Haiti PM and his govt. are installed in ceremony

October 19, 2011 01:07 pm | Updated November 17, 2021 12:53 am IST - PORT-AU-PRINCE (Haiti)

Haiti’s new prime minister and his Cabinet have taken office with the task of rebuilding the quake-devastated Haiti.

Garry Conille and his 16 ministers were inaugurated in a ceremony Tuesday on the grounds of the National Palace.

Mr. Conille said Haitians have been suffering for “too long” under the tents and tarps that have served as makeshift shelters since last year’s earthquake.

The government was installed five months after musician Michel Martelly was sworn in as president and two weeks after Mr. Conille was approved as prime minister.

Mr. Conille was an aide to Bill Clinton in the former U.S. President’s role as U.N. envoy to Haiti.

The delay in establishing a formal government has slowed reconstruction following the earthquake.

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