Haiti’s Government Relieves Two Secretaries of State of Duties

By: - September 23rd, 2012

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti)

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Haiti’s government has removed two Secretaries of State from office, President Michel Martelly’s office announced in a statement.

The two Secretaries of State are Mathias Laureus, Secretary of State for Trade, and Jean Gerald Brutus, Secretary of State for Industry.

The moves come about six weeks after a high-profile cabinet shakeup by Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe that changed the holders of six different government ministries.

Haiti’s government did not announce a reason for the removal of the two Secretaries of State.

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