HaitiRegional Gunmen abduct senior security official in Haiti’s capital by Barbados Today 13/06/2026 written by Barbados Today 2 min read SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Armed men in Haiti have kidnapped James Boyard, cabinet director of the Defense Ministry and a highly respected security expert who also serves as … Continue Reading 13/06/2026 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HaitiRegional At least 30 dead in stampede at Haiti’s historic site by Barbados Today 12/04/2026 by Barbados Today 12/04/2026 At least 30 people have been killed in a stampede in the northern countryside of Haiti, according to authorities, who warned that the death toll could rise. Jean Henri Petit, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HaitiLocal News Barbados welcomes UN resolution creating gang suppression force for Haiti by Barbados Today 04/10/2025 by Barbados Today 04/10/2025 Barbados and other CARICOM member states have welcomed a UN Security Council resolution creating a new Gang Suppression Force (GSF) of up to 5 500 personnel to deploy to Haiti. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HaitiRegional Haitian economist takes over as transition president by Barbados Today 08/03/2025 by Barbados Today 08/03/2025 PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haitian economist and former central bank chief Fritz Alphonse Jean took over the rotating presidency of Haiti’s transitional presidential council on Friday, taking the top executive role … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HaitiLocal News Barbados to provide technical support, not troops to Haiti by Emmanuel Joseph 08/01/2025 by Emmanuel Joseph 08/01/2025 The government has reversed its decision to send troops to Haiti, citing escalating dangers and insufficient strategic planning at the global level, Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister Kerrie Symmonds announced. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HaitiRegional Haiti declares one-month state of emergency by Barbados Today 21/12/2024 by Barbados Today 21/12/2024 The Haitian government has declared a one-month state of emergency, effective Sunday, running until January 21, 2024, in response to escalating gang violence and widespread insecurity. Approved by the Council … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HaitiRegional Haiti wonders what’s next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops by Barbados Today 24/11/2024 by Barbados Today 24/11/2024 W hen Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to tackle gang violence, hopes were high. Coordinated gang attacks on prisons, police stations … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
DeathHaitiRegional Gang attack in Haiti kills 70 people including infants by Barbados Today 07/10/2024 by Barbados Today 07/10/2024 Scores of people including three infants were killed in a gang attack in central Haiti, the United Nations Human Rights Office said in a statement on Friday. Members of the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HaitiRegional UN human rights official says situation in Haiti is bleak by Barbados Today 22/09/2024 by Barbados Today 22/09/2024 The United Nations -designated expert on Human Rights in Haiti, William O’Neill, ended a visit to the French-speaking Caribbean Community (Caricom) country on Friday with a warning that the human … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HaitiLocal News Comissiong: Haitians ‘key to CARICOM economic development’ by Shanna Moore 19/06/2024 by Shanna Moore 19/06/2024 Haiti’s large and youthful population could help unlock solutions to major economic challenges facing the Caribbean region, Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM David Comissiong has contended. Speaking at a CARICOM forum … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
