Haiti has called for the full deployment of the United Nations Security Council-backed Gang Suppression Force, GSF, to help Haitian authorities combat armed gangs and restore public safety. Pierre Ericq Pierre, Haiti’s Permanent Representative to the UN, made the call at an emergency Security Council meeting convened to discuss the latest developments in the Caribbean…
The first group of Kenyan police officers set to combat gang violence in Haiti will leave Kenya on Tuesday and are expected to arrive this week, the U.S. State Department announced on Monday. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said, “We hope to see further measurable improvements in security, particularly with respect to access to humanitarian…
Haiti on Tuesday readied for a new government after its prime minister agreed to step down over spiraling gang violence, but a planned UN-backed stability mission floundered when lead-nation Kenya put its role on hold. Gang violence has plunged the Caribbean country into renewed chaos since last week, leaving public services shattered, many people displaced…
By J.C Okechukwu As the already impoverished nation of Haiti descends into deeper chaos and anarchy of historic proportions, the question on everyone’s lips is, “What is going on?!” Haiti is a Caribbean nation located in the Greater Antilles archipelago. The nation shares the island of Hispaniola with a counterpart Caribbean nation of the Dominican Republic. Haiti sits on about 27,560…
