Pierre Buteau, released

Wednesday, February 1st, 2023, the former Minister of National Education, and President of the Haitian Society of History, Geography and Geology Pierre Buteau, kidnapped on January 24 https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-38691-icihaiti-insecurity-kidnapping-of-the-president-of-the-haitian-historical-society.html was freed by his captors.

The earth shook in Ouanaminthe

Wednesday, February 1st at 7:11 and 16 seconds in the morning an earthquake of magnitude estimated at 5 on the Richter scale whose epicenter was located at sea approximately 36 km from the city of Baní in the Dominican Republic, was felt up to the Ouanaminthe border area. No damage is to be deplored. The tremors were felt in several other countries including the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and the Turks Islands.

Good customs incomes in January

The General Administration of Customs (AGD) announces that it has collected 9 billion 399 million 805 thousand gourdes for the month of January 2023 after having collected nearly 10 billion in December 2022 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38542-haiti-news-zapping.html

Appearance in federal court in Miami

On Wednesday February 1, James Solages, Joseph Vincent, Christian Emmanuel Sanon and Germán Rivera Garcia appeared in federal court in Miami. After the preliminary hearing, Judge Alicia Otazo-Reyes has set the next appointment for February 15 where the court will have to rule on the federal charges brought against these 4 key suspects in the assassination of the late President Jovenel Moïse https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38745-haiti-flash-assassination-of-moise-4-suspects-detained-in-haiti-transferred-to-the-usa.html

Football : Star Guy St-Vil in critical condition

Former Racing Club Haitien striker, Haitian star Guy St-Vil has been hospitalized since January 23, 2023 and is in critical condition according to those around him. Aged 80, 2nd top scorer in the history of the Grenadiers, 28 goals for 46 selections, was part of the Haitian football team that participated in the 1974 World Cup held in Germany.

PNH : Strategic change

Principal Commissioner Yvon Cantave, Deputy to the Departmental Director of West-I has been promoted to Departmental Director of West-I ad interim. He replaces in this position the Divisional Commissioner Allande Serge Jolicœur who has been transferred to the Departmental Directorate of the North-East in the function of Departmental Director.

HL/ HaitiLibre