Jovenel Moïse appoints Jean-Michel Lapin as PM

"Following the consultations I had with the Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic, I appointed the citizen Jean Michel Lapin as new Prime Minister" confirmed on his twitter account President Jovenel Moïse. A designation that should be formalized in the day by a presidential decree. Moïse therefore chose to confirm the appointment of Acting Prime Minister Jean-Michel Lapin, whom he had appointed on March 21st. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27239-haiti-flash-appointment-of-an-interim-prime-minister.html following the vote of no confidence of the deputies against the previous Prime Minister Jean Henry Céant https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27219-haiti-flash-haiti-has-no-more-government.html . To be continued…

Petit-Goâve : Accident 4 victims

A traffic accident on the national roas #2 in Petit-Goâve, around Morne Tapion, left one person dead and three injured. According to the substitute Judge Valbrun Jasmin, this accident would have happened when the brakes of a vehicle would have dropped.

More than 3 million Gdes zombies checks

40 checks valued at more than 3 million gourdes were seized by the Ministry of Youth, these checks were written in the names of deceased persons, others in the names of people living abroad or no longer working in the Ministry. According to the first elements of the investigation, it could be a corruption network.

255,000 barrels of fuel at Thor's terminal

Since Tuesday, April 2, the country is experiencing a shortage of fuel. Ignace Saint-Fleur, the Director of the Development Assistance Monetization Office, announces that a tanker of 255,000 barrels of petroleum products arrived at the Thor terminal in Carrefour on Sunday, April 7, 2019.

Seizure of more than 20 kg of marijuana

On Saturday, April 6, in Port-au-Prince, members of the Brigade to Fight against Drug Trafficking conducted an operation in which they seized 20.51 kilograms of marijuana and arrested a person identified as Louina Gravier.

The Lottery celebrates its 92nd birthday

April 6, 2019 marks the 92 years of existence (April 6, 1927 - April 6, 2019) of the Haitian State Lottery (LEH), the regulatory body of gambling in the country. A ceremony was held to commemorate this date, accompanied by a Mass of Thanksgiving in the presence of Marie Margareth Fortuné, the Director General, the Secretary General, senior staff of the institution, members of the administration and staff.

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