PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s newly installed transitional council chose former Sports Minister Fritz Bélizaire as the Caribbean country’s prime minister Tuesday as it presses forward in its monumental task of trying to establish a stable new government amid stifling violence.
Bélizaire replaces Michel Patrick Boisvert, the former minister of economy and finance who was the current interim prime minister. Bélizaire is little known and even some members of the council said they were unfamiliar with him.
The nine-member transitional council, seven of whom have voting rights, was choosing a new prime minister and Cabinet in a bid to help quell gang violence that is choking the capital, Port-au-Prince, and beyond. Bélizaire had the support of four of the council’s voting members.
Heavy gunfire was reported in several neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, including near the National Palace, although it wasn’t immediately clear if it was in response to the unexpected announcement of a new prime minister.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
People enjoy outdoor activities as spring flowers bloom across ChinaBrewers' Jakob Junis hit in neck by line drive in batting practice, taken to hospitalHybrid rice market expands in AsiaAustralia and Papua New Guinea leaders trek toward WWII South Pacific battlegroundStalker bodybuilder, 32, is branded a monster by his girlfriend after he smashed up her houseSkubal has 9 strikeouts in 6 innings, Canha and Meadows homer as Tigers beat Rays 72nd victim dies from injuries after Texas man drove stolen semitrailer into building, officials sayEcuador violence: Ecuadorians approve referendum measures to toughen fight against gangsWarwick Davis will in new project with his daughter after death of his wife Samantha'Catch
3.0657s , 6500.8984375 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Haiti prime minister: transitional council names new leader ,Worldly Workshop news portal