Avast ye scallywags! Meet the crew pickin' new captains for poor ol' Haiti. Arrr!
2024-04-25
Avast ye scallywags! A council o' nine, including a fine lass, be takin' the helm in Haiti to pick a new crew and cap'n. Thar be trouble brewin' with hunger and scurvy dogs runnin' amok. May they navigate these treacherous waters with skill and wit! Arrr!
In the language of a 17th-century pirate, let me tell ye about a transitional council in Haiti, arr! This council be sworn in to bring stability to a land plagued by gang violence and hunger, by Davy Jones' locker! They be tasking themselves with appointing a new prime minister and Cabinet, and setting sail for long-awaited elections. Their mandate be expiring in 2026, when a new president be sworn in, yarrr!This council be made up of eight scallywags and one fine lass, with seven o' them having the power to cast a vote, aye! There be Smith Agustin, a former ambassador and legal expert; Dr. Louis Gérald Gilles, a former senator; Fritz Alphonse Jean, an economist and president; Edgard Leblanc Fils, a former senate president; Laurent Saint-Cyr, a president of the American Chamber of Commerce, Emmanuel Vertilaire, a judge; and Leslie Voltaire, a veteran politician, arrr!There also be two observers, Régine Abraham, an agronomist, and Frinel Joseph, an evangelical pastor. These sea dogs be keeping a keen eye on the council's doings, by Blackbeard's beard! So there ye have it, me hearties, a crew of brave souls tryin' to steer Haiti to calmer waters, amidst the stormy seas of politics and corruption, arrr!