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Haiti – News: Zapping…
June 21, 2024 11:25:02

Rape: Increased by 500%
According to the United Nations, rape cases have increased fivefold since January 2024. The main victims are women (80%) and girls (16%), sometimes very young.

PNH: Nomiel Rameau’s Second Chance
Haiti’s Prime Minister, Dr. Gary Corneille, welcomes the appointment of Nomir Rameau as Acting Director General of the Haitian National Police (PNH) https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-42591-icihaiti-pnh-normil-rameau-new-dg-order-published-in-the-official-journal.html He hopes that the new chief will show responsible leadership and be able to inspire confidence among the police officers. Remember, Normil Rameau returns to the post of PNH chief, having been dismissed four years ago during a security crisis for his inability to reduce insecurity and establish order in the PNH (revolt of some police officers, birth of the violent group “Fantôme 509”)…

Appointment of 2 deputy ministers
On Thursday, 20 June 2024, Prime Minister Gary Cornille appointed Ms. Marie-Chantal Doumer as the Prime Minister’s Ministerial Delegate for State Institutions of Health and the Fight against Corruption and Impunity, and Hervé Gaspard as the Prime Minister’s Ministerial Delegate for Solidarity and Humanitarian Affairs.

The government quickly withdrew.
Prime Minister Gary Corneille announced that a government retreat will be organized in the coming days to facilitate the familiarization of ministers with their new functions, particularly those related to administrative and budget management activities, accountability and government cohesion. The retreat will also be used to finalize the ministers’ roadmap.

AYITIKA: 70% dark chocolate wins silver medal in gourmet food
At the 4th Chocolate Competition in France, 170 chocolates from more than 20 countries participated in the competition. The agricultural product value-added agency AYITIKA won the silver medal for gourmet food with its 70% dark chocolate “Amelonado-Criollo” See also: https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38180-haiti-agro-industry-haiti-and-the-dr-together-at-the-salon-international-du-chocolat-2022.html

CEH was not aware of CPT’s meeting with Catholic organizations
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Haiti (CEH) announced in a note dated June 20 that “none of the legally constituted institutions represented by its president has requested a meeting with the Presidential Transition Council (CPT)”. The CEH said it was surprised to learn that the CPT had held talks on Monday, June 17, with a Catholic Church organization regarding “a large project”. It is noteworthy that the CPT held talks with the Catholic Church’s Haitian Center for Planning and Development Studies (CHRAD), represented by Mario Paredes, an adviser to Pope Francis, accompanied by Jean Lucien Ligondé. They discussed a large national production project seeking a public-private partnership.

HL/ Haiti Liberty News

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