Paediatrician Benetty Augustin released

20 days after being kidnapped, pediatrician Benetty Augustin regained her freedom on the night of Tuesday, May 24, 2022. According to information, it would be a release against ransom, the amount of which has not been made public. St Damien and St Luc Hospitals welcome the safe release of Dr Benetty Augustin and announce the resumption of their activities from May 26, 2022, remember that they had been closed since May 7 in protest against the kidnapping from the pediatrician.

The PNH recovers a vehicle after exchanges of fire

Tuesday, May 24, the National Police of Haiti (PNH) recovered the vehicle belonging to the Food Import Company on board which was the driver who was kidnapped the same morning, in Marassa. Members of the "400 Mawozo" gang, who were driving this vehicle in the town of Croix-des-Bouquets near Carrefour New York, abandoned it to flee following the exchange of fire with police officers from the Intervention Corps and Maintenance of Order (CIMO).

Insecurity : reopening of 2 schools

The National School of Application of Martissant 1 (closed for 8 months) and the National School of the Republic of Peru in Martissant 3 (dysfunctional for 11 months) due to insecurity, have reopened their doors.

Clerk strike lifted

The strike observed by the clerks in the 18 jurisdictions of the country is lifted. The announcement was made this Wednesday during a press conference organized by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) in conjunction with the National Association of Haitian Clerks (ANAGH). This decision follows the commitments made by the holder of the MJSP concerning the granting, from next June, of debit cards to clerks and standing magistrates.

153 boat people

Air and surface crews from the U.S. Coast Guard and CBP Air and Marine Operations stopped an overloaded and dangerous Haitian sailing freighter about 72 km southeast of Isla Morada on Tuesday. There were 146 people on board, 116 men, 30 women, including children.

212 year of the May Revolution in Argentina, words of the PM

"On this May 25, marking 212 years of the May Revolution in Argentina, I send my wishes for progress and prosperity to the Argentine people. Thus, I wish long life to our relations of friendship and to our cooperation," said said PM Ariel Henry on Wednesday.

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