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[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It can probably wait until Monday. No need to work on a weekend.

[–] Rapidcreek 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It takes a bit of time for all those island heads to get to Jamaica. Connecting inter Island flights aren't plentiful.

[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I know. I care about Haiti a lot because I’m a New Orleanean and we share a lot of common history and culture. In a lot of ways, Haiti is a bigger priority for me than other places we talk about here.

[–] Rapidcreek 0 points 11 months ago

I lived in NOLA for half a year. It has a common history with a lot of countries. One thing that makes it cool.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Guards from the National Palace accompanied by an armored truck tried to set up a security perimeter around one of the three downtown stations after police fought off an attack by gangs late Friday.

Sporadic gunfire continued Saturday, and one woman writhed in pain on the sidewalk in downtown Port-au-Prince with a gunshot wound after a stray bullet hit her in the leg.

The Caricom statement said that while regional leaders remain deeply engaged in trying to bring opposition parties and civil society groups together to form a unity government, “the stakeholders are not yet where they need to be.”

“It is vital that this engagement be at as high a level as possible to send a clear message of unity between Caricom and the international community as we work together to provide the critical support to the Haitian people at this time of crisis for them,” said the statement.

In February, embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry agreed to hold general elections by mid-2025, and the international community has tried to find some foreign armed force willing to fight gang violenc e there.

Caricom has also pushed Henry to announce a power-sharing, consensus government in the meantime, but the prime minister has yet to do so even as Haitian opposition parties and civil society groups are demanding his resignation.


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