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Port-au-Prince.– Haitian Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis belatedly took office on Friday with a promise to aid those left destitute by recent storms while preparing for looming Hurricane Ike.

"We are ready for the battle," Pierre-Louis said during her installation ceremony at the National Palace.

"My government will take all necessary measures to deal with the bad weather threatening the country over the next hours and to bring help to the population who fell victim of the past natural disasters."

Haitian lawmakers finally approved the installation of a new government early on Friday to replace the one dismissed in April after violent food price protests in the impoverished Caribbean country.

Pierre-Louis, who is in her early 60s, concluded the installation ceremony by ordering government ministers to go to their departments and get to work.

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11 comment(s)
Written by: Jander, 6 Sep 2008 11:44 AM
From: Dominican Republic
She looks like she means business , let's hope and pray this is a turning point for Haiti.

Good Luck! Madame Michele Pierre-Louis
Written by: FranktheTank, 6 Sep 2008 1:55 PM
From: United Kingdom
I second that
Written by: gouletcolonial This user is banned, 6 Sep 2008 2:09 PM
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
Maybe we have another Eugenia Charles...Haiti needs someone with that kind of character and class......Eugenia also took over after a hurricane .....the Iron Lady of the Caribbean.....God rest her soul
Written by: chillaxin201 This user is banned, 6 Sep 2008 3:52 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Boycott Dominican Tourism
Does anyone know how many times the U.S. has had a hand in invading or in coup d’état ?
Written by: Lautaro, 6 Sep 2008 5:07 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
From my understanding, the US has had a hand in haitian affairs ever since their first invasion of that country on 1915.
Written by: gouletcolonial This user is banned, 6 Sep 2008 5:12 PM
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
without them Haiti and DR would be even more screwed up .......except for Aristide
Written by: chillaxin201 This user is banned, 6 Sep 2008 5:56 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Boycott Dominican Tourism
this isn't cuba gc
Written by: gouletcolonial This user is banned, 6 Sep 2008 6:09 PM
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
lucky for you chill or you would be in reeducation which is another word for jail in Cuba and remember nobody would care .....unlike Porno for Ricardo.... http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06....mericas/06gorki.html?ref=americas
Written by: jonbonz, 7 Sep 2008 1:55 AM
From: Dominican Republic, santo domingo part time afghanistan the rest

1803 also seen the US invade Puerto Plata that was considered Haiti under French Control.
Written by: chillaxin201 This user is banned, 7 Sep 2008 11:12 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Boycott Dominican Tourism
Written by: gouletcolonial, 6 Sep 2008 6:09 PM
From: Canada
lucky for you chill or you would be in reeducation which is another word for jail in Cuba and remember nobody would care .....unlike Porno for Ricardo.... http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06....mericas/06gorki.html?ref=americas


why don't you go to Cuba where you belong!!!!!!!! and not on this site Loser
Written by: old_school_trinitario, 12 Sep 2008 11:02 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Dando pela en las 5 esquinas
who took this pic of madame pierre-louis she looks like she was on her way to the bathroom.
gook luck anyway she's going to need it. its also good to see a woman in in a position of power for a change. i give credit to pres Preval, i don't think a woman would ever be elected in D.R
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