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11-24-2018, 05:34 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) -
Haiti's Prime Minister Jean-Henry Ceant on Saturday promised a crash program to create jobs in poor neighborhoods after a tense week marred by violence and protests against the government.
In a speech posted on Facebook, Ceant said public works programs to clean canals, build roads and pick up trash will begin on Monday.
"These are jobs that will be created, economic activity that will be started, and the country will be put back in shape," he said.
Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, has been gripped by tension since large-scale protests on November 18 sent tens of thousands into the streets to demand the resignation of President Jovenel Moise.
The opposition says 11 people were killed during those demonstrations, while the police confirmed three deaths.
Public unrest has mounted in recent months, fueled by high inflation and a sharp devaluation of the national currency, which has hit people's pocketbooks especially hard in the country that imports most of what it consumes.
"We are going to help young people create businesses. There will be loans to create 1,000 small businesses a month, including 200 a month earmarked for young people so they can create their own jobs," Ceant said.
https://www.france24.com/en/20181124-haiti-prime-minister-promises-jobs-answer-unrest
Haiti's Prime Minister Jean-Henry Ceant on Saturday promised a crash program to create jobs in poor neighborhoods after a tense week marred by violence and protests against the government.
In a speech posted on Facebook, Ceant said public works programs to clean canals, build roads and pick up trash will begin on Monday.
"These are jobs that will be created, economic activity that will be started, and the country will be put back in shape," he said.
Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, has been gripped by tension since large-scale protests on November 18 sent tens of thousands into the streets to demand the resignation of President Jovenel Moise.
The opposition says 11 people were killed during those demonstrations, while the police confirmed three deaths.
Public unrest has mounted in recent months, fueled by high inflation and a sharp devaluation of the national currency, which has hit people's pocketbooks especially hard in the country that imports most of what it consumes.
"We are going to help young people create businesses. There will be loans to create 1,000 small businesses a month, including 200 a month earmarked for young people so they can create their own jobs," Ceant said.
https://www.france24.com/en/20181124-haiti-prime-minister-promises-jobs-answer-unrest