Division within the BSAP

Tension persists in the central plateau, shootings have been reported against the Town Hall of Mirebalais, the executive agent a.i. Lochard Laguerre accuses agents of the Protected Areas Security Brigade (BSAP). In the South department, BSAP agents complied with the government's decision prohibiting them from circulating in cities with firearms and in uniform https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-41551-haiti-notice-bsap-agents-banned-from-weapons-uniforms-and-circulating-in-town.html . All activities have been suspended since Tuesday January 30, 2024 at the BSAP training center in Camp-Perrin.

Football : Shella Joseph appointed International Commissioner

The Haitian Football Federation congratulates Mrs. Shella Joseph who has just been appointed by the Confederation of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). "International Commissioner". This status will allow Shella Joseph to represent the regional football body in the organization of matches in international club or national competitions.

The BSAC launches a new call for a general strike

After the failure of this unattended national strike and its cancellation, the Anti-Corruption Union Brigade (BSAC) announces two new days of national strike, Monday February 5 and Tuesday February 6, 2024, to ask the Government to take measures against the insecurity in the country...

Nearly 8 Haitians killed every day

213 cases of homicide were recorded during the month of January 2024, during armed attacks, in the metropolitan region of Port-au-Prince, according to the Collectif Défenseurs plus. 69 cases of kidnapping, including 7 collectives, as well as dozens of cases of rape and armed robbery were also recorded during the period.

0.7 police officers per 1,000 inhabitants in the country...

According to Fabrice Mauriès, Ambassador of France to Haiti. "Security in Haiti should be examined on the basis of facts: there are, at best, 0.7 police officers per 1,000 inhabitants in Haiti. 2.1 per 1,000 in the Dominican Republic and 2.8 per 1,000 in Jamaica. These figures correspond to the differential in tax pressure between Haiti and these 2 countries. These are the real questions." For the record, the international standard recommends 5 police officers per 1,000 inhabitants...

Health : USAID trained more than 116,000 civil servants

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID-Haiti) has helped train more than 116,000 civil servants, health workers, teachers and community medicine distributors. As part of their ongoing efforts to eliminate these crippling and debilitating diseases, many of them are traveling to Haiti's most remote and hard-to-reach communities.

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