Soldiers stand guard at the entrance to the house of late Haitian President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (Joseph Odelyn/AP)Gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise and wounded his wife in their home, inflicting more chaos on the unstable Caribbean country that was already enduring an escalation of gang violence, anti-government protests and a recent surge in coronavirus infections. While the streets of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, were quiet Wednesday morning, some people ransacked businesses in one area. The best scenario would be for the acting prime minister and opposition parties to come together and hold elections, Mr Dupuy said. Expand Close Haiti’s assassinated President Jovenel Moise (Dieu Nallo Chery/AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Haiti’s assassinated President Jovenel Moise (Dieu Nallo Chery/AP)“But, in Haiti, nothing can be taken for granted. “The country’s security situation is under the control of the National Police of Haiti and the Armed Forces of Haiti,” Mr Joseph said in a statement from his office.

Source: Irish Independent July 07, 2021 15:00 UTC