Scandal at Petit-Goâve Town Hall

Petit-Goâve Town Hall once again splashed by a scandal. 10 million gourdes intended for sanitation work in the town for the 2023 end-of-year celebrations would have been distributed to relatives of the Interim Municipal Commission. Marthe Noel Jocelyn, the deputy mayor denies any involvement

PNH North West : 2023 assessment

1,225 arrests were made by the Haitian National Police in the North-West department in 2023, revealed Léonel Joseph, the Departmental Director of the Haitian National Police (PNH). Among those arrested are 33 gang members and 5 kidnappers. 27 individuals belonging to gangs were fatally injured and 17 firearms, including 6 homemade, were seized.

Boston : A Haitian-American President of the city council

Ruthzee Louijeune, daughter of Haitian immigrants, was elected new President of the Boston City Council. Louijeune is the third black woman to hold this position, after Andrea Campbell and Kim Janey. She succeeds Councilman Ed Flynn of South Boston.

Clerks, the strike continues

Martin Ainé, President of the National Association of Haitian Clerks (ANAGH) announces the continuation of the strike started on December 12, 2023 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-41201-haiti-news-zapping.html . The clerks are demanding better working conditions and demanding the application of the agreement concluded between the Ministry of Justice, ANAGH and the Union of Clerks of Haiti. Martin Ainé denounces "the contempt of the Minister of Justice, Emmelie Prophète with regard to the demands of the clerks." See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39277-haiti-justice-the-minister-prophete-discussed-with-the-representatives-of-the-striking-clerks.html

14th anniversary of the 2010 earthquake

The Embassy of Haiti in Spain is organizing a commemoration mass on the occasion of the fourteenth anniversary of the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, which will take place on Friday, January 12nd at the Parish of Most Saint Christ de la Santé, rue Ayala 12 in Madrid (Spain), at 7:15 p.m. Please confirm your attendance by sending an email to amb.espagne@diplomatie.ht or by calling 915752624.

Justice : Claude Joseph, Jacques Édouard Alexis and Cholzer Chancy expected at the Prosecutor's Office

Former Haitian Prime Ministers Claude Joseph and Jacques Édouard Alexis, as well as former deputy Cholzer Chancy, are summoned Monday January 8, 2024 by Judge Al Duniel Dimanche, responsible for investigating the case of corruption and misappropriation of materials at the National Center Equipment (CNE).

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