Haiti: Vladimir Paraison's First 100 Days Leading the Police

Appointed and installed on August 8 as interim Director General of the Haitian National Police, André Jonas Vladimir Paraison presented on Friday, November 28, 2025, during a press conference, the report of his achievements during his first 100 days at the helm of the PNH. On this occasion, he highlighted the significant progress made in downtown Port-au-Prince, Kenscoff, the Central Plateau, and the Artibonite Valley, among other areas. However, he declined to provide figures on the number of bandits killed or weapons, including rifles, seized during anti-gang operations.

After having worked his way through various departmental directorates of the National Police, André Jonas Vladimir Paraison was appointed interim Director General of the institution in August 2025.

One hundred days after taking office, it was time for his first assessment. He presented it during a press conference held at the General Directorate of the police, in the presence of several other high-ranking officials of the institution.

To begin, the Commander-in-Chief provided an overview of the situation he inherited upon taking the helm of the PNH. He emphasized that he was appointed and installed in this position in a difficult context where the departments of Ouest, Centre, and Artibonite face repeated offensives from armed gangs.

André Jonas Vladimir Paraison recalled that his tenure began with strategic changes made at several levels within the police institution's high command chain. From there, he set the tone, and his troops are acting against criminals.

As a result, the valiant police officers have repeatedly confronted and thwarted terrorist attacks orchestrated against the National Palace and facilitated the holding of a Council of Ministers, rejoiced the former Presidential Security Coordinator.

To this, he added, is the resumption of traffic and commercial activities in the Delmas area, particularly under the overpass up to Lalue. A similar situation, said Vladimir Paraison, occurred on the road axis connecting Carrefour to Port-au-Prince via Ruelle Alerte, where law enforcement dislodged a toll booth.

Thanks to operations carried out under the instruction of the General Directorate, numerous bandits have been killed, hostages freed from gang hideouts, and weapons of various calibers, including a “Barrett 50,” have been seized, enumerated the head of the Haitian police.

According to Vladimir Paraison, the State, thanks to the efforts made by the police, has regained control of downtown Port-au-Prince, while law enforcement is at work in the Artibonite Valley, and progress is being recorded on all fronts with the meager resources available to the institution.

He dismissed rumors that anti-gang operations have halted in Croix-des-Bouquets, particularly in the stronghold of the criminal organization known as “400 Mawozo.” As proof, he suggested, the Departmental Directorate of Ouest-2 will soon be transferred to Croix-des-Bouquets.