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The Latest Breaking News from CARICOM

Starmer faces reparations showdown next year with Caribbean nations as pressure on PM grows

Downing Street has rejected demands, saying the issue is ‘not on the agenda’

The Independent UK

Belize crackdown on gang-related killings leads to dozens of arrests

State of emergency imposes curfew on young people and gives police powers to detain suspects for up to 90 days

The Guardian - US

Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González vows to review relations with Cuba, Iran and China if elected

"It is not possible for Venezuela to maintain a presence with countries where human rights are not respected," he said in a recent interview.

Latin Times

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Haiti Establishes Transitional Council To Choose New Leadership

Haiti establishes transitional council to select new leadership with CARICOM's support amidst challenges.

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Haiti Leaders Reach Deal To Form Transitional Council

Haitian leaders have finalized a deal for a temporary government to steer their Caribbean nation out of gang-fueled chaos, but the details must first be approved by the outgoing authorities, AFP confirmed Monday.

International Business Times

Haiti Leaders Struggle To Find Transition Consensus As Crisis Broils

The Caribbean nation's security crisis has been intensified by a political one: elections have not been held since 2016, with Prime Minister Ariel Henry heading the country since President Jovenel Moise's 2021 assassination.

International Business Times

Disagreements Among Haiti Leaders Hamper Govt Transition

Disagreements among delegates over who should head Haiti's transitional council are stalling the body's official formation, a representative told AFP Monday, while over the weekend one member quit amid death threats.

International Business Times

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Bodies Found In Haitian Suburb As Gang Violence Rages For Third Week

Witnesses said gang members attacked a bank, a gas station and homes in the area. Gunfire continued to ring out in Petion-Ville in the afternoon.

Latin Times

Haiti transitional council plan appears to crumble after political parties reject it

A proposal to install new leadership in Haiti appeared to be crumbling Wednesday as some political parties rejected the plan to create a presidential council that would manage the transition.

France 24

Haiti PM Agrees To Leave In Regional Push To End Crisis

Caribbean nations secured Ariel Henry's resignation at an emergency meeting in Jamaica.

Latin Times

Haiti's prime minister says he'll resign once a transitional council is created

Ariel Henry, Haiti's de facto leader, agreed to resign once a transitional presidential council is installed and interim prime minister named. The Caribbean bloc of nations brokered the deal.

WEKU

Haiti PM Has Agreed To Resign: Guyana President, US Official

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to resign and make way for a transitional authority, the president of Guyana and a US official said Monday after a regional meeting on a gang uprising that has plunged Haiti into violent chaos.

International Business Times

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns after Jamaica talks

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.

France 24

Three Keys to Understand Why Haiti is Collapsing and What Might Happen Next

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Jamaica to discuss the rapidly deteriorating situation with the CARICOM.

Latin Times

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Al Jazeera

Haiti emergency summit called as gang-fuelled security crisis spirals

Jamaica meeting comes as foreign diplomats evacuated from the Caribbean nation as gangs seek to oust its prime minister.

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Blinken To Attend CARICOM Meeting On Haiti In Jamaica

US Secretary of State Blinken to engage with CARICOM leaders in Jamaica to address Haiti crisis and promote stability.

International Business Times

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.

The Guardian - AU

Haiti crisis: gangs attack police stations as Caribbean leaders call for emergency meeting

National palace guards set up security ring after gangs attack at least three police stations in Port-au-Prince

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Haiti’s state of emergency: don’t look for easy fixes

Editorial: With gangs threatening civil war, widespread violence and no elected officials, the country faces an unprecedented crisis. Its people must be heard

International Business Times

UN Security Council Meeting Raises Alarm On 'Critical' Haiti Situation

The UN Security Council expressed its concern over the deteriorating situation in violence-gripped Haiti on Wednesday, as Washington ramped up pressure on absent Prime Minister Ariel Henry to secure a political settlement.

Latin Times

Kenya Agrees to Sign Agreement in an Attempt to Salvage the Deployment of Police Forces to Haiti

A Kenyan court determined the government's plan is unconstitutional

Latin Times

Haitian Prime Minister Commits to Holding Elections by Mid-2025, Caribbean Leaders Say

Ariel Henry's concession comes amid strong international and domestic pressure to his leadership

International Business Times

Haitian PM Agrees To 'Share Power' Until Election: Caribbean Counterpart

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has accepted to "share power" with the opposition until fresh elections are held in the crisis-torn country, a Caribbean leader said Wednesday at a summit in Guyana.

Radio France Internationale

UN launches emergency appeal for Haiti as Benin mulls joining multinational security mission

The United Nations has launched an urgent appeal for $674 million for humanitarian aid to Haiti, as violence in the country has lead to a severe food crisis and the deployment of a multinational security force has yet to be agreed.

International Business Times

Caribbean Summit Host Hails Possible Benin Troop Deployment To Haiti

Guyana, hosting a summit of Caribbean countries, on Tuesday welcomed an announcement that Benin was mulling a 2,000-strong troop contribution to a UN security mission in crisis-torn Haiti.

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