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Catégorie : En Bref

Création : 16 avril 2026

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A 40-year-old Haitian immigrant has been arrested and charged in the fatal hammer attack of a woman at a Fort Myers gas station, authorities said.
Rolbert Joachim faces charges of second-degree murder and criminal damage to property in the killing of Nilufa Easmin, a gas station clerk and mother of two teenage daughters, who died from her injuries after the assault.
The attack occurred Friday, April 3, in broad daylight at a Chevron station on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Highland Avenue. Investigators say surveillance video captured Joachim smashing the windshield of a vehicle believed to belong to Easmin before confronting her outside the store and striking her multiple times in the head with a hammer.
Friends and community members described Easmin, originally from Bangladesh, as a hardworking woman devoted to her family. Reports indicate she had been praying shortly before hearing a disturbance outside and going out to investigate.
According to accounts attributed to the gas station’s owner, Joachim had entered the station the previous day and attempted to withdraw money from an ATM. After the transaction failed, he allegedly demanded cash from Easmin, who told him the store did not own the machine and could not provide him money. Authorities have not publicly identified a formal motive, but those accounts suggest the earlier dispute may have preceded the attack.
After the assault, the Fort Myers Police Department requested assistance from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in locating Joachim. He was later found on Mango Street and taken into custody, where he has since been held without bond.

Détails

Catégorie : En Bref

Création : 16 avril 2026

Removal from federal database confirms Haitian businessman is no longer in U.S. immigration detention
by The Haitian Times Apr. 07, 2026
Overview:
Reginald Boulos has been released from ICE custody, as confirmed by his removal from the agency’s detainee locator. Authorities have not provided details on the terms of his release.
Haitian businessman Pierre Reginald Boulos has been released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, according to federal detainee records.
As of Tuesday, Boulos no longer appears in ICE’s online detainee locator — a database that tracks individuals held in immigration detention. Removal from the system typically indicates that a detainee has been released, deported or transferred out of ICE custody. In Boulos’ case, the absence of his record signals he is no longer detained.
Tele Image and Haiti Gazette reported that Boulos was released on Tuesday. Haiti Gazette cited confirmation from a family member of Boulos. Haiti Gazette also reported that a photo circulating of Boulos with his daughter is authentic.
Local media reports also suggest Boulos may have traveled to Colombia following his release, though The Haitian Times has not independently confirmed his location.
The development comes days after a federal court ordered Boulos to be deported to Colombia.
Court documents show U.S authorities were instructed to transport him to a South Florida airport for removal on a commercial flight. The Department of Homeland Security “will facilitate [Boulos’s] removal to Colombia” by transporting him to a South Florida airport where he will “board a commercial flight to Colombia,” Judge Beth Bloom ordered.
The judge also closed the case for “administrative purposes only” and canceled all scheduled hearings.
Boulos, a prominent and polarizing figure in Haiti’s private sector and political landscape, was accused by U.S. officials of supporting gangs and contributing to instability in Haiti — allegations he denied. U.S. officials sought his deportation under a rarely used immigration provision tied to foreign policy concerns.
U.S. immigration authorities have not publicly commented on the circumstances of his release.
This is a developing story.

Détails

Catégorie : En Bref

Création : 16 avril 2026

Burning barricades block major roads as transport workers and residents push back against steep fuel hikes in the Haitian capital
by Juhakenson Blaise Apr. 07, 2026
The Haitian Times
Overview:
Protests erupted in Port-au-Prince Monday after the government raised fuel prices by up to 38%, with burning barricades blocking key roads in Delmas and Pétion-Ville. The unrest underscores mounting frustration in a country already grappling with rampant insecurity, growing inflation and worsening humanitarian crisis.
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Protests over rising fuel prices brought parts of Haiti’s capital to a standstill Monday, as burning tire barricades blocked major roads and disrupted public transportation across Delmas and Pétion-Ville.
From early morning, motorcycle taxi drivers, tap-tap operators and bus drivers erected roadblocks along key routes, including the Delmas corridor, forcing many commuters to walk long distances. In several areas, protesters stopped vehicles still operating and ordered passengers to disembark.
The unrest follows a government decision that took effect April 2, raising fuel prices sharply: gasoline to 725 gourdes (about $5.58) per gallon, diesel to 850 gourdes (about $6.54) and kerosene to 845 gourdes (about $6.50). The increases are roughly between 30% and 38%.
Transport workers say the hikes are unsustainable in a country where most households already struggle with soaring living costs and limited income.
“The increase in gasoline prices is too high for an already vulnerable population. This situation risks triggering a chain rise in the cost of living, directly affecting public transportation, goods, and services.”
Duclos Benissoit, coordinator of the Unified Movement of Haitian Transporters (MUTH)
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“The announced increase in gasoline prices is too high for an already vulnerable population,” said Duclos Benissoit, coordinator of the Unified Movement of Haitian Transporters (MUTH). “This risks triggering a chain reaction in the cost of living.”
Despite government-set fares, drivers have widely raised prices by up to 50% more to offset fuel costs. On the Delmas 33–Siloe route, for instance, fares set at 50 gourdes have climbed to 75 gourdes. Trips to Gérald Bataille now cost between 50 and 75 gourdes, up from an official 30 gourdes, while rides from Delmas to Pétion-Ville, about three miles, have risen from 75 to about 100 gourdes.

Détails

Catégorie : En Bref

Création : 24 mars 2026

March 23, 2026 Israel International VBI
Le conflit Iran Israël s’intensifie : une attaque de missiles iraniens fait six morts et plus de 100 blessés dans le sud d’Israël.
Dans la soirée du 21 mars, deux missiles balistiques iraniens ont touché des zones urbaines du sud d’Israël, notamment les villes d’Arad et de Dimona.
Selon les autorités locales, le bilan provisoire s’élève à six morts et plus d’une centaine de blessés. Cette attaque marque une étape supplémentaire dans l’intensification du conflit Iran Israël.
Malgré l’activation des systèmes de défense, les missiles n’ont pas été interceptés, provoquant des impacts directs et des destructions importantes.
Des dégâts matériels importants
Plusieurs bâtiments ont été touchés lors de cette offensive. Des sources médiatiques évoquent une vingtaine de structures endommagées, certaines gravement.
Les secours sur place parlent d’ogives puissantes, ce qui explique l’ampleur des dégâts observés après cette attaque liée au conflit Iran Israël.
Une attaque revendiquée par l’Iran
Téhéran a revendiqué cette offensive, la présentant comme une réponse aux frappes visant le site nucléaire de Natanz, attribuées à Israël avec le soutien des États-Unis.
Nerline Felix
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