2025-12-19

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the United States secured pledges for 7,500 Gang Suppression Force troops representing a 37 percent increase from the 5,500 ceiling announced ten days prior marking the third upward revision in two weeks. AmeriJet International suspended cargo flights to Port-au-Prince following an undisclosed tarmac incident this week creating humanitarian logistics disruptions for medical supplies and food aid delivery. The contestation period ended with no official CEP updates on challenges filed or resolved leaving the December 22 final candidate list publication as the definitive moment for electoral viability assessment. The government convened its Fourth Conference of Ambassadors calling for proactive diplomacy three days before the critical candidate list deadline.