Inevitable fuel price increase

Michel Patrick Boisvert, the Minister of Finance, affirms that because of the War in Ukraine which is driving up the price of a barrel of crude oil to peaks, for fear of new sanctions against Russia aimed at the export of black gold , an increase in the price of petroleum products at the pump is inevitable. He indicates that the Government can no longer provide the subsidy due to the new cost increases, and that it is awaiting the agreement of the players in the oil sector to set the date for the new increases...

A police officer kills 3 members of his family and commits suicide

On Monday Bathole alley, in Gonaïves, Policeman Blemur Accile shot and killed his sister Wisline Accile, his niece Rooseline Céide and his brother-in-law Yfradieu Céide, before committing suicide by hanging.

Shipwreck in Haiti, 1 dead

Monday morning, early in the morning, a boat carrying about fifteen passengers and 2 crew members from Miragoâne bound for Pointe-à-Raquette (Island of Gonâve) was shipwrecked. One person perished in the sinking but several of the survivors are receiving care in a health center in Pointe-à-Raquette. According to testimonies, the victim who drowned refused to wear a life jacket.

The OPC calls on the USA to return the archives seized in 1994

The Office for the Protection of Citizens (OPC), an independent national institution for the promotion and protection of human rights, formally requests the US Government to return the archives of the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAd'H) and the paramilitary group Revolutionary Front Armed for the Progress of Haiti (FRAPH) seized in 1994 during the landing of American soldiers in Haiti.

Ex-investigating judge Garry Orélien laid off

The investigating judge, Garry Orélien, who investigated the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse for 7 months, has been placed on leave by the Superior Council of Power. He is suspected of https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-35770-haiti-justice-accused-of-corruption-judge-orelien-gives-notice-to-pierre-esperance-to-prove-his-accusations.html

Nurses : Advanced training

In order to strengthen the capacity to respond to medical emergencies in Haiti, the National Ambulance Center (CAN) in partnership with the Embassy of Taiwan (Republic of China) is organizing training aimed at enabling participating nurses to acquire advanced knowledge in pre-hospital care.

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