Canadian military likely lacks capacity to lead Haiti mission: Gen. Wayne Eyre
Officials in Ottawa say the U.S. has lobbied hard for Canada to take on the role, and U.S. President Joe Biden may carry that message again when he visits Ottawa.
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As Trudeau attends Caribbean summit, experts urge against Haiti military intervention
Trudeau arrived in the Bahamas Wednesday to participate in a meeting of the Caribbean Community, where 20 heads of government from the region are gathering.
Trudeau to attend Caribbean summit in Bahamas as Haiti crisis deepens
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to depart Wednesday for the Bahamas, where members of the Caribbean Community are gathering to discuss regional issues.
U.S. arrests 4 more suspects with ties to Haitian president’s assassination
The squad of former Colombian soldiers are among dozens of suspects who carried out the July 2021 attack that authorities say originally was envisioned to be a coup.
US officials arrest four more people over assassination of Haitian president
Suspects include the owner of a Miami-area security company that hired ex-Colombian soldiers for the mission, DoJ saysUS authorities have arrested four more people in the assassination of the Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, including the owner of a Mi…
Trudeau heading to Bahamas next week to meet with Caribbean political leaders
Trudeau will be in Nassau on Feb. 15 and 16 as a special guest of the 44th Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, commonly referred to as Caricom.
Gangs, cholera and political turmoil leave half Haiti’s children relying on aid
Triple threat sees Caribbean country in worst crisis since 2010 earthquake, with young people bearing the brunt, warns UnicefAn escalation of gang violence, political instability and a deadly cholera outbreak in Haiti has left half its children relyin…
Haiti garment workers share $1m payout after factory closure a year ago
More than 1,100 workers who were left destitute to be compensated by owner of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin KleinMore than 1,100 garment workers in Haiti are sharing $1m (£830,000) in compensation from the owner of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein after bei…
Haiti in 2023: Political abyss and vicious gangs
On January 10, Haiti lost its last vestige of democratic representation when the term of its 10 senators, who nominally represent 11 million people, expired. Now there are no elected members of the house or senate. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who assumed office after the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, has not…
Haitian cops are poorly paid and outgunned – and part of the problem
The country’s police force is in revolt after the government failed to protect them from criminal gangs that have overrun the countryMasked men raced around Port-au-Prince on motorbikes, firing their guns into the air, blocking major roads with burning…