Haiti, gang violence and transitional council

Fritz Alphonse Jean sworn in as Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council leader
Fritz Alphonse Jean has been sworn in as president of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), succeeding Leslie Voltaire after his five-month term. The transition comes amid escalating violence and instability in the country.
Amid escalating gang violence, new leader takes over Haiti’s rocky transitional council
A U.S. educated economist and former head of Haiti’s Central Bank assumed the presidency of the country’s embattled transition council on Friday, pointing fingers at the economic elite and blaming “the cannibal” of chaos Haitians are living in on the country’s collapsing economic system.
New leader takes over Haiti’s transitional presidential council as violence persists
The council tasked to prepare eventual presidential elections in Haiti has sworn in a new leader, as the country keeps struggling with a persistent gang violence.
Haitian Economist Takes Over as Transition President in Friendly Ceremony
Haitian economist and former central bank chief Fritz Alphonse Jean took over the rotating presidency of Haiti's transitional presidential council on Friday, taking the top executive role in a country battling a devastating conflict with armed gangs.
Haiti swears in new leader amid din of gang violence
The council tasked to prepare eventual presidential elections in Haiti swore in a new leader Friday, as the country continues to struggle with persistent gang violence. Fritz Alphonse Jean, an economist and former central bank governor,
She immigrated from Haiti to the U.S. and built a multimillion-dollar nursing empire—now, Dr. Solanges Vivens is ready for the spotlight
On International Women’s Day, Dr. Solanges Vivens’ story of going from a young girl facing chronic illness in Haiti to ...
JetBlue Airways won’t be returning to Haiti in April, cites ongoing civil unrest
JetBlue Airways is extending its suspension of flights into Haiti’s main international airport in Port-au-Prince. Flights ...
Airport in southwest Haiti ready for international flights after violence halts flights to capital
Haitian officials say an airport in the country’s southwest region is ready to receive international flights for the first ...
CARIBBEAT: Legal Haiti refugees set to lose TPS ‘protected status’ in August
What began last year as an unfounded conspiracy theory targeting Haitian immigrants living legally in the U.S. has escalated, ...
US aid cuts having dire impact on Haiti's children, says UNICEF
U.S. aid cuts are having an extreme and immediate impact on thousands of children in Haiti as violence spirals and more young ...
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Two mothers talk growing up in Haiti, wanting the best for their kids
Virginelle and Katie have been friends for as long as they can remember. They both moved to the United States from Haiti and, ...
AAFA: Congressional Effort to Extend Haiti Trade Preference Programs ‘Has Traction’
The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) is getting behind a Congressional effort to save a legacy Caribbean ...
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What cuts in U.S. foreign aid may mean for children suffering in Haiti
In Haiti, years of chaos and instability have brought the country to the brink of collapse. More than 1 million people, nearly 10 percent of the population, have been displaced. Now, as the Trump ...
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Search underway for 64-year-old man reported missing from Little Haiti
Police seek the public’s help in their search for a 64-year-old man who was reported missing from Miami.According to City of ...
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Haiti - Elections : A CEP delegation on an official tour in Latin America
Frinel Joseph, Presidential Transition Advisor at the head of a delegation, left the country for Peru and Mexico for an ...