Haiti president appoints new prime minister

30 October 2009 - 22H43

Haiti's President Rene Preval appointed planning minister Jean-Max Bellerive, pictured in 2007, as the new prime minister Friday after Haitian lawmakers ousted the government of Michele Pierre-Louis.

AFP - Haiti's President Rene Preval appointed planning minister Jean-Max Bellerive as the new prime minister Friday after Haitian lawmakers ousted the government of Michele Pierre-Louis.