1 year ago

Haiti’s prime minister to resign once transition is in place, official says

LA Times

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken boards a plane Monday to Kingston, Jamaica, for emergency talks with Caribbean leaders on Haiti’s crisis. Caribbean leaders said late Monday that they “acknowledge the resignation of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry” once a transitional presidential council is created and an interim premier named. Before sharing details of the proposed transitional council, Ali said, “I want to pause and thank Prime Minister Henry for his service to Haiti.” Earlier Monday, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the meeting was a work in progress. “We are deeply distressed that it is already too late for too many who have lost far too much at the hands of criminal gangs.” Henry, who has faced calls to resign or agree to a transitional council, has been locked out of his country while traveling abroad, due to surging unrest and violence by criminal gangs who have overrun much of Haiti’s capital and closed down its main international airports. The U.N. Security Council on Monday urged Haiti’s gangs “to immediately cease their destabilizing actions,” including sexual violence and the recruitment of children, and said it expects that a multinational force will deploy as soon as possible to help end the violence.

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

New leader takes over Haiti’s transitional presidential council as violence persists

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The council tasked to prepare eventual presidential elections in Haiti swore in a new leader Friday, as the country keeps struggling with a persistent gang violence. Fritz Alphonse Jean, an economist and former central bank governor, replaces Leslie Voltaire in the rotating presidency of the transitional presidential council, formed in 2024 after a violent gang siege of …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Haiti’s new prime minister promises security to a country reeling from recent massacres

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s prime minister held his first press conference Thursday since being appointed more than a month ago to oversee the troubled Caribbean country reeling from recent massacres as Haitians demand government protection. As soon as someone wakes up in the morning, they’re scared, and they step out…not knowing if they’ll make it back home.” Fils-Aimé, a businessman …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Haiti's main airport and capital frozen after a day of violence

The Independent

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Haiti’s main airport shuts down as gang violence surges

Deccan Chronicle

Haiti’s international airport shut down on Monday after gangs opened fire at a commercial flight landing in Port-Au-Prince, prompting some airlines to temporarily suspend operations as the country swore in a new interim prime minister who promised to restore peace.The Spirit Airlines flight headed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Port-Au-Prince was just hundreds of feet from landing in Haiti's capital …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Haiti's main airport closed after gangs open fire, as new Prime Minister sworn in

India Today

Haiti’s international airport shut down on Monday after gangs opened fire at a commercial flight landing in Port-Au-Prince, prompting some airlines to temporarily suspend operations as the country swore in a new interim prime minister who promised to restore peace. The Spirit Airlines flight headed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Port-Au-Prince was just hundreds of feet from landing in Haiti's …

Haiti’s main airport shuts down as gang violence surges and a new prime minister is sworn in

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Haiti’s main airport shuts down as gang violence surges and a new prime minister is sworn in

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s international airport shut down on Monday after gangs opened fire at a commercial flight landing in Port-Au-Prince, prompting some airlines to temporarily suspend operations as the country swore in a new interim prime minister who promised to restore peace. The shooting appeared to be part of what the U.S. Embassy called “gang-led efforts to block travel …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Haiti replaces prime minister, marking more turmoil in its democratic transition process

The Independent

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Haiti replaces its prime minister, marking more turmoil in its democratic transition process

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A transitionary council created to reestablish democratic order in Haiti signed a decree Sunday firing interim Prime Minister Garry Conille and replacing him with Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, a businessman who was previously considered for the job. It marks even more turmoil in an already rocky democratic transition process for Haiti, which hasn’t held democratic elections in years …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Haiti replaces prime minister, marking more turmoil in its democratic transition process

LA Times

Haiti Prime Minister Garry Conille speaks during a joint press conference with Kenya’s President William Ruto at the State House in Nairobi on Oct. 11. A transitional council created to reestablish democratic order in Haiti issued a decree Sunday firing the country’s interim Prime Minister Garry Conille and replacing him with Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, a businessman who was previously considered …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Haiti’s prime minister says Kenyan police are crucial to controlling gangs, early days are positive

Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that recently deployed Kenyan police will be crucial to helping control the country’s gangs and moving toward democratic elections — and he called feedback from their initial days in the capital “extremely, extremely positive.” He said his government will focus on addressing gang violence and …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

US asks Haiti to prioritize electoral council amid gang violence and a humanitarian crisis

Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.S. officials have asked Haiti’s prime minister to prioritize the establishment of an electoral council as the country strives to rebuild its government amid rampant gang violence. “This critical step toward will give the Haitian people an opportunity to select their leaders democratically for the first time in years,” said Brian Nichols, U.S. Assistant Secretary …

9 months ago

Haitians hold their breath as newly arrived Kenyan police force prepares to face gangs

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Anticipation is mingling with fear across Haiti as the country welcomes the fourth major foreign intervention in its history to fight gang violence choking the Caribbean country. Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille shakes hands with Kenyan police at their base in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Kenyan police stand at their base during a visit by …

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Haiti’s transitional council appoints new Cabinet tasked with leading a country under siege by gangs

The Independent

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Haiti’s transitional council appoints new Cabinet tasked with leading a country under siege by gangs

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s transitional council appointed a new Cabinet on Tuesday, marking the final step in rebuilding the government that will lead a country under siege by gangs. “In this pivotal moment in Haiti’s democracy, we are being given nothing but a chance to watch men make decisions from the observer seat,” said Rosy Auguste Ducena of the National …

10 months ago

Can Haiti’s new prime minister bring stability?

Al Jazeera

A transitional presidential council sworn in last month has chosen a leader for the country for the next two years. Haiti’s transition council has selected Garry Conille to be installed as the country’s prime minister. In recent months, gang violence has led to the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes. …

10 months ago

Haiti's new leader vows unity, says he's 'very honored' in first statement since being selected

The Independent

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10 months ago

Haiti’s new prime minister vows to seek unity after he is selected by transitional council

Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Haiti’s newly chosen Prime Minister Garry Conille vowed to seek unity Wednesday in his first statement since a transitional council selected him to head the government in the troubled Caribbean country under siege by criminal gangs. Council members told The Associated Press late Tuesday that six of seven members with voting powers had selected Conille …

10 months ago

Haiti selects new prime minister who vows to unite the country overrun by ruthless gangs

LA Times

Garry Conille, during his previous stint as Haiti’s prime minister, speaks with journalists after a 2011 news conference in Port-au-Prince. Haiti’s newly chosen Prime Minister Garry Conille vowed to seek unity Wednesday in his first statement since a transitional council selected him to head the government in the troubled Caribbean country under siege by criminal gangs. Council members told the …

10 months ago

Haiti transitional council names Conille prime minister amid gang violence

Al Jazeera

Garry Conille, who briefly served in the role from 2011 to 2012, has since worked as a regional director for UNICEF. A nine-member council in charge of overseeing Haiti’s political transition has named politician Garry Conille as the Caribbean nation’s next prime minister. Conille is a familiar face in the role of prime minister: He served for four months, from …

10 months ago

Transitional council in Haiti selects new prime minister for a country under siege by gangs

Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.N. development specialist Garry Conille was named Haiti’s new prime minister Tuesday evening, nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council sought to choose someone else for the position. Conille has been UNICEF’s regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean since January 2023 and previously served as Haiti’s prime minister from …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Transitional council in Haiti embraces new changes following turmoil as gang violence grips country

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for Haiti is changing the way it operates in a move that surprised many as gang violence consumes the country. … It is something that is very rare in Haitian politics.” The four members who will share power are original council president Edgard Leblanc Fils, ex-senator Louis Gérald Gilles, …

10 months, 4 weeks ago

The unexpected announcement of a prime minister divides Haiti’s newly created transitional council

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A surprise announcement that revealed Haiti’s new prime minister is threatening to fracture a recently installed transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for the gang-riddled Caribbean country. Four of seven council members with voting powers said Tuesday that they had chosen Fritz Bélizaire as prime minister, taking many Haitians aback with their declaration and unexpected political …

10 months, 4 weeks ago

New Haiti PM tasked with stabilising violence-racked country

Al Jazeera

Fritz Belizaire put in place as authorities battle gangs for control of the crisis-ridden country. Haiti’s transitional council has nominated Fritz Belizaire as the new prime minister of the crisis-ridden Caribbean country. The appointments follow weeks of political deadlock and in-fighting on the council, which was convened last month after former Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned. “The important thing for …

11 months ago

Haiti’s transitional council names a new prime minister in the hopes of quelling stifling violence

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s newly installed transitional council chose a little known former sports minister as the Caribbean country’s prime minister Tuesday as part of its monumental task of trying to establish a stable new government amid stifling violence. “This is a very good choice for prime minister,” Fils said of Bélizaire during a brief speech to nearly two dozen …

11 months ago

New leaders take on Haiti’s chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — It has been only a day since the transitional presidential council was installed in Haiti, and the list of demands on the Caribbean nation’s new leaders is rapidly growing. “I don’t expect he presidential council to come up with a solution.” However, the council could push for disarmament and find ways to ease poverty in the slums, …

11 months ago

Meet the members of a transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for beleaguered Haiti

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A transitional council tasked with bringing political stability to Haiti was installed Thursday in the capital of this Caribbean country, which is marred by gang violence and soaring hunger and poverty. The freshly sworn-in council will appoint a new prime minister and Cabinet, and create a road map to eventually hold long-awaited general elections. Fritz Alphonse Jean …

11 months ago

Haiti prime minister resigns as new government takes shape to lead country gripped by deadly gang violence

The Independent

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11 months ago

With fear and hope, Haiti warily welcomes new governing council as gang-ravaged country seeks peace

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti opened a new political chapter Thursday with the installation of a transitional council tasked to pick a new prime minister and prepare for eventual presidential elections, in hopes of quelling spiraling gang violence that has killed thousands in the Caribbean country. Addressing a crowded and sweaty room in the prime minister’s office hours later in Pétion-Ville, …

11 months ago

Haiti to hold inauguration event for transition council

Hindustan Times

A formal ceremony to install Haiti's transitional ruling council will be held early Thursday, the prime minister's office said, as the violence-wracked nation moves to form an interim government. Haiti to hold inauguration event for transition council The event will be held at the prime minister's office, known as Villa d'Accueil, in the Musseau neighborhood of the capital, according to …

11 months ago

Haiti PM Ariel Henry resigns, paves way for transitional government amid widespread gang violence

India TV News

Port-au-Prince: Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry has officially stepped down, according to his office, paving the way for a transitional council to lead the country that aims to bring back peace and tranquility to the country amid widespread gang violence. His government formalised a transition process two weeks ago, a month after Henry announced his resignation while stranded outside the …

11 months ago

Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns, transitional council takes power

Al Jazeera

Haiti enters a new phase aimed at stemming its spiralling political and security crisis, but the future is uncertain. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned, paving the way for a transitional council to lead the embattled country. Meanwhile, about 360,000 Haitians remain internally displaced, with gang violence forcing 95,000 people to flee the capital and pushing five million into …

11 months ago

Haiti’s prime minister resigns, paving way for new government to take power

LA Times

Soldiers deploy outside the prime minister’s office in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday, in preparation for the swearing-in of a transitional council tasked with selecting a new prime minister and Cabinet. Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, leaving the way clear for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean country, which has been wracked by gang …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Haiti establishes council to choose new leaders as gang violence rages

Al Jazeera

Questions remain over long-awaited transitional body tasked with picking next prime minister and cabinet. Haiti has formally established a transitional council to fill a leadership vacuum by choosing a new prime minister, and to restore order in the Caribbean country ravaged by gang violence. A decree published in the official gazette announced the formation of the Presidential Transitional Council on …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Transitional council in Haiti to choose new leaders is formally established amid gang violence

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A transitional council tasked with choosing Haiti’s next prime minister and Cabinet was established Friday in a move supporters hope will help quell turmoil in the troubled Caribbean country where most of the capital remains under the grip of criminal gangs. “The establishment of the.politically inclusive council signals the possibility of a new beginning for Haiti,” a …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Creation of transitional council that will select Haiti’s next prime minister is imminent, US says

Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The creation of a transitional council responsible for choosing Haiti’s next leaders is imminent, a U.S. diplomat said Wednesday during a heated forum about Haiti’s spiraling crisis. Officials are eager to see the council in place as Haiti staggers under a power vacuum, with the prime minister locked out of a country suffering relentless gang …

11 months, 4 weeks ago

Haiti’s surge in gang violence has led more than 53,000 to flee the capital in less than three weeks

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — More than 53,000 people have fled Haiti’s capital in less than three weeks, the vast majority to escape unrelenting gang violence, according to a United Nations report released Tuesday. “Our humanitarian colleagues emphasized that these departments do not have sufficient infrastructure, and host communities do not have sufficient resources, to cope with the large number of people …

11 months, 4 weeks ago

Gangs and police clash again in Haiti

The Hindu

Gangs that control much of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince launched an attack on Monday, clashing with the police in the city centre. Since late February Haiti's powerful gangs have teamed up as they attacked police stations, prisons, the airport and the sea port in a bid to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry. In a statement on Monday, Mr. Henry's office said …

11 months, 4 weeks ago

Haiti’s surge in gang violence has led thousands to flee the capital

LA Times

People look for salvageable pieces from burned cars at a mechanic shop that was set on fire during violence by armed gangs in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 25, 2024. More than 53,000 people have fled Haiti’s capital in less than three weeks, the vast majority to escape unrelenting gang violence, according to a United Nations report released Tuesday. “Our humanitarian …

11 months, 4 weeks ago

Gunbattle between Haitian police and gangs paralyzes area near National Palace

Associated Press

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. On Monday night, Haiti’s government issued a statement raising concerns over its creation, saying that the current council of ministers “stumbled over proven constitutional and legal questions. The Constitution and Haitian laws nowhere provide …

1 year ago

Haiti’s transitional council issues its first statement, signaling its creation is nearly complete

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Members of a transitional presidential council who will be responsible for selecting a new prime minister issued their first official statement on Wednesday, pledging to restore “public and democratic order” in Haiti. The members noted that as soon as the council is officially installed, they would help “put Haiti back on the path of democratic legitimacy, stability …

1 year ago

Haiti's transitional council issues its first statement, signaling its creation is nearly complete

The Independent

1 year ago

Hunger deepens as relentless gang violence targets Haiti’s capital

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Gangs have intensified their rampage in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital, setting fire to a school and looting pharmacies across the road from the country’s largest public hospital. The attacks that began Monday and continued into early Tuesday mark nearly a month since gunmen began targeting key infrastructure across Port-au-Prince including police stations, the main international …

1 year ago

How can Haiti break its cycle of violence and instability?

Al Jazeera

Is Haiti on the verge of collapse? Haiti is facing a major and violent upheaval after armed gangs took control of 80 percent of the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, locking Prime Minister Ariel Henry out of the country and triggering his resignation. In an effort to contain the recent surge of violence, the Haitian government announced extending a state of emergency …

1 year ago

A team to choose Haiti’s next leader takes shape as gang violence engulfs the Caribbean nation

Associated Press

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Caribbean leaders said Tuesday that all groups and political parties except one have submitted nominees for a transitional presidential council charged with selecting an interim prime minister for Haiti, which remains engulfed in gang violence. Henry, who remains locked out of Haiti because ongoing gang violence has forced the closure of its main international airport, has promised …

1 year ago

Haitians have learned to persevere through the worst crises, often with humor

NPR

Haitians have learned to persevere through the worst crises, often with humor Enlarge this image toggle caption Clarens Siffroy/AFP via Getty Images Clarens Siffroy/AFP via Getty Images Harold Isaac is an independent journalist living in Haiti. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Is there a life beyond embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry? Enlarge this image toggle caption Odelyn Joseph/AP Odelyn Joseph/AP This week, …

1 year ago

A plan to find new leadership for Haiti is moving forward, Caribbean officials say

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A plan to create a transitional presidential council is moving forward after a majority of Haitian parties and coalitions submitted the names of those charged with finding new leaders for the country, Caribbean officials said Thursday. The others awarded a spot on the council are EDE/RED, a party led by former Prime Minister Claude Joseph; the Montana …

1 year ago

A plan to find new leadership for Haiti is moving forward, Caribbean officials say

The Independent

1 year ago

Haiti faces further turmoil as PM says only he can appoint leadership council

The Independent

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1 year ago

Plan to install new leaders in Haiti appears to crumble after political parties reject it

New Indian Express

In a video posted Tuesday on social media, Philippe accused the community of being complicit with Haiti's elite and corrupt politicians and urged Haitians to take to the streets. “The decision of Caricom is not our decision,” he said, referring to the regional trade bloc whose leaders presented the plan to create a transitional council. Rébu added that the party …

1 year ago

A plan to find new leadership for Haiti is moving forward, Caribbean officials say

LA Times

A resident walks past a National Police officer guarding the empty National Penitentiary after a fire inside the jail in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday. A plan to create a transitional presidential council is moving forward after a majority of Haitian parties and coalitions submitted the names of those tasked with finding new leaders for the country, Caribbean officials said …

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