Second presidential candidate announced

After former Haitian President Jocelerme Privert (https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-48457-haiti-news-zapping.html), former Prime Minister Claude Joseph, founder in 2021 of the Committed to Development Party (EDE), claims to have completed the registration of 30,000 members on the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) platform and to have been unanimously nominated as the party's presidential candidate during a meeting of the EDE National Political Bureau held at the El Rancho Hotel in Pétion-Ville.

PNH : Final Tribute to Police Officer Saint Jour Queturah

This Saturday, September 19, 2026, the Haitian National Police (PNH) paid a final tribute to Saint Jour Queturah, a 2nd-class officer of the Departmental Operations and Intervention Brigade (BOID) and member of the 34th graduating class of the Haitian National Police (PNH), who was fatally wounded in an ambush on September 6, 2026, while carrying out her duties. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-48400-haiti-insecurity-young-female-police-officer-killed-in-the-line-of-duty.html The PNH took the opportunity to commend the courage, dedication, and sacrifice of the BOID officer, who served the country, and to extend its condolences to the family, loved ones, and friends of Queturah Saint Jour.

Chad's Clarification on the New Contingent

According to the Chadian Press and Publishing Agency, Chad deployed 350 members of its defense and security forces to Haiti on Friday to join the Gang Supression Force (GSF). This brings the total number of Chadian troops deployed in Haiti to 750, representing 50% of the 1,500 troops promised by Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby.

Fuel : MCI Investigates in Varreux

On Saturday, September 19, 2026, representatives of West Indies Energy Company S.A. (WINECO), a petroleum product storage facility located at the Varreux Terminal, received a visit from a delegation from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MCI). The delegation conducted a document review and collected samples of petroleum products from recent imports by various companies operating in the Haitian market. It should be noted that WINECO does not import petroleum products. Its role is solely to ensure the storage of these products at its facilities on behalf of importing companies.

Spain confirms its support for the GSF

On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, as part of the Haitian government's efforts to mobilize support from its partners for the restoration of security in Haiti, the Haitian Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Wooldy Edson Louidor, held a follow-up meeting with Alberto Ucelay, Director General of Foreign Policy and Security at the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, and Ms. Tamar San Miguel García, Deputy Director General for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. During this meeting, Spanish authorities reassured and confirmed Spain's support for the Gang Supression Force and for strengthening Haiti's national security forces.

Death of former Senate President Pierre François Sildor

Former President of the Senate of the Republic, Pierre François Sildor, died this Saturday, September 19, 2026, in Maniche, in the South Department. He had led the Senate until January 12, 2021.

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