Guy Philippe back on the streets

Thursday, October 17, 2024, at the call of the former elected Senator of Grand-Anse, Guy Philippe, several hundred citizens took to the streets in Jérémie, led by Guy Philippe, defying the ban on the state of emergency https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-43437-icihaiti-reminder-state-of-emergency-in-effect-throughout-the-territory.html to demand the departure of the government in place. "We must put the brakes on this system that is destroying our Nation," declared the former Senator while calling for continued mobilization to build a better future, recalling that only a collective effort can lead to the country's liberation from the clutches of injustice and inequality.

Arbitrary Detention : Good News

During the special hearings organized at the initiative of Government Commissioner Lionel Constant Bourgoin, 7 minors in preventive detention who had been incarcerated for 1 year and 8 months, 2 years and 3 months, 3 years, 3 years and 7 months, 4 years and 2 months, 4 years and 2 months, 5 years and 1 month respectively, were able to regain their freedom. These releases were obtained as part of the "Leve Kampe !" project conducted in partnership with Terre des Hommes Italy with the support of Global Affairs Canada

Hati could declare famine soon

Dominique Dupuy, Minister of Foreign Affairs, says he fears a famine in Haiti soon. "We fear that in a few months we will have to declare famine, for the first time in the American hemisphere," warned the Chancellor in an interview with France 24.

FAd’H : 700 new soldiers will be recruited

700 new soldiers will be recruited to strengthen both the Multinational Mission and the Haitian Armed Forces of Haiti (FAd’H), with the aim that they can, in the medium term, assume sole responsibility for the security of the Nation.

Autobiographical story of Jimmy Jean-Louis

"The Embassy of Haiti in France is pleased to have organized this week the signature sale of 'Héros, l'enfant d'Haïti, des bidonvilles de Port-au-Prince aux étoiles d'Hollywood' by Jimmy Jean-Louis. Autobiographical story, which tells the extraordinary journey of the world-renowned Haitian actor."

International Day of CECs

On October 17, 2024, the Bank of the Republic of Haiti celebrates the International Day of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (CECs), commemorated every 3rd Thursday of October. Present in the 10 departments of the country, including the most remote areas, these institutions are one of the pillars of financial inclusion. With the theme 'A single world thanks to cooperative finance," this day recalls the importance of CECs and their role in access to financial services for all, everywhere in Haiti.

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