Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to resign, following weeks of mounting pressure and increasing violence.

It comes after regional leaders met in Jamaica yesterday, to discuss a political transition in Haiti.

Dr. Henry is currently stranded in Puerto Rico, after being prevented by armed gangs from returning home.

In a video address announcing his resignation, Dr. Henry urged Haitians to remain calm.

Dr. Henry said, the government he leads would resign immediately after the installation of a transition council. 

Chairman of Caricom and Guyana’s president told a press conference, the regional grouping has accepted Mr. Henry decision to step down.

At the end of an emergency meeting in Jamaica yesterday, the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken announced more money for the deployment of troops in Haiti.

The U.S. is also pledging humanitarian aid to the Haitian people.

Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness told a news conference, this time the results on Haiti must work.

He said, Haiti is not at the moment in a good place and the region cannot fail, the Caricom sister nation.