A U.S. government spokesperson said they were aware of the reports on the kidnapping. “The welfare and safety of U.S. citizens abroad is one of the highest priorities of the Department of State,” the spokesperson said, declining further comment.
In 2010, another massive earthquake in Haiti killed more than 200,000 people and caused extensive damage to the country's infrastructure and economy.
The earthquake originated about 12 km from the southern town of Saint Louis du Sud.
Henry said he wanted “structured solidarity” to ensure the response was coordinated to avoid the confusion that followed the devastating 2010 earthquake"
He was named Prime Minister in a decree by Moise two days before he was assassinated but was not sworn-in
Haiti’s police chief said that after Moïse was killed, one of the suspects phoned Sanon, who then got in touch with two people believed to be the intellectual authors of the plot
Investigative Judge Clément Noël said the arrested Americans, James Solages and Joseph Vincent, said they originally planned only to arrest Moïse, not kill him
Witnesses said a crowd discovered two of the suspects on Thursday hiding in bushes in Port-au-Prince
Inflation and gang violence are spiraling upward as food and fuel becomes scarcer, while 60 per cent of Haitian workers earn less than $2 a day.
The secretary-general called on all Haitians to preserve the constitutional order
