Murder of customs officers in Malpasse, the perpetrators still in liberty

One year after the assassination (Saturday, November 24, 2018), of 4 customs officers in the performance of their duties (Jean Philippe Accilaire, November Wisdom Yvon, Louis Junior Elvoy and Rony Pierre) refugees and blocked in the police station of Malpasse https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26214-haiti-flash-angry-mob-attacks-the-customs-of-malpasse-at-least-6-dead.html , which was burned by unidentified individuals, resulting in the death by fire of one of the customs officers, the other 3 who lost their lives asphyxiated by the smoke, justice until now did nothing, no arrest was do and the guilty are still free deplores the General Administration of Customs (AGD).

17 kidnapping victims killed

Saturday Guibert Joachim 33 years old was arrested at Port-de-Paix in a gas station. It is the 4th arrested of a member of a dangerous gang specialized in the kidnappings, 3 other accomplices are actively researched. According to Volney Bellamin, the Commissioner of the Government of Port-de-Paix, in the last 7 months, this gang allegedly executed 17 of their kidnapped victims despite the payment of the required ransoms

Women's March in the Capital

On Sunday, as a prelude to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (Monday, November 25) more than a hundred women marched peacefully in the streets of Port-au-Prince to denounce the violence to women in Haiti, "March against rapes, violence against women, insecurity and impunity", could be read on a banner, brandished by protesters.

Diaspora : Tribute to 2 great artists

The Haitian Embassy in Washington DC received the Haitian Art Society as part of its annual conference. Two plaques of honor were presented : one to the family of the late Mr Fritz Racine and the other to Gérald Alexis for their dedication and their contribution in the popularization of Haitian art. During his remarks, Haitian Ambassador Hervé Denis stressed the need to strengthen ties with this association "which is doing an extraordinary job in promoting Haitian art".

Economic laws sleep in the drawers in Parliament

"Several pieces of legislation of an economic nature are still pending in one or the other Chamber, notably the law on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) aimed at developing free trade between the European Union and the countries so-called ACP (Africa, Caribbean, Pacific)" lamented the Association of Industries of Haiti (ADIH).

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