Cap-Haïtien, Haiti's former capital, aims to regain prominence amidst Port-au-Prince's gang violence.

Cap-Haïtien, Haiti's former capital, seeks to revive its former glory as gang violence ravages Port-au-Prince, the current capital. Once known as the "Paris of the Antilles", Cap-Haïtien attracted businesses, parents, and historic state ceremonies even before gangs began assaulting infrastructure in Port-au-Prince in late February, burning police stations and storming Haiti's two biggest.