New leader takes helm in Haiti pledging to stem spiralling violence
Port-au-Prince Reuters Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime took office on Monday as the nation’s new interim leader pledging to improve security even as armed gangs flexed their muscles with a brazen attack on a commercial plane attempting to land in the capital. Fils-Aime was appointed by the Caribbean island nation’s transitional council over the […]
Haitian gangs press fresh attacks as families mourn massacre
Sant-Marc, Haiti Reuters Armed men launched fresh attacks on the Haitian town of Arcahaie, local media reported on Wednesday, as families mourned the growing list of victims of a massacre days earlier in an agricultural town some 60 kilometres to the north. An armoured vehicle is driven out of a police station following the 3rd […]
Haitian Prime Minister goes abroad for support after gang massacre
Saint-Marc, Haiti Reuters Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille embarked on a trip to the United Arab Emirates and Kenya on Saturday to seek security assistance in the aftermath of one of deadliest gang attacks in the Caribbean nation in recent years. Haiti is reeling after members of the Gran Grif gang stormed through the town […]
Haiti PM says nation far from winning gang war as UN deadline looms
New York, US Reuters Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille said on Wednesday that the Caribbean country was a long way from winning its war against armed gangs that control most of the capital, as a United Nations deadline for long-delayed support fast approaches. “We are nowhere near winning this, and the simple reality is that […]
Haiti creates council tasked with holding first elections in a decade
Reuters Haiti’s government on Wednesday created a provisional electoral council, marking the most concrete step toward reviving the electoral process in years after political turmoil and later violence thwarted previous attempts. The Caribbean nation is set to hold elections by 2026, a decade after they were last held in 2016. A police officer stands guard […]
Haiti gas tanker explodes, 16 die and officials work to save burn victims
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters A fuel truck exploded on a road in Haiti’s southern peninsula on Saturday, killing at least 16 people and leaving 40 survivors with serious burns, officials said. Haiti Prime Minister Garry Conille said emergency teams were working to “save the lives of the seriously injured” after the incident, which occurred in the […]
US calls for renewing Haiti security mission mandate
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called for renewing a United Nations mandate for an international security mission to help Haiti fight armed gangs that have taken over much of the country’s capital and expanded to nearby regions. The mission’s mandate, first approved for 12 months, is set to expire […]
Haiti expands state of emergency to cover entire territory
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters Haiti has expanded its state of emergency to cover the entire nation’s territory, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Garry Conille said on Wednesday, as the Caribbean country battles violent gangs that have taken over much of the capital and started expanding into nearby regions. Police officers stand guard outside the hospital before […]
Kenyan police arrival in Haiti marks new era for security, Prime Minister tells UN
United Nations Reuters Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that the arrival of the first Kenyan police officers under a UN-backed mission marked a critical stage to restoring security in a country ravaged by gang violence. “The arrival of the first contingent of the Multinational Security Support kicks off […]
Haiti PM travels to US as Kenyan police patrol capital
Port-au-Prince Reuters Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille left Port-au-Prince on Friday to travel to Washington and New York, as freshly deployed Kenyan police officers began patrolling the city as part of a UN-backed mission to battle armed gangs that have taken over the capital. Conille’s office said he would travel with Foreign Minister Dominique Dupuy, […]