CNN —Hundreds of prisoners have escaped from Haiti’s National Penitentiary in the capital, Port-au-Prince, after fighting broke out on Saturday, according to a law enforcement source.
On Friday, Haitian gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, also known as Barbecue, said he would continue in his effort to try and oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry.
“We ask the Haitian National Police and the military to take responsibility and arrest Ariel Henry.
Caribbean leaders said Wednesday that Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry had agreed to hold general elections no later than August 31, 2025.
Warring gangs control much of Port-au-Prince, choking off vital supply lines to the rest of the country.
Persons:
Prince, Jimmy Cherizier, Ariel Henry, “, ” Cherizier, Ralph Tedy Erol, Henry, William Ruto
Organizations:
CNN, Haiti’s Police, National, Haitian National Police, United Nations, United States Department of Treasury, Protesters, Wednesday, Haitian, Kenyan, Central Directorate of, Judicial Police
Locations:
Haiti’s, Port, Prince, Haiti, Kenya, United