Uncertainty hangs over Haiti as it waits for a new government following the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. The move has been welcomed by Haitians, who are exhausted from months of escalating gang violence. But while the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince appeared largely calm on Tuesday, the security situation is still far from … Read more
Haiti’s government has said it will extend a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try to curb violent gang attacks that have paralysed the capital, Port-au-Prince, in a fierce battle for political power. An initial three-day curfew was announced over the weekend, but gangs have continued to attack police stations and other state institutions … Read more
State of emergency declared after unrest worsens and thousands of prisoners break out of jail. Haiti’s director of National Police has warned the capital is at war. Port-au-Prince has been overrun by gangs. A state of emergency has been declared after gang members attacked two prisons over the weekend – freeing several thousand prisoners. The … Read more
1 hour ago Image caption, Port-au-Prince has descended into violence in recent days Armed gangs have stormed the main prison in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, releasing many inmates. The vast majority of about 4,000 men held there have now escaped, a local journalist told BBC News. Among those detained were gang members charged in connection with … Read more