Negotiations to form transitional authorities in Haiti are progressing, a Caribbean official said Wednesday. The country is still plagued by gang-related violence and the resigning Prime Minister is still in exile.

Ariel Henry, Prime Minister appointed by Jovenel Moïse, should have left office at the beginning of February. The United States Department of State also indicated on Wednesday that it had chartered a helicopter which transported around fifteen of its nationals from Port-au-Prince to the neighboring Dominican Republic.