A BIM police officer shot dead

Monday May 13 in the evening, police officer Jean Danas (22nd promotion), assigned to the Motorized Intervention Brigade (BIM), was shot dead in front of a club, at Cote-Plage 20 (commune of Carrefour).

AGD : Me Wilner Morin has issued his order

Tuesday May 24, 2024, Investigating Judge Jean Wilner Morin issued his order, in the context of the corruption case at the General Customs Administration (AGD). Former Director General Romel Bell, his wife Anna Dorvil Bell and Catholic priest Dukens Augustin are referred to the criminal court. They will be judged, among other things, for money laundering and complicity in money laundering, false declaration of assets, illicit enrichment and criminal associations...

Guadeloupe : 30 Haitian boat people intercepted

Tuesday May 14, 2024, a small sailboat carrying around thirty Haitians in an irregular migration situation was intercepted off the coast of the town of Bouillante (Guadeloupe). The Haitians were taken care of by the Border Police. 13,000 euros was found on board. Two suspected smugglers were arrested and taken into custody. The Consul General of Haiti Carl Saint Remy had a telephone exchange with Sub-Prefect Moniotte who undertook to transmit to him information relating to the situation of migrants. The Consul, in accordance with the Vienna Convention of 1963, requested a visit from his nationals in the waiting zone in order to provide them with assistance.

At least 5 confirmed PM candidates

Civil Society organizations support the candidacy of Gérald Germain for the post of Transitional Prime Minister and have sent correspondence to the Transitional Presidential Council confirming this choice. He joins the already known candidates on the list : Garry Conille, the economist Gérald Germain, Me Lucmane Délille, Me Iswick Théophin, Dr. Smith Magny and Ernst Pierre Vincent…

4,500 people displaced in 24 hours

At least 4,463 people were forced to move following the attack by armed bandits in Gressier on the night of May 10 to 11, 2024 in the 1st communal section of Morne à Bateau. 92% of people took refuge in other places in the West department, 4% in Nippes and 3% in the South, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Among them, 73% found refuge with host families, while 27% settled in 7 sites, including 4 new sites and 3 existing sites.

Gangs plan to take refuge in the Great South

Security expert James Boyard warns of the strategy of gangs who plan to transform certain coastal towns in the Great South into refuges, faced with the imminent arrival of the multinational mission "To prevent the insecurity which prevails in the capital from is exported to these provincial towns, a multi-sector alert system must be put in place" recommends James Boyard on his "X" account.

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