Preval names new prime minister
From Times Wire Reports
Haitian President Rene Preval named a new prime minister two weeks after lawmakers fired his predecessor to quell violent protests ignited by rising food prices in the impoverished Caribbean nation.
Preval named Ericq Pierre, a senior advisor with the Inter-American Development Bank, to replace former Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard Alexis, lawmakers said.
Alexis was dismissed April 12 in a vote by opposition senators who blamed him for failing to boost food production and reduce the cost of living.
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