Oct 1 2015

Nou Fèk Sot Fè Eksperyans Avèk Yon Mal, An n Pa Pran Yon Pèt Pawòl Pou n Mete Sou Pouvwa a

Moise Jean-Charles, kandida pou prezidan [Pitit Desalin]

Ayisyen frè ak sè mwen yo: ou kwè nou ta ka rayi tèt nou tout bon vre nan eta sa a pou n ta pran yon moun ki pa prepare, ki pa gen yon pase nan politik ki ka montre w ke li ka fè siksè pou n mete nan tèt peyi a?

Misye te majistra Milo, li pa ka montre w pa a+b ki ajannda ekonomik li t ap ekzekite nan administrasyon vil la e ki chanjman KONKRÈ li pòte nan ekonomi vil sa a; li te nan Sena a, pa menm yon grenn lejislasyon li te entwodwi e esponnsorize nan non peyi a. Epi se moun sa a ou di m ou pral pran mete nan tèt yon peyi a GWO pwoblèm tankou Ayiti? An nou serye non, mezanmi. Nou fèk sot fè eksperyans ak yon mal, an n pa pran yon pèt pawòl pou nou mete sou pouvwa a tanpri.

M toujou pran ekzanp peyi Liberi avèk nou paske pa twò lontan de sa, peyi sa a t ap viv menm sitiyasyon ke Ayiti ap viv jounen jodi a. Men Liberyen yo montre ke yo entelijan ase pou yo fè yon chwa politik de yon moun k ap bon pou peyi yo a.

Liberyen yo te vote Prezidan Ellen Johnson Sirleaf paske li gen kapasite entèlektyèl pou li mete ekonomi peyi yo a, ki te fin kraze a, sou ray e li gen eksperyans nasyonal e entènasyonal.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf te minis ekonomi sou Prezidan Tolbert de 1979 a 1980, li te yon gwo kad nan Bank Mondyal e li gen yon metriz nan ekonomi ke li dekwoche nan Inivèsite Harvard isit Ozetazini.

Prezidan Sirleaf pa t mennen yon kanpay sou eslogan ak lonje dwèt sou sa ki pa p mache nan peyi a selman non… li te mennen yon kanpay sou solisyon ekonomik ki fè sans, jistis sosyal ak estabilite politik. Ebyen, akoz de konesans, eksperyans ak lidèchip li, jounen jodi a, ekonomi peyi sa a se youn nan ekonomi k ap avanse ak vitès kwazyè sou Kontinan Afriken an.

M ap fini pou m di nou ke moun pa janm ka bay sa yo pa genyen. Menm kant ou ta renmen bay, fò k ou genyen pou w bay. An n koupe fache ak medyokrite e inyorans, k ap anfonse nou pi fon nan eta soudevlopman sa a ke nou ye a. Alos, si vreman nou renmen Ayiti tout bon vre, an nou pa vote sou emosyon, an n vote ak entelijans nou.

Sep 24 2015

Pa Vote Grapyay, Chalatan, Betizè, Ransè, Azizwèl ak Zagribay

Liberi, menm jan avèk Ayiti, se yon peyi ki t ap andire anpil gwo pwoblèm ekonomik e politik. Pou rezoud pwoblèm ekonomik e politik sa yo, Liberyen yo pa ale chèche grapyay, chalatan, betizè, ransè, azizwèl ak zagribay non pou yo mete nan tèt peyi a; yo mete yon moun ki gen kapasite entèlektyèl, ki gen eksperyans nasyonal e entènasyonal, e ki konn ki jan yo rezoud pwoblèm ekonomik ak polotik nan tèt peyi a.

Alòs, yo eli Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, yon dam ki pran yon metriz nan ekonomi nan Inivèsite Harvard, ki gen eksperyans nasyonal e entènasyonal [li te minis finans soti 1979 pou rive nan ane 1980 sou Prezidan Tolbert epi li te yon kad nan Bank Mondyal].

Jounen jodi a, gras a lidèchip Prezidan Sirleaf, non sèlman estabilite politik retabli nan Liberi, ekonomi peyi sa a se youn nan ekonomi sou Kontinan Afriken an k ap avanse e devlope a gran vitès.

Nou ka fè sa tou an Ayiti wi –si nou mete tèt nou an plas sou zepòl nou pou n vote yon moun ki kalifye e ki gen eksperyans pou n mete nan tèt peyi a.

Se pa paske moun nan se yon bon kole boyo, li fè siksè ladan l, pou w pran l mete nan tèt yon peyi pòv pansan ke li pral fè siksè nan tèt peyi a;

Se pa paske moun nan se yon bon komèsan, li fè siksè nan komès la, pou w pran l mete nan tèt yon peyi pòv pansan ke li pral fè siksè nan tèt peyi a;

Se pa paske moun nan se yon bon prèt oubyen pastè, li trè rekoni e enfliyan nan peyi a, pou w pran l mete nan tèt yon peyi pòv pansan ke li pral delivre rezilta nan tèt peyi a;

Se pa paske moun nan se yon bon plantè bannann, li fè siksè nan plantasyon li a, pou w pran l mete nan tèt yon peyi pòv pansan ke li pral fè siksè nan tèt peyi a;

Se pa paske moun nan se yon veteran jounalis ki fè non l deja nan medya a, li fè siksè nan jounalis la, pou w pran l mete nan tèt yon peyi pòv pansan ke li pral fè siksè nan tèt peyi a;

Se pa paske moun nan te konn ap mache fè bri sou radyo tout lasent jounen, fè manifestasyon rache manyòk tout lasent jounen, fè dezòd nan peyi a lè lide l di l, se nan konsa li fè moun konnen l, epi pou w pran l mete nan tèt yon peyi pòv pansan ke li pral fè siksè nan tèt peyi a;

Se pa paske moun nan konn pale bèl Fransè, li fè yo konnen l kòm yon nèg ki pale bon Fransè nan peyi a, epi pou w pran l mete nan tèt yon peyi pòv pansan ke li pral fè siksè nan tèt peyi a.

Si w malad nan kè, e ke ou bezwen yon doktè/chirijyen kè ki pou opere nan kè w pou bay ou lavi, m pa kwè ou pral pran yon chalatan vin fè operasyon sa a, pa vre? M pa kwè ou pral pran yon chirijyen kè ki apèn fini avèk rezidans li [apèn li genyen yon 2 lane eksperyans] vin fè gwo operasyon seryez sa a sou ou, pa vre? Ou pral chèche yon veteran chirijyen kè, ki gen konbyen ane eksperyans, ki fè konbyen jan de operasyon sa yo deja avèk siksè pou vin fè operasyon sa a nan kè w la, pa vre?

Ebyen, se menm jan an li sipoze ye pou yon peyi ke ou renmen tout bon wi. Ou pa pral pran grapyay, chalatan, betizè, ransè, azizwèl oubyen zagribay, moun ki pa prepare, moun ki pa gen eksperyans pou w vin mete l dirije peyi sa a. Ou bezwen yon moun ki konpetan, ki gen eksperyans nasyonal ak entènasyonal, ki pwouve sa l ka bay deja nan tèt peyi sa a. Alòs, noumenm sa yo ki gen pou ale nan eleksyon pou n ka chwazi moun ki gen pou vin nan tèt peyi a, m swete nou itilize bon sans nou pou n pa fè chwa k ap vin mete nou nan plis kalamite ke sa nou ye jounen jodi a.

Aug 26 2015

Jerry Tardieu Made a Terrible Mistake

Jerry Tardieu

JERRY TARDIEU made a terrible mistake for not running for president this time around. This is his moment; unfortunately, he prefers to let it pass by.

Some people, those who support his move [to serve in the Parliament FIRST before running for president], would probably think I am losing my mind for making such a bold inference.

Had he decided to run for president, nothing would have stopped him from winning the election hands down; this is his moment.

Why postponing for later when your time to shine, your time to seize the spotlight has arrived? Talking about the audacity of daring to dare?

The people who support his move [to serve in the Parliament as deputy first before running for president] are making the case that being a deputy of a high-profile city like Petion-Ville will place him in the national spotlight, which will make it easier for him to win the National Palace should he decide to run for president later. WRONG!!!!

I would have agreed with JERRY’s move had he been running for mayor of Petion-Ville. Technically, a mayor has more executive, political and leadership responsibilities than a deputy. Unlike a deputy, a mayor has a budget to manage, an agenda to fulfill, and a group of people to command and lead. So as mayor of Petion-Ville, JERRY would have been the president of the city.

After his term as mayor, he would have had enough to show to the world what he could accomplish as president –if given the chance. But running for deputy? To do what exactly?! To place him in the national spotlight, as some of his supporters are arguing? Does he not already have that national spotlight? He is not in the Chamber of Deputies as we speak, yet for what he has been doing on the ground, he is in the national spotlight more than some deputies I knew in the 49th Legislature. So what’s the purpose of him being in the Chamber?

Some are making the argument that only people in Port-au-Prince and Jacmel know of him; he is unknown to the rest of the country.

Well, that’s what political campaigns are for –to introduce yourself to the people and sell your political agenda to them.

When Obama was running for president, though he was already serving in the US Senate representing the State of Illinois, I bet he was unknown to most people in the country. He campaigned hard all across the 50 States to introduce himself and sell his message of hope which resonated to the majority of the electorate. Guess what? He won over the Clinton political machine to get the Democratic nomination, which is not a simple thing in itself, beat both McCain in 2008 and Romney in 2012, and he has been in the White House for six years now.

I am not saying that notoriety does not help, but what will get you to win political races are two major elements: campaign strategy and money. Otherwise, forget about it.

In my humble opinion, JERRY’s move is a WASTE of time. He has missed a golden opportunity; he and his supporters must admit it.

Well, what do I know? Since Valery Numa had said on his radio show [during his clash with Clarens Renois] that he had advised JERRY not to run for president this time around, to run for deputy instead, I guess he has acted upon Numa’s advice.

Aug 15 2015

For The Sake of Accountability, Pierre-Louis OPONT Ought to Be Fired

Pierre-Louis OPONT, the President of the Provisional Electoral Council

After reading this Nouveliste article, Opont a-t-il appris la lecon ?, I could not contain my feeling of discontentment to learn how the August 9 elections were rigged with serious irregularities and violence.

In my humble opinion, I think this Pierre-Louis OPONT ought be fired; he is a failure. Only in Haiti do you see failures being honored and remunerated; only in Haiti do you see someone who blatantly failed in his mission being kept in his position to further fail the nation again and again every chance they get.

Does ACCOUNTABILITY hold any meaning to these people at all?

With responsibility, comes accountability; with accountability, come reward and punishment. That being said, Pierre-Louis OPONT, as president of the electoral council, had the responsibility to gather all available resources at his disposal to successfully organize the Sunday legislative elections. Instead, he brought us shame and despair with his shortcomings. So because he failed to deliver exactly what was expected of him, meaning in accordance with the terms of the mission entrusted with him, he must be held accountable. In other words, he must be fired.

In fact, this man has a track record of failure. He was a high-ranking cadre in the Gaillot Dorsainvil Provisional Electoral Council of 2010; we all know what these guys had done with the elections and how miserable they had failed the country. And we turned around rewarded one of the authors of the electoral blunder with the leadership of the current electoral council. How smart! You cannot be putting failures like OPONT in positions of leadership and expecting successful results. It is not going to happen.

So for the sake of accountability, Pierre-Louis OPONT, the actual had of the electoral council, ought to be asked to resign or be fired –for having miserably failed the country with these bogus elections. The longer he stays in his position, the more tampered the people’s trust will be in the electoral process.

Jul 31 2015

Prezidan Martelly Di Yon Fanm Ayisyèn Nan Miragwan Pou Li Ale Nan Raje Pou Yo Wonfle Bouda l ak Bwa

Prezidan Martelly deraye nèt wi. Misye pa gen okenn dwa pou li di dam nan sa li di li a poutèt dam nan vin “heckle” li pandan ke l ap fè kanpay pou kandida PHTK li yo nan vil Miragwan.

Dam nan nan tout dwa l pou li “heckle” Prezidan an wi. Se konsa li jije nesesè pou li vin manifeste mekontantman li pou jan li wè bagay yo ap fèt nan peyi a. Alòs, li nan tout dwa sivil e politik li pou li vin manifeste nan kanpay Prezidan Martelly ap fè a pou li ka fè pase mesaj pa li a. Li pa fè anyen ki mal.

Pafwa, Prezidan Martelly genlè bliye si l se prezidan nou tout 10 milyon Ayisyen yo wi. Prezidan nou tout Ayisyen yo vle di prezidan moun ki sipòte w yo e prezidan moun ki pa sipòte w yo. Misye, pafwa, konpòte l kòmsi li se Sweet Micky ki nan kare djaz Konpa Dirèk li a k ap di betiz sou stage.

Dam nan se yon “heckler” li ye. Sa l fè a fèt tout tan wi isit Ozetazini –lè Obama, Bill Clinton, Hillary, G. W. Bush, Dick Cheney, elatriye ap adrese yon foul. Men yo toujou aji avèk sivilite pou yo jere sitiyasyon an. Ou pa p wè yo ki tonbe nan nivo ba sa a ap di moun nan vye pawòl lèd e san sans.

Gade videyo sa a kòm ekzanp pou nou ka wè ki jan Prezidan Obama avèk ansyen Prezidan G. W. Bush jere yon fanm ki vin “heckle” yo tou 2 a pandan ke yo t ap bay yon diskou. Ni youn ni lòt pa di dam nan vye mo ki soti nan bouch yo. Jan yo jere dam nan avèk sivilite e pwofesyonalism la, se konsa Prezidan Martelly sipoze jere “hecklers” yo pwochèn fwa li ta rankontre avèk youn.

Kote òganizasyon sa yo ki di ke y ap goumen pou dwa fanm yo respekte andedan peyi a? Kote fanm ki swadizan rele tèt yo lidè politik yo nan peyi a? Èske se tout bon nou la pou n defann dwa fanm yo vre nan sosyete a?

Se pou òganizasyon fanm yo k ap milite pou dwa fanm yo respekte nan peyi a mobilize yo pou yo ekzije Prezidan Martelly prezante ekskiz a dam nan e a tout nasyon an pou lòbèy sa a ke li fè. Bagay sa a inakseptab, e li rive twò lwen.

Mesye dam politisyen yo ki nan swadizan opozisyon an pa di anyen. Yo tout fè kòmsi yo pa wè, yo pa tande. Yo kanpe nan lin y ap tann lajan kanpay nan men Martelly ak K-Plim pou yo ka vòlè.

Kote Edmonde Beauzile, antan ke yon fanm, nan dosye sa a? Depi pati li a jwenn djòb nan gouvènman an pou moun li yo, pa gen pwoblèm, pa gen lòbèy, pa gen dezòd k ap fèt nan gouvènman an ankò… tout pwoblèm, tout lòbèy, tout dezòd rezoud. Manmzèl fèmen bouch li, li fèmen zòrèy li, li fèmen zye li paske li jwenn sa l t ap chèche a –li jwenn djòb nan gouvènman an pou moun ki nan pati Fusion li a.

Poze tèt nou kesyon sa a: si se te yon prezidan Ameriken ki t ap deplimen yon fanm Amerikèn konsa paske fanm nan “heckle” li, kòman sosyete Amerikèn nan, klas politik Amerikèn nan ak laprès Amerikèn t ap reyaji?

Èske derespekte fanm se yon karakteristik kiltirèl sa ye nan kilti pa noumenm Ayisyen? Nan pi wo nivo nan leta a, y ap derespekte fanm an piblik.

Yo ta di m se Prezidan peyi m nan ki fè yon derapaj konsa, m t ap di se pa vre paske m konnen pèp Ayisyen an se youn nan pèp yo rekonet ki gen anpil lizaj lakay li.

Derespekte yon fanm se derespekte tout fanm. E derespekte tout fanm se derespekte tout nasyon an. Alòs se yon bagay ki inakseptab e entolerab konpòtman Prezidan Martelly afiche nan Miragwan nan.

Jul 31 2015

Ki Sa Ki Lakoz Dola Ameriken an Chè konsa nan Peyi a?

Jounen jodi a, goud la, ki se lajan peyi d Ayiti a, ap pèdi pye andedan peyi a. Daprè sa nou aprann de Bank Santral peyi d Ayiti a, si ou pa gen 56.50 goud nan men w, ou pa ka achte 1 dola Ameriken. Ki sa ki lakoz dola Ameriken an ap vann tèt nèg konsa?

An n gade dosye sa a daprè yon konsèp ekonomik “supply and “demand,” ke nou tout sa yo ki te gen chans pran kou ekonomi nan inivèsite konprann trè byen.

Lè pa gen ase nan yon pwodwi [supply] sou mache a, akoz de kantite moun ki dèyè achte pwodwi sa a [demand], pou w kapab dekouraje moun yo [demand la], ou monte pri a [pri a ka monte byen wo pou jistan ou jwenn “threshold” k ap bay “equilibrium” ant “supply” ak “demand” la sou mache a.

Alòs, sa k fè dola a chè a se paske pa gen ase dola k ap sikile nan ekonomi a.

Emann Joasil, kòman fè pa gen ase dola nan ekonomi an, ki sa ki ka lakoz sa, hen?

Bèl kesyon! Gen plizyè bagay ki ka lakoz pa gen ase dola k ap sikile nan ekonomi an. M pral bay ou kèk ladan yo:

1. lè w pa pwodwi pou w ekspòte pou lajan kapab antre nan ekonomi an, sa lakoz pa gen lajan ki pou satisfè “demand” la;

2. lè Dyaspora pa voye lajan akoz de sitiyasyon ekonomik difisil ke l ap viv la, vin pa gen ase lajan nan ekonomi an ki pou satisfè “demand” la [lè Dyaspora a gen yon tous ekonomik k ap deranje l, Ayiti limenm fè sa yo rele yon tibèkiloz ekonomik];

3. lè administrasyon Martelly a ap depanse san kontwòl nan yon dal lòbèy ki pa gen okenn potansyalite ekonomik, lajan pati kite ekonomi an ale lòtbò dlo [paske majorite bagay ke lajan an achte pou fè e òganize bagay sa yo se enpòte yo enpòte yo];

4. lè pa gen envestisè ki pou vin envesti nan ekonomi an akoz de enstabilite politik ke Martelly ak K-Plim kreye nan peyi a, vin pa gen lajan k ap brase nan ekonomi an ki pou pèmèt ke demand pou dola Ameriken an satisfè;

5. lè moun pa antre vin vizite peyi a –akoz de enstabilite politik ke SELEKSYON Martelly ak K-Plim pral lage nan peyi a –sa fè pa gen ase dola k ap brase nan ekonomi an ki pou satisfè “demand” la;

6. lè tout moun sere lajan yo pou yo pa envesti nan ekonomi an akoz de “uncertainty” ki kreye akoz dezòd ak lòbèy ki pral genyen nan peyi a akoz SELEKSYON Martelly ak K-Plim pral fè yo, sa a fè ke pa gen ase dola nan ekonomi an ki pou satisfè demand la.

Ki sa ki pou fèt pou korije sa? Anyen! Nou pa ta sipoze rive la. Sa a se twòkèt la sa… an nou swete ke nou pa janm wè chay la ki dèyè a.

Pa gen okenn solisyon a kou tèm ke w ta konte pran ki pa p vin pi anpire sitiyasyon an a la long. Alòs, kèlkeswa solisyon an, li sipoze long tèm.

Sa n ap viv la a, li pa yon bagay ki parèt bripsoukou non… se tout yon seri de aksyon e desizyon finansyè, ekonomik e politik iresponsab ki vin bay nou l. Alòs se pou n korije erè nou yo pou n ka arive mete ekonomi nou an kanpe sou pye l pou dola a vin ap sikile kòmsadwa pou ke lwa ekonomik “supply and demand” la vin regilarize e estabilize dola Ameriken an sou mache a.

Jul 6 2015

Lil Wayne and Chris Brown Were in Haiti for a Concert of Controversy

On Friday, June 26, 2015, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Swizz Beatz and a panoply of Haitian artists came together under the label of Big O Production of Olivier Martelly, the oldest son of President Martelly of Haiti, to produce the biggest and most controversial concert in the entertainment history of the nation.

According to The Source, an American entertainment magazine, “over 100,000 people” turned out on Champs de Mars, the country’s largest public square, to witness history being made.

Days before the kickoff of the fest, Haitians from all walks of life came out on the radio, street corners and social media to shed their commentaries in support or against it.

The people were diametrically divided on the tenure of the event. If some believed that the moment was not to celebrate, especially not at a time when the Dominican government was deporting illegally and indiscriminately thousands of our people, Olivier Martelly believed otherwise. He saw in the free concert an opportunity to put Haiti in the international spotlight and on the global tourist map. Speaking to Ticket Magazine, he stated:

I am personally very passionate about everything having to do with my country, Haiti. The artists are aware of everything and hope to attract positive attention to the country […] Haiti is back on the world tourist map for some time. Welcoming these megastars is a huge publicity campaign for us. Check out the commentaries on the internet ever since the word about the concert has been out, everybody is talking about it.

Carel Pedre of Radio One, opined along the same lines as Olivier on his radio show as reported by Le Nouvelliste in an article entitled Un concert qui tombe mal. He just could not see how a free concert could harm anything. For him, all the polemic that surrounded the concert was due to the fact that the people were left with the impression that the government did not seem to care about the deportees, who were arriving on our soil in record numbers from the Dominican Republic.

Two things had caused and fueled the controversy that surrounded the concert:

a. the unexpected sociopolitical conjoncture created by the deportation of thousands of our brothers and sisters from the Dominican Republic;

b. the people behind it are related to the country’s political leadership.

Both Olivier and Carel were right on target –from an entertainment perspective. But too bad they are not politicians. They were looking at the concert, and I would not hold that against them, only from an entertainment perspective. That’s where they got it all misconstrued. Whether they wanted it or not, and it was very unfortunate, the event had more of a political connotation than anything else.

In politics, there is this concept called TIMING, a major factor in thinking through political strategies and actions. We have seen such concept played out all the time in American politics. You have to be able to choose the right timing to make political moves. Otherwise, the political fallouts you would have to deal with could be very dreadful and cataclysmic.

Regardless how one is going to spin the politics of the concert to make it fit all rules of political correctness, it is not going to sit well in the court of public opinion, not when it was hosted by the President’s son at a time when we are dealing with an unprecedented sociopolitical situation with the massive deportation of thousands of our people from the Dominican Republic.

The idea behind the concert is great. I personally support it and think we should host concerts of such magnitude in the country every Spring Break or summer in an attempt to sell the paradisiac nature of our country and attract tourists on our shores to come spend money in the economy. The only issue with it was that the timing was POLITICALLY off. But aside from that, I think Big O Production should not and must not let the politics that surrounds this first experience stop him from putting together other concerts of this envergure in the future.

Jun 29 2015

A Rainbow Victory, A Rainbow Revolution!

On Friday, June 26, 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. By this decision, all Americans, no matter their gender and sexual orientation, can now marry whoever they love.

The majority of the justices —Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Anthony Kennedy —held that the right for same-sex couples to marry the people they love is protected under the 14th Amendment, which guarantees equal protection and due process.

Following the landmark decision, In a nine-minute address in the Rose Garden, President Obama has expressed his satisfaction. He believes that “[t]his ruling is a victory for Jim Obergefell and the other plaintiffs in the case. It’s a victory for gay and lesbian couples who have fought so long for their basic civil rights. It’s a victory for their children, whose families will now be recognized as equal to any other. It’s a victory for the allies and friends and supporters who spent years, even decades, working and praying for change to come.”

It’s a rainbow victory, a rainbow revolution. No one has the right to tell people who to love and marry. Such decision is personal and regards no one else but the persons involved. Just because you don’t like something does not make it unlikable for others.

Some are using Bible verses to corroborate their arguments of refute against the Supreme Court’s decision. These verses, in my humble opinion, should be kept and read to whomever gives a damn as the United States is a democracy, not a theocracy.

We need to stop infringing upon the rights of others and dictating them how they should and must live their lives.

What you choose to do with your life is your business. Do as you please so long as by your actions you do not make it impossible or difficult for others in society to enjoy their freedom –like you are enjoying yours.

Tolerance is everything in a democracy; it allows us to better understand the people who are different than us. And if we can understand them, we will be able to live in harmony with them, and that is in spite of our irreconcilable differences.

Jun 23 2015

Ethnic Cleansing in The Dominican Republic Against Dominicans of Haitian Descent: Where Is The International Community in All This?

“Soy Dominicano Como Tu” [English: “I am Dominican Like You”]

Where are the United States and the United Nations in all this? What would have been the attitude of the international community had these people been White?

Former US President Bill Clinton went to war in Bosnia in 1993 to stop former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic in his ethnic cleansing crusade against his own people. How come the same ethnic cleansing crusade is happening as we speak in the Dominican Republic, the backyard of the United States, by the racist Dominican government and the international community is acting as though it is happening on a different planet? We are seeing nothing but seemingly indifference from the international community.

This issue is not a Haitian issue, it is an international issue, an issue displaying the blatant violation of the basic rights of a group of people, some or most of whom Dominicans of Haitian descent. They are being unjustly stripped of their Dominican nationality simply because of their Haitian heritage.

On behalf of my Haitian people, I want to express my deepest gratitude to all the people, especially Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City, who, in spite of all, one way or the other, came out to unequivocally condemn this alarming situation. So on June 17, 2015, Mayor de Blasio posted on the official website of the City of New York a statement in condemnation of the decision by the racist Dominican government to illegally deport tens of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent, in total violation of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizing one’s nationality as a basic and irrefutable right.

Jun 20 2015

The Expulsion of Jacky Lumarque From The Presidential Race Is Too Little Too Late

Jacky Lumarque of the Verite Party

The Provisional Electoral Council (PEC), the nine-member institution commissioned to organize free, credible, transparent and inclusive elections in Haiti, has issued yesterday afternoon a press release to inform the population in general and the political parties in particular that Jacky LUMARQUE, the representative of the Verite Party, the party of former President Preval, in the race has been expelled for not having his discharge certificate, a requirement made by the electoral decree in its Article 90 paragraph (h).

The expulsion of Lumarque –from the list of the candidates accredited by the (PEC) to participate in the upcoming presidential election –is too little too late. It is nothing but a farce or intrigue orchestrated by Martelly and Preval to delude or baffle the people’s vigilance and make them believe that the electoral institution can be trusted to equitably fulfill its mission. We are not going to fall for that.

According to Rudolph Boulos, five of the nine members of the council receive their orders directly from Preval. In other words, it is partially controlled by a very influential leader of a political party –the supreme leader of the Verite Party. So we do not trust the institution to organize free, credible, transparent, inclusive and democratic elections in the country.

While the Provisional Electoral Council is at it, while they are cleaning up the house by excluding from the presidential race those candidates not having their discharge certificate, we are asking them not to forget to apply the same rules to these councilmembers –Pierre-Louis Opont, former General Manager of the PEC that had organized the 2010 elections; Marie Carmelle Paul-Austin, former Education Minister; Yolette Menguale and Nehemie Joseph, members of the previous PEC –who too need to have their clearance papers. Their presence in the institution violates Article 90 of the electoral decree. They cannot be enforcing a law which they are not in conformity with. Without their proper discharge papers, they have no business to be in the institution pushing candidates away for lacking the same piece of document as them.

This Provisional Electoral Council has no credibility to organize the elections; it does not inspire trust. We do not trust it to honorably fulfill its mission, which is to organize free, credible, transparent and inclusive elections in the country. We do not feel safe participating in these elections, not when we know that the institution is controlled by rival political parties. We want democratic elections in the country, not a SELECTION where the winners are already decided –without the full participation of the population.

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