Haiti formalizes transitional council in move toward new elections

[ Haiti has formalized a new presidential transitional council that will help to move the embattled nation toward peace after the Caribbean island has been consumed by gang violence and left with almost no government. A decree was published Friday establishing the new nine-member council in Le Moniteur, the official gazette of the Haitian government, … Read more

Sexual violence in Haiti ‘severely underreported,’ ‘largely unpunished’ UN says

[ A report published Thursday on the situation in Haiti, which is facing intense gang violence, by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights found that sexual violence there is “severely underreported.” The report said that according to the U.N. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), gangs in the Caribbean … Read more

Sunday Shows preview: Gang rule throws Haiti into turmoil; 2024 election heats up

[ The recent gang violence in Haiti and the 2024 election heating up will likely be the focus of this week’s Sunday Shows. Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced he will resign on Tuesday amid the chaos in the Caribbean country, with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs saying in an … Read more

Sunday Shows preview: Gang rule throws Haiti into turmoil; 2024 election heats up

[ The recent gang violence in Haiti and the 2024 election heating up will likely be the focus of this week’s Sunday Shows. Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced he will resign on Tuesday amid the chaos in the Caribbean country, with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs saying in an … Read more

Boat with 25 migrants from Haiti interdicted off Florida

[ A boat carrying 25 migrants from Haiti was recently interdicted by Florida law enforcement, state officials said Friday. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Florida Fish and Wildlife officers intercepted the vessel “within the last couple of weeks.” “In their boat, in their vessel, they had firearms, they had drugs, they had night vision … Read more

Haitian prime minister announces resignation amid violence

[ Haitian Prime Minster Ariel Henry announced he will step down from his position Tuesday as violence continues to rage in the Caribbean country. Henry said he will resign upon the creation of a transitional presidential council following a recent meeting between Caribbean leaders and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jamaica, where they … Read more

Widow of assassinated Haitian president indicted over his killing

[ The widow of assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was among the 51 people indicted in connection to the 2021 killing on Monday, a major step forward for the case nearly three years after the fact. Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph and the former chief of Haiti’s National Police Léon Charles were the most … Read more