American Embassy : Security Alert

The United States Embassy in Port-au-Prince informs American citizens of ongoing security operations north and south of the Embassy, as well as in Croix-de-Bouquets. Heavy gunfire is reported in the area. US Government personnel have suspended all travel. The embassy remains open for emergency services. Actions to take Avoid the area and follow local media for the latest information.

Start of work on the Jérémie market

9 months after the laying of the first stone, construction work on the Jérémie market was launched this week. The project, entrusted to Passerelle Haïti, a construction firm based in the South, with the support of Geo Concept and Siriche, plans the construction of three blocks over an estimated period of nearly two years, at a cost of 1.5 million euros, financed by the European Union as part of the URB Ayiti project.

63rd of Don Bosco FC

"The Haitian Football League (LHF) sends its sincere congratulations to Don Bosco FC of Pétion-Ville on the occasion of the 63rd anniversary of its foundation, celebrated this January 31. Founded in 1963, the club has established itself as one of the references in Haitian football, with five D1 championship titles won in 1971, 2003, 2014, 2015 and 2018. A true breeding ground for talent, Don Bosco has seen emblematic players such as Emmanuel Sanon, Jean-Philippe Peguero and Pierre Richard Bruny evolve under its colors. The LHF wishes a happy birthday to the 'Mechan-Mechan' and every success for the seasons to come."

Denial of SPNH-17

Following the summons of the former Director General of the National Police of Haiti (PNH), Rameau Normil, before the Criminal Investigation Chamber, where he will be heard by Judge Walter Wesser Voltaire on alleged facts of illegal sale of ammunition from the PNH to armed gangs https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-46755-haiti-news-zapping.html , the SPNH-17, union of the police, carried out a thorough investigation to verify the veracity of these allegations. SPNH-17 confirms that the PNH has not lost any weapons or ammunition. The union emphasizes that the PNH's arms and ammunition control system is subject to the supervision of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), the National Drug Control Agency (ANL) and the PNH. All the evidence necessary to deny these allegations was sent to the investigating judge, Me Walter Wesser. SPNH-17 vigorously denounces the creation of false files aimed at tarnishing the reputation of honest police officers.

False information, ONA threatens

The General Directorate of the National Old Age Insurance Office (ONA) informs the public that it has been informed of the repeated dissemination, particularly through social networks and other unofficial media, of misleading information, malicious rumors and seriously unfounded allegations targeting the institution and its leaders. The ONA firmly denies the rumors and false allegations spread about it, particularly on social networks. This information is completely false and the ONA specifies that any publication or dissemination of information likely to amount to disinformation or defamation, carried out without prior verification with the competent ONA authorities, will expose its author(s) to legal proceedings.

GSF : Call for contributions

Member States must continue to provide the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) with the resources necessary to carry out its mandate, including through voluntary financial contributions to the Trust Fund managed by the United Nations. "BINUH will continue to facilitate inter-Haitian consultations and encourage actors to work constructively in order to create the conditions necessary for the end of the transition and the reestablishment of democratic institutions," declared Carlos Ruiz Massieu.

HL/ HaitiLibre