By Melissa Bell, Pierre Bairin, Mark Esplin and Helen Regan, CNNPort-au-Prince, Haiti

(CNN) Haiti’s unelected leader Ariel Henry says he understands why the United States is deporting thousands of Haitian migrants from the Texas border, as he wants to cooperate with America — and will welcome home those who fled the disaster-hit country.

In an exclusive interview with CNN from the prime minister’s residence in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, Henry — who took over as leader two weeks after President Jovenel Moise was assassinated in July — also said elections originally planned for September will be delayed until next year, after a review of the country’s constitution is conducted.

About 4,000 migrants apprehended by US Customs and Border Protection in Del Rio, Texas, in recent weeks have been expelled, according to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

An investigation was launched by the Department of Homeland Security after video of Border Patrol agents on horse patrol aggressively confronting mostly Haitian migrants surfaced last week. Several top administration officials as well as congressional Democrats have expressed outrage over the images, taken by Al Jazeera and Reuters, which appear to show law enforcement officers on horseback using aggressive tactics, including one officer swinging long reins near migrants crossing the border near Del Rio.

“We saw some of the mistreatment that these Haitians suffered and it struck us a lot,” Henry told CNN. “What we are saying is that as long as there are countries that are better off than others, there will always be an appeal towards those wealthier.”

Henry said, “We are not responsible for their deportation” and Haiti “cannot interfere in the internal affairs of the United States” — however “all Haitians who return to their native soil are entitled to a welcome.”

Haiti elections pushed back to 2022

Henry’s two-month tenure has been troubled by continuing questions about the assassination of Moise, spiraling deadly gang violence in the capital, a catastrophic August earthquake in the country’s south and now a migrant crisis that has driven thousands of people to the US border.

Meanwhile, confusion is mounting over when Haiti’s overdue elections — postponed twice due to the coronavirus pandemic — will take place.

Moise had planned to hold elections in September, but that date has come and gone under Henry’s leadership. And on Monday, Haiti’s government issued a decree firing its entire Electoral Council — the group responsible for conducting elections.

“The train has derailed for some time in Haiti,” Henry said. “We want to move as quickly as possible to the restoration of democracy through elections.”

Henry said the Election Council members were fired because they “cannot organize elections,” and the process to replace them was underway.

“We have made the decision today to stop this electoral council and form another one, one that will be more consensual and one that will be accepted by all of society,” he added.

Henry said elections would take place after a review of the country’s constitution: “We will review the constitution in the first months of the coming year and the elections will be held immediately after.”

Moise murder investigation

Henry is facing additional pressure over the official investigation into the murder of Moise — killed during an attack on his private residence on July 7 — and has been accused of hampering the probe.

The ongoing investigation has turned up dozens of suspects, including US and Colombian citizens, but government officials continue to hunt for a mastermind and motive.

Port-au-Prince’s former chief prosecutor, Bed-Ford Claude, had called on Henry to testify about the case, citing evidence that a key suspect in the assassination spoke with him by phone in the hours after the murder. Henry then fired Claude and justice minister Rockefeller Vincent, raising questions about whether the the executive was meddling in the judiciary.

Speaking to CNN, Henry denied impeding the investigation, saying the pair were dismissed “for breaking the law.” 

“It is important for us that President Jovenel Moise has justice, it is fundamental for us and we are going to give all the means to justice so that justice is done,” he said. “We do not want to interfere in this trial … I’m not even asking to know what’s going on in the case. What I am saying is that the President must have justice and this justice must be accompanied by independent judges.”

Claude was fired while seeking charges against Henry over phone calls made in the hours after the assassination with one of the main suspects, former Haitian Justice Ministry official Joseph Felix Badio.

Henry said he had “no recollection” of the phone call “or if it took place.”

“That means for me, it was not an important call, if I don’t remember,” he said. “I have no interest in being associated with these people and I have never been and I will not be.”

Henry also said he would follow up with the Justice Ministry into allegations dozens of American and Colombian citizens remain in Haitian custody in connection with the assassination, with no charges brought against them and limited access to lawyers — in contravention of Haitian law. The situation has left human rights groups concerned about a lack of due process for the detainees.

“I will ask the Justice Ministry that they follow up and if there are people who are innocent, they should be released. We don’t want to keep people in jail just because they are Colombians or because they are being singled out for being assassins and who are not assassins,” Henry said.

Security fears

The Prime Minster admitted he is concerned about his own security, saying Moise died in his bed “because he was President of Haiti.”

“One of the reasons I think we need to know what happened that night is because I feel that I am also at risk,” he said, adding that Moise is “entitled to an exemplary justice and I will ensure that this justice is exemplary and honest.”

Henry conceded he also needs foreign help to battle gang violence in the country, and is determined to stamp out criminal activity.

“We have asked friendly countries for specific support to support the police, for the capacity to fight these bandits and get out of public life, so that the economy can pick up, so that our children can go about their business on a regular basis,” he said.

“Everyone who is involved with the gangs, whether politicians, businessmen or other citizens, are bandits themselves and must have the same fate as the bandits.”

CNN’s Melissa Bell, Pierre Bairin and Mark Esplin reported from in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Helen Regan wrote from Hong Kong. CNN’s Caitlin Hu, Etant Dupain, Sharif Paget and Jennifer Deaton contributed

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GOP blocks bill to keep government going; new try ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators blocked a bill to keep the government operating and allow federal borrowing, but Democrats aiming to avert a shutdown pledged to try again — at the same time pressing ahead on President Joe Biden’s big plans to…Read More

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In R. Kelly verdict, Black women see long-overdue justice

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North Korea launches missile as diplomat decries US policy

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea Tuesday at nearly the same moment its U.N. diplomat was decrying the U.S.’s “hostile policy” against it, in an apparent return to its pattern of mixing weapons displays …Read More

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Pentagon leaders to face Congress on Afghan pullout decision

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AP Investigation: Far-right cryptocurrency follows ideology across borders

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Daily Stormer website advocates for the purity of the white race, posts hate-filled, conspiratorial screeds against Blacks, Jews and women and has helped inspire at least three racially motivated murders. …Read More

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The governor of Nariño province said that dealing with the attacks was “beyond the capabilities” of the regional authorities, and appealed to the police and military for help.

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At least 10 FARC dissidents killed in Colombia bombing, military says

By Luis Jaime Acosta

 

Commander of the Colombian Military Forces, General Luis Fernando Navarro, speaks during a news conference about the participation of several Colombians in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, in Bogota, Colombia July 9, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

BOGOTA, Sept 27 (Reuters) – At least ten members of a group of FARC rebel dissidents were killed in an armed forces bombing in Colombia’s southeastern jungle, the head of the military said on Monday.

Though the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed a peace accord in 2016 and most members demobilized, some former fighters reject the deal and continue to battle the government, which accuses them of illegal mining, drug production and other crimes. read more

The military bombing took place in a rural area of Morichal Nuevo municipality, in Guainia province, a top area for cultivation of coca, the base ingredient in cocaine.

“At this time we have, partially, the death during the course of military operations of ten bandits from this organization and an important seizure of materiel,” General Luis Fernando Navarro, the head of the armed forces, said in a video.

Security sources estimate dissident groups – which sometimes compete with the National Liberation Army guerrillas and crime gangs for territory – number 2,500 fighters.

Reporting by Luis Jaime Acosta in Bogota Writing by Julia Symmes Cobb Editing by Matthew Lewis

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A swift verdict after decades of waiting

This was a swift decision by the jury of seven men and five women.

They took nine hours over two days to reach a verdict, meaning they must have been fairly united in their examination of the evidence.

Right before the verdict was read, a handful of R. Kelly’s fans blasted his music outside the courthouse. I asked them how they felt after he was found guilty. They were visibly sad and told me they still supported him.

On the other hand, R. Kelly’s victims are feeling some measure of comfort.

One – who remained anonymous throughout the trial – issued a statement saying she felt like she could now start the healing process. This verdict no doubt hinged on their testimony and willingness to recount personal trauma.

For decades these black women kept asking when they would be heard, when their voices would matter. This conviction is their Me Too victory.

During the federal trial, the court also heard how Kelly had illegally obtained paperwork to marry under-age singer Aaliyah, who died in a plane accident in August 2001 after marrying Kelly at age 15.

Kelly’s lawyer Deveraux Cannick told reporters the singer did not expect to be found guilty.

“The government cherry-picked their version that they thought would support the continuation of the narrative,” said Mr Cannick. “Why would he expect this verdict given all the inconsistencies that we saw?”

Kelly is separately facing trial in Chicago on child pornography and obstruction charges. He is also due to face sex abuse charges in Illinois and Minnesota.

At least two former Kelly associates have pleaded guilty in separate cases related to attempts to silence Kelly’s accusers.

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US President Biden receives his COVID-19 booster shot on Monday afternoon, the White House said.

Biden received his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on live television in December of last year and received his second dose publicly the following month.

Biden, who is 78 years old, falls within the pool of individuals that the CDC recommends receive boosters of the Pfizer vaccine.

The White House said previously that Biden would receive his booster shot publicly once the third dose was recommended.

The CDC last week recommended boosters of the Pfizer vaccine for Americans over age 65, nursing homes residents, individuals with underlying medical conditions and people whose jobs put them at high risk for contracting the virus.

In a rare move, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky diverged from an advisory panel in making the recommendation for people at risk of COVID-19 infection because of their jobs.

Walensky defended the decision during an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” over the weekend, saying it was a “scientific close call” as to whether individuals in high-risk job setting should be eligible for a third dose of the vaccine.

“Because of that close call and because of all the evidence we reviewed both of the FDA and at the CDC, I felt it was appropriate for those people to also be eligible for boosters,” Walensky said.

“So, who are those people? Those are people who live and work in high-risk settings, that includes people in homeless shelters, people in group homes, people in prisons, but also importantly are people who work with vulnerable communities. So our health care workers, our teachers, our grocery workers, our public transportation employees,” she said.

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More hospitals forced to ration care amid delta surge

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While the focus over the past few days has been the rollout of boosters, they won’t help solve the hospitalizations of the unvaccinated.

Coronavirus patients are straining hospitals across the U.S., particularly in Western states, where administrators are being forced to ration care as facilities are pushed to their breaking points by the delta variant.

Alaska this past week joined Idaho in adopting statewide crisis standards of care that provide guidance to health care providers making difficult decisions on how to allocate limited resources. Several hospitals in Montana have either activated crisis standards of care or are considering it as the state is pummeled by COVID-19.

Under the guidelines, providers can prioritize treating patients based on their chances of recovery, impacting anyone seeking emergency care, not just those with COVID-19.

Triage mode: Typically, crisis standards of care involve a scoring system to determine the patient’s survivability, sometimes including their estimated “life years” and how well their organs are working. Such guidelines do not call for factoring in vaccination status, much like emergency rooms don’t prioritize certain car crash victims based on whether a driver was drinking.

Still, the vast majority of COVID-19 patients overwhelming hospitals are unvaccinated, months after the vaccine became widely available to U.S. adults.

As of last Friday, the ICUs in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky and Texas all exceeded 90 percent capacity. The ICUs in Alaska and Montana, meanwhile, were 84 percent and 77 percent full, respectively, according to federal data.

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Chile to lift state of emergency as vaccines beat back COVID infections

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Elderly people wait to receive the Pfizer BioNTech or AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as Chile starts a booster vaccination campaign for those inoculated with the Sinovac vaccine, in Valparaiso, Chile, August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido

SANTIAGO, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Chilean authorities announced on Monday the end of a state of emergency in force since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a sign of life returning to normal following a sharp decrease in cases in the South American nation.

The state of emergency, an extraordinary administrative measure approved by Congress early in 2020, had allowed the government to impose night-time curfews and forced quarantines on hard-hit districts amid the worst of the outbreak.

“During the last three months…the health situation …has evolved favorably, with a very significant reduction in infections, active cases, hospitalizations and deaths,” President Sebastian Pinera told reporters.

Chile has spearheaded one of the world’s fastest and most successful vaccination drives, with nearly three-quarters of its population fully vaccinated, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have plummeted as a result.

The government said it would also relax restrictions on movement, liberalize limits on capacity at events and public spaces and earlier this month re-opened its borders to tourists.

The announcement comes the same day as the health officials began vaccinating children between 6 and 11 years old with China’s Sinovac vaccine, which received approval for emergency in September.

Neighboring Argentina last week also unveiled plans to ease coronavirus pandemic restrictions, including loosening strict border controls, allowing more commercial activities and getting rid of the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors.

Chile reported 640 new cases on Monday, with a positivity rate of about 1.08% in the past 24 hours.

Reporting by Fabian Cambero; Writing by Dave Sherwood Editing by Alistair Be

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Nevis- Mrs. Palsy Wilkin was one of 11 Nevisians honoured, during the Federation’s 38th Anniversary celebration,  for her contributions to the development of the nation.

Mrs. Wilkin, who was an educator for 44 years, was presented with an award by Her Honour Mrs. Hyleeta Liburd, Deputy Governor-General on Nevis during an awards ceremony at Government House on September 20, 2021.

In her profile, she was described as one of Nevis’ unsung heroes, who believes in giving her best without expecting any accolades to be bestowed on her.

Born in Brick Kiln Village to the late Cyril and Susana Brandy, Mrs. Wilkin is the third of six children. She was born and raised in a close-knit family and received her early education at the St. James’ All Age School, commonly known as the Old White Hall School, up to the College of Preceptors level.

She entered the Charlestown Secondary School in 1972 at the 5th Form level and graduated in 1973, having successfully passed four GCE subjects.

Her world of work began with a brief tenure at the General Post Office in Charlestown before she entered the teaching profession. Her teaching career began in 1974 at the St. Thomas’ Primary School under the headship of retired Education Officer Mrs. Violet Nicholls. Mrs. Wilkin subsequently completed three years as an Untrained Teacher prior to attending the St. Kitts-Nevis Teachers’ Training College in 1977. She graduated two years later with a Certificate in Education from the University of the West Indies.

While at college, Mrs. Wilkin taught at the Basseterre High School and Girls School respectively, where her teaching skills were assessed as part of the requirement for certification.

On her return to Nevis, she joined the staff of the Combermere Primary School, which was later renamed the Violet O. Jeffers-Nicholls Primary School, before she was transferred to the St. James’ Primary School where she taught for the next 20 years. During her tenure there she had the opportunity to engage in multi-grade teaching while assisting younger teachers with their classes, and taught all grades at the primary level.

During summer in 1980 and 1983, Mrs. Wilkin was trained as a “Trainer of Trainees” at the Antigua State College and the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. This Advanced Regional Training in the teaching of Reading was offered by the Organisation for Cooperation in Overseas Development (OCOD) and sponsored by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDRA). She subsequently worked as Tutor and co-tutor for Reading with OCOD for several years.

In 1999, Mrs. Wilkin represented Mrs. Hyleeta Liburd, then Principal Education Officer (PEO) as her designated OCOD liaison person at a Strategic Planning Session in Winnipeg. She received training in Needs Assessment and Results Based Management Planning.

Later from 1984 to 2014 she taught the Prospective Teachers Course and the Induction Programme for new teachers. She also facilitated workshops for Primary School Teachers at all Grade levels, sharing her knowledge and expertise in best practices in the teaching of Reading.

Mrs. Wilkin enrolled with the University of Miami through a special arrangement made by the then Nevis Island Administration (NIA). On completion of her studies, she gained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education with special emphasis on Early Childhood Development in 1993.

During the summers of 1999 and 2000 she pursued training in the “Theory and Practice of Teaching Dyslexic Pupils” at the Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic Center, in Barbados now the Samuel Jackman Institute of Technology with sponsorship from the Caribbean Dyslexia Association and The British High Commission.  She was awarded a certificate in “Teaching Dyslexic Pupils-Specific Learning Difficulties.”

In 1999, Mrs. Wilkin was promoted to the position of Reading Resource Officer at the Department of Education with the mandate to provide Resource Services to the Primary Schools in Nevis.

Her responsibilities included, but were not limited to, Assessment and Diagnostic Instruction of students, Staff Development Sessions, working with teachers one-on-one and conducting training workshops for focus groups of parents and teachers.  In 2000 she was appointed as Education Officer with responsibility for Reading Resource.

During the period September 2002 to July 2003, Mrs. Wilkin pursued training as a Reading Recovery Tutor at the University of London – Institute of Education. In part fulfilment of the programme, Mrs. Wilkin undertook the task of overseeing two Reading Recovery Labs, one at the Irish Town Primary School in St. Kitts and the other at Marion Heights in Nevis.

She introduced and successfully implemented the Reading Recovery – Early Intervention Programme in St. Kitts and Nevis in September 2006. Nine teachers in St. Kitts and six in Nevis were trained to deliver the Early Intervention Programme to the lowest achievers in the 6- to 7-year-old age group.

Training was done at the Reading Recovery Centers and monitoring was done at all 15 schools.  For five years Mrs. Wilkin travelled to St. Kitts two to three days per week. She worked at schools including St. Paul’s, Saddlers, Cayon, and Tucker Clarke Primary.

Following the implementation of The Reading Recovery Programme, Mrs. Wilkin submitted her report to the University of London which was the final requirement to completing her Masters’ Degree.  In 2008 she graduated with a Master’s Degree in Literacy Learning and Literacy Difficulties.

In 2009 Mrs. Wilkin enrolled with The University of The West Indies Open Campus and satisfactorily completed the requirements of the Certificate in Supervisory Management Course, and received certification in January 2010.

She was subsequently appointed to the post of Principal Education Officer at the Department of Education from September 2013, with responsibility for all Pre-schools, Primary and Secondary Schools in Nevis.  She held the position until her retirement in August 2018.

Notwithstanding all her achievements, the most rewarding part of her career has been those years spent working the hardest to teach children on a one-on-one basis and training teachers and parents in St. Kitts and Nevis

“She has a special place in her heart for all the students in the Federation who have difficulties in reading. Her mantra that all children should be able to read is best demonstrated when she attends graduation ceremonies and hears the names of students with whom she worked in the Reading Recovery Programme graduating with one and up to eight CXC subject passes.

“She has shed joyful tears on these occasions as it signifies that child can learn given the appropriate instruction in an environment that is conducive to learning,” the profile said.

Mrs. Wilkin is described as a family-oriented person who has been married to Mr. Pearlievan Wilkin for the past 34 years. The mother of two children, Asuredé and Akil, with the help of her husband, she has been able to balance her dedication to her family and her commitment to her career.

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“We have come together with alacrity to defend the right of states to tax across the digital space but we are not prepared to come together quickly to defend the right of our citizens not to be duped by fake news in that same space.”

She said the global community is awaiting “global moral strategic leadership” to these issues including climate change.

“How much must global temperatures rise, before we end the burning of fossil fuels? How much must sea levels climb, before those who profited from stockpiling greenhouse gases contribute to the loss and damage they caused?

“And yes, how much must hurricanes destroy, locusts devour, and islands submerge, before we recognize that US$100 billion is not enough? The answer Mr President is that we are waiting for urgent leadership”

She asked the international community to indicate how many crises and natural disasters need to hit before there is a change of the old conventions of aid in order to reach those most vulnerable.

Mottley also questioned how wealthier must technology firms get, before “we worry about how so few have access to data and knowledge.

“The answer Mr President is that we have the means to give every child a tablet, every adult a vaccine, and invest in protecting those most vulnerable from a changing climate, but we chose not to.

She said equally is the question as to how many more times must people of color as well as women be attacked disproportionately as they seek to lead international organizations and then only be met by goodwill and nice words, only, before nationalism and militarism return.

She said that this age dangerously resembles that similarly unequal world, on the eve of the Great Depression and world war, and that the world continues to gamble with the future.

“If we do not control this fire, it will burn us all down. As I said two years ago …now is the time for leadership,” she said, questioning who will sign the new charter for the 21^st century that will bring hope and progress for “our people now”.

“Who will stand up in the name of all those who have died during this awful pandemic? Who will stand up in the name of all those who have died because of the climate crisis? Who will stand up a COP 26-foot small island developing states for 1.5 to survive? Who will stand up for all those who continue to suffer in the indignity of unemployment and underemployment? Who will stand up for our children who simply want to learn mad to live in a world without being forced into migration?”

She said as a result of these issues, Barbados is calling on the international community and people of the world to “indicate the direction that we must go in to save our planet and to save our people.”

Mottley invoked Bob Marley at one point, asking: “In the words of Robert Nesta Marley, who will get up and stand up?”

“If we can send people to the moon, and, as I’ve said over and over, solve male baldness,” she riffed, then other issues, too, can certainly be addressed.

CMC

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According to the National Hurricane Centre Sam’s winds are increasing and its expected to remain a major storm for several days as it moves slowly in a northwesterly direction.  It has been announced plans to deploy hurricane hunter aircraft to investigate later today.

At 5AM AST (0900 UTC), the centre of Hurricane Sam was located near latitude 15.2 North, longitude 51.4 West.

Sam is moving toward the northwest near 8 mph (13 km/h). This general motion is expected to continue for the next several days, with an increase in forwarding speed beginning on Thursday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 130 mph (215 km/h) with higher gusts. Sam is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
Little change in strength is expected during the next day or so. Thereafter, some slow weakening is forecast through midweek, although Sam should remain a major hurricane. Sam is a small hurricane.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 30 miles (45 km) from the centre and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles (165 km).

The estimated minimum central pressure is 952 MB (28.12 inches).

Swells generated by Sam will reach the Lesser Antilles today and impact these islands for the next several days.

These swells could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

In an advisory issued on Sunday night, the NHC advised that three areas for potential tropical cyclone development are being watched over the Atlantic basin.

• Showers and thunderstorms have become a little better organized today in association with a surface trough (the remnants of Peter) located several hundred miles southeast of Bermuda. Upper-level winds are marginally conducive for further development, and Peter could become a tropical depression again during the next couple of days while it moves northeastward at about 10 mph. By midweek, environmental conditions are expected to become unfavourable for further development. It has a medium (50 per cent) chance of formation during the next 48 hours and five days.

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