World Apr 25 Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, wracked by gang violence, paving the way for new government to take power By Dánica Coto, Associated Press
World Apr 12 Transitional council in Haiti to choose new leaders is formally established amid gang violence A transitional council tasked with choosing Haiti's next prime minister and Cabinet has been formally established as gangs tighten their grip on the troubled Caribbean country. By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press
World Mar 22 Over 33,000 have fled gangs’ 13-day rampage through Haiti’s capital, report says Scores of people have been killed and some 17,000 people overall left homeless since the gang attacks began on Feb. 29, with gunmen targeting police stations and the main international airport that remains closed. By Associated Press
World Mar 18 Gangs attack two upscale neighborhoods in Haiti’s capital, kill at least 12 people nearby The recent attacks raised concerns that gang violence would not cease despite Prime Minister Ariel Henry announcing nearly a week ago that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created, a move that gangs had been demanding. By Associated Press
World Mar 15 Haitian parties have submitted potential leader names to deciding council, Caribbean officials say Prime Minister Ariel Henry pledged to resign once the council is created. By Bert Wilkinson, Pierre-Richard Luxama, Associated Press
Mar 12 Why is Haiti so chaotic? Leaders used street gangs to gain power. Then the gangs got stronger By Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press Gang leaders, surreally, hold news conferences. And many see them as future stakeholders in negotiations over the country’s future. Continue reading
Mar 12 Haiti’s prime minister steps down as violent gangs rampage, leaving successor uncertain By Dánica Coto, Evens Sanon, Associated Press It was not immediately clear who would be chosen to lead Haiti out of the crisis in which heavily armed gangs have burned police stations, attacked the main airport and raided two of the country’s biggest prisons. Continue reading
Mar 11 Secretary of State Blinken meets with Caribbean leaders as Haiti crisis grows By Associated Press While leaders met behind closed doors, Jimmy Chérizier, considered Haiti’s most powerful gang leader, told reporters that if the international community continues down the current road, “it will plunge Haiti into further chaos.”… Continue reading
Mar 07 Biden’s backing for Haiti’s unpopular leader digs U.S. into deeper foreign policy hole By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press When Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry filled the void left by the assassination of the country's president in 2021, he did so over the protest of wide segments of the population but with the full-throated support of the Biden administration. Continue reading
Mar 06 Haiti’s prime minister is locked out of his country and faces pressure to resign By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Henry remained in Puerto Rico as of midday Wednesday. He landed in the U.S. territory on Tuesday after he was barred from landing in neighboring Dominican Republic, where officials closed the airspace to flights to and from Haiti. Continue reading