Customs revenue new record

In February 2025, customs revenue set a new record with nearly 10 billion 400 million Gourdes in revenue, 32% more than in February 2023 and 5% more than the Ministry of Economy's forecast for the current fiscal year. From October 2024 to February 2025, customs are currently at 101% of forecasts.

Installation of CNDDR members

Unless there is a last-minute change, the National Commission for Disarmament, Dismantling and Reintegration (CNDDR) should be officially installed this Monday, March 10, 2025 at the Ministry of the Interior with a partial presence within the Prime Minister's Office. The Commission is made up of 7 members: Enold Florestal, Coordinator, as well as Guerda Privilon, Claudy Alexis, Junior Bonheur, Illionor Louis, Michel Jean-Marie Léonidas and Abler Roudy Lalanne.

UEH : New Executive Council

The Rectorate of the State University of Haiti informs that the University Council elected its new Executive Council on Sunday, March 9, 2025 for the next 4 years. Council members:

- Professor Dieuseul PREDELUS, Rector (95.45% of the votes);

- Professor Predner DUVIVIER, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs (58.33% of the votes);

- Professor Jacques BLAISE, Vice-Rector for Research (73.91% of the votes).

Culture : Death of the sculptor "Ti Pèlen"

Sunday, March 9, 2025, the National Bureau of Ethnology learned with great sadness, the death of one of the great Haitian sculptors, Jean Salomon Horace alias "Ti Pèlen". Stone sculptor, born August 25, 1959 "Ti Pèlen" was one of the artists of the resistance in Rivière Froide. Despite all the insecurity problems that arose in this area, he continued to maintain and transmit his knowledge to other young artists. The National Bureau of Ethnology, Laboratory of Popular Sciences, had the privilege of collaborating with this great creator of artistic works, as part of the work of promoting popular art.

OAS : Election of a new Secretary General

Chancellor Jean-Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste, leading a delegation, left Port-au-Prince for Washington D.C. to take part in the 56th Special Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), dedicated to the election of the new Secretary General. The Chancellor will take advantage of his stay in the United States to meet with the heads of post of the various Haitian consular missions in the United States in order to strengthen the mechanisms of community supervision and protection of our compatriots, particularly in the context of possible deportation measures.

Property Tax DGI Reminder

The DGI calls on homeowners and farmers to respect their obligation to pay the property tax on built properties for the 2024-2025 fiscal year before March 31.

HL/ HaitiLibre