In grips of political crisis, Haiti swears in new prime minister

Ariel Henry’s swearing-in on Tuesday comes amid official commemorations for slain President Jovenel Moise.

Haiti has sworn in a new prime minister, less than two weeks after President Jovenel Moise’s assassination threw the already deeply divided Caribbean nation into greater political uncertainty. Ariel Henry was sworn in during a ceremony in the capital Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, the same day that official commemorations were held to honour Moise. The country’s acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph said earlier this week that he would step down “for the good of the nation” after a key group of international diplomats on Saturday came out in support of Henry and urged him to form a new government.