Payment of employees of the Notre-Dame Hospital of Petit-Goâve

The Ministry of Public Health has 40 paid employees (à gage) of he Notre-Dame Hospital of Petit-Goâve. Let us recall that this category of employees had launched several strikes to demand payment of their salary arrears. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11674-haiti-health-towards-the-end-of-the-conflict-at-notre-dame-hospital-of-petit-goave.html These strikes paralyzed the functioning of the Notre-Dame Hospital of Petit-Goâve.

Inspection Visit in Turtle Island

Tuesday, Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin, the Minister of Tourism and Industries Creaties (MTIC), accompanied by Klaus Eberwein, the Coordinator of Special Plan of Turtle Island and Senator Mélius Hyppolite and of Deputy Alcilus Gros-Nègre among others, conducted an inspection visit in this region, which is the subject of a major tourism project, including the construction of a harbor cruise by Carnival Corporation https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11733-haiti-tourism-second-largest-cruise-port-project-in-haiti.html

New anti-governmental demonstration

Several political opposition organizations whose MOPOD and FOPARC, announced the launch of a new day of demonstrations in Port-au-Prince, Thursday, October 30 to demand judicial authorities for the immediate release of Rony Timothée and Biron Odigé arrested Sunday for "Disturbing public order and incitement to violence" and to demand the departure of the team in power.

New Coordinator in charge of CAED

The Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe has appointed Georges Andy René, at the head of Framework of coordination of external development assistance (CAED), a coordination of external aid, chaired by the Head of Government responsible for the effectiveness of aid and ensure that it complies with government priorities. The Prime Minister reminded the new coordinator of its mission, so that external assistance should be integrated more broadly in social projects aimed at improving the living conditions of many.

Providence Hospital of Gonaives

Next week, Canada will proceed with the inauguration of the new Providence hospital in Gonaives. By investing about $30 million for the construction, equipment and the implementation of a program to support the management of this hospital program, Canada aims to replace the emergency hospital located in temporary facilities since the flood of 2008. This project is one of the largest Canadian investment in Haiti over the past decade.

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