Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry Resigns.
Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry Resigns: Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry has stepped down following a crisis meeting between the 15-member Caribbean Community regional bloc known as CARICOM.
Henry handed in his resignation on Monday according to a statement from Mohammed Irfaan Ali, the president of Guyana and chairman of CARICOM.
“We acknowledge his resignation upon the establishment of a transitional presidential council and naming of an interim prime minister,” Irfaan stated.
The CARICIOM bloc met with leaders from other nations including the United States and Canada on Monday as the situation in the Carribean country worsened.
Reportedly, the meeting resolved to appoint a seven-member presidential panel that would pick a new interim prime minister to hold the fort.
The meeting revealed that the plan was to select two observers alongside the Prime Minister who would help in governance as well as the transition to elections.
“I think we can all agree that Haiti is on the brink of disaster. We must take quick and decisive action here in this room to bring the situation under control and to return the country to the Haitian people,” Irfaan told the press
The difficult decisions we make here today will have to be in the interest of the Haitian people.”
The interim Prime Minister, who is yet to be picked, will also be expected to prepare for the arrival of a multinational security support mission headed by Kenyan police officers.
Henry resigned after his trip to Kenya last week and was unable to return to Haiti. He is forced to seek shelter in Puerto Rico.
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