(14 May 2011)
1. Wide of President of Haiti, Michel Martelly, arriving for inauguration ceremony
2. Cutaway supporters and media
3. Close up of Martelly greeting officials
4. Mid of Martelly in crowd
5. Former US President, and UN special envoy to Haiti, Bill Clinton arriving
6. Outgoing president of Haiti, Rene Preval, arriving
7. Close of Preval waving to crowd
8. Wide of honour guard
9. Preval and his wife facing honour guard
10. Supporters in trees taking photographs
11. Mid of supporters with Martelly posters
12. Wide interior of inauguration ceremony inside Parliament
13. Mid of officials
14. Mid of Clinton in audience
15. Wide of Preval and Martelly embracing
16. Martelly on stage with his wife, one of his daughters kisses him
17. Martelly and family leaving stage
18. Martelly outside Parliament waving to crowds
19. Wide of crowd, man dressed as Haitian independence hero cheering in front of presidential palace
20. Various of crowd cheering
21. Close of person holding Haitian flag
22. Mid of presidential palace, damaged in earthquake, with Haitian flags waving
23. Wide of stage for inaugural speech
24. Wide of President Martelly and First Lady on stage
25. Various of Martelly and First Lady with guests on stage
26. SOUNDBITE: (French/English) Michel Martelly, President of Haiti:
"(French) With respect for one another, with transparency and honesty, (English) this is a new Haiti, and the new Haiti is open for business now."
27. Cutaway media
28. Martelly with Head of Haitian National Police, Maurio Andresold
29. Wide of Martelly and Andresold watching marching band
30. Wide of Martelly, surrounded by security, approaching fence to greet supporters
31. Various of Martelly greeting supporters
STORYLINE
Charismatic former pop star Michel Martelly has been inaugurated as Haiti's new president.
Part of his election promise is to rebuild the county's earthquake-devastated capital, develop the long-neglected countryside and build a modern army.
The 50-year-old performer known to Haitians as "Sweet Micky" was swept to power in a March 20 presidential runoff by Haitians tired of past leaders who failed to provide even basic services.
Decent roads, water and electricity are severely lacking in the Western Hemisphere's poorest country.
Martelly was sworn in the capital Port-au-Prince on Saturday during a power outage in front of dozens of dignitaries including former US President Bill Clinton, the UN's special envoy to Haiti, and Edmond Mulet, head of the UN mission that has maintained order in Haiti since 2004.
Former Haiti President Rene Preval took off the presidential sash and put it on Martelly as they shook hands and embraced, but did not say anything to each other.
Martelly's wife, Sophia, then came on stage and adjusted the sash as their four children joined them, one of whom kissed Martelly before they stepped down from the stage.
Martelly did not speak as he left Parliament for the National Palace, where was to deliver a speech.
Outside the gated Parliament, Martelly's supporters gathered in the sweltering heat, some hanging from nearby trees to take photographs of their new president.
Thousands of Haitians then gathered outside the presidential palace, which still bears the scars of January 2010's devastating earthquake, to hear the president's first address to the nation.
Martelly called for reconciliation and promised swift justice to those who try to destabilise the country.
He asked people to work "with respect for one another, with transparency and honesty."
"This is a new Haiti, and the new Haiti is open for business now," he said.
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