Law enforcement, firefighters, ambulance drivers, health personnel and duly identified journalists would not have to comply with the curfew, the statement added. Armed groups on Saturday night attacked the country’s largest prison, defying Haitian police forces who had called for help. Prime Minister Henry, who came to power in 2021 after the assassination of the country’s last president, Moïse, had previously pledged to step down by early February. US tells citizens to leaveThe United States called for its citizens to leave Haiti “as soon as possible” after the escalation in violence. Prime Minister Ariel Henry had recently traveled to Kenya to seal a deal for Kenyan forces to lead a planned U.N.-ratified mission to battle Haiti’s gangs.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald March 05, 2024 06:23 UTC