March 5, 2024
Criminal armed gangs claim power In Haiti
A coalition of wanted criminal armed gangs has claimed power in Haiti, blocking Prime Minister Dr. Ariel Henry from returning home after he had traveled to Kenya to sign an agreement allowing for a United Nations Security Council-sanctioned…
March 4, 2024
Hundreds of prisoners escape Port-au-Prince prison as violence escalates
Hundreds of prisoners escaped from Haiti’s National Penitentiary here, after fighting broke out on Saturday. According to local reports, armed men set fire to the surroundings of the prison and continued their progression guided by drones which…
February 20, 2024
Guyana & Haiti miss out on Women Gold Cup
Both Guyana and Haiti suffered defeats to miss out on the group stage of the Women’s Gold Cup. Playing at the Dignity Health Sports Park, both sides suffered 1-0 losses to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico respectively. Guyana put up stiff…
February 15, 2024
US Coast Guard repatriates 33 migrants to Haiti
The United States Coast Guard says the crew of its Cutter Benard C. Webber repatriated 33 migrants to Haiti on Monday following an interdiction of a “migrant venture” near Fort Pierce Inlet, Florida. The US Coast Guard said that earlier this month,…
September 12, 2023
Government provides safe return for Haitian nationals
The Government of Jamaica says it has facilitated the safe return of a second group of 36 Haitian nationals who arrived in Portland on Saturday, September 9, 2023. According to a statement from the Office of the Director of Public Affairs and…
August 23, 2023
ALERT #16 ON TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN
Alert #16 on Tropical Storm Franklin was issued by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology, on Wednesday 23rd August, 2023, at 6 am EDT. Franklin is near the south coast of the Dominican Republic with heavy rainfall and potentially life-threatening…
August 9, 2023
Minnis wants parliament to debate sending Bahamian troops to Haiti
Former Prime Minister, Dr. Hubert Minnis, is calling for a parliamentary debate ahead of The Bahamas sending military personnel to Haiti as part of a multi-national force to bring peace and stability to the French-speaking Caribbean Community…
August 7, 2023
Jamaica now prepared to send soldiers to Haiti
The government of Jamaica will be sending soldiers to Haiti as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force. The announcement was made on Thursday by Prime Minister Andrew Holness during a media briefing. According to Holness, his administration has…
July 4, 2023
‘Generations Of Haitians’ At Risk
In Port-au-Prince on Saturday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed solidarity with the Haitian people “facing a terrible and mutually reinforcing cycle of… crises”, and urged the deployment of an international force to assist the…
August 26, 2022
Bahamian Prime Minister denies involvement in Haiti’s Crisis
Prime Minister Philip Davis says Haiti’s current political and economic situation must be a ‘Haitian solution’. Caribbean leaders held a special meeting on Saturday. Prime Minister Philip Davis was not in attendance at this meeting but made…