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Leslie Voltaire Engages with Local Leaders in Cap-Haïtien to Discuss Urban Challenges

Leslie Voltaire Engages with Local Leaders in Cap-Haïtien to Discuss Urban Challenges

While passing through Cap-Haïtien on his return from Colombia, the President of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), Leslie Voltaire, took the opportunity to hold a meeting on Monday, December 23, with the city’s authorities.

BNC Case: Authorities Issue Arrest Warrants for Pascal Raoul Pierre-Louis and Lornick Léandre

BNC Case: Authorities Issue Arrest Warrants for Pascal Raoul Pierre-Louis and Lornick Léandre

Examining Magistrate Benjamin Félismé issued two arrest warrants against the former chairman of the board of directors of the National Credit Bank (BNC), Pascal Raoul Pierre-Louis, “charged with active corruption and bribery,” and against Lornick Léandre, accused of “complicity in bribery,” according to a judicial source who spoke with Le Nouvelliste on Monday, December 23, 2024.

HOPE/HELP Act Renewal: ADIH and MCI Amplify Their Efforts

HOPE/HELP Act Renewal: ADIH and MCI Amplify Their Efforts

The HOPE/HELP Act, essential for Haiti’s textile sector, remains in effect until September 2025.

UN Reports Over 200 Killed in Six Days at Wharf Jérémie

UN Reports Over 200 Killed in Six Days at Wharf Jérémie

Between December 6 and 11, 2024, more than 207 people (134 men and 73 women) were executed by the Wharf Jérémie gang in the Port-au-Prince commune, according to an investigative report conducted by the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

Haiti: IMF Approves a New Framework Program

Haiti: IMF Approves a New Framework Program

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the implementation of a Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) for Haiti until December 19, 2025, potentially paving the way for financial assistance from the IMF under its Upper Credit Tranche (UCT).

Haiti and Colombia Strengthen Their Cooperation

Haiti and Colombia Strengthen Their Cooperation

The governments of Haiti and Colombia held a joint cabinet meeting on Saturday, December 21, 2024, in Riohacha, La Guajira department, in northern Colombia.

Haiti Gets Closer to Colombia

Haiti Gets Closer to Colombia

A binational Council of Ministers meeting between Colombia and Haiti will take place in Guajira, Colombia, on Saturday, December 21, 2024.

Behind Every Police Officer, a Family Anxiously Waits

Behind Every Police Officer, a Family Anxiously Waits

Applauded when they score a victory in the fight against insecurity, criticized when they make a blunder, police officers are a constant presence in Haiti’s news. Behind these men and women on the frontlines of the battle against insecurity, often risking their lives, are sons, daughters, and spouses who suffer in silence. These loved ones live in a constant state of alert, always bracing for the worst.

"The Gran Grif Gang of Savien Will Be Heard of No Longer," Declares Saint-Marc’s Government Commissioner, Venson François

"The Gran Grif Gang of Savien Will Be Heard of No Longer," Declares Saint-Marc’s Government Commissioner, Venson François

Ten days after the massacre carried out by the Gran Grif gang of Savien in downtown Petite-Rivière de l’Artibonite, the government commissioner for the Saint-Marc jurisdiction declared that the most infamous armed group in the Artibonite region “will soon disappear.

Northeast: 26 Graduates from Fort-Liberté School of Law Take Their Oath as Lawyers

Northeast: 26 Graduates from Fort-Liberté School of Law Take Their Oath as Lawyers

On Friday, December 20, 2024, 26 students from the "Gérard A.