The opposition parties exists only in name and they are plentiful. But we don’t hear much about their plans and their vision for the country, even during elections. The attitude is “give me the power and I will show you.” That is warped logic and it has gotten us anything but warped reality.
Kanaval 2018, Port-au-Prince, Haiti By Garry Pierre-Pierre Complicating the situation even more this year is that Moise declared a national…
Thinking that someone with a surname that some falsely remember as our golden savior is foolish and will lead Haiti even deeper into the abyss that it already finds itself.
4th Annual NAAHP Conference. Photo Credit: Vania Andre By Garry Pierre-Pierre Many of those demanding for justice fail to realize…
By Garry Pierre-Pierre Democracy it is said is a messy thing. The United States is finding out how untidy it…
However, Haiti appears to be unsure of the role of the opposition, and our zero sum mentality into everything has been the hallmark of the country’s politics. Last Tuesday’s elections in the U.S can be used as a roadmap by Haitian politicians on how to be a member of the opposition party.
In its 2008 carnival song Defile, the group RAM, paid homage to Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haiti’s chief liberator. “We celebrate Dessalines’…
By Garry Pierre-Pierre A few months after Jean Bertrand Aristide was ousted as president of Haiti following a bloody coup…
Jean Henry Ceant By Garry Pierre-Pierre Over the weekend, the Haitian parliament voted overwhelmingly for Jean Henry Ceant to lead…
Things are so bad for the average Haitian that they are willing to live anywhere, no matter how dehumanizing they may find their lives in their new land. Their reasoning is that things are worse for them in their homeland. That’s sad and I am sure it rips your heart to know that as president you are ruling over a people who would rather be anywhere but home.