More than 9,500 soldiers guard the Dominican border

The Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Rubén Darío Paulio Sem, said "The border is doing well, we have increased the number of posts at the border, even though we learned that a cargo of fuel had arrived in Haiti," recalling "About two years ago, we reinforced security at the border with 8,500 soldiers. With the fuel crisis in Haiti, we have strengthened the border area with more than a thousand soldiers" Note that the Dominican army includes a workforce of nearly 65,000 men (Source 2015, International Institute Strategic Studies London) of which almost 15% are mobilized today for the surveillance of the border.

Jovenel Moïse at the UN

President Jovenel Moïse will leave the country on Sunday to New York to attend the 74th session of the UN General Assembly. He will speak at the UN forum Thursday, September 26 in the morning.

$17.7M from OAS to fight corruption

Chancellor Bocchit Edmond announced that the Organization of American States (OAS) will support a program to fight corruption in Haiti. The OAS has already approved an envelope of $ 17.7 million (over a period of 4 years) to provide technical assistance to the various state institutions involved in the fight against corruption, such as the Central Financial Intelligence Unit (UCREF), the Superior Court of Accounts and Administrative Litigation (CSC/CA) and the Anti-Corruption Unit (ULCC).

Jovenel Moïse rejects Senator Cherubin's proposal

According to a generally reliable source in Parliament, President Jovenel Moïse will never accept Senator Dieupie Chérubin's proposal to end the crisis https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-28774-haiti-politic-a-senator-proposes-to-the-executive-to-install-the-government-without-the-senate-in-case-of.html supported by a majority of senators https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-28783-haiti-politic-the-majority-in-the-senate-would-be-favorable-to-the-installation-of-the-government-without-ratification.html

to install the Government without passing by the ratification of the Senate, in case the next attempt of ratification would be again violently defeated by the opposition https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-28727-haiti-flash-the-senate-stormed-and-ransacked-by-armed-militants-of-the-opposition.html

NOTICE French Guiana : Haitian passports are ready

The Consulate of Haiti in French Guiana informs the Haitian community in general and applicants in particular, that the passports of May and June 2019 are available at the Consulate. Thank you for returning your receipts and old passports for the recoveries during office hours: Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm and Saturday from 9:00 am to noon.

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