HAITI’s President Jovenel Moïse has been assassinated.
He was killed in an attack at his home in the country’s Port-au-Prince capital on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has expressed shocked and concern over the killing.
In a statement on Wednesday from the Office of the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister who is also the present chairman of CARICOM, extended condolences to Moise’s family.
He stated, “The Government of Trinidad and Tobago is shocked at the tragic developments in Haiti with the assassination of the President of Haiti, Jovenel Moïse earlier this morning.
We offer our deepest condolences to the family of President Moïse and to the Government and People of Haiti, our brothers and sisters in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on this most distressing occurrence. Trinidad and Tobago pledges to work together with our CARICOM colleagues and other hemispheric and international partners to support Haiti at this very difficult time.”
Moïse, 53, had been in power since February 2017 and his period was tumultic as he faced accusations of corruption and was challenged by waves of often violent anti-government protests.
Earlier this year, there were widespread protests as people demanded his resignation.
Jean Phares Jerome, a journalist with La Nouvalliste newspapers in Haiti said citizens were indoors due to an increase in security forces and there was a calm in the country.
