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Council to govern Haiti, prepare for foreign force and elections, is almost complete
More than a week after groups were tasked by an international coalition to name a presidential transition council that will create a new government…
US Southern Command admits boots on Haiti ground ‘possible’
By Al Mayadeen English According to Gen. Laura Richardson, chief of US Southern Command, the US Souther Command is “prepared”. Going against previous vows of…
Commentary— Finally, it’s time for the US to stop pulling strings in Haiti
Haiti’s deepening crises have so far been resistant to the Biden Administration’s proposed solutions, but that is because the United States resolutely blocks the easiest…
Haiti’s armed gang violence continues to escalate
BY JOHNNY FILS-AIME| ESTHER PICCOLINO PÉTION-VILLE, HAITI Miami Herald The violence engulfing Haiti’s capital that has led to daily gun battles between police and gangs…
Machete-wielding militias battle gangs in Port-au-Prince as Haiti’s elites vie for power
The wide road that passes in front of Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport has a post-apocalyptic stillness these days. Where cars and crowds of people…
Gang-ravaged Haiti ‘is real-life Mad Max’ on the brink of complete collapse
Gang violence continued in Haiti over the weekend despite absentee Prime Minister Ariel Henry finally agreeing to resign last week – the situation on the…
US evacuates citizens from Haiti
The US Embassy in Haiti evacuated more than 30 US citizens who were still in the country on Sunday, as unchecked violence shuttered all but…
Antony Blinken exprime sa confiance quant à la création imminente du Conseil présidentiel
Le secrétaire d’État américain, Antony Blinken, s’est exprimé avec optimisme concernant la mise en place imminente du Conseil présidentiel en Haïti. Lors de sa…
St. Patrick’s Day: Seven things you didn’t know about the patron saint of Ireland
There’s more to this holiday than just an excuse to drink pints of Guinness… For more than 1000 years, St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated…
Hunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs suffocate the country
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Updated 12:30 PM PDT, March 16, 2024 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A crowd of about 100 people tried to shove…
Haiti police try to retake port after ‘major operation’ in gang leader Cherizier’s stronghold
Several bandits killed in raids as chaos continues in wake of prime minister’s resignation James Crisp, Europe Editor 16 March 2024 • 12:55pm Haitian police…
Hunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs in Haiti suffocate the country
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Updated 12:30 PM PDT, March 16, 2024 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A crowd of about 100 people tried to shove…
US bracing for huge national security threat as gang-riddled Haiti heading for collapse
Haitian gangs have so far killed over 3,700 people and now control over 80 percent of the nation’s capital, Port-au-Prince, as well as shutting down…
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (March 16, 2024)
Location: Haiti Event: The airport in Cap-Haïtienhas opened periodically for departing flights, although availability is very limited. The airport in Port-au-Prince remains closed. We are…
Opération musclée de la PNH, des bandits stoppés en plein combat à Bas Delmas
La Placentin: Des unités de la Police Nationale d’Haïti dont l’UDMO et le SWAT Team mènent une opération musclée contre les gangs armés à Bas…
Haiti’s airports are closed. For those with money and connections there is a hard way out
BY JACQUELINE CHARLES AND ANTONIO MARIA DELGADO UPDATED MARCH 15, 2024 8:26 PM While Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry visited Kenya to sign a police…
Gang boss Barbecue threatens new Haiti government – ‘I’ll know where your kids are’
Haiti’s fearsome gang boss Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier has issued a chilling threat to the politicians behind plans for a new government. Barbecue’s murderous mob plunged the…
Inside Haiti: A lucky few escape, while millions face gang rule, hunger and chaos Caitlin Stephen Hu David Culver
In a city silenced by gangs, everyone notices the thrum of a helicopter beating overhead in the night – a brief sign that someone very…
US lawmakers blocking critical funding for Haiti multinational mission
WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers are refusing to release millions of dollars in funding that Washington views as critical to help tackle spiraling…
Ruto commits to deploy Kenyan cops to Haiti
US President Biden commended Ruto’s willingness to deploy police officers to Haiti by CYRUS OMBATI The proposed UN Security Mission to Haiti, which will be…