Bahamas : more than 500 Haitians repatriated in April

The Bahamas repatriated 274 Haitian nationals this week aboard the "HMBS Lawrence Major" of the Royal Bahamas Defense Force. The previous repatriation dates from April 8, 2024 when 257 migrants (218 men and 39 women) were intercepted in the south of the archipelago.

National Palace : limited access

Since April 19, 2024, only members of the Presidency (General Secretariat, General Administration, Presidential Security, Accounting Post), as well as special guests, are authorized to circulate in the National Palace, informs a note from Inspector General Vladimir Parison Presidential Security Coordinator. Furthermore, the Directorate of the Palace Security Unit summoned to their posts all executives and agents of the Presidential Security Unit (USP) and the better known "Counter-Ambushment Team". under the name CAT Team until further notice.

FIFA : prelude to the club licensing seminar

Friday April 19, as a prelude to the FIFA / CONCACAF seminar on club licensing, for the benefit of D1 club licensing managers, which will take place on April 24, the latter were entitled to an evaluation and training session, organized by the FHF secretariat, by videoconference via zoom. The appropriate behaviors to adopt for successful participation in a meeting organized via Zoom was the main point discussed during the fruitful exchanges between the participants. Punctuality, checking your equipment or active participation are, among other things, among the behaviors to adopt.

Donation : $20 million USD for the urgent needs of Haiti

The Open Society Foundation founded by billionaire George Sorros announced it is granting $20 million to help meet urgent needs in Haiti. These funds will go to the Boston-based WK Kellogg Foundation, which launched a campaign last fall to continue providing grants to grassroots organizations in Haiti.

Training : Management of cases of violence in pre-hospital environment

In order to enable health personnel to better manage cases of violence in a pre-hospital environment, the International Committee of the Red Cross recently organized training for trainers on the de-escalation of violence in a pre-hospital environment in benefit of 14 employees including 10 from the National Ambulance Center (CAN), 2 from the MSF Organization and 2 others from the Haitian Red Cross. This training aims to prepare people who have previously acquired knowledge on the subject and are able to replicate it around them.

148 community restaurants restocked

As part of the activities of the "Kore Pèp" program benefiting from funding from Taiwan (Republic of China), the Economic and Social Assistance Fund (FAES) restocked 148 community restaurants located in the metropolitan area from 18 to 20 April 2024.

HL/ HaitiLibre