Haiti: Armed gangs seized control of local prison in the city of Mirebalais

Heavily armed gangs struck the city of Mirebalais in central Haiti on Monday, seizing control of a local prison as hundreds of people fled the area under gunfire. Local media reported that gang members released dozens of inmates in the Read More …

Haiti: Airlines suspend flights after plane hit by gunfire

Several airlines have suspended flights to Haiti after a passenger plane from the US was hit by gunfire as it tried to land in Port-au-Prince. Spirit Airlines Flight 951 from Fort Lauderdale in Florida was diverted to the neighbouring Dominican Read More …

Kenyan police to depart for contentious peacekeeping effort in Haiti

A contingent of Kenyan police is set to depart for a controversial mission in Haiti to combat the influence of powerful criminal gangs that have brought turmoil and violence to the Caribbean nation. Kenyan President William Ruto held a ceremony Read More …

U.S. Marine Fleet-Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST) deployed to secure the U.S. Embassy in Haiti

U.S. Southern Command – “At the request of the Department of State, the U.S. Southern Command deployed a U.S. Marine Fleet-Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST) to maintain strong security capabilities at the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and conduct relief in Read More …

CARICOM: Emergency summit in Jamaica to address spiraling Haiti crisis

Envoys from key nations were set to meet Monday in Jamaica to address the spiraling instability in Haiti, where gang violence has crippled the impoverished nation’s capital and forced foreign diplomats to evacuate over the weekend. Armed groups, which already Read More …

Haiti: Gangs try to seize control of main airport as thousands escape prisons

Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport on Monday, exchanging gunfire with police and soldiers in the latest attack on key government sites in an explosion of violence that includes a mass escape from the Read More …