Bahamian diplomats airlifted out of Haiti

The Ministry of International Affairs says all seven Bahamian diplomats, together with the partner of the cost d’Affaires, have been airlifted out of Port-au-Prince, Haiti by helicopter on Friday and have landed safely within the Dominican Republic.

In an announcement late Friday, Prime Minister Dr. Phillip Davis expressed “deep gratitude to the President of the Dominican Republic Luis Abinader and International Minister Roberto Alvarez for the execution of this course of.”

On Thursday, the prime minister ordered all Bahamian diplomatic personnel in Haiti to right away depart the nation as quickly as safety situations permitted, citing the quickly devolving and unstable situations within the wake reported violent gang killings of law enforcement officials and protests within the Group (CARICOM) member state.

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Over the previous few days outraged insurgent law enforcement officials “paralyzed” Port-au-Prince in protest in opposition to a slew of killings of law enforcement officials by Haitian gangs.

This week, multiple hundred protesters blocked roads, shot weapons into the air, and broke via gates within the capital’s airport and the prime minister’s home.

This comes after a protracted interval of violence and pressure in Haiti after its President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in his house by armed males in July 2021.

In keeping with Ministry of International Affairs, as soon as situations enhance, a group from The Bahamas might be despatched again into Haiti.

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