Gerard Latortue, the man chosen to lead Haiti out of political and social turmoil, arrived in Port-au-Prince to begin the arduous task of building a transitional government and eventually organising elections.

US MARINES shot and killed two gunmen who opened fire on them yesterday, bringing to four the number of Haitians to die this week at the hands of the peacekeepers.

At least five people died and many were wounded when gunmen fired on thousands of protesters demanding the prosecution of Haiti’s exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.