A tense Council of Ministers

On Monday, September 30, 2024, an exceptional Council of Ministers at the Villa d'Accueil in Musseau allowed the executive to adopt the 2024-2025 budget, postpone the entry into force of the new tax code until 2025, and renew the state of emergency for 1 month. But it was also an opportunity for the members of the Presidential Council to demand that Chancellor Dupuy summon the Haitian ambassadors accredited to the UN and Washington to explain the confusion surrounding the participation of the President of the Transitional Council, Edgard Leblanc Fils, in the 79th United Nations General Assembly. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-43263-haiti-flash-e-leblanc-fils-president-of-the-transitional-council-will-finally-go-to-new-york.html which he attributes to a maneuver by Prime Minister Conille…

Arrest of a Gang Leader

Friday, September 27, following an operation led by the Departmental Unit for Maintaining Order (UDMO-South), Guerlain Maslin, Leader of the Gang "Lame ti manchèt" operating in Saint-Jean du Sud, more precisely in the locality called "Vilpie" was arrested.

627 people fled the commune of Saut d'Eau

Following the armed violence that occurred on September 23, 2024 in the first section of Canot in the commune of Saut d'Eau, 627 people were displaced. All displaced persons sought refuge with host families: 48% in Mirebalais, 34% in other communal sections of Saut d’Eau, 11% in Boucan Carré, 5% in Hinche and 2% in Thomonde.

The Chancellery welcomes the renewal of the mandate of the MMSS

The Chancellery welcomes the renewal of the mandate of the Multinational Security Support Mission https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-43320-haiti-flash-the-security-council-extends-the-mandate-of-the-mission-in-haiti-by-one-year.html and thanks the UN Security Council for its commitment to peace and stability in Haiti, which are essential for sustainable development and the well-being of our people.

Haiti becomes a member of Afreximbank

The African Import-Export Bank (Afreximbank) announced, on September 30, 2024, in a press release published in Cairo (Egypt), an agreement formalizing Haiti's membership in the partnership between Afreximbank and the member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). During this event, Afreximbank announced its intention to set up a US$250 million facility to support the reconstruction of the Haitian economy.

Régine Abraham non-voting member of the CPT in Mexico

Régine Abraham observer at the Presidential Transitional Council is in Mexico to represent Haiti at the Ceremony of Transfer of Executive Power to President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum.

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