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On paper, the formal resignation of Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry, a leader who has lost control of his country to gang violence and organized crime, should pave the way for a transitional council and cooler heads to restore law and order. In a deal cut by CARICOM and welcomed by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a “transitional governance arrangement” will pave the way for a “peaceful transition of power” in the latest international effort to save Haiti.
Gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, a former special operations police officer who now leads a federation of gangs, has put himself in the role of freedom fighter against a corrupt regime. Going by the moniker Barbeque — he claims it's a nod to his mother’s chicken shop in the slums; U.N.
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