Haiti at Breaking Point as Economy Tanks and Violence Soars

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Haitians across the United States and the world plan to take to the streets Sunday to demand a “Relief for Haiti.”

The effort is being organized by pastor Gregory Toussaint, senior pastor of Tabernacle of Glory Church in North Miami. Toussaint, who is CEO of Shekinah.fm, says that the march is also expected to bring together Haitians in Haiti, Canada and France, in an effort to bring awareness to the escalating gang violence and kidnappings in the Caribbean country.

Will raise awareness. wonder if that will do any good.

a reply to: ElGoobero

It's tragic that Haiti is becoming so unstable. Hopefully there is more stability brought to Haiti soon.

No help for Haiti

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Benin has offered 2,000 troops to support a planned Kenyan-led international force to help Haitian national police fight armed gangs, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield told a press conference on Monday.
The United Nations authorized the mission in October, a year after Haiti's unelected government requested it. The U.N. estimates the conflict in the Caribbean nation killed close to 5,000 people last year and has driven some 300,000 from their homes.

so after months of dithering the UN authorizes a Kenyan force to make Haiti safe, but a Kenyan court said no.
Benin (I don't even know where that is) is offering 2000 troops but we're still waiting on Kenya.

so it looks like nothing is being done for Haiti.

but the UN can find time to scold Israel for defending itself

Haiti and Kenya have signed a deal, but the Kenya courts might still stop this.

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The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin and Chad have formally notified the United Nations of their intent to contribute personnel to an international force to help Haitian national police fight armed gangs, a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday.
Contributions of $10.8 million have also been deposited into a trust fund to support the multinational security support mission, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters, adding that further pledges of $78 million had also been made.

The response to Haiti's request for help was delayed due to a struggle to find a country willing to lead a security assistance mission. Kenya stepped forward last year with a pledge of 1,000 police, but a local court later barred the move as unconstitutional. Kenyan President William Ruto has said the plan will go ahead, however it has not yet notified Guterres.

here's hoping for help for Haiti.
so glad I don't live there.

Here's the thing about Haiti. They exist for one thing and one thing only. Sugar. They produce a majority of the world's refined sugar and the sugar lobby is one of the most powerful in DC. They have a standing agreement with DR (Dominican Republic) to provide labor (aka. slaves) to work in the sugarcane fields and for the processing operations.
If that in any way gets jeapordized, you can bet your bottom dollar there will be actions taken.

The spice must flow....

originally posted by: Raptured
Here's the thing about Haiti. They exist for one thing and one thing only. Sugar. They produce a majority of the world's refined sugar and the sugar lobby is one of the most powerful in DC. They have a standing agreement with DR (Dominican Republic) to provide labor (aka. slaves) to work in the sugarcane fields and for the processing operations.
If that in any way gets jeapordized, you can bet your bottom dollar there will be actions taken.

The spice must flow....

I really had no idea, so I checked around. It appears they used to be big sugar, but now are not even top 20.

worldpopulationreview.com...

It seems they never transitioned to any sustainable (in the literal sense, not in the green sense) industry after the sugar collapse. It's a real mess down there are nobody wants to touch it for some reason.

a reply to: Halfswede

... It's a real mess down there are nobody wants to touch it for some reason




theres no profit in control of a failed State

now, Puerto Rico...has a chance at becoming the 51st state, Haiti 0 chance

US recalls some of its embassy / staff

The U.S. military said on Sunday it has carried out an operation in Haiti to airlift non-essential embassy personnel from the country and added U.S. forces bolster embassy security, as Caribbean nation reels under a state of emergency.
The operation was the latest sign of Haiti's troubles as gang violence threatens to bring down the government and has led thousands to flee their homes.
"This airlift of personnel into and out of the embassy is consistent with our standard practice for embassy security augmentation worldwide, and no Haitians were on board the military aircraft," the U.S. military's Southern Command said in a statement.

the global community is doing nothing. shame.
so glad I don't live there

the only thing that would help hati at this point is armed intervention and an approach like ecuador... got gang affiliation to prison you go we might get to you in the next decade or so.