September 29th, 2021Friday, September 24, 2021 at a press conference, American President Joe Biden strongly condemned the "horrible" treatment suffered by Haitian migrants gathered along the US-Mexico border, promising consequences for the border patrol agents on horseback which were photographed repelling migrants using aggressive methods.
Biden was...
September 29th, 2021
Remittances from the diaspora to Haiti will increase by 28% compared to last year, according to statements made by the Governor of the Haitian Central Bank, Jean-Baden Dubois, during an interview on the program "Rendez-vous économique" hosted by economist Kesner Pharel on Radio-Télé Métropole on September 5, 2021.
Last year...
September 29th, 2021The first official case of the African Swine Plague virus (ASF) has been confirmed in Haiti, more precisely in the border town of Anse-a-Pitres by the specialized American laboratory "Plum Island Animal Disease Center".
The Ministry of Agriculture says it is taking all measures to contain the risk of an epidemic of this deadly blood...
September 29th, 2021After news channels reported on Wednesday September 22nd that the Department of Homeland Security had issued a new contract to operate a migrant center at Guantanamo for Haitian migrants gathering at the US border with Mexico.
In a formal note, The White House denied that false information,
A day later, Jen Psaki, the White House...
September 23rd, 2021Acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry published in the Official Journal Le Moniteur the "Political Accord for Peaceful and Effective Governance of the Interim Period".
This political agreement initiated by Henry, signed on September 11, 2021 by the Executive Poweer, parties and groupings of political parties and civil society...
September 23rd, 2021On Tuesday, migrants at the airport in Port-au-Prince rushed back towards the plane they had arrived on, while others threw shoes at the jet.
Chaos unfolded at Toussaint Louverture airport as one man attempted to re-board the aircraft. The plane's crew rushed to close the jet's doors in time, Reuters news agency...
September 23rd, 2021NFPA and partner agencies airlifted more than 125 tonnes of life-saving supplies to earthquake-shattered parts of Haiti, part of the EU Humanitarian Air Bridge operation.
Besides more than 2,200 people reported to have been killed, more than 12,260 people were injured, and more than 650,000 people requiring humanitarian assistance...
September 22nd, 2021
Images which appear to show border agents on horseback driving migrants back to a river like cattle have sparked an investigation in the US.
The pictures widely shared on social media show the riders using their reins against the migrants and pushing them back towards the Rio Grande in Texas.
Homeland Security Secretary...
September 22nd, 2021In a report by the Divisional Commissioner Jean Bruce Myrtil and Chief of Staff "the Central Directorate of the Administrative Police says it is greatly satisfied with the progress of the intervention units in operations against armed gangs" in several places in the metropolitan area.
The Divisional Superintendent recalls " for...