Sentenced to 1 year in prison, he came out 9 years later...

Evest A. (39 years old), arrested on April 26, 2014 after a fight sentenced to one year in prison, was released after 9 years and 4 months, his file being lost in the maze of justice. The team of the Office of Human Rights in Haiti has stepped up its efforts to reconstruct his file and finally obtain a criminal hearing on July 26, 2023, during which the Deputy Government Commissioner has admitted in a half-word, the fault committed by the State, which stole more than 8 years of life from him, without however producing an excuse...

1 Cité Doudoune gang member killed

Saturday, July 28 Mazora, as well known, a member of the gang operating in Cité Doudoune, an area located in the commune of Croix-des-Bouquets, was fatally injured in exchanges of fire with the police not far from the Tabarre public market. Mazora was in possession of a 6.35mm caliber firearm.

Rice : Seed Quality Controls

With the approach of the rice harvesting season, the Technical Mission of Taiwan in Haiti has started to carry out seed quality checks in the rice-growing region of the South. By checking varieties for purity, germination rate and moisture content, they ensure seed quality to improve rice supply in the region.

Accident in Brazil : Words of Sympathy

"The Support Group for Returnees and Refugees (GARR) is deeply saddened to learn of the tragic accident that occurred in an industrial cereal cooperative in Paraná, Brazil https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40131-haiti-flash-brazil-explosion-in-an-agro-industrial-cooperative-at-least-8-dead-including-7-haitians.html which claimed the lives of 8 people, including seven Haitian nationals. In this time of mourning and great pain, GARR joins the Haitian community in Brazil and the families affected by the departure for the eternal east of these Haitian citizens."

PNH and UN discuss dismantling gangs

Frantz Elbé, the Acting Director General of the National Police of Haiti (PNH) in the presence of members of the High Command and the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) met with Laura Flores, the Head of the Americas Division to the Directorate of Political Affairs and Peace of the United Nations. Many points relating to the best strategy for dismantling gangs were discussed.

325 years of Jacmel

The Ministry of Tourism recalls that the year 2023 brings the 325th anniversary of the founding of the city of Jacmel "The vagaries of history, natural disasters have reached us. However, each time, the soul of Jacmel has proven to be resilient and combative. Our concern for culture and the arts, our material and immaterial heritage, our ecological sites bear witness to this glorious past which we must live up to in the present. May Jacmel remain this hospitable city. Happy Feast to all !"

HL/ HaitiLibre