The proposal emerged late Monday following an urgent meeting involving Caribbean leaders, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and others who were searching for a solution to halt Haiti’s crisis of violence
The politician, who has been in office since the assassination of president Jovenel Moïse in 2021, announced from Puerto Rico that he will step down once a transitional council is formed to lead the country
Pressure is mounting as many Haitians demand the departure of the government of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who recently announced elections for August 2025
The meeting was organized by members of a regional trade bloc known as Caricom who for months have pressed for a transitional government in Haiti as protests demanded Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s resignation
The Southcom statement said that the United States remains focused on aiding Haitian police and arranging some kind of U.N.-authorized security deployment
Gang violence is gripping the Caribbean country as pressure mounts on Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who is in Puerto Rico, to resign
Prime Minister Ariel Henry is currently in Puerto Rico, where he was forced to land on Tuesday after the armed groups laid siege to the international airport, preventing him from returning
Former police officer Jimmy Chérizier, leader of a fluid federation of criminal groups in the capital, Port-au-Prince, has challenged the government amid the prevailing chaos
Venezuelan, Peruvian, Haitian, Chinese, and Afghan families endure hunger, disease, and violence while they raise money to cross the rainforest and reach Panama, on the only land route that leads from South America to the United States
The gang leader ‘Barbecue’ claims responsibility for the prison attack, which saw 3,696 inmates escape, and he says its aim was to overthrow the interim president
The jailbreak marked a new low in Haiti’s downward spiral of violence and came as gangs assert greater control in the capital, Port-au-Prince
The indictments are expected to further destabilize Haiti as it struggles with a surge in gang violence and recovers from a spate of violent protests demanding the resignation of current Prime Minister Ariel Henry
Luis Abinader urges the U.N. to reinforce aid to the Caribbean country. ‘Either we fight together to save Haiti or we will fight alone to protect the Dominican Republic!’ he warns
The brief speech did little to appease people who are angry and frustrated over unrelenting gang violence, deepening poverty and the lack of any plan in sight for general elections
Guy Philippe’s appearance caused great commotion because of a video he released Monday, calling for a rebellion to oust the prime minister on Feb. 7, the date Haitian leaders are traditionally sworn into office
The Eddy star and virtuoso saxophonist, Jowee Omicil, releases a free jazz album, inspired by the 1791 slave congress that led to the first independent state in Latin America
The Sandinista regime is making millions from the mass influx of desperate travelers trying to make it to the United States
From the world-famous Mexican holiday, to parades in Ireland, trick-or-treaters in the U.S. and thousands of people launching huge kites in Guatemala, the Day of the Dead is more alive than ever among those who want to honor their deceased loved ones
‘Colonel Mike,’ the second of 11 suspects detained and charged in Miami, had pleaded guilty in September
Mexico’s president convenes 12 nations for talks on debt reduction and regional cooperation on trade, security and employment
Regional leaders are more concerned with lessening the impact on their own nations than complying with pressure from the Biden administration to keep migration levels in check
Criminal gang battles ravage the capital and central regions while a United Nations mission led by Kenya gears up
Dominican President Luis Abinader maintained a ban on issuing visas to Haitian citizens that he implemented last month as a response to the dispute over a shared river
Gangs have carried out with so much robbery, rape and kidnapping that Haitians on Tuesday welcomed news that the U.N. Security Council had approved deployment of an international armed force to Haiti
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the US would provide logistics, including intelligence, airlift, communications and medical support to the mission, which still needs to be approved by the U.N. Security Council
The movement aims to change colonial structures, mentalities and practices, ultimately reshaping power dynamics
President Luis Abinader says air, sea, and land borders will remain shuttered ‘until necessary.’ It is a rare move, and could hit economies in both countries, though it will be most acutely felt in Haiti
