Judge Voltaire Prosecutes Rameau Normil

Judge Walter Wesser Voltaire has decided to prosecute former Director General of the Haitian National Police (PNH), Rameau Normil, following his refusal to appear before the investigating judge. The magistrate issued a summons against Normil, which was sent to the Leblanc law firm, representing Normil. Accused of arms and ammunition trafficking, the former PNH commander-in-chief had been summoned to appear on February 3rd to answer the judge's questions. Note that SPNH-17, after an investigation, denied these accusations https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-46762-haiti-news-zapping.html

Contaminated Drinking Water

On Friday, February 20, 2026, at the Montana Hotel (Pétion-ville), the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MCI) organized an inter-institutional consultation workshop focused on the concerning results of a study on the quality of drinking water in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-46803-haiti-health-treated-drinking-water-alarming-findings-report.html . This meeting aimed to establish a common position and formulate recommendations to be submitted to the Government Council. Minister James Monazard announced that an information circular will be published shortly to make public the decisions reached by the participating institutions.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-46786-haiti-health-drinking-water-crisis-in-haiti.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-46769-haiti-news-zapping.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-46754-icihaiti-health-more-than-92-of-treated-water-sachets-analyzed-do-not-meet-standards.html

Cap-Haitien : Delivery of 2 armored vehicles and deployment of 150 police officers

On Friday, February 20, 2026, in response to the resurgence of insecurity, two armored vehicles intended to strengthen the operational capabilities of the Haitian National Police (PNH) were delivered to Cap-Haitien in the North Department. The armored vehicles were officially received at the international port of Cap-Haïtien by Sem Calixte, Departmental Director of the North for the Haitian National Police (PNH). Furthermore, since Thursday, February 19, the PNH General Directorate has deployed 150 additional police officers from the 35th graduating class.

Criminal Electrical Cable Break

Électricité d’Haïti (EDH) accuses a group of unidentified individuals of accessing its electrical grid and causing a medium-voltage cable to break on Thursday in Pétion-ville. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-46897-haiti-news-zapping.html At least one person was killed and five others seriously injured, according to EDH.

DGM : 1,135 Haitians Arrested in 24 Hours

The General Directorate of Migration (DGM) reported that on Thursday, February 19, 2026, it apprehended a total of 1,135 people of Haitian origin in an irregular migration situation during nationwide interception operations and deported 1,124 others, 591 of whom were returned to Haiti from the Elías Piña border crossing, the DGM stated.

Morne Casse : Tactical Training Center in Operation

The Haitian National Police (PNH), in partnership with the Department of Public Security of the Organization of American States (OAS), has begun a 3-week tactical training cycle with 30 officers at the Haitian Tactical Advisory Cell (H-TAC) Tactical Training Center in Morne-Casse, with national and international instructors. https://www.haitilibre.com/article-46835-haiti-morne-casse-centre-de-formation-anti-gang-dedie-aux-unites-specialisees.html

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