation (FHF) and the leaders of national first division clubs (D1), we are moving towards the imminent organization of a championship which will take into account geographical rapprochement and the overall situation of the country. To be continued…

No vehicle can cross Mariani (RN2) without paying

National Road #2 (and surrounding areas) are under the control of heavily armed individuals and no vehicle can cross Mariani since Wednesday, December 27 without paying a right of passage to these individuals (5,000 to 10,000 gourdes). According to trade unionist Jacques Anderson Desroches of the Force Syndicale pour Sauver Haïti (FOSAH), the police left the area... Jean Vladimir Bertrand, the mayor a.i (executive agent). de Gressier instead denounces "a weak police presence [...] for a week."

2023: dark year for police officers

From January 10 to November 19, 2023, the National Union of Haitian Police Officers recorded 37 police officers who died on duty under the bullets of armed individuals. Two dark days are to be noted this year for the National Police of Haiti (PNH): January 20 in Métivier (Pétion-ville) and January 25 in Liancourt where 10 police officers lost their lives...

South : Grassroots Festival

Grassroots Festival of the Haitian Football Federation (FHF), 350 girls, born in 2009-2010 -2011, from the metropolitan region, participated in the first session held at the Sylvio Cator national stadium Wednesday, December 27 https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-41295-icihaiti-grassroots-festival-new-sessions-this-winter.html . The course is now set for the South department which will host the 2nd session this Friday, December 29 before the Palmes region where the 3rd session will take place on December 31. Two other sessions, in the North and the Center, will be scheduled soon.

Taiwan : 2.66 million for rice production

The Ministry of Agriculture and the Embassy of Taiwan (Republic of China) in Haiti signed this week a certificate of financial contribution aimed at strengthening agriculture in Haiti. This contribution, valued at $2.66 million, is part of the "Haitian-Taiwanese cooperation for strengthening rice production in Haiti” project".

Canada : Haitian Embassy closed

The Embassy of Haiti in Canada informs the Haitian community and the general public that its premises are closed from Friday December 29, 2023 to Friday January 5, 2024. Activities will resume on Monday January 8, 2024.

HL/ HaitiLibre