Rather than producing a competent president, the upcoming presidential election could leave Haiti in ruins. For starters, whether to hold it or not has turned into a tug of war.
2020 Elections, Latest News
‘We’ll taste grease from their rice,’ Haitians say about U.S. elections
From his home in Carrefour-Feuilles, Port-au-Prince, Handy Calixte, 37, keeps up with U.S. elections news through television, radio and the internet — almost as much as he does Haitian news.
Columns, Opinion
How to fix the 2014 law that turned Haitian political parties into stampeding gangs
The Haitian government law of January 16, 2014, relating to political parties’ training, their operation, and their financing, contributes greatly to their failure. But the law is salvageable.
Haiti, Haitian Times Morning News Roundup
Ex-president of the senate leaves Haiti’s Democratic party
Former senator Kely Bastien announced that he has parted ways with Haiti’s Democratic party after controversies involving other members, he said in a statement released on Monday.
Haitian Times Morning News Roundup
To protest against the “Municipal Commissions”, Haitian City halls are ransacked and burned
From Tabarre, Desdunes, Port-Salut, Léogâne, Gonaïves, Gressier, to Petit-Goâve and cities across thecountry are under protest after Jovenel Moise arbitrarily removed mayoral cartels and replaced them with supporters. “A small group which…
Haiti, Latest News, Op-eds, Opinion
Haiti and the collapse of a political and economic system
You can draw a pretty straight line from the last electoral process to the current unrest in Haiti. Building for months, and frankly years, the country has now been shut down for five days as tensions – and violence – increase, threatening President Jovenel Moise’s mandate.
Warped Lens
Jovenel Moise Owes Haitians Answers on Missing Petrocaribe Funds
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.