Latest News from Haiti
- Haiti Transitional Council Adopts Leadership Rotation as Country Faces Gang Violence 14 May 2024 06:28 Latin Post By Ross Key First Posted: May 13, 2024 09:01 PM EDT Haiti's interim ruling council, established amid internal political turmoil, has decreed a rotational leadership every five months. The decision comes after Prime Minister Ariel Henry's …
- Dealing with ‘unknowns’ flying in high-conflict Haiti 14 May 2024 05:19 UN News Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, is gripped by insecurity due to gang violence and now UNHAS, which is managed by the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) is the only option for humanitarian workers to travel safely in and out of the city and for critical …
- Haiti Begins Process to appoint New Prime Minister 14 May 2024 01:17 Nationwide 90FM Haiti has begun the process to appoint a new Prime minister. The development marks a critical step forward under the April agreement for the establishment of the Presidential Transitional Council, or CPT. It forms part of Haiti’s broader efforts to …
- En una ciudad de Haítí aislada del mundo, las armas y las drogas siguen fluyendo 14 May 2024 00:29 KEYT - California Alexandra Ferguson Puerto Príncipe (CNN) — En los raros días en que las colinas que rodean Puerto Príncipe se quedan en silencio, la gente lo nota. “Si no se oyen disparos en alguna parte, probablemente las bandas se estén quedando sin munición”, explica a …
- World News in Brief: Children in eastern DR Congo, Iran death sentence, support for Haiti 14 May 2024 00:28 UN News Concluding a five-day visit to the region, UNICEF Deputy Director Ted Chaiban noted that fighting has reached new heights and created the worst humanitarian crisis there since 2003. He highlighted growing concerns for safeguarding children’s rights and …
- Haiti’s plight is a case study in the ‘responsibility to protect’ 13 May 2024 21:06 The Washington Post After months of delay, a transitional council for Haiti has picked a president and prime minister. The interim appointments pave the way for deployment of an international security force, led by Kenyan police. Its job is to restore order and retake the …
- Armed groups continue coordinating attacks on civilians in Haiti: UN 13 May 2024 20:51 Big News Network UNITED NATIONS, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Armed groups are continuing to launch coordinated attacks on civilians in some neighborhoods of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, said UN humanitarians on Monday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian …
- Seeking stability: Haiti initiates search for new prime minister 13 May 2024 20:49 The Caribbean National Weekly Haiti has launched the process to appoint a new Prime Minister, marking a critical step forward under the April agreement for the establishment of the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT). This development is part of Haiti’s broader efforts to navigate …
- Haiti: Gangs maintain insecurity and reject foreign forces 13 May 2024 18:59 Prensa Latina - Cuba The criminal was celebrating with his cronies the seizure of another police station in the town of Gressier on Monday when the head of the Haitian National Police insisted that such a level of security had been reached that the Toussaint Louverture …
- Haiti begins search for a new prime minister 13 May 2024 18:14 Win Media SKN PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haiti Monday began the search for a new prime minister in keeping with the agreement reached on April 3 this year allowing for the establishment of the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT) that is tasked with ending the …