National carnival, 81 wounded and 82 arrests

According to unofficial information circulating in Les Cayes, more than a hundred people were injured during the 3 fat days of the National Carnival. However, according to the record of the authorities, during these three days, 81 people were wounded, 24 of them with weapons and the police made 82 arrests for misdemeanors. No loss of life has been reported https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20240-haiti-politics-president-moise-welcomes-the-success-of-the-2017-national-carnival.html

Jude Célestin : fake Facebook page

The Bureau of Jude Célestin strongly denounces the Facebook page entitled "Jude Célestin lè a rive". The Bureau says that unknowns are hidden behind this page to offer false opportunities to young people on social networks. "No message from this page binds citizen Jude Célestin" the bureau asked these individuals "to stop this campaign of denigration in order not to incur penalties provided by the Haitian justice."

28 Haitians underage arrested for consumption of marihuana

As part of his campaign of morality, Danton Léger, Government Commissioner, Chief of the Public Prosecutor's office in Port-au-Prince, announced that 28 minors had been arrested for consumption of marihuana. They will be sent before their judge, Commissioner Léger announced.

New Ambassador of Chile in Haiti

The Chilean Government, through Chancellor Heraldo Munoz, informed that Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has appointed a new Ambassador to Haiti. This is Patricio Utreras, who has already received the approval of Haiti, a geographer at the University of Chile, graduated from the Diplomatic Academy "Andres Bello". Prior to his appointment to Haiti, Patricio Utreras served as Minister Counselor and Head of the Chancery at the Embassy of Chile in the United States.

Donation of 600 tons of rice from Taiwan

The Government of Taiwan (Republic of China) has donated 600 metric tons of rice to the NGO "Food for the Poor" Haiti. Bishop Roger Beauvoir, the head of the NGO, thanked the Taiwanese State through its diplomat for this humanitarian aid and cooperation that has been going on since already 7 years.

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