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
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
Mar 05 Haiti’s embattled prime minister lands in Puerto Rico as armed gangs terrorize his nation By Evens Sanon, Joshua Goodman, Dánica Coto, Associated Press Prime Minister Ariel Henry has been notably absent since the country's latest and most serious outbreak of violence started last week. Continue reading
Mar 04 Haiti orders curfew after armed gangs overran two prisons, releasing thousands of inmates By Evens Sanon, Pierre-Richard Luxama, Associated Press A 72-hour state of emergency began Sunday night. The government said it would set out to find the killers, kidnappers and other criminals who fled. Continue reading
Mar 03 Armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prison in latest escalation of violent conflict with police By Evens Sanon, Pierre-Richard Luxama, Associated Press Hundreds of inmates fled Haiti's main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility in an overnight explosion of violence that engulfed much of the capital. At least five people were dead Sunday. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 3:14 News Wrap: Haley rebuffs RNC pledge to back Republican presidential nominee In our news wrap Sunday, Haley said she does not feel bound to back the GOP’s eventual presidential nominee, Congressional leaders reached a deal on six spending bills needed to avoid a partial government shutdown, Israel’s military and Gaza health… Continue watching