Tag: Haiti
four police officers killed as one of the main armed groups promises coordinated attacks
Four police officers died in exchanges of fire on Thursday, February 29, with gangs in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince; one of the largest armed groups involved having earlier spoken of…
“The gangs are waiting to see what she’s going to look like”
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has arrived in Kenya and hopes to be able to take advantage of his visit to sign with the Head of State William Ruto a…
Biden and Trump visit the border with Mexico
4 mins Immigration: Biden and Trump go to the border with Mexico Immigration at the heart of the American presidential campaign. This Thursday, President Joe Biden and his Republican rival,…
Florida seeks to ban social media for under-16s
4 mins The Florida Parliament voted this Thursday for a law banning social networks for those under 16, explains the Miami Herald which reports the arguments of those who voted…
the Barbancourt foundation suspends its social activities due to violence between gangs
In Haiti, insecurity continues to rage. Clashes between rival gangs in Plaine du Cul-du-Sac, north of the Haitian capital, forced the Barbancourt foundation, belonging to the famous rum factory of…
January 2024, the “most violent month in more than two years”
In Haiti, the month of January 2024 was “ the most violent in more than two years », indicated Friday February 9 the Office of the UN High Commissioner for…
“It’s as if we were fighting for our second independence”
He had committed to handing over on February 7, 2024: Prime Minister Ariel Henry, in power since the assassination in July 2021 of President Jovenel Moïse, is still in place.…
demonstrations and blockades against Prime Minister Ariel Henry on the eve of February 7
Why did February 7 crystallize tensions in Haiti? In an agreement signed on December 21, 2022, Ariel Henry committed to beginning a transition process after elections which should have taken…
an arrest warrant issued against the widow of Jovenel Moïse in the investigation into the assassination of the president
On July 7, 2021, Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in his residence by a commando. His wife Martine Moïse was seriously injured. In Haiti, an investigating judge issued an arrest warrant…
Kenyan justice judges the deployment of police officers in Haiti “illegal”
A court in Nairobi this Friday, January 26 ruled “ unconstitutional, illegal and invalid » the decision to send a thousand Kenyan police officers to Haiti to lead a multinational…