HUEH emergency room ransomed

Unidentified armed individuals broke into the emergency department of the Hospital of the State University of Haiti (HUEH) at the beginning of this week, have ransomed the sick and the doctors and threatened with death of hospital security guards.

PNH : Technical and logistical support from Taiwan

Monday January 3, Elbé Frantz, Director General of the National Police of Haiti (PNH) accompanied by his Chief of Staff and the central directors of the administrative and judicial police, met with Wen-Jiann KU Ambassador of Taiwan (Republic of China) in Haiti. Discussions focused on issues concerning security, technical and logistical support from Taiwan to the PNH.

Assassination of the President : 4 people released provisionaly

Eddy Amazan, Jacques Sincère, Cicéron Cedernier and Wilner Cangé, who were imprisoned at the National Penitentiary in connection with the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, were granted provisional release on Monday.

Chancellor Généus in Argentina

The Chancellor, Jean Victor Géneus, will participate to the Summit of Foreign Ministers of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Buenos Aires (Argentina) on January 6 and 7, 2022 which will work on the implementation of decisions taken by the last summit of heads of state and government. On the sidelines of the summit, the Chancellor will meet with his counterparts from Mexico, Argentina and the Dominican Republic on issues of common interest.

Fever, flu or Omicron ?

Many cases of influenza and fever are recorded in Haiti. The Ministry is awaiting the result of the genomic sequencing of the virus samples sent to a specialized laboratory in the USA to find out whether the Omicron variant is present in Haiti. While waiting for the Director General of the Ministry, Dr Lauré Adrien invites the population to observe health measures and barrier gestures to avoid the worst.

Tennis : Naomi is back

Tuesday, January 4, 2022, after four months of absence, the Japanese of Haitian origin Naomi Osaka (24) made her return to competition with a victory in the first round of the Melbourne tournament, [6-4, 3-6 , 6-3] against the French Alizé Cornet (31 years old). In the 8th final, Naomi will face the Ukrainian Maryna Zanevska (28 years old).

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