Additional US Marines being sent to Haiti to defend the embassy from gang attacks face a grim reality: They’re increasingly being targeted by American-made, military-grade firearms.
Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé unveiled a major reshufflng of his cabinet on Tuesday, retaining just five ministers in a new government largely consisting of untested figures endorsed by political parties and groups that recently signed a sweeping national accord.
Conseil des ministres – Haïti : lors de la séance tenue ce lundi 2 mars 2026, le gouvernement a annoncé la nomination de onze nouveaux ministres ainsi que plusieurs directeurs généraux. Un arrêté déclarant l’état d’urgence dans les départements de l’Artibonite, de l’Ouest et du Centre a également été adopté.
Haiti’s government opened a 10-day registration period Monday for political parties to run in an upcoming general election, a critical step for a country that hasn’t held one in more than a decade as deadly gang violence persists.
Heavily armed soldiers and police surrounded the headquarters of Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council as a handful of political operatives for long-established parties picked up the necessary paperwork.
