Tag: Haiti
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Haiti key port closed to land access after gang attacks
Land access to a vital supply port in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince is being closed off after attacks by armed gangs, operator Caribbean Port Services (CPS) said on Thursday. “CPS will shut its barriers to all types of land-based traffic from Sept. 26 to Sept. 29,” it said in a statement, saying that the…
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Burundi offers to send peacekeepers to help restore security in Haiti
The announcement came from the Burundi Ministry of Foreign Affairs on social platform X, following a meeting between Foreign Minister Albert Shingiro and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. This offer comes as Kenya has already deployed 400 police officers to help quell violence in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, with plans to send an additional 600.…
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On Tuesday, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced that Jamaica would deploy its first group of 24 out of the 250 military-police personnel pledged to the MSS.
Also, as announced by the Belizean Defense Forces on Sep. 7, Belize deployed two military officers from its commitment of 50 personnel. This initial deployment focuses on supporting mission command, planning, and logistics, setting the stage for future deployments. Led by Senior Army Officer Kevron Henry, the Jamaican contingent was welcomed by Rameau Normil, director…
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A resident of Springfield, Ohio, complains to the mayor about “foreign men not speaking English” camping on her frontyard every night.
She tells that she and her husband are living in Springfield for over 45 years and are planning to move out because the situation has become unbearable due to 20k Haitian migrants that came following the COVID-19 pandemic. Springfield itself, had 58k residents at the 2020 census. The resident adds that the migrants, whom are…
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The female freedom fighters of the Haitian Revolution
On the night of 23 August 1791 in Cap-Français, on the north coast of Saint Domingue (present-day Haiti), fires raged on the plantations. The enslaved set fire to the buildings and fields and killed their masters. It was the start of the Haitian Revolution, the only known uprising of enslaved people in history that led to…
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Haitian and Kenyan police try to oust gangs from a rough part of Haiti’s capital
Haitian forces working with police sent from Kenya have launched a joint operation to oust criminal gangs from one of the roughest neighborhoods of Haiti’s capital, Prime Minister Garry Conille said Wednesday. Conille spoke at a hospital in Port-au-Prince where three Haitian policemen were recuperating after being injured in a shootout Tuesday during the joint…
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US sanctions Haiti’s ex-president Martelly, citing drug trafficking
The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Haiti’s former president, Michel Joseph Martelly, over drug trafficking allegations, accusing him of playing a significant role in perpetuating the ongoing crisis in the country. “Martelly abused his influence to facilitate drug trafficking and has sponsored multiple Haiti-based gangs,” State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said in a…
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US envoy to UN in Haiti to show support for fight against gangs
The U.S. envoy to the United Nations traveled to Haiti on Monday, a month after the first contingent of Kenyan police arrived in the Caribbean country as part of an international security mission aimed at tackling gang violence. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield will make two “major announcements during the trip in support of efforts to address…
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Haiti’s prime minister orders gangs to drop weapons and promises to take back control of the capital
Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille ordered gangs to surrender their weapons during a televised speech late Wednesday in which he acknowledged how dangerous life in Haiti’s capital and beyond has become and pledged to crack down on the rampant violence. “Drop your weapons and recognize the authority of the state,” Conille said in a message…
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