Haiti descends into chaos, facing an uncertain future
Newsy
Haiti is in crisis. The Caribbean nation is spiraling into chaos, as violent gangs now roam much of the country.
In Haiti, civil society is on the brink of collapse. Armed gangs roam freely throughout the country as violence spreads, virtually paralyzing the hemisphere's poorest nation.
The United Nations says nearly half of Haiti's 11 million people are now in need of humanitarian assistance.
"There's no elected officials in Haiti — and so, you have a very chaotic environment situation now, where Haiti is essentially a democracy in name only," said Garry Pierre-Pierre, founder of The Haitian Times.
The newspaper caters to the more than 1 million people of Haitian descent living in the United States.
"We are just watching and hoping for the best," Pierre-Pierre said. "The U.S. has shown very little appetite to intervene directly."
