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Blinding crisis: A man eats a meal as a child covers his face after receiving food at a shelter in Port-au-Prince on March 14. | Photo Credit: AP Haitians were on edge on March 15 awaiting the naming of a transitional governing body meant to restore stability to the country, wracked by gang violence and…
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Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry speaks while addressing the nation, at an unidentified location on a date given as March 11, 2024, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video. | Photo Credit: Reuters Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced early on Tuesday that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created, capitulating…
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Ariel Henry held the role since 2021 Kingston: Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has tendered his resignation as head of the Caribbean nation, the leader of a regional body said on Monday, an unelected role the 74-year-old neurosurgeon held since 2021. “We acknowledge his resignation upon the establishment of a transitional presidential council and naming…
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The unrest has seen 362,000 Haitians internally displaced. Port-Au-Prince: Residents of Haiti’s capital scrambled for safety on Saturday following the latest spasm of gang violence, with a UN group warning of a “city under siege” after armed attackers targeted the presidential palace and police headquarters. Criminal groups, which already control much of Port-au-Prince as well…
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Haitian soldiers patrol near the Toussaint Louverture International Airport following a gunfight with armed gangs on the surroundings of the airport, as the government declared state of emergency, amid violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 4. | Photo Credit: Reuters Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport on March 4,…
A man, with his face covered, calls on demonstrators to stop during a protest against Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s government and insecurity, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. | Photo Credit: Reuters ) Haiti’s government declared, on March 3, a state of emergency and a night-time curfew in a bid to quell a wave of violence sparked by…
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