Posted on 2022-06-20 |lenouvelliste.comAt least 782 homicides were committed and 540 kidnappings perpetrated between January 1 and May 31, 2022, in Haiti, said UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in his report presented to the Security Council on Thursday.“The escalation of violence by organized gangs, including kidnappings and violent murders in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area, has continued, fueling a deep sense of concern among the population.Kidnappings and intentional homicides are not all reported, but the National Police of Haiti still recorded 540 cases of kidnappings between January 1 and May 31, 2022 (an increase of 36.4%), against 396 in the last five months of 2021, while the number of intentional homicides increased by 17%, from 668 in the last five months of 2021 to 782 in the first five months of 2022”, can we read in this report.“These numbers continue to rise, reaching unprecedented levels,” the report noted.In May alone, 198 kidnappings and 201 homicides were reported mainly in the West department.In one case, two buses full of children were removed on May 24.In three cases, UN personnel and their families were abducted;and in another, a national staff member was killed in exchanges of fire between organized gangs”.USA: Senate passes arms control law, House vote this FridayMexico: 13 dead in a shootout between police and gang membersPortugal: 8 tons of cocaine seized in containers of bananas from ColombiaUS Supreme Court revokes abortion rightsA symposium on the use of solar energy in HaitiA symposium on the use of solar energy in HaitiOne in three schools, target of violence in Port-au-Prince, deplores UNICEFRelease for ransom of Jean Romel Moussignac, a CONATEL executiveCroix-des-Bouquets: Three buses and their occupants hijacked by armed bandits, according to the APCHTwo prisoners who died in the civil prison of JacmelOne person killed and several others injured by gunshot in Gros-MorneUSA: Powerful NRA arms lobby hails "victory" after Supreme Court rulingNew York Governor laments 'dark day' after Supreme Court gun rulingThe Supreme Court of the United States upholds the right to carry weapons outside the home (judgment)US bans sale of Juul Labs e-cigarettesHaiti moves up three places in the FIFA rankingsCuba: 74 new protesters sentenced to 18 years in prisonGros-Morne: 23 members of a single family victims of food poisoningDeath of Maradona: eight health professionals will be tried for manslaughterRelease of the fried food vendor kidnapped from Avenue Magloire AmbroiseGraduation: 133 new doctors trained at the UEH Faculty of MedicineUN: at least 782 homicides and 540 cases of kidnapping for the first five months of the year 2022 in HaitiFleeing a civil war in his country, an African finds refuge in HaitiA statue of Jean-Jacques Dessalines erected in the Place Sainte-Rose de Lima in the Grand-Rivière du NordArtibonite: 23 people from the same family accidentally poisoned in Gros-MorneLorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.Lorem Ipsum has beenLorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.Lorem Ipsum has beenLorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry rem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the printer took a galley of type and scrambled