PNH : A Wind of Change

Director of Logistics :

On Saturday, August 9, 2025, Inspector General Alain Auguste, Central Director of Administration and General Services (DCASG), installed Divisional Commissioner Frenel Saintil as the new Director of Logistics of the Haitian National Police (PNH), the technical body of the Central Directorate of Administrative Police (DCPA). He replaces Inspector General Rony Bazil Antoine in this position.

Central Director of Administration and General Services

On Saturday, August 9, 2025, Inspector General Berson SolJour, Chief of Staff to Vladimir Paraison, the new Acting Director General of the Haitian National Police (PNH) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-45512-haiti-flash-new-acting-director-general-at-the-head-of-the-pnh-video-speech.html , installed Inspector General Alain Auguste as the new Central Director of Administration and General Services (DCASG) of the Police Institution. This decision is part of Paraison's strategy to bring new blood into the PNH's chain of command.

See also :

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-45521-icihaiti-pnh-change-of-command-at-the-dcpa.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-45512-haiti-flash-new-acting-director-general-at-the-head-of-the-pnh-video-speech.html

Independence debt : pressure on Macron

More than 60 human rights organizations have signed a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron, demanding that Haiti be compensated for the large sums paid as "ransom" to France after its independence. This letter comes 200 years after the newly independent Haitian government accepted the payments, which Haiti considers a ransom paid under the threat of invasion. This double debt, compounded by interest payments, was repaid over a century.

Taekwondo : Haiti at the Pan American Games

Ava Lee, our only qualified taekwondo athlete, is in Paraguay to represent Haiti at the Asunción 2025 Pan American Youth Games.

Tax Reform Monitoring:

At the instigation of Andral Joseph, Tax Advisor to the Minister of Economy and Finance, teams from the Ministry and the Directorate General of Taxation (DGI) met to analyze the progress of two projects relating to the General Tax Code (CGI) and the new tax management system, the Revenue Management System (RMS). The Fiscal Policy Committee, in charge of the project, wanted to assess the concrete achievements as well as the constraints that need to be overcome for the CGI to come into effect on October 1st, 2025.

Being informed is already protecting yourself

Natural risks : being informed is already protecting yourself. Thanks to the new protocol signed with community radio stations, official alerts and instructions will be able to circulate faster, further, and reach more families. The objective: to reduce risks, save lives, and strengthen community resilience. With more than 70 community radio stations mobilized across the country, the Directorate of Civil Protection, the Society for Social Animation and Communication, and the Haitian Community Radio Women's Network ensure that every alert message and every safety advice reaches even the most remote areas. Because in an emergency, rapid information saves lives.

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