Another Pastor kidnapped

Early Wednesday evening, February 9, 2022, unidentified armed individuals kidnapped Pastor Guyto Pierre from his home in Duval, (Pétion-ville) from the Church of the Mission of the Christian Center of Bellevue la Montagne See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-35900-haiti-flash-kidnapping-of-pastor-singer-lochard-remy.html

20 bus passengers released

Tuesday evening, the kidnappers of the 20 passengers on the Sans Souci Tours bus who had been kidnapped on February 4 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-35915-haiti-news-zapping.html been released. It is not known if a ransom was paid.

A car riddled with bullets 3 dead 1 injured

On Wednesday, in the capital at the corner of Rue des Casernes and Rue du Centre, unidentified armed individuals traveling on motorbikes riddled a Jeep with bullets in which were 4 people, 3 of them were killed instantly Lionel Desrosiers, Willy Jean-François and Camille Philippe (all 3 aged over 50), the fourth person, a young lawyer was injured and rushed to hospital. According to available information, the victims were returning from the Port-au-Prince Prosecutor's Office, in the context of a violent land conflict in Vivi Mitchell

Nippes 62 arrests

Agent IV Calixte Jean Astrel, Spokesperson for the National Police of Nippes revealed that during the month of January 2022, the Departmental Police had made 62 arrests for various offenses including among others : assassination, association of criminals , illegal possession of firearms, theft, rape, burglary...

The Travels of Moïse Jean Charles

Former senator Moise Jean Charles leader of the radical opposition platform "Pitit Dessalin" announced that he would go again to Africa and then to Mexico, but that before he will go to Cuba for treatment.

Covid-19 : US donation of 88,920 doses of Pfizer vaccine

Tuesday, February 8, 2022, as part of the COVAX Program, the Ministry of Public Health received a donation from the United States Government of 88,920 doses of Pfizer vaccine https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-35922-haiti-diaspora-covid-19-daily-bulletin-691.html . Note that this is the 2nd donation in less than a month https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-35740-icihaiti-covid-19-american-donation-of-39-780-doses-of-pfizer-vaccine.html while vaccination is almost non-existent 131,119 Haitians (1.13% of the population) have received a 1st dose of vaccine since July 16, 2021, date of the first injection through 149 open vaccination centers https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-35051-haiti-covid-19-list-of-149-vaccination-centers-open-in-the-country.html and 96,279 Haitians are fully vaccinated (2 doses, 0.83% Population)

Contraband : Seizure of 240,000 units of cigarettes from Haiti

The Specialized Land Borders Security Corps (CESFRONT) seized 240,000 units of contraband Capital brand cigarettes hidden in a van from Haiti.

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