CONALD Grants Civil-Service Status to 18 Anti-Drug Officials in Administrative First

On Saturday, October 10, 2029, Haiti's National Commission for the Fight Against Drugs (CONALD) officially presented 18 appointment letters signed by Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, who also serves as President of CONALD, according to haitilibre.com. The letters formally integrate 18 new executives and public officials into the state's career civil service. The outlet reports it is the first such mass regularization and permanent appointment since CONALD's creation on May 31, 2002, ending more than 15 years of employment uncertainty for staff previously confined to contractual status. The Prime Minister also issued appointment letters to several mid-level and junior staff members to strengthen the institution's hierarchical and operational structure. The reform is coordinated by CONALD Coordinator Karl-Henry Périclès and is intended to ensure continuity of public action, preserve institutional memory, and improve coordination with security forces and international partners in combating transnational organized crime, according to the source. Officials framed the move as a practical application of an institutional-restoration doctrine the Prime Minister outlined in an address to the United Nations General Assembly. CONALD said newly tenured staff now carry stricter ethical obligations, including integrity in law enforcement and preventive duties and accountability for institutional performance indicators.