Canada will send navy vessels to Haiti for intelligence-gathering as part of efforts to quell worsening gang violence in the Caribbean nation, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday.
Trudeau made the announcement in the Bahamas at an annual meeting of Caribbean leaders where a key topic has been Haiti’s surge in killings, rapes and kidnappings blamed on gangs emboldened since the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, also at the meeting, has pleaded for a full-fledged international military intervention to stem the mayhem. His country requested help from the U.N. Security Council in October, and has suggested the U.S. and Canada lead a force. No such intervention has come together, and neither country has offered to take the lead.
Canada’s move to send ships, announced at the meeting of leaders of the 15-member Caricom trade bloc, comes shortly after the return of one of its surveillance planes on a similar mission to collect intelligence for Haitian police.“Right now, Haiti is confronted with unrelenting gang violence, political turmoil and corruption,” Trudeau said. “Now is the moment to come together to confront the severity of this situation.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Canadian Senate calls for Bank of Canada to be more transparentA Senate committee on Wednesday called for greater parliamentary oversight of the Bank of Canada and more transparency from the central bank as it battles to restore credibility lost during last year's fight to contain inflation.
Read more »
Siana & Zsaria: Speeding Up The Caribbean’s Energy TransitionThe Caribbean's Energy Transition: Two Women Making a Difference led them to RMI. Today, both work on the institute’s Islands Energy Program
Read more »
Kate Middleton’s sister Pippa rocks red bikini on Caribbean vacation, months after giving birthPippa Middleton enjoyed a Caribbean vacation in St. Barts last weekend with her family. Kate Middleton's sister was seen running on the sand and swimming.
Read more »
U.S. Arrests Florida Businessmen Accused of Plotting Haiti President’s KillingThe U.S. arrested and filed criminal charges against the owners of several South Florida companies in connection with the 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse
Read more »
Dramatic photos show how roads shifted in Turkey as earthquake now ranks as worst since HaitiRail lines suddenly bent into S\u002Dcurves. Roads split laterally. And a 200\u002Dmetre\u002Dwide chasm opened between rows of trees in an olive grove.
Read more »