Bus hijacked, 16 passengers kidnapped

On Wednesday July 14, 2021, a bus returning from Port-de-Paix heading for Port-au-Prince and having on board about 40 passengers was hijacked by unidentified armed individuals who kidnapped 16 of the passengers.

Tribute from US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Intervention by American Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the UN Wednesday July 14 in tribute to the death of President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse "[...] I join my distinguished colleagues here today to express our shock, our sadness and our firm condemnation of the horrible assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and of the attack against the first lady Martine Moïse on July 7. I had just met them in Ecuador in May. We wish the first lady a speedy recovery and offer our sincere condolences to the Moïse family and the Haitian people [...]" See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-34234-haiti-diplomacy-tribute-to-president-jovenel-moise-at-the-un-speech.html

UN : Tribute from Haiti to President Moïse

Wednesday July 14, in plenary session of the United Nations General Assembly, Antonio Rodrigue, the Permanent Representative of Haiti to the United Nations paid tribute to President Jovenel Moise assassinated on July 7:

See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-34234-haiti-diplomacy-tribute-to-president-jovenel-moise-at-the-un-speech.html

Books of condolence

Embassy of Haiti in Washington :

The condolence book is open at the Embassy of Haiti in Washington D.C. from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The online version of the condolence book is available at the following link : https://www.haiti.org/livre-de-condoleances/

Embassy of Spain :

In tribute to the President of the Republic Jovenel Moïse, an online register is open at the Embassy of Haiti in Spain to allow all those who wish to present their condolences and sympathies to the family of the deceased https://embassyofhaiti.eu/jovenel-moise-obituary/

Embassy of Haiti in London :

Ms. Emma Mennessy, Head of the Caribbean Affairs Office of the British Foreign Ministry signed the condolence register at the Embassy of Haiti in London, in tribute to President Jovenel Moise

Embassy of Spain in Haiti :

"In homage to President Jovenel Moïse, His Excellency Mr. Manuel Hernández Ruigómez, Ambassador of Spain in Haiti from 2011 to 2014, praised the efforts and courage of the President who was committed to promoting a structural change to allow social stability -economic and political in the country."

Embassy of Haiti in Spain

The representative of the Embassy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo paid tribute to President Jovenel Moïse, expressing "the sympathies and solidarity of the Congolese people to the government and to the Haitian people in this painful circumstance."

The representative of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia paid tribute to President Jovenel Moïse, expressing "the sympathies and solidarity of the Indonesian people to the government and to the Haitian people in this time of mourning. "

The representative of the German Embassy paid tribute to President Jovenel Moïse, expressing "the sympathies and solidarity of the German people to the Government and to the Haitian people in this painful circumstance. "

Embassy of Haiti in the Dominican Republic :

The Ambassador of Haiti Smith Augustin and the Chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of Qatar in the Dominican Republic, Yasser Al-Abdulla proceeded to the signing of the book of condolences in tribute to President Jovenel Moïse at the Embassy of Haiti in the Dominican Republic.

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