Published On: Fri, Mar 29th, 2024

Haiti gang leader ‘Barbecue’ would take part in peace talks but resist foreign peacekeepers


The gang leader who has become the face of Haiti’s descent into lawlessness and violence has said he would consider calling a ceasefire only if his consortium of armed gangs was included in international talks on the country’s future.

Jimmy Chérizier, the former police officer better known via his nomme de guerre “Barbecue,” spoke to Stuart Ramsay, the chief correspondent for the U.K.’s Sky News, which like NBC News is owned by Comcast.

He warned that a foreign peacekeeping force would be…



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