No truce for the holiday season...

On Sunday at a press conference, the radical opposition announced protests on Thursday 5 and Friday 6 December 2019 in Gonaïves and the capital, to denounce the support of the United States to President Jovenel Moïse and demand his unconditional resignation. According to André Michel, one of the radical leaders "There will be no truce for the end-of-year holidays [...]" affirming "the population can not celebrate Christmas, because of the current political and economic situation..."

Nearly normal activities in the country

In Port-au-Prince and in the metropolitan area public transit and all activities were functioning normally. In Cap Haitien, Les Cayes, Jeremie, Jacmel and Mirebalais all sectors of activity have also resumed their normal pace except for the Gonaives where the opposition maintains the pressure even if it struggles to mobilize, the businesses were operating in slow motion and commercial banks remained closed...

New DG at the Anti-Corruption Unit

In the Official Journal Le Moniteur N°203 of Friday, November 29, 2019, the former Commissioner of the Government of Port-au-Prince, Me Claudy Gassant was appointed Director General of the Unit for the Fight Against Corruption (ULCC) . He replaces Major David Basile at this position and should be installed very soon.

Premeditated Assassination of Inspector General Lucius

Following the assassination in the evening of Sunday Inspector General Michael Lucius https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29414-haiti-news-zapping.html , the National Police of Haiti (PNH) informs that the murder took place around 8:30 pm, that 13 casings were found at the scene of the crime and that the first elements of the investigation suggest that it is a premeditated crime. Recall that in 2017 Inspector Lucius had already been the subject of a criminal attack and that he had been the victim of another assassination attempt in September 2017 where he had been hit by 3 bullets, one of which on the chest. See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29415-haiti-security-the-minister-of-justice-denounces-and-condemns.html

Food Distribution

On November 29, 3,000 hot dishes were distributed by the Fund for Economic and Social Assistance (FAES) to the inhabitants of Delmas 31. On Saturday, November 30, the FAES distributed 500 bags of rice to the inhabitants of Cité Soleil.

NOTICE French Guiana : passports available

The Consulate of Haiti in French Guiana informs applicants that the passports of September 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 12:00 pm."

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