Attack on Dominican diplomats

Tuesday mid-day at the Bicentennial, three Dominican diplomats and their driver were the victim of an attempted kidnapping. The thugs opened fire on the diplomatic vehicle (CD 00868) which one of the tires was punctured. It is thanks to the intervention of agents of the PNH who put the aggressors in flight, that the diplomats were not kidnapped. The bandits burned a private vehicle during their attack.

4 crooks arrested at a Unibank branch

Tuesday afternoon at a branch of the Unibank in Pétion-ville, the National Police of Haiti (PNH) during a police operation, proceeded to the arrest of 4 individuals suspected of fraud including an agent of the Departmental Unit of Order Maintenance (UDMO). The other 3 arrested are not employees of the bank. For the moment we do not know the details that led to these arrests and the type of fraud in question that would be linked according to our sources to financial crimes (suspicious transactions)

Unlock of Petit-Goâve against electricity

Monday on the Hatte Avenue oa Petit-Goâve of police officers fired shots in the air to clear the streets of the demonstrators who began to block the avenue after the departure of police paralyzing all traffic from Vialet to downtown Petit-Goâve. The very determined protesters demanded the immediate restoration of the electricity saying that as long as the EDH will not restore the power, the city of Petit-Goâve will remain closed to traffic. HL/ HaitiLibre / Guyto Mathieu (Correspondant Petit-Goâve)

Diaspora : mobile consulate schedule

The Consulate of the Republic of Haiti in Orlando informs the Haitian Community of Central Florida that the next "Mobile Consulate" will be held on Thursday, August 8, 2019 from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm at the Philadelphia Church of the Nazarene located at 820 Soltman Ave. Fort Pierce, FL 34950. For further information, please contact the Consulate at (407) 897-1262.

Taiwan's help to ADIH

Thursday, August 8 at hotel Montana Taiwan (Republic of China) will provide financial assistance to the Association of Industries of Haiti (ADIH) for training centers of the clothing industry.

Haiti Research Week

As a prelude to Haiti's first participation in the "My Thesis in 180 Seconds" competition to be held at the Marriott Hotel on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 5:00 pm in partnership with the Embassy of France in Haiti, the University Agency of Francophonie (AUF) launches the first edition of the Research Week in Haiti, from August 19 to 23, 2019, to draw the attention of the general public to the important scientific potential of Haitian universities.

HL/ HaitiLibre