BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

Migrated podcast image for: Weekend Break

Weekend

News

A review of the week with the latest news.

Weekend: Widow of assassinated Haitian President accuses political enemies of hiring mercenaries

Magazines & Reviews

Widow of assassinated Haitian President accuses political enemies of hiring mercenaries

11/07/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Widow of assassinated Haitian President accuses political enemies of hiring mercenaries

Mrs Moise was also injured in the attack on her late husband

The widow of assassinated Haitian President claims he was assassinated because he was planning to introduce constitutional reform.

The death of President Moise has led to a dispute over who holds power in Haiti

Also in the programme; the West Coast of America faces record breaking temperatures and South Korea goes into a new lockdown amidst rising Covid-19 numbers.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Leslie Vinjamuri, Director of the US and the Americas programme at the Chatham House, an international affairs think tank, and; Ian Goldin, Professor of Globalisation and Development at the University of Oxford.

(Photo: Security personnel stand guard at the morgue where the body of President Jovenel Moise is located, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 10 July 2021. CREDIT: EPA/Orlando Barria)

BBC World Service

BBC World Service Australasia

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service News Internet

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Weekend

Widow of assassinated Haitian President accuses political enemies of hiring mercenaries

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

About BBC World Service