Grand North : Tour to meet the needs of schools/B>

After the Grand South region from August 14 to 17, 2025, the National Education Fund (FNE) will travel to the Grand North region to listen, act, and respond where the needs are most urgent, following the Government's instructions. As previously in the South, Grand'Anse, Southeast, and Nippes https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-45584-haiti-grand-south-more-than-160-million-for-rehabilitation-work-on-57-schools.html, the beneficiary schools will be selected based on recommendations issued by departmental directors, to ensure a rigorous approach consistent with local realities. This approach reflects the FNE's firm commitment to promoting responsible and transparent management of public resources, in favor of the sustainable strengthening of the education system in all regions of the country.

Slave Trade Commemoration

August 23, 2025, is the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. This day recalls the magnitude of this tragedy and invites us to reflect on its causes, consequences, and the interactions it generated between Africa, Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean. This Commemoration also commemorates the slave uprising in Saint Domingue (Haiti) on the night of August 22-23, 1791, a key moment in the struggle for the abolition of the slave trade.

Funeral of Mgr Romelus:

On Thursday, August 21, 2025, the funeral of Bishop Joseph Willy Romelus was celebrated in the morning at the Jérémie Cathedral in Grand'Anse, in the presence of several ecclesiastical figures, political and administrative leaders, and many faithful. The main celebrant, Bishop Joseph Gontrand Décosse, paid a vibrant tribute to the deceased, saluting his struggle against the Duvalier dictatorship. It should be recalled that Joseph Willy Romelus https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-45541-icihaiti-necrology-mgr-willy-romelus-died.html , Bishop Emeritus of Jérémie, died on August 12, 2025, in Arniquet, at the age of 94.

Inauguration of the Dumont Health Center

After the Baliverne Health Center (5th communal section of Dame-Marie) https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-45548-icihaiti-grand-anse-inauguration-of-the-baliverne-health-center.html Bertrand Sinal, Minister of Health, inaugurated a new health center in the Dumont communal section of Port-Salut.

DIE Open House in St-Marc

The 3rd edition of the Directorate of Immigration and Emigration (DIE) Open House was a success, with the renovated DIE office in St-Marc (Artibonite) welcoming hundreds of visitors on August 20 and 21, 2025. As promised, passport applications were issued on-site within hours.

3 solar pumping stations

With support from UN Migration, the National Directorate of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DINEPA) installed solar systems at three pumping stations in Delmas and Tabarre to ensure sustainable access to water for thousands of displaced people and residents affected by violence.

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