The leader of a group of nine Haitian gangs, commonly referred to as G9, says his members are not responsible for kidnapping 17 foreign missionaries. The head of the group marched through Port-au-Prince, flanked by hundreds of residents in defence of his armed groups. Al Jazeera’s Manuel Rapalo reports 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/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Haiti #kidnappings
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 […]
A former police officer turned notorious gang leader is asking his supporters to join mass protests in Haiti. Jimmy Cherizier, also known as “Barbecue”, launched a self-styled revolution against elites before President Moise’s assassination, but human rights groups argued that he was targeting the opposition. Now, he has called his supporters into the streets and has threatened to use violence. A team of US security and law enforcement officials is travelling to Haiti to assist in the investigation into the assassination of the Haitian president, the Pentagon said on Sunday, but Haiti’s request for US troops seems unlikely to be met, so far. Haiti is now teetering on the verge […]
“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
Clashes between the opposition and security forces right next to the presidential palace have become a regular occurrence in Port-au-Prince – as protesters continue to demand President Jovenel Moise step down. Haiti’s constitution says a new president’s term begins on February 7 – everyone agrees on that, but not on which year. President Moise says he has another year in office. As far as the opposition is concerned, his time is up this Sunday. Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo 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/ #Haiti #HaitiProtests #JovenelMoise
