2025 : A year of war against gangs

The year 2025 will be a year of war against armed gangs, declared Lesly Voltaire, which calls on all the country's vital forces to get involved in the fight against this scourge that threatens the nation. The president of the CPT drew up a catastrophic assessment of the year 2024, reporting more than 5,000 people killed across the country.

7 trucks from the Brasserie Séjourné hijacked

7 trucks belonging to the Brasserie Séjourné were hijacked on January 4 in the town of Cité Soleil. The company, which has suffered considerable losses, is threatening to close the business due to insecurity if nothing is done by the authorities concerned to restore order.

CAN : 6,417 medical emergencies handled

The National Ambulance Center (CAN) presents the distribution, by department, of medical emergencies handled throughout the territory during the period from January to November 2024. West : 3,715; Artibonite : 897; Southeast : 503; Northwest : 313; North : 253; Northeast : 218; South : 194; Nippes : 190; Grand-Anse : 114; Centre : 20.

First police officer killed in 2025

A police officer was killed Sunday evening in Delmas 39, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, by unidentified armed bandits. The victim was identified as Jean Woody Vilmont, an agent of the 28th class, assigned to the Financial Affairs Directorate (BAF) of the Judicial Police (DCPJ). He is the first police officer killed in 2025.

UEH : Sharp increase in enrollment

Strong increase in enrollment (+92.5%) at the State University of Haiti (UEH), which recorded at the beginning of December 2024 : 26,691 enrollments for the 2024-2025 academic year, compared to 13,860 for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Fire at the La Coupe market

On Sunday, a fire broke out in a market in the commune of Pétion-ville (La Coupe market), a large part of the market, where mainly esoteric products are sold, was consumed by the flames. According to traders, a candle that was left burning in a small house in the market is believed to be the cause of the fire.

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