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Pancarte PetroCaribe Challenge, Jovenel Moïse Behind Bars.

10/10/2018

HAPPENINGS by RAJ WANTED Pancarte PetroCaribe Challenge, Jovenel Moïse behind bars. October 17 will mark the 212th anniversary of the assassination of Haiti’s hero of independence, Jean-Jacques Dessalines. On that date, there is a callfor nationwide demonstrations to draw more attention on the $3.8 billion heist of the PetroCaribe Fund by government officials, from 2008 to 2016. Meanwhile, the government has announced a first : The Ministry of Education will organize all sorts of games throughout the country for the youth, in remembrance of that fateful day, only two years…

When People Lose Confidence in their Leaders, these Also Lose their Legitimacy

08/01/2018

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| Éditorial, Haïti, Société

The looting, fire and destruction of shops, commercial installations and other businesses during the riots last July 6-8 have sorely tested the country’s leaders. President Jovenel Moïse and leaders of both Houses were absent for more than 24 hours, thus considered AWOL. This has led to a loss of authority at all levels of public administration. But the verbal duel triggered by mutual denunciations between Senate President Joseph Lambert and his colleague of the Southeastern department, Ricard Pierre, has led to a situation whereby the people lose confidence in their leaders….