The latest gang fighting in Haiti started on Sunday, forcing thousands of people from their homes. Al Jazeera’s @Manuel Rapalo reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Haiti #GangViolence
The leader of a coalition of Haitian gangs is asking the US to help him overthrow the government of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. The head of the G9 gang Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier said he wanted Haiti’s elite gone. He had previously said he would ensure the safe passage of fuel trucks gangs had blocked if Henry was removed. Gangs in Haiti have become more politically assertive since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in July which has plunged the country into further lawlessness. Al Jazeera’s John Hendren reports from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Haiti #HaitiGangs […]
Tropical Storm Grace has made landfall in Haiti, with reports of flooding in some areas hit by Saturday’s earthquake. Aid workers are afraid that the storm might bring with it flash floods and landslides, hampering the search for survivors. More than 1,400 people have died in the 7.2 magnitude earthquake. Al Jazeera’s John Holman reports from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Haiti #HaitiEarthquake #TropicalStormGrace
The death toll from a devastating earthquake in Haiti has surpassed 1,300 and it may rise further. As a tropical storm looms, rescue workers are desperately trying to save those still buried in the debris, while health workers warn displaced residents of the spread of water-borne disease. Al Jazeera’s Jillian Wolf has this report. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/
Haiti’s acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph, whose leadership of the nation has been disputed since the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moise, told the Washington Post newspaper he will cede power Monday. Ariel Henry, who was appointed as prime minister by Moise two days before the assassination and who was recently recognised as the “designated prime minister” by the international community, will take over. Joseph, who served as foreign minister under Moise and was serving as acting prime minister before Henry’s appointment, had to date refused to recognise Henry as the designated prime minister, arguing that Henry had not been sworn in at the time of Moise’s killing. Joseph […]
“I am alive, thanks to God,” Martine Moise, the wife of assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise, said in Creole in an audio message. “I am crying, it is true, but we cannot let the country lose its way,” she said. “We cannot let his blood … have been spilled in vain.” Haiti’s minister of culture and communications, Pradel Henriquez, confirmed to the AFP news agency that the audio was authentic. Haiti’s interim government has asked the United States to send troops, but the Biden administration has said it has no immediate plans to send in the military. It would however deploy FBI and Homeland Security agents to help with the […]
Authorities in Haiti say they have arrested two people in connection with the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. Four other suspects were killed in a gunfight with security forces. Moise was killed at his home early on Wednesday. His wife was injured and has been taken to the US for treatment. Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan reports from the US capital, Washington, DC. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #HaitiUnrest #JovenelMoise #Haitipresident
