PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Heavy gunfire erupted Monday in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital as police battled gang members near the National Palace for several hours. Local media reported that at least one policeman was shot after he and other officers were forced to flee an armored car that was later set on fire. Scores … Read more
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Ariel Henry, Haiti’s embattled prime minister, will resign once a transitional presidential council is established and an interim leader is selected, Caribbean Community leaders said late Monday. The arrangement, announced after a lengthy meeting in Jamaica among Caribbean Community leaders and U.S. officials, paves the way “for a peaceful transition of power, … Read more
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s embattled prime minister landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday as he tried to return to Haiti to quell a surge in violent gang attacks, officials said. Officials told The Associated Press that Ariel Henry landed late in the afternoon at the Luiz Muñoz Marín International Airport in the capital of San … Read more
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian police were overwhelmed by a series of coordinated violent attacks by gang members across the capital in which four officers were killed, a national police spokesman said Friday. The attacks Thursday in Port-au-Prince were led by gunmen who opened fire on targets including Haiti’s international airport and seized control of two … Read more
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Caribbean leaders said late Wednesday that embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to hold general elections by mid-2025 as the international community pushes to raise money for a foreign armed force to fight gang violenc there. Members of the Caricom regional trade bloc issued a statement at the end of … Read more
By Ralph Tedy Erol PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s strongest gang chief referred to as for the armed overthrow of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, urging Haitians to take to the streets in opposition to the unelected authorities within the newest escalation of a rustic present process humanitarian disaster. Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier, a former police officer who … Read more
Authorities in Haiti say suspected gang members have ambushed a bunch of policemen, set their armored automobile on hearth and killed one officer within the newest assault towards Haiti’s Nationwide Police power PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Suspected gang members ambushed a bunch of policemen, set their armored automobile on hearth and killed one officer within the … Read more