Gangs : Nearly 10 dead and several injured

Between Wednesday and Thursday, the gang war in Cité Soleil left close to a dozen dead and several wounded in the crossfire. Information confirmed by the pastor Enock Joseph, a notable of the city, who specified that this war opposes the gang of Brooklyn with at its head the Chief Gabriel with those of Boston, Bélékou and Pelé.

The PNH scores points against the bandits

Inspector Gary Desrosiers, Deputy spokesperson for the Haitian National Police (PNH) revealed that during the various operations carried out by the police from February 10 to mid-March, 21 firearms, 19 vehicles, 10 Motorcycles, more than 7,000 ammunitions had been seized. He also reported the seizure of 3 houses and 315 kg of narcotic drug as well as a hundred arrests linked in particular to cases of arms trafficking, illegal possession of firearms, kidnappings, rape, homicide, murder and attempted murder.

Border Mayors and Covid-19

This week Audain Fils Bernadel the new Minister of the Interior and Territorial Collectivities met with the National Association of Border Mayors. He requested the support of mayors for better control of the entire border strip and for education, awareness and prevention among the population on the Covid-19 coronavirus.

Monitoring of construction sites for the police

On the instruction of President Moïse, Prime Minister Jouthe Joseph also President of the Superior Council of the National Police, accompanied by Mitsuaki Mizuno the Ambassador of Japan accredited to Haiti and Rameau Normil the Director General ai of the National Police of Haiti (PNH ) monitored the finishing and renovation work on the premises to house the Central Police Hospital at Bon Repos before going to Delmas 33 on the construction site of 600 modern housing units for the benefit of PNH. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30182-haiti-politic-start-of-housing-construction-work-for-police-officers.html

BRH discusses emergency plan

Thursday, due to the health risks associated with the Covid-19 coronavirus (2 cases confirmed in Haiti hhttps://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30310-haiti-flash-2-cases-of-covid-19-confirmed-in-the-country.html ), the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH) received on Wednesday, officials of the Investment Promotion Company (PROFIN), the Industrial Development Fund (FDI), the Haitian Financial Development Company (SOFHIDES) and "Ayiti Leasing" around prevention measures against the risks of contamination, spread and the preparation of a contingency plan to prevent the impacts of Covid-19. On Thursday, the BRH continued its meetings with the heads of transfer houses to discuss an emergency plan and payment for transfers in order to deal with the possible impacts of the coronavirus.

Information campaigns in remote areas

The National Federation of Councils of Administration of Communal Sections (CASEC) and the Association of Casec Women of Haiti have launched information campaigns. Teams equipped with megaphones are formed to educate merchants on the Covid-19. In addition, the CASECS Federation started with a large campaign in the most remote corners of the country in order to inform and sensitize the population with the support of the Ministry of the Interior and Territorial Communities.

HL/ HaitiLibre