Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns: The PM resigned after chaos intensified over his meeting and deal with kenya to deploy 1000 police officers.
According to reports, the Haiti Prime Minister resigns at a time after a crisis meeting between the 15-member Caribbean Community regional bloc known as CARICOM.
In a statement by Mohammed Irfaan Ali, the president of Guyana and chairman of CARICOM, The Haiti Prime Minister handed his resignation on Monday 11th of June 2024.
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Henry was forced to resign after his trip to Kenya last week and was unable to return to Haiti due to threats and warnings from gang leaders who are against the Kenya-Haiti Deployment deal that will see 1000 officers sent for a peace keeping mission.
The Prime Minister’s plane was forced to divert mid air after he was alerted on the situation back home as the gangs took over Haiti’s international airport and critical government agencies. He was forced to seek shelter in Puerto Rico.
The CARICOM meeting resolved to appoint a seven-member presidential panel that would pick a new interim prime minister to hold the fort and select two observers alongside the Prime Minister who would help in governance as well as the transition to elections.
“I think we can all agree that Haiti is on the brink of disaster. We must take quick and decisive action here in this room to bring the situation under control and to return the country to the Haitian people.”
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However, the Interim Prime Minister will also be expected to prepare for the arrival of a multinational security support mission headed by Kenyan police officers, something gang leaders are against.
It however remains unclear whether gang attacks in the Caribbean nation will tone down after the resignation of Henry, a demand that gangs said wanted to be met with immediate effect.