CARICOM Secretariat | Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana
Tuesday, 27 January 2026:
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has condemned ongoing “internal turmoil” in Haiti resulting from the impending end of the mandate of the Transitional Presidential Council on February 7, and the inability to hold elections or agree on the way forward for the troubled nation.
A statement by CARICOM said that “the current impasse within the Haitian Transitional Presidential Council, following the inconclusive efforts of some members to dismiss the Prime Minister,” renders more complex a transition process that has been marked by rancor and inability of stakeholders to agree on any one of several proposals that currently exist.
CARICOM noted that the confusion continues to benefit the gangs that are holding the country hostage, and continues to expose the Haitian people to needless, unimaginable violence and deprivation. The body then urged all the stakeholders to put aside their differences and quickly reach a consensus on the way forward in the interest of lasting political stability, security and peace in the country.
Full text of the statement reads:
The Caribbean Community notes with great concern the internal turmoil taking place at the highest levels of the Haitian state at this delicate point in time when stability and level-headedness in decision-making, and prioritization of the well-being of the Haitian people, are urgently required of members of the Haitian executive.
In accordance with the provisions of the founding decree of the Transitional Presidential Council, and of the 3 April 2024 Political Accord, the mandate of the Transitional Presidential Council will end shortly on 7th February 2026.
The current impasse within the Haitian Transitional Presidential Council, following the inconclusive efforts of some members to dismiss the Prime Minister, renders more complex an already fraught governance transition process. Meanwhile, the people of Haiti continue to suffer unimaginable violence and deprivation. This is unacceptable. It is crucial that stakeholders put aside differences to reach consensus. The CARICOM Eminent Persons Group remains at the disposal of all stakeholders to facilitate agreement from the multiplicity of proposals which currently exist.
CARICOM’s foremost hope is for a halt to current fragmentation which works only for the benefit of the gangs, and for the restoration of lasting political stability, security and peace in Haiti, so that elections can be held, and attention re-focused on economic growth and sustainable development for the benefit of all Haitians.
CARICOM calls on all Haitian stakeholders to put the future of their people and country above all else, and to act responsibly, and with urgency and patriotism.
