Rashaed Esson
Staff Writer
Haiti is one step closer to political stability as the plans to implement a transitional presidential council are moving forward after Haitian officials submitted to Caricom, names of nominees for the council. This was announced by Caricom on Thursday March 14th, just days after Ariel Henry resigned.
The submission of the names was mentioned by Keishla Adderley, Acting Secretary General of the Office of the Prime Minister of The Bahamas. She was speaking in the weekly press briefing on March 14th.
“As of yesterday six nominees were put forth to be a part of that council,” she said, adding that there was a member, seemingly one of of the Haitian stakeholders, who was yet to sublimity a name, but is expected to do so soon”
The transitional presidential council was first mentioned on Monday March 11th, 2024, at an important meeting between Caricom leaders on Haiti, held in Kingston, Jamaica.
Commenting on the submission of the names, Albert Ramdin, Foreign Minister of Suriname, is reported expressing to the Associated Press that the fate of Haiti is now in the hands of Haitians, given that they wanted a Haitian-led solution.
After the council is created, an interim prime minister will be put in power of Haiti, through the council, given its functions as pointed out by Irfaan Ali, Caricom Chair, speaking at the meeting in Jamaica.
