2026-01-31
THIS WEEK
January 31, 2026
February 7 CPT mandate expiration will trigger either Saint-Cyr and Fils-Aime continuity
announcement or governance vacuum with no agreed successor framework. Civil society street
demonstrations are expected to escalate in final days before deadline testing whether political actors
accept executive continuity or demand alternative transition process. CARICOM Eminent Persons
Group may attempt final shuttle diplomacy after January 30 virtual meeting failure but credibility
exhausted. Viv Ansanm territorial consolidation in Sud-Est Department will determine humanitarian
corridor viability and displacement flows to Jacmel requiring IOM and OCHA emergency response.