Security strengthened in the Central Plateau

"200 police officers with specialized units will be deployed throughout the Central Plateau to counteract the disruptors on polling day, specifically in the commeunes of avanette and Boucan-Carré (lower Central Plateau)," declared Godson Orélus, Director General of the National Police of Haiti, during his visit to Hinche, adding "The legislative elections of August 9 gave us a good lessons. The Directorate General and the Government mobilize their resources to ensure a favorable climate and peace in the country on election day."

The President of BED West 1 sequestered

Friday, the electoral supervisors of Communes of the region of Palmes (Léogâne-Grand-Goâve and Petit-Goâve) who had worked in the elections of August 9, prevented Wally Désence, the President of the BED West 1 of leaving, by locking him into the room where was to be held a training session in Léogâne, for electoral supervisors of the region. These supervisors were protesting against their replacement, while thet received only minor criticisms. They are categorically opposed to the conduct of the training session, forcing officials to cancel it.

HL/ HaitiLibre / Guyto Mathieu (Correspondant Petit-Goâve)

Clashes between supporters of political parties, 4 injured

On the night of 11 to 12 October, clashes between supporters of political parties broke on the side of Ennery, which made 4 injured with edged weapons, one of them is still hospitalized. Following its intervention, the local police has arrested two people.

The Consul of Chicago asks God to guide our compatriots

During the 209th Anniversary of the Death of Dessalines, the Consul General of Haiti in Chicago, Lesly Condé declared about elections "In exactly a week, Haitians will be going to the polls to exercise their most important duty as citizens. Democracy being the only way to advance toward a reasonable future, let us ask God to guide our compatriots so that their choices as well as their actions make them worthy of Jean-Jacques Dessalines' heritage."

HL/ HaitiLibre