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For at least a week, the members of the specialized body of land border security (CESFRONT) dispatched to Dajabon, during several interventions have seized dozens of jJerricans , cans and other containers of fuel that Haitian smugglers try to make smuggle into Haiti where fuel is becoming increasingly scarce https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-28623-haiti-flash-shortage-of-fuels-or-organized-scarcity.html
Thursday on the binational bridge over the Massacre River, which connects Dajabon to Ouanaminthe in Haiti, the CESFRONT intercepted and seized 95 gallons of gasoline and 50 gallons of diesel.
Colonel José Manuel Durán Infante, Director General of CESFRONT, said that the men under his command, in accordance with General Rubén Darío Paulino Sem, the Minister of Defense of the Dominican Republic, were careful not to threaten security in their zone of responsibility (with the Haitians) as it had been in February 2019 when it had been necessary to militarize the Dominican service stations https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26989-haiti-rd-haitians-furious-against-the-militarization-of-the-dominican-c.html to fight against purchases of fuel by Haitians, destined to the black market in Haiti, a highly lucrative traffic.
Source: Haitilibre

According to forecasters’ analyzes of the changing weather patterns in the Caribbean, rainfall will be lower than usual in the West Indies for the months of August to October 2109.
Atmospheric conditions do not seem favorable to a strong rainy activity and tropical waves. During this quarter, the rainfall regime will remain slightly deficient on the islands of the Caribbean, especially in Haiti, although some localized rainfall events are more marked.
Temperatures will remain above normal causing intense heat in the Caribbean Basin.
There is no clear trend for the upcoming dry season, rainfall is expected to be around normal and temperatures will remain above average in some islands such as Haiti and Guyana…
The hurricane season this year according to the forecasts of the University of Colorado hhttps://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27875-haiti-weather-beginning-of-hurricane-season.html will be slightly below the 1981-2010 average. It will include about 5 hurricanes (average 6.4), 13 named storms (average 12.1), 50 named storm days (average is 59.4), 16 hurricane days (average is 24.2), 2 major hurricanes (Category 3-4 or 5 with winds greater than 178km/h, average 2.7), 4 major hurricane days (average 6.2). The probability of impact of a major hurricane in the United States is about 90% on the long average.

In partnership with the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP) and the Youth Development Initiative (IDEJEN), UNICEF launched a two-day forum at the Montana Hotel on Thursday (August 29th) on youth employability that brought together more than 150 adolescents, young people, experts and representatives of sectors involved in the youth issue, education, employment in Haiti https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-28614-haiti-social-forum-for-teenagers-and-youth-on-employability.html
As part of the implementation of the Non-Formal Education Policy and UNICEF’s “Generation without Limits” initiative, the Forum aims, among other things, to provide young people with new information about lifelong learning opportunities and opportunities, promote the right to youth training and promote initiatives related to the new Non-Formal Education Policy.
Non-formal education, values ​​education, information and communication technologies, vocational training, entrepreneurship, youth employment are all topics that will be addressed during the two days of this Forum.
Opening the proceedings of this Forum, Edwing Charles the Minister for Youth recalled the journey of his life as a young person who grew up and evolved in a difficult neighborhood “La Saline”. Stressing that he needed “determination, courage, will and commitment” to achieve his dreams through his studies and succeed. He invited all young people to learn from his experience to show that it is always possible to achieve his dreams, despite the difficulties and obstacles. For Minister Charles, the slogan “kenbe tèt ou, kraze bèt ou, kwè nan tèt ou” summarize up his career well.
In his intervention Meniol Jeune, the Director General of the MENFP considered it opportune for the Ministry to be able to associate itself with any reflection on the issue of the employability of young people and find possible solutions to better support young people in their work, a quest for autonomy and personal development, and to reiterate the Minitry’s recent initiatives, all aimed at better preparing young people to better integrate the labor market. “Everything pushes us to go in this direction” concluding “This is a shared and common responsibility if we want to give hope to this youth who needs to develop their skills and knowledge.”
Maria-Luisa Fornara, United Nations Children’s Fund Representative, commended the Haitian government’s efforts to overcome the challenge of employability. The availability of a public policy document on non-formal education https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27298-haiti-education-the-country-adopts-a-policy-of-non-formal-education-after-an-11-year-process.html is a good sign.
Learn more about Non-Formal Education :
Non-formal education is an addition, alternative and / or supplement to formal education in the lifelong learning process of individuals.

The Consulate of the Republic of Haiti in Orlando informs the Haitian Community of Central Florida that the Consulate will be closed on Monday, September 2 and Tuesday, September 3, 2019, in anticipation of the passage of the powerful hurricane Dorian in the region.
The dangerous Hurricane Dorian, which has just risen to category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale (the maximum level) with winds that have increased to nearly 260 km / h, poses a serious potential danger for Florida. Consequently, the Haitian Consulate recommends that the Haitian Community of Central Florida adopt a responsible attitude in this emergency situation, paying particular attention to children, the elderly and persons with reduced mobility in order to the fully safety of families and the Community as a whole.
The staff of the Consulate, while remaining concerned and supportive, invites the Community to respect the safety instructions of the local authorities and to follow all the progress of the event in the appropriate media for the latest information.
The staff of the Consulate remains at your disposal at the emergency number: 407-781-6684
If you need temporary shelters, please contact the officials at the phone number corresponding to your locality from the following list :

In the latest 8:00 am bulletin on this Sunday, September 1, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) states that the center of Hurricane Dorian was located near latitude 26.5 North and longitude 76, West.
On this track, the core of extremely dangerous Hurricane Dorian should be moving over Great Abaco soon, and continue near or over Grand Bahama Island later tonight and Monday. The hurricane should move closer to the Florida east coast late Monday through Tuesday night.
Data from an Air Force Hurricane Hunter plane which just penetrated the eye of Dorian indicate that the maximum sustained winds have increased to near 160 mph (260 km/h) with higher gusts. Dorian is now a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
Some fluctuations in intensity are likely, but Dorian is expected to remain a powerful hurricane during the next few days. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 30 miles (45 km) from the center, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles (165 km).
Learn about level 5 hurricanes :
Wind speed over 251 km / h
Wind 135 knots and waves over 5.5 meters
Category 5 is the highest category on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Hurricanes in this category can cause significant damage to homes and buildings, tear off their roofs completely and even completely destroy them.
Heavy floods can seriously damage the first floors of all coastal buildings and many coastal infrastructures can be destroyed and swept away by swells. Emergency evacuations from residential areas can be done if a hurricane of this magnitude threatens the population.
A lack of drinking water and long-term power cuts can be expected and can even last for several months.
Tropical hurricanes of such strength can be very destructive. Examples of Hurricane Level 5: Okeechobee (1928), Camille (1969), Edith (1971), Gilbert (1988), Hugo (1989), Andrew (1992), Katrina (2005), Deanet Felix (2007), Irma followed by Maria (2017) and Dorian (2019).
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Nothing go well between Jean Marie Reynaldo Brunet the Minister of the Interior and Territorial Communities and its Director General Fednel Monchéry. The cause, a request for Dominican Visas to the Dominican Ambassador accredited in Haiti, Alberto Despradel Cabral, for the benefit of 27 Special Agents of the National Intelligence Service that would have been executed by Monchéry beyond his attributions, without the knowledge Minister and the Government.
In a letter addressed to Monchéry, from which we obtained a copy, Minister Brunet castigates and calls to order his Director General :
Letter from Minister Brunet :
No. …BM/JMRB/mgl/0631/Ex :18-19
“[…]
Mr. Director General,
I have been given the opportunity to note that you have taken the responsibility of affixing your signature to a letter addressed to His Excellency Mr. Alberto Despradel CABRA, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Haiti on a visa application for the benefit of twenty seven (27) Special Agent of the National Intelligence Service (SIN) without my knowledge, that of the Government and the President of the Republic.
To this end, I hereby request that you immediately postpone this step and I would like to remind you that only the Minister of the Interior and Territorial Communities has the full legal responsibility to commit the Ministry to such purposes.
Due to the non respect of the standards and basic principles of the Haitian public administration in addition to the cascade scandals that have already occurred, I recommend you an umpteenth time to apply, in your acts and decisions, the laws governing the operation of the Haitian State. […]
Jean-Marie Reynaldo BRUNET
Minister”
Following these allegations, Fednel Monchéry denied the words of Brunet who accuses him of having acted without his knowledge and invites the Minister to be well informed before making accusations on such sensitive subjects. In addition, Monchéry claims that he did not officially receive the letter from Minister Brunet, who accuses him of violating the administrative code on confidentiality and the right of reserve that all public officials are bound to respect.
Source:  HaitiLibre