A man pushes a wheelbarrow past burning tires during a protest demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, March 7, 2024.
Canada’s embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti remains open Monday as Caribbean leaders meet with officials from the United States, Canada and other countries in Kingston, Jamaica to discuss plans to restore order to the country.A man pushes a wheelbarrow past burning tires during a protest demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Thursday, March 7, 2024.
"The power of the gangs has extended and expanded because as much as the Haitian national police has tried to do so, on its own it can't respond in a necessary way to establish order," he said. With the airport closed, Henry has been unable to return to his country since Tuesday, leaving the gangs and other armed groups to fill the power gap. The Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, has closed its land border.International officials gathered in Jamaica to discuss the chaos in the Haiti should be focused on stabilization — and consider who would be best positioned to speak with gang leaders driving the surge in violence — says Pamela White, a former U.S.
"Canada will be a part of any combined effort. It's just we're not sending troops," Rae said. "The reason for that is because wants to insist that it's the Haitians themselves who have to lead the way." "Their guns come from the United States and we've got to stop the flow of weapons to the country and we've got to increase the ability of the national police to be able to control things," he added.
A read-out of that call said both "leaders underlined the importance of the United Nations-authorized multinational security support mission to restore stability in Haiti."Former Haiti coup leader says he wants to be president, calls for PM to resign amid violent unrest
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