Landslide at Carrefour-Feuilles

Early Friday morning, a landslide occurred at Carrefour-Feuilles, several homes were destroyed or damaged and assessments are underway. Intense rains are still expected in almost all the country's departments https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-24283-haiti-flash-the-torrential-rains-make-their-first-victims.html

States General 5th resignation

Former Prime Minister Evans Paul resigns in turn from the Steering Committee of the States General Sectorial of the Nation (EGSN). Recall that this is the 5th resignation after that of : Monseigneur Kebreau, Chairman of the Steering Committee https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-24160-haiti-flash-mgr-louis-kebreau-resigns-from-the-steering-committee-of-the-estates-general.html , former Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis, former Prime Minister Michèle Pierre-Louis and Professor Claude Moise.

Petit-Goâve : Head of State's flash visit

On Friday, President Jovenel Moïse and the Director General of Planning Jacques Stevenson Thimoléon jointly visited La Digue River. This flash visit was part of an assessment to determine the types of urgent interventions that will be required in Petit-Goâve on the La Digue and Barrettes rivers.

Ambassador Sison, honors our missing journalists

As part of World Press Freedom Day, US Ambassador to Haiti Michèle J. Sison "[...] honor the memory of all Haitian journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of this noble profession that they have chosen and defended so valiantly, "while alluding to the disappearance of photojournalist Vladimir Legagneur "We have a special thought for the friends and colleagues of Mr. Legagneur and we offer them our prayers."

Report of the PNH

On Friday, Inspector Gary Desrosiers, deputy spokesperson for the National Police of Haiti (PNH) presented the April report of the operations carried out by officers of the Central Directorate of the Judicial Police (DCPJ). Operations that have led to numerous arrests for rape, homicide, arms trafficking, illegal possession of weapons and vehicle theft. He also mentioned the seizure of 7 firearms, 894 rounds, 9 vehicles and 2 boats.

Regional Program of Border Security

The Identification and Formulation Workshop of the Regional Program of Border Security between Haiti, Dominican Republic and Jamaica, was held on May 3 and 4, 2018 in Santo Domingo.

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