Role since the assassination in 2021 of the countrys last president. Armed groups have been calling for mr henry to step down, leading to widespread violence. Last week he was prevented from returning home to haiti. News of his resignation came during a high level meeting of the Caribbean Community injamaica. To that end we acknowledge the resignation of Prime Minister ariel henry upon the establishment of a transitional president ial council. Harold isaac is an independent journalist based in haiti. He gave us his reaction to the news. It is unclear for pretty much everybody here at this point, although in the past few hours there were serious indications that resignation was imminent. Prime minister ariel henry had been under tremendous pressure to resign in the past couple of weeks after he returned from kenya on a trip to get police support. As of late, you could see people rushing for instance to Money Transfer houses, trying to get some cash, trying to go to do groceries or to th
News of his resignation came from the guyanese president , during a high level meeting of the caribbean community. To that end we acknowledge the resignation of Prime Minister ariel henry. Upon the establishment of a transitional residential council. President ial. Joining me live is harold isaac, an independent journalist based in haiti. We just heard the announcement from the guy and his president about the resignation of ariel henry. Can you tell us anything more about the circumstances . It is unclear for pretty much everybody here at this point, although in the past few hours there were serious indications that resignation was imminent. Prime minister ariel henry had been under tremendous pressure to resign in the past couple of weeks after he returned from kenya on a trip to get police support. He had pledged not to resign, but at that caricom meeting earlier today, the International Community had decided he should resign and be replaced in the short term by a transitional power
Welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and Around The World. We begin in cyprus, where a Spanish Charity ship carrying vital supplies is preparing to set sail for gaza, along a new maritime aid corridor. Its been loaded with around 200 tonnes of food and medical supplies. But, without a working port, its not clear yet where the ship will actually dock or how its cargo will be distributed inside gaza. 0ur middle east correspondent Quentin Somerville is in the Port City Of Larnaca in cyprus and sent us this report. Its a drop in the ocean of gazas need, but this is the first direct aid shipment by sea about to leave cyprus. The spanish ship the open arms, seen here in larnaca port, getting ready to set sail. It has a long journey ahead of it. The barge has 200 tonnes of desperately needed essentials rice, flour and pre prepared meals. This has taken months in planning. The cargo was loaded all weekend. The final Security Clearances from israel came through in the last few