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DECES Herby Widmaier Ou Simplement Bibi ! Haïti en Marche, édition du 03 au 10 Mai 2017 • Vol XXXI • Nº 16 DECES Herby Widmaier ou simplement Bibi ! PORT-AU-PRINCE, 28 Avril – Une personnalité des principales radios de la capitale haïtienne, c’est tout ce effacée, s’il n’y a déjà pas contradiction entre ces deux que les nouvelles générations savent de Herby Widmaier, termes, car en effet il y a tant à dire. qui vient de s’éteindre à 84 ans, après une longue maladie Herby Widmaier Qu’il a été le fondateur de Radio Métropole, l‘une (MEDIA / p. 8) Démarrage de Guy Philippe, trafiquant la Caravane du dans le privé et chef Changement rebelle dans le public PORT-AU- dans la Vallée de PRINCE, 25 Avril – Il y a un moment de la saga Guy Philippe l’Artibonite dont on ne parle pas Note officielle, dimanche 30 Avril 2017 : Le Président assez, c’est celui du de la République, Son Excellence Monsieur Jovenel Moïse, lance chef rebelle. officiellement, ce 1er mai 2017, la Caravane du Changement dans Le 29 février (CARAVANE / p. 13) 2004, l’homme qui vient de plaider coupable devant une cour fédérale en Floride de blanchiment d’argent issu du trafic de cocaïne, était accueilli en héros à Port-au-Prince (précisons par la bonne bourgeoisie de Port-au-Prince et de Pétionville) - et n’était l’intervention sur le terrain des troupes américaines Le président Jovenel Moïse ouvre la foire du 1er Mai au Champ de Mars (photo Robenson Eugène) débarquées le même (COUPABLE / p. 4) Guy Philippe devant la justice en Floride CRIMINALITE Cinq jeunes tués L’affaire Guy dans une fusillade Philippe nous rappelle à Carrefour un meurtre jamais éclairci Des bandits circulant à moto ont ouvert le feu, mardi soir, vers 11h, à Brochette 95, dans la commune de Carrefour sur un PORT- groupe de personnes qui s’amusaient dans un club. Bilan 5 jeunes AU-PRINCE, 26 Avril – L’affaire Guy (TUERIE / p. 4) Philippe se déroule devant la justice fédérale en Floride (USA) comme s’il s’agissait uniquement de millions perçus par l’ex-commissaire de la Police nationale d’Haïti (PNH) et distribués entre complices pour faciliter le passage de chargements de drogue transitant en Haïti pour Miami et l’Amérique du Nord. Or partout le trafic de stupéfiants signifie également violences, meurtres et assassinats autant que 5 jeunes abattus par des tueurs à moto. Les assassins courent toujours Le ‘chef rebelle’ Guy Philippe considéré comme le tombeur d’Aristide en février 2004 (HPN) (MEURTRE / p. 5) Mercredi 03 Mai 2017 Page 2 EN PLUS... / EN BREF... Haïti en Marche • Vol XXXI • N° 16 Le Conseil électoral a pour devoir de Liberté de la presse 2017: remplacer Guy Philippe comme sénateur élu de la Grand’Anse En avouant son implication dans le trafic illicite de la drogue et le blanchiment Bonne note pour d’argent, Guy Philippe a du coup signé l’annulation de son élection comme sénateur élu de la Grand’Anse. En attendant le verdict du tribunal fédéral de la Floride, le Conseil électoral provisoire (CEP) étudie la meilleure formule pour le remplacer, selon Haïti ! ce qu’a déclaré, le mercredi 26 avril, au quotidien Le Nouvelliste, le directeur exécutif Bien que la situation générale 180 pays disséqués. Les journalistes sont du CEP, Uder Antoine. de la liberté de la presse se dégrade un régulièrement exposés aux agressions, et la peu partout, les journalistes haïtiens ont tendance des gouvernements étant d’élargir Des soldats dominicains ont marché le obtenu une assez bonne note en la matière. leur pouvoir en matière de surveillance, « Reporters sans Frontières » (RSF) a fait menaçant par incidence les lanceurs long de la frontière séparant leur pays du paraître mercredi dernier son classement d’alerte. Les pays les plus dangereux selon nôtre. Motifs : renforcement des lois sur de 2017 sur la base de ce qui s’est passé en la classification de RSF, sont la Syrie, 2016 dans le monde. l’Afghanistan, le Mexique, l’Irak, le Yémen. l’immigration tout en empêchant le trafic Pas mal du tout, de quoi même être Ainsi, 74 représentants de la presse d’êtres humains et barrer la route aux fier : sur 180 pays analysés, pour la liberté ont été tués de par le monde en 2016, dont produits haïtiens sur leur territoire. d’informer, Haïti est en 53e position Notre 57 professionnels, 9 journalistes citoyens position restée inchangée depuis le dernier et 8 employés des médias. Le nombre des D’autre part, seulement 11,593 passeports bilan, est d’autant plus à relever que dans journalistes emprisonnés a augmenté de distribués sur 30,000 dans un besoin urgent les pays à tradition démocratique – sans 20 (348 engeôlés) par rapport à 2015 ; 52 Santo Domingo, vendredi 28 avril 2017 ( HYPERLINK “http://rezonodwes.com/” compter ceux qui viennent d’accéder à ce ont été kidnappés, soit 9 de moins qu’il y \t “_blank” rezonodwes.com).-Sous les ordres du ministre dominicain de la Défense, régime politique –, la pression que subissent a un an. le Major General Jose Eugenio Matos de la Cruz, les soldats dominicains ont marché, les journalistes va à la hausse. Les mauvais élèves sont quasiment jeudi, le long de la frontière dominico-haïtienne. Le général-ministre a passé des C’est ainsi que dans ce classement, les mêmes : Cuba, le Soudan, le Vietnam, la instructions formelles aux soldats cantonnés à la frontière, pour que, désormais, ils notre pays se place avant la Pologne, l’une Chine, la Syrie, le Turkménistan, l’Érythrée accentuent le contrôle des mouvements migratoires des haïtiens vers la République dominicaine. Ils ont également pour devoir, d’après une feuille de route, de lutter des 28 nations de l’Union européenne : avec et la Corée du Nord, le dernier de la classe. contre la contrebande, le vol d’animaux et d’autres activités louches menées dans les un gouvernement conservateur de droite qui Supplantant l’Érythrée, la dictature nord- zones frontalières. On cite au passage le commerce du charbon de bois. contrôle les médias publics, pas étonnant coréenne est arrivée à la place 180, palme Pour l’instant, nous ne sommes pas en mesure de confirmer si le ministre Matos de que ce pays ait déchu de 7 places par rapport qu’il semble fièrement tenir depuis 10 ans la Cruz qui a traversé la frontière, la semaine dernière, a eu des pourparlers avec à l’an dernier. Et, pour couronner le tout, déjà. son homologue haïtien. Cependant, il a affirmé qu’il y était venu pour s’assurer juste devant nous, se trouve un autre pays Dans le petit carré des pays dont que les règles de contrôle militaire et normes sur l’immigration soient mises en place de l’UE : l’Italie (place 52). la situation de la presse est qualifiée de tout en soulignant que cette visite de prospection allait se terminer à Pedernales. De quoi se bomber le torse quand « bonne » se trouve l’Allemagne, qui occupe Le haut-gradé de l’Armée dominicaine a laissé entendre que tout récemment, ses on découvre que la première puissance la place 16. Mais selon RSF, ce pays n’est soldats postés à la frontière ont refoulé plusieurs centaines d’Haïtiens qui tentaient mondiale – les États-Unis – n’occupe que la pas hors de tout reproche non plus : des clandestinement d’entrer sur le territoire dominicain. place 43, perdant ainsi 2 points par rapport travailleurs des médias ont été dans le D’autre part, rapporte le journal Listin Diario, le Programme d’Identification et de Documentation des Immigrants haïtiens (PIDIH) a délivré 80 passeports aux au précédent classement. Dans ce pays, la collimateur des autorités et des services Dominico-haïtiens en situation irrégulière dans ce pays. Rezo Nòdwès a également poursuite des journalistes d’investigation et secrets. appris que l’Ambassade d’Haïti à Santo Domingo va finalement procéder (le vendredi celle des lanceurs d’alerte auraient augmenté Parmi les pays les plus respectueux 28 avril 2017) à une distribution de passeports à plus de 11 500 sur 30 000 haïtiens qui « de manière inquiétante ». On sait avec quel de la liberté de la presse, les six meilleurs en ont, depuis longtemps, fait la demande. Et ceci remonte à l’administration Martelly- dédain le nouveau président américain parle en classe sont, par ordre d’importance : la Lamothe. de la presse : « Fake news ! ». Norvège, numéro un, suivie de la Suède, la La Grande-Bretagne, pays à Finlande, le Danemark, les Pays-Bas et le tradition démocratique, fait à peine mieux Costa-Rica. La Jamaïque a eu aussi un bon Diplomatie: Alberto Despradel, nouvel avec son classement en 40e position. On peut score : elle est à la place 8, tout de suite ambassadeur de la République dominicaine en dire autant de la France qui siège à la suivie de la Belgique (place 9). en Haïti place 39. Nous sommes mieux lotis que nos La République dominicaine désignera sous peu un nouvel ambassadeur en Haïti. Il voisins dominicains qui sont en 59e position La presse haïtienne « très s’agit d’Alberto Despradel. Ce dernier vient en remplacement du diplomate Ruben (62 l’an dernier). Haïti bat la Hongrie (71e), politisée » Silié Valdez, transféré au Chili le 10 mars dernier. la Grèce (88e), Israël (91e), le Brésil (103e), En établissant sa liste, RSF Monsieur Despradel connaît très bien Haïti où il a été en poste dans le passé, sous le tous des démocraties. essaie de révéler le degré de liberté dont gouvernement de l’ancien président dominicain Hypolito Meijia. jouissent les journalistes, les blogueurs et Il est également connu pour ses prises de position critiques vis à vis du Plan National Les perpétuels mauvais élèves les médias dans ces 180 États.
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