US EditionHaiti’s Transitional Government's Possible Deal with Blackwater Sparks Public Hope and Fear
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Fight against armed gangs in Haiti: the power in place offers the service of foreign mercenaries. If for some time the authorities have killed themselves on the issue, the power in place now openly confirms it, foreign mercenaries are indeed present in Haiti. A presence that creates a great deal of concern within human rights organisations.
The president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva , held a summit a few days ago with heads of state of the Caribbean. At the meeting a series of supports were announced for various countries of that region and, in particular, for Haiti, which will receive a fund of 290 million dollars (250 million euros) from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). This amount represents a halo of hope and, at the same time, a little attention on an island …
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Haiti’s transitional government's possible deal with Blackwater sparks public hope and fear
PORT-AU-PRINCE — As reports circulate about a possible contract between Haiti’s transitional government and American private military firm Blackwater, led by former Navy SEAL Erik Prince, residents are expressing a mixture of feelings. Many Haitians just want restored order, no matter who provides it. “Even if they went to get the devil himself, as long as he brings security, I have no problem,” said a three-wheeled motorcycle-taxi driver on Del…
While armed groups continue to expand their grip on the capital and several provincial cities, the PNH reports neither the resumption of a major territory nor the capture of influential gang leaders. Worse still, some caïds continue their criminal enterprise in the sight and knowledge of all, defying the authority of the state. The case of Vitelhomme Innocent, still unobtainable despite the many operations announced in his fief, is a striking il…
The president of the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT), Fritz Alphonse Jean, criticized Defense Minister Jean Michel Moïse for the poor execution of the military budget in Haiti. During an interview with journalists on Friday, according to the Haitian media outlet Le Nouvelliste, Alphonse Jean reported that only 13.7% of the budget has been spent. “I’ll give you an example of dysfunction. We issued a decree to turn the army into a secondar…
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