The Prime Minister Office denies money was given to G9 gang to unblock gas

November 17th, 2021 On Saturday, November 13 in a note, the Prime Minister Office formally and categorically denied the false information circulating on social networks according to which the Government had disbursed 40 million gourdes to the coalition of armed gangs "G9" to negotiate a truce facilitating the passage of tank trucks transporting fuel at the Varreux terminal in Cité-Soleil. It takes this opportunity to inform the public that the Government has instructed the Government Commissioner of Port-au-Prince to take all measures to invite the instigators of these allegations to provide proof of their statements....

Haiti asks social networks to close the accounts of «Barbecue» and his acolytes

November 6th, 2021 Frantz Louis Juste, the Commissioner of the Government of Port-au-Prince informed the persons in charge of the social networks Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter that legal and penal proceedings are engaged in Haiti against the individuals "BUSTA John, Jimmy CHERIZIER alias "Barbecue" and DORISCA Robert under mandate to bring , for criminal association, attack on the life of members of the Government, attempted assassination, crime of terrorism and terrorist financing." Due to their  dangerousness, they are requesting that the accounts of the individuals used to terrorize the Haitian population need to be blocked until further...

Donation of 75 million from the World Bank for job creation in Haiti

November 6th, 2021 Michel Patrick Boivert Minister of Economy and Finance and Laurent Msellati, Head of World Bank Operations in Haiti signed a Financing Agreement relating to a Private Sector Employment and Economic Transformation Project (PSJET) financed by a grant approved by the World Bank to the tune of US $75 million from the International Development Association (IDA) over a period of 6 years. “The grant will help to spur growth in Haiti’s private sector, with an emphasis on firms owned by women.” said Laurent Msellati, Manager of World Bank operations in Haiti. This sort of financial access will go far in stimulating recovery for many of...