What's Happening In Haiti

• Canada reducing Haiti embassy staff amid ‘volatile situation’

  Only 'essential personnel' will remain at Canada’s embassy in Haiti as Ottawa says it is temporarily reducing the size of its mission in the Caribbean nation.

  Canada

  Mar 14, 2024
  
• Former Haiti prime minister vows to fight Canada’s sanctions

  Canada sanctioned Laurent Lamothe last November, alleging he facilitated gang activity in Haiti, a charge he vehemently denies.

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2023
  
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• Haitian police protest, attack PM’s residence over officers killed by violent gangs

  Protesters in civilian clothes who identified themselves as police also flooded the airport in Port-au-Prince as Prime Minister Ariel Henry was arriving from a trip to Argentina.

  World

  Jan 26, 2023
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• Canada sharing Haiti sanctions evidence with other countries: UN ambassador

  "We continue to share whatever information we can - with respect to the decisions that we have made - with other countries,'' Bob Rae said in an interview.

  Canada

  Jan 26, 2023
• Haiti’s UN envoy says she heard ‘caution,’ not ‘no’ from Canada, U.S. over intervention

  Helen La Lime expressed hope that the U.N. Security Council will deal positively with the issue of the force requested by the Haitian government to deal with a growing gang crisis.

  World

  Jan 25, 2023
• Canada, U.S. show no interest in leading Haiti security force at UN Security Council

  Ambassadors for the two countries most often mentioned as possible leaders of an international armed force to help Haiti combat gangs said a solution must be led by Haitian people.

  World

  Jan 24, 2023
• Canada sends more armoured vehicles to Haiti to support police response to gangs

  Officials said the equipment will help the Haitian National Police, who are struggling to contain violent, feuding gangs who have shut down large parts of Port au Prince.

  World

  Jan 11, 2023
• He’s behind Haiti’s powerful gang alliance. Who is Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier?

  Haiti’s National Police fired Jimmy Chérizier in December 2018 and he still faces an outstanding arrest warrant for his alleged role in a 2017 massacre.

  World

  Oct 21, 2022
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• What’s happening in Haiti? Multiple crises prompt calls for Canada’s help

  Last month, daily life in Haiti began to spin out of control in the nation due to multiple crises, including fuel blockades and a cholera outbreak.

  World

  Oct 18, 2022