Haiti transition council walks back PM nomination, exposing divide
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters The majority of Haiti’s transition council who had nominated an interim prime minister earlier this week has walked back the decision, exposing the internal turmoil of the group charged with leading the Caribbean nation out of a prolonged crisis. Late on Wednesday, four of the council’s seven voting members issued a statement […]
Haiti transition council names former senate leader as president
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters Haiti’s transition council on Tuesday named Edgard Leblanc, the former senate president, to head the body instated last week as it seeks to bring security back to the violence-wracked Caribbean nation. Leblanc’s naming follows weeks of political deadlock and in-fighting following the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry while an armed conflict […]
Haiti appoints members of transition council
Port-au-Prince Reuters Haiti’s government on Tuesday published a decree naming the members of a transitional council set to take power, inching toward stability after Prime Minister Ariel Henry left a political void when he announced his resignation last month. Haiti’s outgoing government signed off on the transition process, a long-awaited move after Henry said he […]