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  • US-deported Guyanese man charged with murder of gay man

    US-deported Guyanese man charged with murder of gay man

    On Monday, September 21, 2026, a long-awaited step forward in a decade-old cold murder case unfolded in Guyana, as Kanand Ojha — a Guyanese national deported from the United States just days prior — appeared in court to face charges for the 2015 killing of Noel “Nephi” Luther, a gay sex worker.

    The fatal incident dates back to July 22, 2015, when Luther was shot once in the chest during a public confrontation on Carmichael and Quamina Streets in Georgetown. Authorities allege Ojha carried out the shooting alongside accomplice Ron ‘Andel’ Forde. Forde accepted a plea deal for the lesser charge of manslaughter in June 2017 and was subsequently sentenced to 20 years behind bars, but Ojha fled the country before law enforcement could apprehend him.

    A formal wanted bulletin for Ojha was first issued by Guyanese authorities in July 2019, marking the start of a years-long cross-border manhunt. Thanks to sustained collaborative efforts between Guyana’s law enforcement and legal bodies — including the Guyana Police Force, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Attorney General’s Chambers — and U.S. authorities operating under the international Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters framework, Ojha was finally taken into custody in Queens, New York on September 8, 2025. He was deported back to Guyana last weekend, with local police arresting him immediately upon his landing at Eugene F. Correia “Ogle” International Airport on September 18, 2025.

    During Monday’s arraignment hearing at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, Chief Magistrate Judy Latchman read the murder charge aloud to the 40-something-year-old defendant, who was not required to enter a formal plea at this stage of proceedings. Ojha, who last resided at Lot 2 First Street, Meadow Bank, East Bank Demerara, was remanded into prison custody ahead of his next court appearance, scheduled for October 12, 2026.

    The successful apprehension and deportation of Ojha underscores the growing strength of joint law enforcement ties between Guyana and the United States. In recent years, the two nations have deepened their cooperation on transnational criminal cases, leveraging mutual legal assistance frameworks to track down fugitives who flee across borders to avoid prosecution. This case serves as a clear example of how cross-jurisdictional collaboration enables law enforcement to ensure that even suspects who evade capture for years can be brought to face justice in the country where their crimes were committed.

  • Belize @45: Diaspora Celebrates Belize in Taiwan

    Belize @45: Diaspora Celebrates Belize in Taiwan

    Thousands of miles from their Caribbean homeland, members of Belize’s diaspora community in Taiwan came together on Saturday to mark the Central American nation’s 45th year of independence, turning the island’s Diplomatic Quarter into a hub of cultural celebration.

    Organized in partnership with the Belize Taiwan Association, the evening gala brought together Belizean expats of all ages for a night of connection, culture, and national pride. Attendees danced to the iconic rhythms of beloved Belizean artist Supa G, with shared moments of joy captured on video that have circulated widely among the global Belizean community. Traditional food, cultural performances, and casual conversations let expats reconnect with their roots and strengthen bonds with fellow community members living abroad.

    In a social media statement shared after the event, the Embassy of Belize in Taiwan praised the Belize Taiwan Association for its work coordinating the successful gathering. “What a wonderful evening celebrating Belize at 45,” the post read, noting that the event filled a key role for Belizeans building lives far from home. Embassy officials also shared plans to expand the annual celebration in 2027, with the goal of drawing an even larger portion of the Belizean diaspora based across Taiwan and neighboring regions.

    Meanwhile, back in Belize, independence day celebrations were unfolding across the country in parallel with the Taiwan gala. The nation’s annual uniformed parade kicked off in the capital, while the popular Orange Walk Carnival Road March got underway in the early afternoon, drawing thousands of local attendees to mark the national milestone with parades, live music, and community festivities that have become a staple of the country’s independence traditions.

    The dual celebrations, held half a world apart, highlight the strong ties that bind the global Belizean diaspora to their home country, even as communities build new lives overseas. For the Belizean community in Taiwan, the annual gala has grown into a key annual tradition that keeps national culture and connection alive for expats living thousands of miles from home.

  • Dominica part of major cross-border operation against organized crime

    Dominica part of major cross-border operation against organized crime

    In what organizers are calling the largest coordinated anti-organized crime operation between Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe to date, a massive international law enforcement initiative dubbed Operation ATLAS NEXUS has taken down dozens of transnational criminal networks and resulted in more than 490 arrests across 35 participating nations, including the Caribbean island nation of Dominica.

    The joint initiative, led by the Belgian Federal Police, brought together thousands of law enforcement officers, customs agents, and judicial officials from three continents to crack down on five of the most harmful illegal markets that fuel cross-border criminal activity: drug trafficking, human trafficking, document fraud, firearms trafficking, and environmental crime. Operational coordination was carried out through EMPACT Operational Action 6.1, which prioritizes targeting the world’s most dangerous criminal networks and individuals, with additional coordination from FRONTEX and CARICOM IMPACS. The operation received core funding and support from EL PACCTO 2.0, the European Union’s dedicated security and justice cooperation program for the Latin America and Caribbean region. A broad coalition of global security bodies also backed the initiative, including AMERIPOL, EUROPOL, INTERPOL, MAOC(N), the Regional Security System, CRIMARIO II, SEACOP VI, and the Italian-funded Interpol I-CAN initiative.

    Over the course of coordinated enforcement actions, authorities carried out 595 formal search warrants and monitored more than 110 aircraft, 28 commercial vessels, 415 ground vehicles, and 271 shipping containers across 28 pre-designated checkpoints. More than 8,680 on-the-ground personnel took part in national enforcement phases of the operation.

    Seizures from the operation reached a combined total of more than 156.9 tonnes of illicit material, alongside a wide range of other illegal contraband and assets. Among the most significant seizures were 37.6 tonnes of cocaine and 118.6 tonnes of cannabis. Additional contraband recovered included 201 unregistered firearms, 3,131 rounds of ammunition and explosive materials, 803 illegally trafficked wild animals and livestock, $135,000 in untraced cash and cryptocurrency, 0.83 kilograms of illegally mined gold, 468 counterfeit and fraudulent identity documents, 464 pieces of stolen jewellery, 169 illegally acquired properties, and one vehicle linked to criminal activity. Law enforcement also successfully rescued and provided support to 18 human trafficking victims freed from criminal networks during the operation.

    The operation yielded several high-impact breakthroughs beyond routine seizures and arrests: investigators uncovered Ireland’s first ever detected cocaine processing laboratory, and identified two previously unknown illegal gold mining operations in French Guiana. Authorities also submitted 37 official INTERPOL notices, including 17 high-priority red notices for the arrest of fugitive criminals still at large. Australia made an outsize contribution to the drug seizure total, playing a central role in the interception of more than 5.6 tonnes of cocaine bound for criminal networks across the globe.

    A full list of the 35 nations that took part in the operation includes: Germany, Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, the United States, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Hungary, Ireland, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, the Dominican Republic, Romania, the United Kingdom, St Lucia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.

  • Did You See the Paratroopers? Two Nations Mark Belize @45

    Did You See the Paratroopers? Two Nations Mark Belize @45

    On September 21, 2026, Belize capped off a weekend of nationwide 45th Independence anniversary celebrations with a breathtaking aerial display that highlighted the close ties between the Central American nation and its Caribbean partner Guyana. Four experienced paratroopers from the Belize Defence Force launched themselves from a BDF-owned Cessna 208B Grand Caravan at an altitude of approximately 6,000 feet above the capital city of Belmopan, kicking off the day’s centerpiece military spectacle.

    The aircraft was operated by a skilled two-person crew, led by command pilot Major Elder Correa, with Major Pierce Colemane supporting him in the copilot seat. After exiting the plane, the four paratroopers held a controlled freefall for nearly 2,000 feet before expertly deploying their parachutes, then glided steadily toward the pre-marked landing zone to complete the jump.

    This joint commemorative initiative actually began two days prior, on Sunday, when a team of paratroopers from the Guyana Defence Force carried out an identical demonstration, touching down in the open field directly in front of Belmopan’s Curl Thompson Building. Both jumps were carefully integrated into the official calendar of anniversary events, designed to add a layer of military precision, thrilling spectacle, and diplomatic symbolism to a weekend already brimming with community and national celebrations across every district of Belize.

    When the Belizean paratroopers reached the landing zone on Saturday, both the national flag of Belize and the flag of Guyana were prominently displayed. This intentional gesture was far more than ceremonial: it served as a public testament to the longstanding collaborative partnership and shared regional ties between the two sovereign nations, all while honoring the milestone of four decades of Belizean independence.

  • 587 Kilograms of Cocaine Seized in Caribbean Counter-Drug Operation

    587 Kilograms of Cocaine Seized in Caribbean Counter-Drug Operation

    A coordinated multinational counter-narcotics initiative spanning the Caribbean region has delivered a major blow to transnational maritime drug trafficking, with authorities confiscating 587 kilograms of cocaine and taking three suspects into custody. The successful operation brought together three key stakeholders: the United States Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF South), law enforcement and security agencies from the Dominican Republic, and the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard.

    The entire mission traces its origins to a routine aerial patrol conducted by a U.S. Coast Guard maritime surveillance aircraft, which first spotted a suspicious high-speed ‘go-fast’ vessel acting in a manner that raised red flags for drug smuggling. Once the vessel was identified, U.S. operational teams launched a sustained tracking effort, drawing on integrated support from the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, and additional patrol aircraft to maintain constant visibility of the target. As planning for the interception moved forward, both the Dominican Republic and the Netherlands contributed their own air assets to extend and reinforce the surveillance cordon around the suspect vessel, ensuring it could not slip away into international waters.

    In the operation’s final stage, Dominican Republic security forces led the interception, successfully boarding and taking control of the go-fast vessel. A search of the craft uncovered 24 compressed bales of cocaine, which collectively weighed in at 587 kilograms. All three people found on board were taken into detention to face legal processing. According to official operational briefings, maritime patrol aircraft from all participating nations logged roughly 21 hours of combined flight time to support the mission, highlighting the intensity of the coordinated effort.

    JIATF South officials noted that this interception marks a notable milestone for Dominican Republic counter-narcotics authorities: it stands as one of the farthest offshore drug seizures the country has successfully carried out in recent years. The operation serves as a tangible demonstration of how cross-border collaboration, targeted intelligence sharing, persistent aerial surveillance, and integrated command coordination can dismantle drug trafficking operations that exploit the vast, unpatrolled waters of the Caribbean. Authorities emphasized that the success of this mission reinforces the value of ongoing multilateral partnerships to combat organized drug trafficking networks operating in the region.

  • France and Dominican Republic launch digital portal for shared historical archives

    France and Dominican Republic launch digital portal for shared historical archives

    A landmark new collaborative archival project has opened thousands of pages of shared history between France and the Dominican Republic to global public access, marking a major milestone in bilateral cultural cooperation.

    The National Archives of France has launched a fully bilingual digital portal that hosts a vast collection of historical documents chronicling France’s historical presence in Santo Domingo, the territory that now makes up the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola. Spanning more than two centuries of history, the collection includes materials dating from 1795 all the way to the modern day, creating a comprehensive, easily accessible resource for anyone seeking to explore the intertwined past of the two nations.

    This digital initiative is the direct outcome of a formal cooperation agreement signed on June 25, 2025, between the Dominican Republic’s General Archive of the Nation (AGN) and the Archives Directorate of France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. Beyond the launch of the digital portal, the agreement also lays out a roadmap for future collaborative work, including the development of standardized catalogs and detailed descriptive guides that will further simplify navigation of the collections for both academic researchers and casual members of the public.

    The project builds on years of existing partnership between the AGN and France’s Interministerial Archives Service (SIAF), the government body that oversees both the Overseas National Archives and the National Archives of France, which provided the institutional foundation for expanding access to the previously underutilized collection.

    The portal was officially introduced to the public during a formal inauguration ceremony held at the National Archives of France in Paris. The event was attended by senior representatives from archival institutions on both sides of the Atlantic, including Roberto Cassá, Director of the Dominican Republic’s AGN, senior French archival officials, and David Puig, the Dominican Ambassador to France.

    At its core, the initiative is designed to fulfill two linked goals: preserving the shared historical heritage that connects France and the Dominican Republic, and tearing down barriers to access that have previously limited public and research engagement with these important documents. By making the full collection available online free of charge, organizers hope to support academic inquiry, empower Dominican and French citizens to explore their shared history, and leave a lasting accessible resource for future generations to study the deep historical ties between the two nations.

  • Tourist assault suspect was not licensed: Lundy

    Tourist assault suspect was not licensed: Lundy

    A disturbing assault incident involving an unlicensed independent jet ski operator and an American tourist has prompted Bahamian authorities to roll out sweeping new safety reforms for the island nation’s popular water tourism sector, Transport Minister Leon Lundy has confirmed. The alleged attacker, who posed as a legitimate jet ski service provider at Goodman’s Bay to approach the out-of-town visitor, lacked both the mandatory operating license and an official identification badge issued by the Bahamas Port Department, Lundy said in an official briefing. He added that the suspect was operating entirely outside the government’s authorized regulatory framework for jet ski services, noting that only trained, vetted operators with official credentials are legally allowed to solicit tourism customers at public beaches. It remains unclear as of press time whether the suspect has been taken into police custody following the alleged attack. The incident dates back to September 11, when 25-year-old Briana Bazel, a tourist from Ohio, was approached by the man after her pre-booked online jet ski excursion was canceled. According to Bazel’s account, the man introduced himself as a licensed jet ski operator and tour guide, and offered the visitor and her friend a discounted combined sightseeing and jet ski rental package. Later that evening, after the group continued socializing off the beach, Bazel alleged that the man became violent when she rejected his unwanted sexual advances, punching her in the face outside a local entertainment venue. Minister Lundy extended his formal sympathy to Bazel for the traumatic experience, and urged any tourist or local who feels threatened at beaches or other public spaces across the Bahamas to immediately report incidents to local law enforcement. “I actually do feel sorry for the lady with the event,” Lundy said. “And I want anybody in that type of situation to go ahead and report it to police first.” The minister pushed back against suggestions that government regulators have been slow to address known risks in the jet ski tourism sector, noting that new safety measures will be unveiled in the near term. “We’re doing what we must do as a ministry,” he said. “And you’ll see in short order that we’ll have some technology rolled out that’ll help assist and mitigate these situations from happening.” In addition to new digital tracking and verification tools, Lundy announced that the Port Department has launched a new partnership with the Bahamas Police Force’s Sex Crimes Unit to update mandatory operator training curricula. The updated training will include explicit guidance on appropriate professional boundaries and how to de-escalate potentially problematic interactions with tourists. Long before this latest high-profile incident, the U.S. State Department has issued repeated public warnings to American travelers about safety risks linked to unregulated jet ski and personal watercraft operations in the Bahamas. The most recent update to U.S. travel guidance for the region notes that many independent operators lack valid operating licenses and liability insurance, and specifically cites a pattern of reported sexual assaults, serious injuries, and fatalities tied to unregulated operators. U.S. government employees posted to or traveling in the region are strictly prohibited from renting jet skis or personal watercraft from unvetted independent operators. Warnings from U.S. officials have grown increasingly urgent in recent years, following a string of widely reported sexual assault allegations involving American tourists and unlicensed jet ski operators across the Bahamas. Industry analysts note the incident highlights longstanding gaps in regulatory oversight of the Caribbean nation’s $4.5 billion tourism industry, which attracts more than 7 million visitors annually. While major resorts and licensed tour operators maintain strict vetting for water sports staff, unregulated independent operators often operate freely at public beaches, targeting tourists with lower prices and unscheduled services. The new reforms announced by Lundy aim to close that gap by creating a verifiable system to confirm which operators hold valid credentials, reducing the risk of tourists falling victim to scams, violence, or exploitation.

  • Philadelphia air traffic control failure disrupts flights at Dominican Republic’s AILA airport

    Philadelphia air traffic control failure disrupts flights at Dominican Republic’s AILA airport

    On Monday, September 21, a sudden technical breakdown at a Philadelphia, U.S. air traffic control facility triggered widespread travel disruptions for international flights connecting the United States and the Dominican Republic, with significant impacts on operations at Las Américas International Airport (AILA) located in the Dominican capital of Santo Domingo.

    At minimum, six scheduled arrival and departure services at AILA were thrown off schedule, including multiple routes linking the airport to three major New York-area aviation hubs: John F. Kennedy International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport. The air traffic restrictions put in place across eastern U.S. airspace left airline operators with no choice but to either cancel flights entirely or adjust their pre-planned itineraries to adapt to the developing situation.

    The unplanned disruption left scores of passengers stranded within AILA’s terminal, where they waited for hours for updated information about their disrupted travel plans. Many of those affected crowded into airline service counters to inquire about alternative flight rebooking options. While some opted to remain in the airport to wait out the outage, others chose to return to their residences or check into nearby accommodations until new departure times could be arranged.

    The ripple effects of the outage also extended to family members and friends who had arrived at AILA to greet incoming passengers traveling from the United States, who were left waiting for uncertain updates on when their loved ones would arrive.

    In response to the disruption, airline representatives urged all travelers impacted by the outage to keep a close eye on official communications from their carriers. They noted that a full return to normal flight operations would not be possible until the U.S. national air traffic control system fully recovered from the technical failure. Local airport authorities at AILA alongside airline operational teams have maintained continuous monitoring of the situation, aligning their next steps with guidance issued by U.S. aviation regulators.

  • Sir Rodney and Lady Williams join Royal Commonwealth Society Global Meeting

    Sir Rodney and Lady Williams join Royal Commonwealth Society Global Meeting

    After wrapping up a high-stakes four-day gathering of the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) in Alberta, Canada, Sir Rodney Williams, Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda, and his wife Lady Williams have returned home, bringing with them key progress on regional cooperation and preparations for the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

    The Alberta conference, which drew RCS stakeholders from across the globe, was successfully coordinated with the support of Edmonton RCS President Ian Havin and his local organizing team. As the global meeting drew participation from representatives of dozens of RCS national branches, the Antigua and Barbuda delegation covered almost all of its own travel and participation costs, in a departure from many official diplomatic delegations.

    In his remarks during working sessions, Sir Rodney, who serves as Patron of Antigua and Barbuda’s RCS branch, updated global delegates on preparations for the 2024 CHOGM, scheduled to take place in Antigua from November 1 to 4. He confirmed that the vast majority of registered delegates have already completed their accreditation and are finalizing travel and attendance arrangements for the major summit.

    On the sidelines of the Canadian gathering, the Caribbean regional RCS cohort convened to launch its regional organizational planning. Lady Williams, who holds the role of President of the Antigua and Barbuda RCS branch, earned public praise from Janet Cooper, Chair of the UK RCS branch, who joined the meeting virtually, for her proactive leadership and support in advancing the regional initiative.

    Speaking after the planning session, Lady Williams outlined the vision for the Caribbean regional branch, noting that Caribbean Commonwealth nations share overlapping priorities and can achieve far more through coordinated collaboration. She highlighted the deep experience and longstanding leadership of Dame Sandra Mason, President of the Barbados RCS branch, and Cheryll Belle, the branch’s Vice President, as key assets for the regional network. While the regional branch is still in its early formative stages, Lady Williams confirmed that a full public outline of its strategic goals, expanded member benefits and outreach plans will be released in the near future, with the ultimate aim of delivering greater public value to all Commonwealth nations across the Caribbean.

    The Antigua and Barbuda RCS branch has built its program around environmental action as a core focus, and the branch will maintain this priority going forward, while expanding its work into new issue areas to better serve local communities. Lady Williams also announced an upcoming global networking event: a cocktail reception co-hosted with the RCS Hong Kong branch at Galley Bay Hotel in Antigua in early November, on the sidelines of CHOGM. She emphasized that the event will deliver tangible economic benefits to local communities, noting that most visiting delegates will choose to stay in small, family-owned accommodations across the island, bringing direct income to local households and small businesses. “This is unambiguously good economic news for the people of Antigua and Barbuda,” she added.

    During their time in Alberta, the couple also received a private invitation for tea and strategic discussions with Salma Lakhani, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta and Patron of RCS Alberta, and her husband Dr. Zaheer Lakhani, a leading cardiologist based in the province.

    For context, the global RCS network counts His Majesty King Charles III as its global Patron, while Her Majesty Queen Camilla serves as Patron of the organization’s annual Queen’s Essay Competition. The flagship youth competition awards winning student participants with all-expenses-paid study trips to London, giving young Commonwealth scholars the chance to connect with peers across the bloc.

  • FLASH : Joseph Félix Badio and 17 Colombians imprisoned in Haiti extradited to the USA

    FLASH : Joseph Félix Badio and 17 Colombians imprisoned in Haiti extradited to the USA

    Five years after the 2021 assassination of former Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, a landmark development in the long-stalled legal process has unfolded: 18 key suspects, including one of the alleged plot’s top masterminds and 17 former Colombian mercenaries, have been extradited from Haiti to the United States to face prosecution.

    Moïse was killed in a commando-style raid on his private Port-au-Prince residence in the early hours of July 7, 2021, an attack that sent shockwaves through Haiti and left the country facing a years-long political and security crisis. While U.S. law enforcement has made consistent progress in investigating the plot, securing arrests, and securing convictions against co-conspirators, Haitian judicial proceedings have faced crippling delays and institutional hurdles. Half a decade after the assassination, not a single suspect had gone to trial in Haitian courts, leaving demands for accountability unmet.

    To break this impasse and advance the pursuit of justice, the Haitian government authorized the extradition of the 18 suspects at the formal request of U.S. judicial authorities, acting under bilateral judicial cooperation agreements between the two nations. Among those transferred is Joseph Félix Badio, a former high-ranking official with Haiti’s Anti-Corruption Unit, who investigators have long identified as one of the central operational architects of the assassination plot on Haitian soil. The other 17 individuals are former Colombian soldiers who allegedly made up the on-the-ground commando team that carried out the assault on Moïse’s residence.

    All 18 suspects had been held in Haitian custody since shortly after the 2021 attack. On the morning of Sunday, September 20, 2026, they were loaded onto a U.S. military plane at Port-au-Prince International Airport – all clad in blue jumpsuits, per U.S. official accounts – and flown to the United States. The plane landed shortly before 11 a.m. local time, marking the completion of the long-planned transfer.

    Jason A. Reding Quiñones, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, confirmed the extradition in an official post on his social media account. The 18 suspects will be tried at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, where investigators have already established that much of the plot was planned and funded. To date, 30 people have been formally charged in connection with the assassination in U.S. courts, and several co-conspirators have already been convicted.

    “Today marks the beginning of a crucial new phase in our pursuit of justice for the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse,” Reding Quiñones said in a statement. “Our work does not end with the men who planned and executed this assassination. We will follow the evidence wherever it leads us, to those who financed, facilitated, supported, or committed crimes to make it possible. Five years later, we continue to bring defendants to trial in U.S. courts, and we are not finished.”

    The extradition comes just one week before the scheduled September 28, 2026, trial of Christian Emmanuel Sanon, a Florida-based suspect accused of being one of the assassination’s chief financial backers and a figure who sought to replace Moïse as president following the attack. In line with the legal principle of double jeopardy, which bars retrial for the same offense, Haitian judicial authorities have officially terminated all local legal proceedings against the 18 extradited suspects, who are now fully under U.S. judicial jurisdiction.

    The full list of extradited suspects is as follows: Joseph Félix Badio; Carlos Giovanni Guerrero Torres; Victor Alberio Pineda Cardona; Juan Carlos Yepes Clavijo; Naiser Franco Castaneda; Angel Mario Yarce Sierra; Jheyner Alberto Carmona Flores; Edwin Enrique Blanquicet Rodriguez; Manuel Antonio Grosso Guarin; Jhon Jairo Ramirez Gomez; Francisco Eladio Uribe Ochoa; Alejandro Giraldo Zapata; Neil Caceres Duran; Jhon Jader Andela; Enalber Vargas Gomez; Jhon Jairo Suarez Alegria; Gersain Mendivelso Jaimes; and Alex Miyer Pena.

    Haitian officials emphasized that the extradition agreement preserves the country’s legal prerogatives and interests. Under the terms of the bilateral mutual legal assistance pact, any new evidence uncovered during the U.S. proceedings will be shared with Haitian investigators to support ongoing local investigations into other unindicted co-conspirators. In a statement, the Haitian government said the decision reflects its enduring commitment to leveraging every available avenue of international cooperation to ensure accountability, delivering justice for Moïse, his family, and the Haitian people who have waited five years for closure.