US sanctions high-ranking Haitian official and accuses him of supporting gangs
The U.S. government imposed visa restrictions on Fritz Alphonse Jean, a member of Haiti’s transitional presidential council...The U.S. did not name the person it sanctioned in its announcement late Monday, but Jean confirmed it was him, telling The Associated Press on Tuesday that he rejected those accusations.
Visa Restrictions of Haitian Official Supporting Gangs and Other Criminal Organizations in Haiti
Today the Department of State is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on a Haitian government official for supporting gangs and other criminal organizations, and obstructing the government of Haiti’s fight against terrorist gangs designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
Haiti’s Sunrise Airways suspends domestic flights after bullet hits aircraft
A domestic flight was struck by bullets on Sunday while landing at the Guy Malary terminal of the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, sources told the Miami Herald.
The aircraft, operated by Sunrise Airways, was arriving from Les Cayes in the country’s southwest region. No injuries were reported.
AMELIORATION DES INFRASTRUCTURES ROUTIERES
La Banque mondiale vient d’approuver un projet de 80 millions de dollars pour reconstruire et renforcer des routes rurales clés dans les départements du Sud et du Nord. Ce projet – le Haïti Résilient Corridors Project – vise à améliorer l’accessibilité, la résilience face aux catastrophes climatiques et à connecter les communautés aux services essentiels (santé, éducation, etc.).
ChapoBa à Dadou Pasquet Maestro éternel « La seule différence. »
Il y a des départs qui laissent le silence plus lourd que la nuit. Celui de Dadou Pasquet, figure magistrale de la musique haïtienne, en fait partie. Légendaire guitariste, compositeur, chanteur, maître du Konpa moderne et fondateur du Magnum Band, Dadou s’est éteint à 72 ans, laissant derrière lui une œuvre colossale et une empreinte qui ne s’effacera jamais. Sa disparition, confirmée par sa famille, bouleverse Haïti, la Caraïbe et toute la diaspora musicale qui le considérait comme l’un de ses plus grands architectes sonores.
