Haitian vigilante gunmen on patrol in their neighborhood where at least eight Aristide supporters were killed. Young Haitian men from an anti-Lavalas vigilante group patrol in the Cite de Dieu (City of God) slum of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on February 25, 2005, the morning after armed gunmen claiming allegiance to former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and the Lavalas Family political party attacked yesterday, killing at least eight people thought to be associated with the anti-Aristide "Group of 184" organization. The anti-Lavalas vigilante group said that they were patrolling their neighborhood today to try to protect people from another attack. Aristide was ousted almost a year ago by a civil movement and armed uprising and fled Haiti on February 29, 2004. REUTERS/Daniel Morel - RTROE3Y

185 dead in three months in Port-au-Prince includes 163 shot

Haitian vigilante gunmen on patrol in their neighborhood where at least eight Aristide supporters were killed. Young Haitian men from an anti-Lavalas vigilante group patrol in the Cite de Dieu (City of God) slum of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on February 25, 2005. Photo credit: REUTERS/Daniel Morel – RTROE3Y

The Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace, CE-JILAP, reported that 185 residents have died in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area between July and September. Among those deaths, 163 of them were fatally shot. 

“There’s no security from the authorities,” said Jocelyne Colas Noël, CE-JILAP’s director.

During the entire year, 570 residents died, including 480 of whom were shot. Source

Kidnappers release entrepreneur after ransom paid 

Byanka Gauthier, a 24-year-old entrepreneur, was kidnapped on Dec. 16, 2020.

A young entrepreneur kidnapped Dec. 16 was set free early Sunday at Champ de Mars park in Port-au-Prince.

Byanka Gauthier’s family said they paid a ransom but didn’t mention how much. Gauthier was kidnapped as she was driving from a business meeting in Lathan Plaine, a neighborhood in Port-au-Prince. Her car was later found in Lilavois, Port-au-Prince Thursday. Source

Mass Konpa adds new singer to band

Gracia Delva (right), Mass Konpa’s veteran singer, sitting next to Baby Joe.

Musical band Mass Konpa announced on Thursday that it has a new singer, Baby Joe. 

Gracia Delva, the star of the group, recently collaborated with Baby Joe on a song titled “Kounye a,” or Right Now in English, to introduce Baby Joe’s talent to the fans. Mass Konpa plans to release an album next year that features Baby Joe in at least three songs. 

Baby Joe previously sang gospel music. Source

Email me at onz@haitiantimes.com
Onz Chery is a Haiti correspondent for The Haitian Times. Chery started his journalism career as a City College of New York student with The Campus. He later wrote for First Touch, local soccer leagues in New York and Elite Sports New York before joining The Haitian Times in 2019.

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