A police officer believed to be a member of Group Phantom 509 released

Thursday, January 27, police officer Maxime Jean, accused of being a member of Group Phantom 509, was released from prison after several months of detention on the orders of Dean Bernard Sainvil following a "habeas corpus" action brought by the police officer's lawyers.

USA : 12 million for the fight against gangs

Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian Nichols said "We have just increased our support to the National Police of Haiti (PNH) by 15 million, including 12 million to build anti-gang capacity, including community efforts to prevent gang recruitment, additional anti-gang experts, and support to establish an anti-gang task force [...] The people of Haiti deserve functioning democratic institutions that can meet their needs."

Presentation of the new control tower project

This week for the attention of Rosemond Pradel the Minister of Public Works and leaders of the aeronautical sector in Haiti took place at the National Office of Civil Aviation (OFNAC), the presentation of the Construction project and the equipment of the Haiti's ATM complex and the new tower Toussaint Louverture International Airport control https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-34517-haiti-security-construction-of-an-atm-complex-and-a-new-control-tower-at-the-international-airport.html

Towards an increase in the minimum wage ?

The Government of Ariel Henry announces in a note that it is in consultation with the employers' and trade union sectors, with a view to facilitating the resumption of activities at the Caracol Industrial Park (North) following the protest movements organized by the workers to demand better working conditions and an increase in the minimum wage.

USA : Boarding training

The U.S. Coast Guard, in coordination with the U.S. Embassy's Office of Security Cooperation, has launched a two-week training course on vessel boarding procedures. A U.S. Coast Guard Southeast (USCG) mobile training team of three instructors will teach the Haitian Coast Guard the procedures for boarding vessels in their waters, including : legal limitations, defensive use of strength, boarding tactics and techniques, the use of law enforcement equipment, and the practical application of learned skills in real-life scenarios.

Artistic residency

Pascale Monnin, Haitian winner of the scholarship for cross-cultural artistic residencies in the Caribbean, is in an artistic residency in Trinidad and Tobago from January 15 to February 13, 2022 at the Alice Yard institution.

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