More than 10 bandits lynched

On the night of Saturday 10 to Sunday 11 August 2024, in Galette Bourdon (commune of Anse-d'Ainault, Grand'Anse Dept.), following a police operation, at least ten members of a gang, which imposed taxes on products sold at the public market, were lynched and their corpses burned by members of the population in revolt against the bandits since last June. Several houses were also set on fire in the area. Mostly Lindor, the leader of this gang managed to escape and is actively sought...

The Chairman of the Board of the BNC dismissed

Prime Minister Garry Conille informs that he has decided to dismiss Raoul Pascal Pierre-Louis as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Credit Bank (BNC). This decision comes after a scandal of attempted corruption after Pierre-Louis accused Presidential advisers Gérald Gilles, Emmanuel Vertilaire and Smith Augustin of asking him for 100 million Gourdes in order to keep his position. Accusations rejected by those concerned. Raoul Pascal Pierre-Louis' lawyer, Me Sonet Saint-Louis, sent a letter to the Prime Minister asking him to reverse this decision. A provisional Commission of 5 members was formed to ensure the management of the banking institution.

Mission : Full Anti-Gang Operations to Begin Soon

On Monday, August 12, 2024, Godfrey Otunge Commander of the Mission to Support the Haitian National Police during a meeting with Cristobal Dupouy, Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Organization of American States in Haiti (OAS), assured that gang leaders in Haiti will have nowhere to hide "when full operations begin in the near future".

IOM : Rental assistance for 1,200 families

Over the past two months, nearly 1,200 displaced families in Port-au-Prince have benefited from rental assistance from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to help them find more dignified housing, thanks to the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) "Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance" for this essential partnership in supporting the most vulnerable.

Guyana : Victims of the Mont-Baduel fire on the agenda

On Monday, August 12, 2024, the Embassy of Haiti in France welcomed Sandra Trochimar, the mayor of the city of Cayenne, for a meeting on the situation of Haitian nationals who were victims of the fire in the Mont-Baduel neighborhood in Guyana on July 27. The discussions focused on important topics such as sheltering the disaster-stricken compatriots, who number more than a thousand, the urgency of rehousing them, the integration of the Haitian community in Guyana and the possibilities of decentralized cooperation between Cayenne and cities in Haiti.

SEMANAH needs a hydrographic boat

During Raphaël Hosty's visit on August 9, the Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications Eric Prévost Jr., the Director General of the Maritime and Navigation Service of Haiti (SEMANAH) and his colleagues placed particular emphasis on the construction of the National Institute of Maritime Professions, hhttps://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-42897-icihaiti-semamah-construction-of-the-national-institute-for-training-in-maritime-trades.html and the acquisition of a boat equipped with hydrographic equipment to carry out bathymetric surveys and also various innovations brought to the level of territorial representation and national cabotage. See also : https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-42966-icihaiti-politic-towards-a-recovery-of-semanah.html

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