Paralysis at Terminal Varreux

On Monday, barricades erected and trenches dug around Terminal Varreux make access to operators, employees and trucks inaccessible. Also, WINECO cannot undertake any loading of petroleum products, pending a normalization of the situation.

EDH in Jacmel : burned, ransacked and looted

The EDH Commercial Agency in Jacmel was the target of demonstrators who set it on fire, ransacked it and looted it. Such acts, which resemble barbarism, further weaken the already shaky foundations of this national heritage. While condemning this odious act perpetrated on the Commercial Agency of Jacmel, the EDH appeals for calm and serenity in these moments of confusion.

SG Guterres misinformed according to ex-PM Claude Joseph

"You are very misinformed Mr. Secretary General Antonio Guterres. The Haitians who express their fed up with the carelessness of the government of Ariel Henry are not bandits. They are mostly young people who want to energetically change a system economic generator of inequality and extreme poverty," reacted the former PM Claude Joseph following the statements of the Secretary General of the UN https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-37682-icihaiti-un-one-should-subsidize-families-not-fuels-dixit-sg-antonio-guterres.html

Caritas warehouse looted

Members of the population looted, very early on Monday, September 19, the premises of Caritas, in Lavaud, on the road to Saint-Louis du Nord. People took away food.

EDH : technicians work at the risk of their lives

EDH informs its customers that this crisis facing the country is profoundly affecting its functioning. But despite everything, its technicians, at the risk of their lives, continue to multiply their efforts to serve the population and provide electricity to customers.

Léogâne : DGI, UNIBANK, PNH victims of protesters

A strong tension reigned Monday in Léogâne during a demonstration against the increase in the cost of fuel. The demonstrators set fire to the office of the General Directorate of Taxes (DGI) and a generator of the UNIBANK branch, then attacked the police station. 3 police officers including the chief commissioner were injured in clashes with the protesters.

Dessalines Day : Closings of Embassies and Consulates

Washington D.C.

The Embassy of Haiti in Washington D.C. announced that on September 20, 2022 the embassy will be closed on the occasion of "Day of Dessalines". Regular Embassy activities will resume on Wednesday, September 21, 2022.

Miami

The Consulate General of the Republic of Haiti in Miami announces that on September 20, 2022 the consulate will be closed on the occasion of "Day of Dessalines". The regular activities of the Embassy will resume on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 from 9am

Paris

The Consulate General of the Republic of Haiti in Paris informs the public in general and the Haitian Community in particular that its offices will be closed on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, on the occasion of the 264th birthday of Emperor Jean Jacques Dessalines, Founding father of the Haitian Nation. Services will resume on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at the usual times.

Montreal

The Consulate General of Haiti in Montreal advises the public in general and the Haitian Community in particular that, in accordance with the Order of September 17, 2020, its offices will be closed on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, on the occasion of the "Day of Dessalines ". Consular services will resume on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. To find out in detail the information relating to these services, it is not recommended to call on the telephone, the lines being often congested, but to consult the Consulate's website : www.consulat-haiti-montreal.org

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