Carrefour-Feuilles : Terror again

In the afternoon of Thursday August 24, Carrefour-Feuilles was plunged into chaos and terror when the gangs of Grand Ravine launched violent assaults. According to testimonies, the bandits succeeded in besieging Impasse Eddy, an area in the heart of Carrefour-Feuilles. Residents were trapped, homes burned, residents killed, the scenario that unfolded was most nightmarish.

Conditional stay, nearly 68,000 Haitians in the USA

More than 200,000 migrants, including 67,926 Haitians, have already entered the United States as of August 22, 2023 (since January 2023), as part of the Biden administration's conditional stay program, reveals the American media. More than 72,000 Haitians have already been approved.

Conditional stay program, conditions and steps to follow :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38566-haiti-flash-new-us-entry-program-for-haitian-migrants-conditions-and-steps-to-follow.html

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39606-haiti-flash-conditional-stay-program-more-than-580-000-haitian-files-pending.html

Opening of the lawsuit against the Biden program

On Thursday, August 24, the trial between the Biden administration and some twenty Republican States that had called for the end of the humanitarian conditional stay program began. It is Judge Drew B. Tipton, renowned for his anti-immigrant positions, and appointed by former President Donald Trump, who must decide the fate of the Biden administration program.

Kenya : Moderate action in case of intervention ?

While the Haitian government and some members of the diplomatic corps waited for a multinational intervention force to dismantle the armed gangs, Kenya, whose delegation left Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, offered only to protect key State infrastructure, such as the airport, seaports and major highways, reveals the Miami Herald. Kenya would also like full immunity for its troops even if the force is non-UN.

Digicel : Optic fiber repaired, cut again

Digicel informs the population in general and the inhabitants of the great South in particular that it succeeded in repairing Thursday afternoon the optical fiber cut in the Martissant area since August 22. All its services are functional again. However, on the morning of August 24, another outage occurred on the same line. All teams are mobilized to quickly remedy this new situation and we guarantee our customers that service will be restored as soon as possible.

Online Teacher Census

Thursday August 24, 2023, Nesmy Manigat, the Minister of National Education announced an online census of teachers available for the 2023-2024 academic year and recalled that the start of the new school year is set for September 11 throughout the national territory.

HL/ HaitiLibre