Stuart Leiderman leiderman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: leiderman: billions/millions? gourdes/dollars?
I think there's a serious error or typo toward the end of this article by
Agence France Presse...mention of a $229 billion deficit? Instead, is it
"millions" or "gourdes" or what?
In contrast, Jacqueline Charles' article at
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article228947799.html
states "Haiti, which had a record $350 million budget deficit, is facing a
$450 million deficit this year."
Thanks.
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https://www.france24.com/en/20190409-lapin-confirmed-haitis-new-prime-minister
Lapin confirmed as Haiti's new prime minister
Date created : 09/04/2019 - 15:38
Haiti is still recovering from violent protests in February -- like this
one in Port-Au-Prince -- calling for the resignation of President Jovenel
Moise AFP/File
Port-au-Prince
(AFP)
Haiti's President Jovenel Moise on Tuesday confirmed Jean-Michel Lapin in
his post as the country's new prime minister, just weeks after the Chamber
of Deputies censured his predecessor's six-month-old government.
The new administration that Lapin -- currently the acting prime minister -
must assemble with Moise will face pressing problems such as the high cost
of living and the insecurity that plagues the capital.
Haiti is still recovering from widespread riots in February, when
thousands of people took to the streets across the country -- one of the
world's poorest -- to demand better living conditions and the departure of
the head of state.
For about 11 days, all activities ground to a halt in Port-au-Prince and
across most of the Caribbean country's cities.
Lapin, the former culture and communications minister, was named acting
prime minister on March 21, three days after the Chamber of Deputies voted
to censure the government of former prime minister Jean-Henry Ceant.
Lawmakers overwhelmingly voted for Ceant's resignation, saying he had
failed to improve conditions in the six months since he took over at the
head of government.
Lapin is the third head of government under president Moise, who has led
the Caribbean island nation since February 2017.
The announcement was made by Moise via Twitter, and will be formalized by
presidential decree later in the day.
The installation of a new government is an International Monetary Fund
pre-requisite for the disbursement of the first tranche of a $229 million
loan to Haiti.
In 2018, Haiti racked up a record $229 billion deficit, while its national
budget, the lowest in the Caribbean region, amounts to $1.8 billion.
Haiti is the poorest country in the Americas, with 60 percent of the
population living below the poverty line.
Transparency International places the country at number 161 out of 180
countries in its corruption ranking.
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