Ariel Henry
21 Mar 2024
Negotiations to form a transitional council to govern Haiti advanced on Wednesday, as the United States airlifted more citizens to safety from gang violence that has plunged the impoverished country into chaos.
13 Mar 2024
Haiti faces escalating turmoil as criminal gangs tighten their grip on Port-au-Prince, controlling up to 90 per cent of the capital.
12 Mar 2024
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, stranded in Puerto Rico as his country descends into chaos, is welcome to stay on US soil after quitting in a bid to ease the crisis, a US official said late Monday. The official also said that Henry confirmed his resignation in a telephone conversation Monday with Secretary of State…
12 Mar 2024
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to resign and make way for a transitional authority, the president of Guyana said Monday after a regional meeting on a gang uprising that has plunged Haiti into violent chaos. Henry, an unelected leader who took power right before Haiti's president was assassinated in 2021, was under acute…
6 Mar 2024
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.
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