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Patrick Oppmann
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IN HAITI, THE PRIME MINISTER HAS RESIGNED AFTER WEEKS OF CHAOS IN THE COUNTRY
OFFICIALS OF CARI-COM, A REGIONAL BLOC, SAY ARIEL HENRY SUBMITTED HIS RESIGNATION MONDAY NIGHT
IT COMES JUST HOURS AFTER REGIONAL LEADERS MET IN JAMAICA TO DISCUSS A FRAMEWORK FOR A POLITICAL TRANSITION
C-N-N’S PATRICK OPPMANN HAS MORE

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Patrick Oppman, CNN Correspondent: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Jamaica meeting with Caribbean leaders on Monday and trying to shore up support for the idea of a transition government in Haiti Noticeably absent though from the meetings in Jamaica was Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry It is believed he remains in Puerto Rico unable to return to his own country after an explosion of gang violence Henri so far has not backed this idea of a transitional government The US is hopeful that the transitional government and call for new elections would break the political impasse that has fueled so much of the violence in Haiti Henri had secured the support of Kenya to send in troops but those troops, it's not clear yet when they will arrive Meanwhile aid workers and some foreign diplomats who are serving in Haiti have begun to evacuate saying it's simply become too dangerous to continue to operate in that country So helicopters have come and taken out staff from various embassies The US over the weekend evacuated its non essential personnel by military helicopter, also bringing in additional security to guard the US diplomats who will remain in Port Au Prince as the embassy there will remain open, although with less staff after the several incidents of gang violence near the embassy The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken has said that the US will contribute to the cost of these Kenyan troops arriving Kenyan officials have said that they are in the pre deployment phase but it's unclear when they will actually arrive in Haiti and take the fight to the gangs Patrick Oppmann, CNN, Havana
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HAITI PRIME MINISTER GANG VIOLENCE US KENYA