International
Five police officers killed in violent confrontations in Haitian capital
Tension has returned to Port-au-Prince with shootouts between police and armed gangs, following a seemingly calm morning in the Haitian capital after a violent day yesterday that left at least five dead and dozens injured.
According to the latest report from the Haitian Police Union, the number of officers killed on Thursday has risen to five, and their bodies have yet to be recovered.
Initially, it was reported that four police officers lost their lives when armed gangs attacked a police station in Bon Repos, in Canaan, north of the capital.
Given the extreme violence of these events, hundreds of people are fleeing the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince to provincial cities or other areas that have been less exposed to attacks by powerful armed gangs.
Some reports suggest that the gangs may be attempting to enter the capital’s main prison, in the city center, to free their incarcerated colleagues who have been held there for years.
Despite this, there is a timid resumption of activity on the streets of Port-au-Prince, and public transportation, in particular, is operating again after being completely shut down on Thursday, when schools and businesses sent their students and employees home, and an airplane at the airport was targeted by gunfire.
On Thursday, violence escalated further in Haiti after Bahamian Prime Minister Phillip Davis stated that his Haitian counterpart, Ariel Henry, committed during the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) summit in Georgetown to holding elections before August 31, 2025.
Henry is currently in Nairobi, where Kenya and Haiti signed a bilateral agreement requested by Kenyan courts to allow for the deployment of a contingent of 1,000 Kenyan police officers as part of the multinational security support mission led by Kenya, which the UN approved last October.
Amidst all this, the leader of the G9 gang coalition, the powerful former police officer Jimmy Cherisier ‘Barbecue,’ once again announced the start of a “revolution” and promised to overthrow the government of Henry.
“We, the armed men, have decided to take the future into our own hands” given the situation in Haiti, stated ‘Barbecue’ about a country engulfed in a severe crisis on all fronts and amidst the extreme violence of the gangs, which control much of Port-au-Prince and other areas.
International
Erin brings strong winds and storm surge despite weakening offshore
Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 2 storm on Tuesday but continues to pose a threat to parts of the U.S. East Coast with potentially dangerous flooding, according to meteorologists.
Although the hurricane’s eye is expected to remain offshore, experts are concerned about Erin’s size, as strong winds extend hundreds of kilometers beyond the storm’s center.
In its 18:00 GMT bulletin, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) lifted tropical storm warnings for the Bahamasand Turks and Caicos Islands, but kept them in effect for parts of North Carolina.
Erin was located several hundred kilometers southeast of North Carolina and was moving northwestward.
“This means there is a risk of potentially life-threatening flooding of 60 to 120 centimeters above ground level,” said NHC Director Michael Brennan.
He also warned of the possibility of destructive waves, combined with storm surge, that could cause severe damage to beaches and coastal areas, making roads impassable.
International
Three U.S. Warships deploy near Venezuela to combat drug trafficking
Three U.S. naval vessels are moving toward the coasts of Venezuela, according to international media reports on Tuesday, after White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt confirmed that President Donald Trump is ready to combat and curb international drug trafficking.
Reports indicate that the ships will reach Venezuelan waters within the next 36 hours as part of a recent U.S. deployment aimed at countering international narcotics operations.
The announcement coincides with Leavitt’s statement that Trump is prepared to “use the full extent of his power” to halt drug flows into the United States. The naval deployment involves approximately 4,000 military personnel.
“The President has been clear and consistent. He is ready to use every element of U.S. power to prevent drugs from flooding our country and to bring those responsible to justice. The Maduro regime is not the legitimate government of Venezuela—it is a narco-terror cartel,” the spokesperson said during a press conference.
International
Cuban authorities free salvadoran convicted in 1997 hotel bombing
Salvadoran national Otto René Rodríguez Llerena was released after serving a 30-year prison sentence for his involvement in a terrorist attack at a hotel in Cuba in 1997, the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.
During his trial, Rodríguez Llerena admitted to placing an explosive device at the Meliá Cohiba Hotel under the orders of anti-Castro exile leaders. He was arrested the following year when he returned to Havana with another load of explosives that failed to detonate.
“The Cuban government reiterates its commitment to combating terrorism, respecting human rights, and the need for the international community to hold accountable those who promote such acts,” the statement read.
He was released on August 15 and is the second Salvadoran to complete his sentence. In December of last year, another Salvadoran, Ernesto Cruz León, was released after planting bombs at tourist centers, one of which killed an Italian tourist identified as Fabio Di Celmo.
A third Salvadoran, Francisco Chávez Abarca, also received a 30-year sentence from Cuban courts in 2010 after being extradited from Venezuela through Interpol for actions against Cuba.
Rodríguez Llerena had requested conditional release in 2016, arguing that his actions had not caused any direct fatalities, but no further information was released about his situation until now.
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