Closure of the American Embassy

The US Embassy in Haiti informs that there will be no VISA or passport service this Friday, December 24, 2021.

Arrest of a Security Officer at a Unibank branch

The Les Cayes police this week arrested Jean Alexandre, Head of Security at the Unibank branch located in the "4 chemins" zone who informed his accomplices outside the bank who were robbing customers

The PNH is deploying reinforcements

On the instruction of Frantz Elbé, Director General ai of the Haitian National Police (PNH), several specialized units were mobilized in order to strengthen the strategic deployment of the officers of the territorial units of the police stations at the level of the metropolitan area, in particular in the risk areas, in order to reassure the population during and after the end of year celebrations.

MJSAC : Death of DDO Jean Eddy Belzir

Raymonde Rival, the Minister of Youth, Sports and Civic Action (MJSAC) learned with "deep sorrow and great emotion" the death of Jean Eddy Belzir Departmental Director of the West (DDO) of the Ministry, occurred Wednesday, December 22, 2021. "In these painful circumstances, the Minister offers her sincere condolences to her family, her relatives, her collaborators and all the employees of the Departmental Direction of the West. She invites all Ministry employees to pay a special tribute to this passionate servant of the State, worthy son of Haiti who deserves our gratitude. Rest in peace !"

Violence : 200 schools idle

Thursday, December 23, on a radio station in the capital, Nesmy Manigat, the Minister of National Education revealed that "almost 200 schools in Martissant, La Saline or even in Cité Soleil are affected by gang violence and works not or badly for certain schools" fearing that "losing 3 years of schooling is losing an entire generation."

Tanker truck : The death toll rises to 95

The death toll in the explosion of the fuel tanker truck on December 14 in Cap-Haitien https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-35530-haiti-flash-tragedy-of-cap-haitien-national-funeral-postponed-this-tuesday.html , has grown heavier and now stands at 95 dead according to the deputy mayor of Cap Haitien, Patrick Almonor, who indicated that 15 other people seriously burned are still hospitalized and that he it is possible that the number of deaths will increase further...

Distribution of toys

On December 22, on the occasion of the Christmas celebration in the town of Tabarre, the Lorquet Foundation for a New Haiti, with "Family Center", distributed toys to more than 350 underprivileged children.

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