THE GODS THAT FAILED HAITI
By: EMMANUEL ROY Shortly after the earthquake that killed nearly half a million Haitians in 2010; A well-known American evangelist said Haiti had made a deal with the devil to gain its independence in 1804; a tragic earthquake was the Devils payback. This was a ludicrous statement forcefully rejected by the ever well-articulated Raymond Alcide […]
Will Haiti Restrict the US Dollar?
HAITI PREZ WANTS TO LIMIT THE USE OF US DOLLAR IN HAITI PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – In a meeting with government ministers on February 27, Haiti’s president Jovenel Moise proposed that all economic transactions in Haiti must be done using Haitian currency only. Haitian businesses will no longer be able to accept US currency as […]
Haiti’s Corrupt President
Haiti’s’ president Jovenel Moise refused to join forces with MINIJUSTH, a UN back agency with a mandate to assist the Haitian judiciary in combating corruption and impunity in Haiti. Haitian citizen Jonson Colin filed several complaints against the managers of the PetroCaribe fund and other government officials. These complaints necessitated the appointment of a judge […]
HAITI CONSUL GENERAL TO MIAMI APPOINTED – NEPOTISM AND CORRUPTION
Miami, Florida – The more things change, the more they stay the same. The minister of foreign affairs in Haiti announced the new Haiti consul general to Miami. The announcement is a cruel and a bad joke. The person named consul general is none other than Stephane Gilles, keyboard-player to former president Martelly aka “Sweet […]
HAITIAN OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED THE SUSPENSION OF BRITISH AID ORGANIZATION-OXFAM
By: Emmanuel Roy Port-Au-Prince, Haiti – Aviol Fleurant, Haiti’s minister of planning and external cooperation announced the suspension of Oxfam, a British charity that has been operating in Haiti for several decades. Oxfam is embroiled in a sex scandal possibly involving underage Haitian girls who were allegedly paid for sex. In 2011, several members of […]
HAITI NEEDS BUDGET SUPPORT TO BUILD INSTITUTIONS NOT EMERGENCY CHARITY
The three countries responsible for keeping Haiti functioning (France, USA, and Canada) have argued that the Haitian government is too corrupt, too fickle, too irresponsible to be trusted with billions of dollars of foreign aid. Instead of providing direct aid to the Haitian government aid donors give the money to NGOs. Nearly 99.1% […]