388 Haitian migrants repatriated by the Bahamas

On Friday, October 1, 2021, the Bahamas turned back 388 Haitian migrants who were trying to illegally reach the shores of the archipelago by sea. The Haitians arrived aboard three commercial flights at Cap-Haitien International Airport where they were greeted by the National Migration Office (ONM).

Student Jean released

Sunday evening, Johnny Jean, student of the Faculty of Human Sciences kidnapped Wednesday evening https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-34886-haiti-news-zapping.html was released by his captors who demanded 30,000 dollars of ransom. The conditions of his release are unknown.

Chess competition, registrations open

The chess club of the École Supérieure Infotronique d'Haïti (ESIH-CHESS) and the chess club of the Faculty of Law and Economics (FDSE) are organizing a chess competition that will take place at the ESIH, October 31, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.

Registration is free and ends on October 26, 2021.

The participation fee is 400 gourdes.

Online registration : https://forms.gle/nCN9WoGZQqJAjuPH9

Places are limited to 20 participants

Mexico : the migration continues

"There are still Haitian migrants crossing Mexico to the border right now, it's not going to stop," said Breanne Palmer, Acting Director of Policy and Advocacy at UndocuBlack Network.

An expected INL technical team

As announced on Friday by Brian A. Nichols, Assistant Secretary of State for the Affairs of the Americas, a technical team from the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) of the Department of State is expected in Haiti this week to address in details the different steps that can improve the security situation in Haiti.

Voodoo : King Augustin Saint-Clou signs the PM agreement

Last week King Augustin Saint-Clou, of the Voodoo Kingdom of Haiti, initialed the "Political agreement for peaceful and effective governance of the interim period."

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