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Incumbents

President: Jovenel Moïse
Prime Minister:
- Jean-Michel Lapin (Resigned February 14, remained until March 4)
- Fritz William Michel (Appointed July 22, although not confirmed)
- Joseph Jouthe (Officially appointed March 4)

Events

January 16: At least 21 people are killed in a massacre by gunmen in police uniforms in Port-au-Prince.^[1]
February 7: The start of the 2019 Haitian protests.
February 12: All 78 inmates escape from a prison in Aquin, amid ongoing unrest in the country that has left four people dead.^[2]
February 14: 2019 Haitian protests: The death toll rises to 9 as protesters ask for Jovenel Moïse to step down as president of Haiti.^[3]
July 22: Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Michel Lapin, who was appointed 4 months prior, resigns amidst renewed protests. President Jovenel Moïse appoints Fritz-William Michel as the new Prime Minister.^{[
citation needed]}
September 23: In Port-au-Prince, an Associated Press photojournalist and a security guard are wounded when Senator Jean Marie Ralph Féthière ( PHTK) opens fire, reportedly trying to pass through a demonstration outside the Haitian Parliament. The Senate tries to convene and appoint Fritz-William Michel as Prime Minister.^[4]

Deaths

27 February: Janine Tavernier, 83, poet and novelist.
3 June: Guy François, 71, footballer ( Violette, national team)^[5]
25 November: Charlot Jeudy, 34, LGBT activist.^[6]
16 December: Mama Cax, 30, Haitian-American model^[7]

References

^ "Men in police uniforms 'massacre' unarmed civilians in Haiti". The Independent. 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
^ "Haiti prison break: All inmates escape from Aquin". BBC News. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
^ "Haiti protesters call on President Jovenel Moise to quit". 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
^ Nicoll, Ruaridh (2019-09-23). "Haiti: photojournalist shot in face as senator opens fire outside parliament". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
^ Eliézer, Gary (2019-06-04). "Foot- Décès: La génération dorée de 1974 orpheline de Guy François, mort ce lundi !". Haiti-Tempo. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
^ Lavers, Michael K. (2019-11-26). "Prominent Haitian LGBTQ activist found dead". www.washingtonblade.com. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
^ "Model Mama Cax Dead at 30, Rihanna and Celebs Pay Tribute". TMZ. Retrieved 2024-01-31.

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2019 in the Caribbean

West
Indies

Antilles

Greater
Antilles

Hispaniola	Dominican Republic Haiti

Lesser
Antilles

Leeward
Islands

Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Guadeloupe
- La Désirade
- Les Saintes
- Marie-Galante
Montserrat
Saba^{^*}
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sint Eustatius^{^*}

Saint Martin^{^}	Collectivity of Saint Martin Sint Maarten
Virgin Islands	British Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands

Southern
Caribbean

Leeward
Antilles

Insular Venezuela
- Federal Dependencies
- Nueva Esparta

ABC islands	Aruba Bonaire^* Curaçao

Windward
Islands

Barbados^†
Trinidad and Tobago^†

Lucayan
Archipelago

Bahamas

Turks and Caicos Islands

Caribbean
Sea

Aves Island
San Andrés and Providencia
- Bajo Nuevo Bank^~
- Serranilla Bank^~

Caribbean
continental
zone

Quintana Roo
- Cozumel

Central America	Belize Honduras Bay Islands Izabal Limón Corn Islands North Caribbean Coast South Caribbean Coast Panama
South America	Colombian Caribbean Venezuelan Caribbean

Wider
groupings
may include:

Yucatán Peninsula	Campeche Petén Yucatán
The Guianas	Amapá French Guiana Venezuelan Guayana Guyana Guayana Esequiba^ǂ Tigri Area^ǂ Suriname

N.B.: Territories in italics are parts of transregional sovereign states or non-sovereign dependencies.

^{^}These three form the SSS islands that with the ABC islands comprise the Dutch Caribbean, of which ^*the BES islands are not direct Kingdom constituents but subsumed with the country of the Netherlands.

^† Physiographically, these continental islands are not part of the volcanic Windward Islands arc, although sometimes grouped with them culturally and politically.

^ǂ Disputed territories administered by Guyana. ^~ Disputed territories administered by Colombia.

^# Bermuda is an isolated North Atlantic oceanic island, physiographically not part of the Lucayan Archipelago, Antilles, Caribbean Sea nor North American continental nor South American continental islands. It is grouped with the Northern American region, but occasionally also with the Caribbean region culturally.

Events

January 16: At least 21 people are killed in a massacre by gunmen in police uniforms in Port-au-Prince.^[1]

February 7: The start of the 2019 Haitian protests.

February 12: All 78 inmates escape from a prison in Aquin, amid ongoing unrest in the country that has left four people dead.^[2]

February 14: 2019 Haitian protests: The death toll rises to 9 as protesters ask for Jovenel Moïse to step down as president of Haiti.^[3]

July 22: Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Michel Lapin, who was appointed 4 months prior, resigns amidst renewed protests. President Jovenel Moïse appoints Fritz-William Michel as the new Prime Minister.^{[
citation needed]}

September 23: In Port-au-Prince, an Associated Press photojournalist and a security guard are wounded when Senator Jean Marie Ralph Féthière ( PHTK) opens fire, reportedly trying to pass through a demonstration outside the Haitian Parliament. The Senate tries to convene and appoint Fritz-William Michel as Prime Minister.^[4]

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