Towards a transfer of Badio to the USA

Joseph Badio, considered one of the intellectual masterminds of the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, could be extradited to the United States. According to the New York Times, "Lawyers for some of the defendants in Miami said they suspected a sealed indictment against Badio could have been filed by U.S. prosecutors" hours after his arrest on Thursday, October 19, in Pétion-ville https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40773-haiti-assassination-of-the-president-joseph-felix-badio-arrested-after-more-than-2-years-on-the-run.html Should be noted that his name was cited by three defendants who pleaded guilty in the plot leading to the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40773-haiti-assassination-of-the-president-joseph-felix-badio-arrested-after-more-than-2-years-on-the-run.html

Canal : broken promises

Following two meetings with the Government on October 16 and 17 with the management committee for the construction of the irrigation canal in Haiti, Moïse Charles Pierre Departmental Delegate of the North-East announced that heavy equipment from the Ministry of Public Works would be transferred to the construction site. However, architect Wideline Pierre, spokesperson for the canal construction management committee, confirmed that to date, no equipment had been sent...

47,000 weapons without a valid license

47,000 handguns and hunting rifles are registered in Haiti by the Firearms Carrying Permit Service according to the Report of the UN Group of Experts. More than 40,000 of these weapons are not associated with a valid license. Furthermore, the number of illegal weapons in circulation in Haiti is estimated at nearly 600,000.

FORF Fair : call for craft exhibitors

Call to artisan exhibitors, take part in the big fair of the Odette Roy Fombrun Foundation (FORF) in “Les Jardins d’Odette”, on November 18, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information +509 3170 6000

Towards the rehabilitation of the Barrière-Bouteille and Vertières sites

As part of the Year of Haitian Heritage, the Ministry of Culture announced rehabilitation work on the Barrière-Bouteille and Vertières sites in Cap-Haïtien.

Blood donors are rare

In Port-au-Prince, blood donors are rare. The National Blood Transfusion Center is struggling to meet demands. While the country needs 60,000 to 80,000 blood bags per year, the Center cannot even collect 50% of the requests.

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