Clerk arrested for theft

Tuesday March 24, Wilbert Rhau, Clerk of the Prosecutor's Office of Port-au-Prince was arrested. He is accused of having embezzled 550,000 gourdes and 5,000 US dollars constituting the body of the crime in the Arby Larco case, accused of illicit trafficking in arms.

Death of Colonel Joseph Lemoine Florestant

Jean Walnard Dorneval, the Minister of Defense learned with regret of the death of Colonel Joseph Lemoine Florestant (72), on March 21, 2021, at Jackson South Hospital in Miami. The Minister salutes the memory of this senior officer who served his country and the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAd'H) and offers his sincere condolences to the FAd'H, as well as to the wife of the deceased, his children and grandchildren, children, his relatives and allies, affected by this bereavement.

Project to build a hospital in Haiti

On Tuesday, President Luis Abinader and Minister of Foreign Affairs Roberto Álvarez met with several Ambassadors accredited to the Dominican Republic interested in cooperating in the project to build a hospital in Haiti in order to reduce the intensive use of hospitals by Haitians in particular by Haitian women who come to give birth for free

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-33196-haiti-dr-towards-the-end-of-free-deliveries-for-haitian-women-in-the-dominican-republic.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-21694-haiti-dr-nearly-8-billion-pesos-in-hospital-care-and-services-for-haitians.html

Establishment of an Electoral Security Unit

Mathias Pierre, the Minister in charge of elections and relations with political parties announced the establishment of an electoral security unit made up of the National Police of Haiti (PNH) and the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAd'H ), whose role is to plan everything related to electoral security.

Constitution and Farmers' Organizations

This Thursday, March 25, as part of the popularization of the Preliminary Draft of the Constitution, at the request of several Peasant and Community Based Organizations, a day of Reflection will be held at the Ritz Kinam hotel (Pétion-ville) between several Representatives Farmers' Organizations and Grassroots Community Organizations with the participation of the members of the Advisory Committee and the Minister in charge of Citizenship and Patriotism, Guy André François Junior.

Download the preliminary Draft Constitution (PDF) :

https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/CCI-CONSTITUTION_Projet-de-Constitution-2-fevrier-2021-20h00.pdf

Football restrictions : Haiti vs Belize

Contrary to customary practice on Wednesday afternoon, media were not allowed to cover the pitch reconnaissance session at Sylvio Cator National Stadium due to Covid-19. For the same reason there will be no press conference at the end of the match this Thursday, March 25. See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-33305-haiti-flash-belize-team-attacked-in-haiti-by-armed-individuals.html

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