Bois-Caïman : Participate by sending your messages

As part of the commemoration of the 234th anniversary of the Bois Caïman revolt on the night of August 14-15, 1791, in the French colony of Saint Domingue, which helped put an end to slavery, the Ministry of Culture invites you to share your wishes through an international communication campaign entitled "Words for Freedom, Bois-Caïman, I Remember It". Send your text (maximum 150 characters) or video (maximum one minute) to info@culture.gouv.ht, specifying your name and nationality. The Ministry will publish your message on its digital platforms.

A brand-new sub-police station, unoccupied for two years

Two years after its inauguration in May 2023, the brand-new Bois de Laurence sub-police station, located in the second communal border section of Mombin-Crochu (Northeast), is still not open due to a lack of police personnel. According to Divisional Commissioner Jacques Antoine Étienne, current Departmental Director of the Haitian National Police (Northeast), he submitted a request to the high command since taking office (December 31, 2024) to assign staff and officers to this position, and the request is still pending.

PNH : Promotions

Rameau Normil, Acting Director General of the Haitian National Police (PNH), presented the rank insignia to Isaac Max Harry as Inspector General (IG) in charge of the Command, Control, Communication and Intelligence (C3i) and Rony Bazil Antoine as IG at the PNH Logistics Directorate, a technical body of the Central Directorate of Administrative Police (DCPA).

The Archdiocese is outraged

The Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince expresses its outrage following the mass kidnapping of nine people, including a three-year-old child, at the Sainte-Hélène orphanage run by the "Nos Petits Frères et Sœurs" organization last Sunday in Kenscoff https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-45476-haiti-flash-9-people-including-a-child-kidnapped-from-an-orphanage-in-kenscoff.html . Once again, these crimes committed with chilling cynicism bear witness to the collapse of humanity in our society, where the unthinkable becomes everyday reality, the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince protested in a note. Outraged by this tragedy, the Archdiocese denounced a "moral shipwreck" and urged the authorities to act immediately to secure the release of the hostages.

Did you know ?

Although less famous than the Arcahaie Congress in May 1803, the Camp-Gérard Congress represented a key step in the consolidation of the forces engaged in the fight for freedom and independence. On the night of July 5-6, 1803, the General-in-Chief of the Native Army, Jean Jacques Dessalines, met with Commander Nicolas Geffrard in the Plaine des Cayes, at Camp-Gérard. This event symbolized the unity of the southern military leaders in the fight against the French, a key moment that contributed to the final victory in the War of Independence. Located on a small hill near the town of Pemerle, not far from the city of Les Cayes, Camp Gérard, where Louis Boisrond-Tonnerre, originally from Torbeck, was introduced to Dessalines, is a site steeped in rich historical significance and highly symbolic.

Tennis Canada : Victoria Mboko wins the title

On Thursday, August 7 at IGA Stadium, Canadian Victoria Mboko (18 years old) won the final of the National Bank Open against Haitian-born Naomi Osaka [2-6, 6-4, 6-1]. Victoria Mboko is the champion of a WTA 1000 category event, the most important after the four Grand Slam tournaments.

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