FLASH Pope Benedict XVI is dead

Former German Pope Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger "Benedict XVI", a theologian who was the first pope in modern history to voluntarily leave office, resigning from his pontificate in 2013, died Saturday at the age of 95, announced the Vatican: "It is with regret that I announce that the Pope 'emeritus' Benedict XVI passed away today at 9:34 a.m., at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery in the Vatican. More information will be provided as soon as possible,' declared Matteo Bruni, the Director of the Vatican press service in a statement from the Holy See. The funeral of Benedict XVI will take place on Thursday January 5, 2023 at 9:30 a.m., Place Saint-Pierre. They will be celebrated by Pope Francis, the Vatican announced.

Carrefour Drouillad : Discovery of 4 corpses

Four corpses were discovered in the Carrefour Drouillard area (north of Port-au-Prince), among them that of a man killed with a machete. No information for the moment on the identity of the victims and the circumstances of this killing...

Pelé : Did you know ?

On February 17, 1971, Edson Arantes do Nascimento alias "King Pelé" was decorated by President François Duvalier and received the Order of the Grand Cross.

Disagreement among Protestants

Pastor Dorvila Normil President a.i. of the conference of Haitian pastors, disapproves of the decision of Pastor Calixte Fleuridor, President of the Protestant Federation of Haiti to join the High Council of Transition as a representative of Civil Society alongside Mirlande Manigat, representative of political parties and Laurent Saint Cyr representing the private sector. Moreover, he also rejects Ariel Henry's December 21 agreement https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38427-haiti-flash-the-pm-signed-a-historic-consensus-for-an-inclusive-transition.html

The mother of the Chief of the Village de Dieu "Izo" arrested

The National Police arrested Sainthia Jean, the mother of "Izo", Chief of the Village de Dieu, and Ronald Pascal, Oscar Davidson and Francelaine Lamour. These four people who had links with gangs operating in the Village de Dieu, were arrested for their alleged involvement in an attempted kidnapping in the commune of Petion-ville.

4 Chambers of Commerce refuse to support PM agreement

In a note dated December 28, the regional presidents of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the North (Steve A. Mathieu), the North-East (Albert Pierre Paul Joseph), the North-West (Jordan Herard Verdule) and the Sud (Jean Nathan Letang) announces that for the moment they do not wish to give their support to the agreement baptized: "National Consensus for an Inclusive Transition and Transparent Elections", signed between the Prime Minister and by certain associations of the private business sector https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38427-haiti-flash-the-pm-signed-a-historic-consensus-for-an-inclusive-transition.html . They explain that they do not want to support any approach which "[...] encourages the bad practices of the signatories which reinforces them by once again excluding the regional employers' associations, further reinforcing this claim to impose a certain supremacy on the decision-makers and investors in the capital over those in the provinces [...]"

HL/ HaitiLibre