Shots against young people, 3 victims

Thursday, February 15, 2018, Carrefour Desruisseaux (Miragoâne), unidentified individuals fired on a group of children, killing a boy of 16 years and seriously injuring another young man and a little girl of 6 years, the daughter of Amatas Jean-Philippe a political activist engaged in a fierce fight against corruption in the PetroCaribe file. Amatas is close to Senator Nènèl Cassy (Lavalas) who sees behind this aggression the hidden political hands of the Government...

False signature of the First Lady

Friday several members of a network of criminals were arrested for forgery and use of forgery. These forgers are accused of having imitated the signature of the First Lady of Haiti Martine Moïse to demand money from the National Council of Telecommunications (CONATEL).

VISA : Message from the Embassy of France

"The French Embassy in Port-au-Prince informs all Visa applicants that the application form for short and long terms is available free of charge at the consulate or can be filled directly on the Internet on the Embassy website. https://france-visas.gouv.fr/web/france-visas/ma-demande-en-ligne It warned applicants to be wary of solicitations from people outside the Embassy and informed that it has not authorized anyone to act as an intermediary."

The purchase of $123 million of equipment by Moïse soon under investigation ?

Senator Jean Renel Sénatus intervening on a radio of the capital indicates that as for PetroCaribe, there will be an investigation on the purchase of 490 heavy equipment, for an amount of 123 million dollars made by the Head of State "who decide alone" noting that there is not even a fire truck in this lot of equipment. However, remember that according to the statements of President Moïse equipment will be delivered next May firefighters in different communes.

Fire : The list of merchants handed to the Government

Maritza Saint-Dic, the Director of the Iron Market, impossible to join until yesterday Friday to hand over to the Government the list of merchants victims of the fire of the iron market https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23556-haiti-flash-the-iron-market-ravaged-by-a-fire.html finally, she went to the Ministry of Women's Affairs to discuss with Minister Innocent the list of female victims.

OXFAM will publish its 2011 investigation report

On Friday, the NGO Oxfam International, announced "We'll publish our 2011 internal investigation into staff involved in sexual & other misconduct in Haiti as soon as possible, after taking steps to prevent witnesses being identified. The names of the men involved have already been shared with the authorities in Haiti." An independent commission will be established and will have immediate authority to conduct a general review of Oxfam's internal practices and culture, including the treatment of past cases of misconduct. Oxfam is also announcing a comprehensive action plan to strengthen its prevention and protection mechanisms throughout the organization and eradicate abuses.

HL/ HaitiLibre