Haiti – News: Zapping…

Haiti – News: Zapping…
20/08/2024 12:27:48

Grenada FIFA ranking
In the latest FIFA Women’s World Rankings released on August 16, 2024, our Grenada women’s football team remains in 53rd place with 1,481.87 points (without playing a single match since being eliminated in the Nations League in October 2023). On the podium, the United States regained the lead with 2,076.9 points, followed by England (2,023.42 points) and Spain in third place (21.09 points).

HUEH Closed for 5 months
It has been nearly five months since the closure of the National University Hospital of Haiti (HUEH), the largest hospital center in Haiti. Félix Levi Milo, president of the Union of Health Workers, said he was angry that the hospital was closed due to unsafe conditions and that repairs had not yet begun, and asked the authorities to take the necessary measures to reopen the hospital.

Escape: Latest news from St. Mark’s Town Hall
According to the latest report released by Myriam Fièvre, acting mayor of Saint-Marc, during the attempted jailbreak on Friday, August 16 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-43002-haiti-flash-bloody-escape-at-saint-marc-prison.html According to reports, 14 prisoners were killed and 8 were injured in the exchange of fire with the police, including two police officers. Four prisoners are still on the run. In addition, the mayor denied the allegation that a police officer was seriously injured in the incident.

Follow-up meeting with the Inter-American Defense College
On Monday, August 19, 2024, Pierre Michel Bonnet, Jean Bernard Henry and Sherlo Antoine, advisors to the Permanent Mission of Haiti to the Organization of American States (OAS), held a follow-up meeting with Colonel Ricardo Lebron (US Armed Forces Retired), Director of External Relations at the Inter-American Defense College. The meeting was part of the strengthening of cooperation between Haitian security institutions and the Inter-American Defense College, and in preparation for the visit of the Haitian delegation to Washington in the coming days.

Mirebalais Refusal
The interim mayor of Mirvalais, Rochard Laguerre, denied the news that the city had set up toll booths at the entrances to the city. He explained that these were 4 checkpoints set up in cooperation with the police to check vehicles at the intersections leading to the entrances and exits of the city. He confirmed that no driver was forced to pay at his checkpoints.

Message from the Mexican Embassy in Haiti
The Mexican Embassy in Haiti remains closed as a precautionary measure due to demonstrations against gang violence that broke out in and around Port-au-Prince on Monday, August 19. The embassy said that those who had appointments for Monday, August 19, will be received on September 2.

HL/ Haiti Liberty News