Prime Minister Ariel Henry has announced his resignation following mounting pressure and widespread violence. The decision was revealed during an emergency meeting of Caribbean leaders in Jamaica, seeking a political transition to address the turmoil in the impoverished nation. Henry, currently stranded in Puerto Rico due to threats from armed gangs preventing his return, acknowledged…
Haiti’s government has declared a state of emergency and imposed a nighttime curfew following a deadly assault on the capital’s main prison, marking a harrowing escalation in the country’s ongoing security crisis. The attack, orchestrated by armed gangs, resulted in the escape of over 3,000 inmates, including dangerous criminals such as murderers and kidnappers, plunging…
In a startling turn of events surrounding the investigation into the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, a Haitian judge has issued indictments against several prominent figures, including the late president’s widow, Martine Moïse, former Prime Minister Claude Joseph, and ex-chief of Haiti’s National Police, Léon Charles. The 122-page leaked document, published by local…
In a significant legal setback for the Kenyan government’s plan to lead a UN-backed mission in Haiti, the Kenyan High Court has barred the deployment of 1,000 police officers to the Caribbean nation. The decision, delivered on Friday by Judge Enock Chacha Mwita, declared the deployment unconstitutional, illegal, and invalid, citing a lack of legal…
