Mar 15 Haitian parties have submitted potential leader names to deciding council, Caribbean officials say By Bert Wilkinson, Pierre-Richard Luxama, Associated Press Prime Minister Ariel Henry pledged to resign once the council is created. Continue reading
Mar 13 Haiti’s political parties reject plan to install new leaders By Dánica Coto, Evens Sanon, Associated Press High-profile Haitian politicians declined to participate in the proposed transitional council. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 10:17 Widespread gang violence in Haiti continues, bolstered by weapons trafficked from the U.S. By Marcia Biggs, Teresa Cebrián Aranda Months of raging gang violence came to a head today in Haiti. The prime minister, currently stranded in Puerto Rico, announced he would resign as soon as a transitional government is in place. Meanwhile, the widespread violence has recently been… Continue watching
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 Watch 8:42 Gangs edge Haiti to brink of collapse as regional leaders seek solutions By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Eliot Barnhart, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako In Haiti’s capital, the gangs are in control and trying to overthrow an absent government. While the prime minister was abroad, gangs closed the airport, and he has been unable to return. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Blinken is talking to… Continue watching
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 10 U.S. airlifts some embassy personnel from Haiti and boosts security amid gang violence By Evens Sanon, Associated Press The U.S. military said Sunday that it had flown in forces to beef up security at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti and allow nonessential personnel to leave. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 2:55 News Wrap: U.S. Army ship en route to Mediterranean for construction of pier for Gaza In our news wrap Sunday, cease-fire talks in the Israel-Hamas war remained stalled as efforts to increase aid to Gaza by sea continued, Alabama Sen. Katie Britt responded to criticism about a misleading story she told in her response to… Continue watching
Mar 10 As gangs attack police stations in Haiti, Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday By Evens Sanon, Associated Press Police and palace guards worked Saturday to retake some streets in Haiti’s capital after gangs launched massive attacks on at least three police stations. The unrelenting gang attacks have paralyzed the country for more than a week and left it… Continue reading