Haiti’s gang violence keeps 900 schools shut down

www.plenglish.com— Port-au-Prince, May 6 (Prensa Latina) The Haitian Parents Association urged the Presidential Transitional Council to restore 900 schools that are currently closed in Haiti. The post Haiti’s gang violence keeps 900 schools shut down first appeared on Prensa Latina.

www.plenglish.com—Haiti: 34 health institutions forced to close due to gang violence. Port-au-Prince, May 7 (Prensa Latina) Haiti's Public Health and Population Ministry on Tuesday reported that 34 public and private health institutions were forced to close as a result of gang violenc. Dr. Yvrose Chrysostome, director of the Health Services Organization, said that 34 clinics and hospitals stopped operating from March to April 2024 due to looting and fires committed by armed bandits. The post Haiti: 34 health institutions forced to close due to gang violence first appeared on...

The Guardian—‘The gangs are in charge’: Haiti’s outgunned police fight a desperate rear defence. With violent insurrectionists in charge of 80% of the capital, Haiti’s police cling to their mission in the face of deadly oddsNine hours and countless bullets after gunmen began bombarding Stanley’s police station in Port-au-Prince, the twentysomething officer started fearing he would not make it out alive.“If you don’t hear from me, it’s because I’m dead,” he wrote on a family WhatsApp group by way of goodbye. Continue reading

WDTN—Transitional council in Haiti embraces new changes following turmoil as gang violence grips country. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for Haiti is changing the way it operates in a move that surprised many as gang violence consumes the country. Instead of having a single council president, four longtime politicians will take turns leading the council every five months, according to two members []