Massacre of Château Blond at least 20 dead

No less than 20 people including 5 members of the same family were executed in a massacre perpetrated on the night of February 16 to 17, 2025, in the areas of Château Blond and Petit-Troupeau, on the road to Frères https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-44309-haiti-news-zapping.html according to a provisional report communicated by the National Network for the Defense of Human Rights, which points the finger at the gang "Kraze Baryè", led by Vitelhomme Innocent.

Elim. Poland 2026 : Grenadières regrouping

As part of the qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Poland 2026, the U-20 women's national team will fly this Wednesday, February 19, 2025 from Cap-Haïtien to Antigua and Barbuda. The other Grenadières from various countries are also traveling. All the players and the technical team will regroup on site to complete the delegation. Haiti begins its journey in the first phase of the qualifiers of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Associations (CONCACAF). Match schedule https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-44294-icihaiti-prep-u-20-poland-2026-victory-of-the-grenadieres-[2-0]-against-the-girls-squad-of-petion-ville-friendly-match.html

Assassination of J. Moise: Summons from the Court of Appeal

Assassination of Jovenel Moise: the Port-au-Prince Court of Appeal has ordered the appearance of former First Lady Martine Moise, former Prime Minister Claude Joseph, Jeantel Joseph, Louis Edner Gonzague Day, Jude Laurent and Ardouin Zéphirin. Several other personalities including former Senator Antonio Chéramy, Rénald Lubérice, Jacques Sincère, Paul Eddy Amazan and Reynaldo Corvington are also concerned by this summons.

Carnival Port-de-Paix

"It is brought to the attention of the general public that a registration register for musical groups, DJs, foot bands, and masked bands is open at the Port-de-Paix City Hall, concerning the realization of the 2025 edition of carnival in Port-de-Paix. Groups with a carnival meringue for the year 2025 and wishing to participate in these carnival festivities must provide all legal documents related to their existence.

NB: Reminder, groups have until February 21, 2025 to register."

New Ambassador of Haiti to the DR

Fritz Lonchamp, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chief of Staff of President René Préval is the New Ambassador of Haiti to the Dominican Republic.

Taiwan : Donation of 7,920t of rice

On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, the Embassy of Taiwan (Republic of China) donated 7,920 metric tons of rice to the NGO "Food for the Poor" to assist people in difficult situations in Haiti.

CEP : BRD, BRC Recruitment preliminary list of best scores

The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) informs that the preliminary list of the ten best scores, as part of the recruitment of members of the Departmental Referendum Offices (BRD) and the Communal Referendum Offices (BRC) is posted in the Departmental Electoral Offices (BED) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-44101-haiti-referendum-nearly-2-000-candidates-for-brd-and-brc-positions-have-passed-the-selection-exam.html . Applicants from West I and II can go to the central headquarters in Petion-ville and to the West I BED, Rue Saint-Louis Jeanty, on the road to Frères, for all consultations. In this second phase of recruitment, CEP teams, including members of the Council and executives of the electoral institution, are being deployed throughout the territory, in order to conduct a local survey, which will be followed by an interview. This crucial step should allow the publication of the final list of the three members of the BRD and BRC selected.

HL/ HaitiLibre