On bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk. I m stephen sackur. Pity the 11 and a half million people of haiti. It s hard to think of a nation more comprehensively shattered by many decades of misrule and the ravages of natural disaster. In the latest lurch toward chaos the president jovenel moise was assassinated earlier this month. Who ordered the hit is unclear. A retracted struggle for power seemed certain. My guest is former haitian prime minister laurent lamothe. Can anything be done to end haiti s suffering? laurent lamothe in miami, florida, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much for having me. It s a pleasure having you on the show. Let us begin with the assassination of president moise. Just how big a blow to haiti was back was dark?. This was a tremendous blow. If you take into account the country went through the earthquake and never really recovered in 2010. Then you have this happen, especially the way it happened. Having the president democrati
Now on bbc news it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk. I m stephen sackur. Pity the ii and a half million people of haiti. It s hard to think of a nation more comprehensively shattered by many decades of misrule and the ravages of natural disaster. In the latest lurch toward chaos the president jovenel moise was assassinated earlier this month. Who ordered the hit is unclear. A retracted struggle for power seemed certain. My guest is former haitian prime minister laurent lamothe. Can anything be done to end haiti s suffering? laurent lamothe in miami, florida, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much for having me. It s a pleasure having you on the show. Let us begin with the assassination of president moise. Just how big a blow to haiti was back was dark?. This was a tremendous blow. If you take into account the country went through the earthquake and never really recovered in 2010. Then you have this happen, especially the way it happened. Having the president democr
Hello and welcome to bbc news. The wife of the president of haiti, who was assassinated on wednesday, has posted an audio message on twitter describing the moment gunmen stormed their home. Jovenel moise died in the attack. His wife was injured and taken to a hospital in miami. The killing has thrown the country in to a deep political turmoil with haiti asking both the un and the us to send military support. The bbc s rich preston reports. Some ordinary haitians are looking for a way out of the country, fearful that the situation could deteriorate further. It is the poorest country in the americas and the first lady said her husband planned to change the consultation to improve the life of ordinary people. She described wednesday s attack. Translation: in the blink of an eye the mercenaries entered mayhem and fiddled my husband with bullets without even giving them the chance to say a word. We cannot let the country lose its way. We cannot let his blood had been spilled in vain. Bu
Women s singles final. Hello and welcome to the programme. We begin in haiti where the wife of the late president, who was assassinated on wednesday, has posted an audio message on twitter describing the moment gunmen stormed their home. She was injured and taken to a hospital in miami. The killing has thrown the country into deep political turmoil, with haiti asking both the un and the us to send military support. In a moment, we ll hearfrom haiti s minister for elections. But first, this report from the bbc s rich preston. As haiti s future remains uncertain, some ordinary haitians are looking for a way out of the country, fearful that the situation may deteriorate even further. Haiti is the poorest country in the americas, the first lady says her husband planned to change the constitution to improve the lives of ordinary people. Speaking in creole, she described wednesday s attack. Translation: in the blink of an either mercenaries entered my home and riddled my husband with bullets
Singles final. We begin in haiti where the wife of the late president, who was assassinated on wednesday, has posted an audio message on twitter describing the moment gunmen stormed their home. She was injured and taken to a hospital in miami. The killing has thrown the country into deep political turmoil with haiti asking both the un and the us to send military support. In a moment, we ll hearfrom haiti s minister for elections. But firest this report from the bbc s rich preston. As haiti s future remains uncertain some ordinary haitians are looking for a way out of the country, fearful that the situation could deteriorate further. It is the poorest country in the americas, and the first lady said her husband planned to change the consultation to improve the life of ordinary people. She described wednesday s attack. Translation: in the blink of an eye, the mercenaries entered my home and riddled my husband with bullets without even giving him the chance to say a word. We cannot le