US EditionErik Prince Secures 10-Year Contract in Haiti to Fight Gangs and Collect Taxes
Vectus Global will deploy hundreds of specialized fighters to regain control of roads and support tax collection on imports, aiming to restore government revenue and security in Haiti.
- Private security executive Prince said Vectus Global agreed to a 10-year deal with the Haitian government to fight gangs and establish a tax system.
- Amid a worsening security crisis, gangs have seized strategic transport routes, halving Haiti’s border tax revenue last year.
- Prince expects his forces to deploy several hundred fighters from the United States, Europe and El Salvador with helicopters and boats, aiming to control major roads in about a year.
- A senior White House official said the U.S. government has no involvement or oversight of Prince's contract, which may be affected by Haiti's leadership change earlier this month, Gedeon Jean warned `resorting to private military companies cannot be seen as a solution to insecurity in Haiti`.
- About half the food-insecure population and over 8,000 in displacement camps face famine-level hunger, and after security stabilizes, Vectus Global will design and implement a program to tax goods imported across the border with the Dominican Republic.
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Gang violence in Haiti is so bad the government is hiring 200 armed men from Blackwater founder Erik Prince to quell the crisis
The security firm of former U.S. Navy Seal Erik Prince will soon deploy nearly 200 personnel from various countries to Haiti as part of a one-year deal to quell gang violence there, a person with knowledge of the plans said Thursday. The deployment by Vectus Global is meant to help the government of Haiti recover vast swaths of territory seized in the past year and now controlled by heavily armed gangs, said the person, speaking to The Associate…
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PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Nearly 200 private contractors from Vectus Global, a firm led by former U.S. Navy SEAL and Blackwater founder Erik Prince, will be deployed to Haiti under a one-year deal to combat gang violence.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Vectus Global, Erik Prince, Haitian government officials, Haitian National Police, and United Nations-backed Kenyan police officers.WHEN & WHERE: The deployment to Haiti is set to begin soon and will last for …
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Haiti turns to foreign guns as gangs tighten gripBlackwater founder Erik Prince is ramping up his private security firm’s presence in Haiti, deploying hundreds of fighters from the US, Europe, and El Salvador to battle gangs controlling much of the country. Prince’s Vectus Global, active there since March, says it’s working under a 10-year deal with Haiti’s government, including a role in tax collection. The move — involving snipers, helicopters…
Blackwater founder Erik Prince’s hired guns to target Haiti’s gangs amid growing chaos
Prince’s new security firm, Vectus Global, which is already present in Haiti, will intensify its operations in the Caribbean nation to help authorities battle heavily armed criminal groups and win territories back from them
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