A year after the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, the Caribbean nation is still trying to stabilize itself after the killing threw its government into uncertainty.

"One year later, we are still in mourning," Prime Minister Ariel Henry said at a remembrance ceremony on Thursday (July 7) at Haiti's national pantheon in Port-au-Prince. "We are still struggling to understand this bloody and barbaric episode in our history."

Ironically, the ceremony took just hours before former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was killed by an assassin’s bullet.

According to Reuters, Moïse’ death resulted in gangs within the country expanding their territory and allowed the headquarters of Haiti’s courts to be taken over. Compounding this was a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in the Tiburon Peninsula in the nation’s southwest on Aug. 14, 2021.

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The White House has pledged its assistance and support through the U.S. Coast Guard and USAID as well as financial help, but the issues facing Haiti run deep and do not have simple solutions.

“It is total confusion right now, and uncertainty on what will actually follow a whole year later,”  Jean Pierre-Louis, founder, president, and CEO of CAPRACARE, a non-governmental organization that delivers healthcare support to Haiti told BET.com. “There is no clarity right now on what is supposed to happen with the government when it comes to the Haitian people.”

Pierre-Louis, who was on his way to Haiti, said that although it is clear Henry is in charge of the country, many of the officials are non-elected and without an understanding of when elections are to take place, nobody knows what is supposed to happen. Elections were scheduled for last Nov. 7 but were postponed after Henry dismissed the Provisional Electoral Council

“There have been several talks about elections and on who would be running for what, but it’s all in freeze mode,” Pierre-Louis said. “Everybody wants to be in charge, they need to find mutual ground to find the next step.”

He also explained that the gangs are disrupting the day-to-day operation of the country because they have taken over wide territories.

“Right now the issue is the kidnapping,” Pierre-Louis explained.”Actions in many places on the ground are very, very risky. There are the gangs who have taken over several cities, and are closing off governments and institutions from functioning at 100 percent capacity.”

Kidnappings and crime have spiked at high rates in Haiti since Moïse’s slaying. Turf wars between gangs came about in the spring of 2022, killing 150 people and forcing almost 10,000 citizens from their own homes, according to Reuters.

Haitian police have yet to charge and arrest anyone for the death of Moïse. Former Colombian soldiers joined a group that raided his home in his final moments. The outlet notes that a gang titled “5 segonn (5 seconds)”  took over the Port-au-Prince Palace of Justice, the seat of the Haitian court system, striking the possibility for Moïse’s murder investigation to continue.

There have been over 40 individuals arrested by Haitian police in the past year. Three of them have been charged in the conspiracy to kill Moïse, but none were in close connection or help to solve the case.

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"One year later, the investigation has not advanced," said Samuel Madistin, a lawyer who heads the Haitian human rights group Clear Eyes Foundation, told Reuters. "There are people that have been arrested for a year who have never seen a judge."

Henry has spoken about how the government is working hard in investigating for answers, but he also has been accused of being involved in Moïse’s assassination, which he denies.

Moïse’s widow, Martine, did not show up for the ceremony, because she has accused Henry and told others she refused to join any ceremony that was “led by a Head of Government [who] is the subject of grave accusations about the assassination of the President of the Republic."

Pierre-Louis said that he believes Haiti needs security now to allow businesses to function, jobs to become available, and to lessen fear when outside residents enter the country.

“This is my fourth trip to Haiti this year. But on my last trip Jet Blue [Airline] had three flights to Haiti. Now it's July and there is only one flight. That's because of the security issue. That’s a clear issue,” he said.

With reporting by Madison J. Gray