Terror at River Froide

Friday February 9, 2024, Mariani's gang attacked the 11th section of the River Froide, firing shots throughout the day, sowing fear and terror among the population. The Carrefour Police intervened to repel the thugs, but in vain, due to lack of sufficient manpower. Several police officers were reportedly injured (unofficial source).

Basketball 3X3 : Haiti’s remarkable leap in the world rankings

Haiti has made a remarkable leap forward in the world rankings of the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) published at the beginning of the month. In 115th place in April 2023, our Grenadiers are now 77th out of 178 countries (Feb. 2024 after consolidating the men's and women's rankings). In the men's category, Haiti is 84th out of 207 countries, while in the women's category, Haiti is 78th out of 167 countries.

Revolution : Guy Philippe will not back

During an interview on the Voice of America, former Senator-elect Guy Phillipe said he had identified the people involved in the deaths of the five members (https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-41641-haiti-news-zapping.html) of the Security Brigade for Protected Areas (BSAP). According to him, Patrick Dorminvil, Head of Security of the Prime Minister a.i. Ariel Henry, Police Commissioner Vladimir Paraison, the interim executive agent of Pétion-Ville, Kesner Normil and his brother-in-law "Ti Pouchon" would be involved. Despite these deaths, Guy Phillipe affirms that he does not intend to turn back the clock with the revolution.

Shortage of medicines

Shortage of certain medicines, caused by the large number of commerce house who have stopped importing due to the increase in customs fees and the impact of insecurity on economic activities.

The gangs would have received ammunition:

According to information received by the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the intensity of the clashes, which in some cases lasted several hours, indicates that several gangs have recently received new shipments of ammunition.

13 Haitian thieves arrested in Dajabòn

13 Haitians without any identification documents were arrested during an operation by the Dominican National Police. They are accused of tying up a family from the Japanese community in Dajabòn province at their home, where they stole money and other goods. Several bladed weapons and six undocumented motorcycles were seized.

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