Embattled Haitian PM arrives in Puerto Rico: governor’s office
06 March 2024 |
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Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, whose whereabouts have been uncertain as his country spirals into worsening chaos, landed in Puerto Rico, a spokesperson for the US territory's governor said Tuesday.
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, whose whereabouts have been uncertain as his country spirals into worsening chaos, landed in Puerto Rico, a spokesperson for the US territory’s governor said Tuesday.
“He landed in Puerto Rico, but I have no further details,” Sheila Anglero told AFP by telephone. “I don’t know if he’s still in Puerto Rico. It was just confirmed to me a while ago that he had landed here.”
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