In a bid to try to keep its textile industry afloat amid the coronavirus economic shutdown, the Haitian government has authorized the reopening of seven factories that will be making protective medical gear.
The decision by Haitian President Jovenel Moïse to appoint a new prime minister and Cabinet to run the country’s daily affairs — without a political agreement with the opposition — will not guarantee that the country will get millions of dollars in desperately needed international aid.
As Haitian President Jovenel Moise used his one-man rule Wednesday to install his fourth prime minister in three years, hundreds of miles away on Capitol Hill U.S. lawmakers were trying to figure out how to help Haiti while receiving an earful on the president’s poor human-rights and governance record.
