Richard Morse, Advisor to the President, resign

The Adviser to the President Michel Martelly, Richard Morse, announced yesterday via his Twitter account that he had resigned "I handed in my resignation on December 26, 2012. I no longer work for the Haitian Government." The reason for this resignation is not yet known.

Distribution of 4,000 hot meals in Carrefour

The program "Kantin mobil", a sub-program of "Aba Grangou", which is part of the global program "Ede pèp", proceeded Sunday, to the distribution of 4,000 hot meals in Carrefour.

Fire at the market of Tabarre

On the night of Saturday 5 to Sunday 6 January, the communal market of Tabarre was partially destroyed. Accoring to early indications, it would be a voluntary fire, those responsible for this disaster have not yet been identified. This is the second fire at market of Tabarre in less than a year. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-5034-haiti-social-the-market-of-tabarre-goes-up-in-smoke.html

Seizure of 89 kg of drugs

According to police reports, Friday, 4 January 2013, at 9:00 am, officers assigned to the OPBAT (Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos), acting on information, conducted a search for drugs on a Haitian boat "L'assistance Express", who had just arrived from Haiti, in Great Inagua. During the operation, officers discovered and seized 89 kilos of narcotics, valued at resale, at approximately $1.3 million. 8 of men on the ship were arrested and placed in custody.

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