- The 74-year-old head of state offered his resignation on Monday, a week after the growing coalition of gangs warned of civil war if he does not step down
- His resignation was quickly confirmed by Guyana’s President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, the current chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
- As gangs across the Caribbean country continue to unitethousands have fled their homes and politicians across the region are scrambling for a solution
Haiti’s Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, has resigned following an emergency summit called to address the gang-led violence currently taking place in the country.
The 74-year-old head of state offered his resignation on Monday, a week after the growing coalition of gangs warned of civil war if he does not step down.
His resignation was quickly confirmed by Guyana’s President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, the current chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
The coalition called the emergency meeting as gangs across the Caribbean country continue to unite and blow up government buildings and foreign embassies.
As a result, thousands have fled their homes and locals continue to report the overwhelming stench of the dead. Meanwhile, ppoliticians across the region are scrambling for a solution – one that may now be in sight after Henry’s removal.
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The 74-year-old head of state offered his resignation on Monday, a week after the growing coalition of gangs warned of civil war if he does not step down
His resignation was quickly confirmed by Guyana’s President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, the current chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). He is seen flanked by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness
The coalition called the emergency meeting as gangs across the Caribbean country continue to unite and blow up government buildings and foreign embassies. The leader of the alliance of gangs, former police officer Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier, is seen in Port-au-Prince on Monday
“We recognize his resignation after the establishment of a transitional presidential council and the naming of an interim prime minister,” Ali said, thanking Henry – who came to power unelected after the assassination of Haiti’s former president – for his service.
The decision, said to have been made on Friday, came shortly before the US deployed marines to evacuate its embassy as gangs led by former police officer Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier continue to attack government institutions.
Henry is currently unable to return home, stranded in Puerto Rico since Tuesday after officials deemed it too unsafe for him to land in the neighboring Dominican Republic.
On Saturday, Dominican President Luis Abinader’s office issued a statement explaining that decision — saying, “Henry is not welcome in the Dominican Republic for security reasons.”
That decision came shortly after another that saw the Caribbean nation close its land border with its embattled neighbor, seemingly leaving the other side of Hispaniola to its fate.
More to follow…
