SPAIN'S FORMERE COLONIES NOW 'PART OF THE SOLUTION'
(Sacramento Bee) - By Alfonso Castiglia Barzelli and Pedro Servin (AP)
ASUNCION, Paraguay -- It was a strange new world for Spain and Portugal as they began their annual meeting Friday with their former colonies: For the first time, Latin America is growing strong and the Europeans are looking for help.
"It's a good time for Latin America, and the summit should serve to strengthen ties between all the participating countries," said Spanish President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, one of the first leaders to arrive in Paraguay's capital for the 23-nation IberoAmerican Conference.
In the past, Latin American nations were the economic weaklings and looking for aid. Now Spain and Portugal's economies are struggling and their former colonies are growing strong with average economic growth of 6 percent a year despite the global slowdown. Migration from Europe to Latin America has been up sharply as a result.
"For the first time, Latin America is not part of the problem, but part of the solution," said the group's secretary general, Uruguayan economist Enrique Iglesias.
But several experts told the conference that Latin America should be doing much better.
"Investment is low, which generates factories of inequality, and has us advancing at a tortoise's pace. We're not getting anywhere," said Alicia Barcena, who runs the United Nations' commission on economics for Latin America and the Caribbean. Angel Gurria, secretary of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, called for governments to demand more from those with higher incomes.
"The region should transform its growth into socially sustainable development. But in general the countries have taxes that aren't high enough. In the case of Paraguay, taxation is just 13 percent, so you can't ask much of the government," he said.
Spain's secretary of state for international cooperation, Soraya Rodriguez, made a similar argument. "Latin America needs strong governments, with a high quality of life, security and a gradual taxation system that rises to at least 33 percent (of income). It should approach fiscal reforms with courage."
Despite the region's strong growth, one in three Latin Americans lives in poverty - a total of 180 million people - and 10 of the region's countries are among the world's 15 with the most unequal incomes, Gurria said. That makes them vulnerable to the ups and downs of the global economy, he said.
Spain's king, Juan Carlos, also flew in, but the summit has proven to be the least attended in the group's history, with 10 member presidents finding one reason or another to stay home.
Haiti's foreign minister, Laurent Lamothe, did attend, to ask for Haiti to be accepted as a full member and to seek foriegn investment in his impoverished Caribbean nation.
"Although we speak French, we're an Afro-Latino country," Lamothe said.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
ARTICLE - HEALTHY NATIONALISM
HEALTHY NATIONALISM
(Catholic News Agency) - By Deacon Patrick Moynihan
Haiti needs a shot in the arm with a dose of healthy nationalism. I am not talking about xenophobia or the sort of rabid nationalism which has crippled Cuba and Venezuela, but a national pride which can inspire a positive move toward self-sustainability.
Chile is a good example of a country that has recently displayed healthy nationalism in the face of a natural disaster. Being in a strong economic position at the time of its earthquake and having seen Haiti’s government overrun by a flood of non-governmental organizations, Chile was able to decline international aid. This was a strong statement of positive nationalism and it worked.
Long-term, authentic nationalism results from the ability of a country’s citizens to believe in the functionality of their country. To foster this internal confidence, a country must have at least the following: a just and reasonable rule of law and a government that can execute it fairly, a working economy, access to education, basic social security, and a clear sense of national identity. In the case of an impoverished nation, healthy nationalism also requires that citizens can envision a brighter future.
The lack of these basic elements provides a breeding ground for malformed social movements such as we saw in the first half of the 20th century in Europe and later in our own hemisphere. In difficult times, it is easy for despotic leaders to exploit fear and the romantic memory of a past time of grandeur in order to create faux “national movements” based in hatred. We have seen Jihadists take similar advantage of dire conditions.
It would not be difficult to create a version of these malignant movements in Haiti today. A misguided leader with a bit of charisma and creative speech could easily sweep the country into a fear-mongering movement. The two groups that are especially vulnerable to this type of negative movement are the people in the camps and those people living right next door who are not happy that the camps exist.
If the nations of the world, especially those of this hemisphere, do not want Haiti to default to radicalism, financial assistance to Haiti needs to be focused on these nation-building blocks. This assistance cannot be distributed through the U.N. or non-governmental organizations directly to the people. It needs to go through an internationally supported and internally led government—a government that can promote a healthy sense of nationalism.
International support also has to be large enough to actually produce improvements in the country’s physical infrastructure. This means money for building public schools, not for vouchers. This means trade and technical support to develop the REAL economy—not the informal sector, the unruly child of well-intentioned charity and relief organizations.
It is also very important that Haiti be protected from China. China has already begun its quiet invasion by dumping cheap motorcycles into Haiti. Next, China will exploit the textile trade preferences recently granted to Haiti, as the lumbering giant already has done in Sub-Saharan Africa. Attention also needs to be paid to issues with rogue activities. Given the U.S.’s concerns about Pakistan, it is noteworthy that the Pakistan military participates in the U.N. force in Haiti.
Recent political events in Haiti have not helped the country develop internally. Founded or not, the street view is that the Prime Minister is the overt imposition of an inexperienced outsider put in place by outsiders. This may be an unfair representation of Clinton’s former U.N. chief of staff. However, Mr. Conille has spent the preponderance of the last decade outside of Haiti working on international health matters. He has no experience with the broad based economic issues of development or the complex workings of Haitian politics. For many Haitians, “Clinton’s man” comes with a certain peze-nen.
President Martelly’s interest in bringing back the military is also not helpful. The recent editorial in the Washington Post rejecting the idea of re-forming the military in Haiti is correct. The driving force behind this idea is a myopic, romantic yearning for a time when Haiti appeared to have order. However, healthy nationalism will not be achieved through flashy uniforms, marching drills, and coercion. Haiti does not need a return of the military—Haiti just needs one of the half-dozen or more divisions of civil police to actually succeed at civic security.
The largest damper on the building of a healthy nationalism in Haiti is the presence of thousands of NGOs—the vast majority of which are currently side-stepping the national government and applying aid with no recourse to any one government institution. This is certainly not a situation where the people gain any sort of positive feelings toward their government.
I am confident Haiti can discover its core national pride because I see it daily in the students at Louverture Cleary. Long before the earthquake, the Louverture Cleary student body adopted the mantra, “Nou Pare Pou n Rebati Ayiti, et ou?” which translates as, “We are ready to rebuild Haiti, and you?” This motto is not only eerily prescient – it proves Haitians know that their country will ultimately have to be BUILT by them, not fixed by outsiders.
* Deacon Patrick Moynihan graduated Culver Military Academy in 1983, from Brown University with BA in Sanskrit and Classics in 1987, and from Providence College with an MA in Religious Studies [Theology] in 1999.
He taught Latin and English in a Catholic High School from 1987 to 1990, traded commodities, futures and options for an international trading company from 1990 to 1995 and directed a free Catholic mission school in Haiti for academically gifted children from the poorest areas around Port au Prince from 1996 to 2006.
Deacon Moynihan was ordained in October of 2001 as a permanent deacon for the Diocese of Rockford [IL] where he was the director of formation and later the Office for the Permanent Diaconate from 2001 to 2006. He has since gone back to Haiti and is currently the president of The Haitian Project.
(Catholic News Agency) - By Deacon Patrick Moynihan
Haiti needs a shot in the arm with a dose of healthy nationalism. I am not talking about xenophobia or the sort of rabid nationalism which has crippled Cuba and Venezuela, but a national pride which can inspire a positive move toward self-sustainability.
Chile is a good example of a country that has recently displayed healthy nationalism in the face of a natural disaster. Being in a strong economic position at the time of its earthquake and having seen Haiti’s government overrun by a flood of non-governmental organizations, Chile was able to decline international aid. This was a strong statement of positive nationalism and it worked.
Long-term, authentic nationalism results from the ability of a country’s citizens to believe in the functionality of their country. To foster this internal confidence, a country must have at least the following: a just and reasonable rule of law and a government that can execute it fairly, a working economy, access to education, basic social security, and a clear sense of national identity. In the case of an impoverished nation, healthy nationalism also requires that citizens can envision a brighter future.
The lack of these basic elements provides a breeding ground for malformed social movements such as we saw in the first half of the 20th century in Europe and later in our own hemisphere. In difficult times, it is easy for despotic leaders to exploit fear and the romantic memory of a past time of grandeur in order to create faux “national movements” based in hatred. We have seen Jihadists take similar advantage of dire conditions.
It would not be difficult to create a version of these malignant movements in Haiti today. A misguided leader with a bit of charisma and creative speech could easily sweep the country into a fear-mongering movement. The two groups that are especially vulnerable to this type of negative movement are the people in the camps and those people living right next door who are not happy that the camps exist.
If the nations of the world, especially those of this hemisphere, do not want Haiti to default to radicalism, financial assistance to Haiti needs to be focused on these nation-building blocks. This assistance cannot be distributed through the U.N. or non-governmental organizations directly to the people. It needs to go through an internationally supported and internally led government—a government that can promote a healthy sense of nationalism.
International support also has to be large enough to actually produce improvements in the country’s physical infrastructure. This means money for building public schools, not for vouchers. This means trade and technical support to develop the REAL economy—not the informal sector, the unruly child of well-intentioned charity and relief organizations.
It is also very important that Haiti be protected from China. China has already begun its quiet invasion by dumping cheap motorcycles into Haiti. Next, China will exploit the textile trade preferences recently granted to Haiti, as the lumbering giant already has done in Sub-Saharan Africa. Attention also needs to be paid to issues with rogue activities. Given the U.S.’s concerns about Pakistan, it is noteworthy that the Pakistan military participates in the U.N. force in Haiti.
Recent political events in Haiti have not helped the country develop internally. Founded or not, the street view is that the Prime Minister is the overt imposition of an inexperienced outsider put in place by outsiders. This may be an unfair representation of Clinton’s former U.N. chief of staff. However, Mr. Conille has spent the preponderance of the last decade outside of Haiti working on international health matters. He has no experience with the broad based economic issues of development or the complex workings of Haitian politics. For many Haitians, “Clinton’s man” comes with a certain peze-nen.
President Martelly’s interest in bringing back the military is also not helpful. The recent editorial in the Washington Post rejecting the idea of re-forming the military in Haiti is correct. The driving force behind this idea is a myopic, romantic yearning for a time when Haiti appeared to have order. However, healthy nationalism will not be achieved through flashy uniforms, marching drills, and coercion. Haiti does not need a return of the military—Haiti just needs one of the half-dozen or more divisions of civil police to actually succeed at civic security.
The largest damper on the building of a healthy nationalism in Haiti is the presence of thousands of NGOs—the vast majority of which are currently side-stepping the national government and applying aid with no recourse to any one government institution. This is certainly not a situation where the people gain any sort of positive feelings toward their government.
I am confident Haiti can discover its core national pride because I see it daily in the students at Louverture Cleary. Long before the earthquake, the Louverture Cleary student body adopted the mantra, “Nou Pare Pou n Rebati Ayiti, et ou?” which translates as, “We are ready to rebuild Haiti, and you?” This motto is not only eerily prescient – it proves Haitians know that their country will ultimately have to be BUILT by them, not fixed by outsiders.
* Deacon Patrick Moynihan graduated Culver Military Academy in 1983, from Brown University with BA in Sanskrit and Classics in 1987, and from Providence College with an MA in Religious Studies [Theology] in 1999.
He taught Latin and English in a Catholic High School from 1987 to 1990, traded commodities, futures and options for an international trading company from 1990 to 1995 and directed a free Catholic mission school in Haiti for academically gifted children from the poorest areas around Port au Prince from 1996 to 2006.
Deacon Moynihan was ordained in October of 2001 as a permanent deacon for the Diocese of Rockford [IL] where he was the director of formation and later the Office for the Permanent Diaconate from 2001 to 2006. He has since gone back to Haiti and is currently the president of The Haitian Project.
ARTICLE - CANADIAN AID WORKER SHOT
CANADIAN AID WORKER SHOT IN HAITI
(CBC) -
A Canadian aid worker was shot and another man killed while driving through a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Francklin Guerrier and the driver were attacked by people on a motorcycle, according to A Radio-Canada correspondent in Haiti. The driver was killed.
Guerrier, a Quebec retired lawyer, was shot in the collar bone and is recovering in hospital, his brother Eric Piérre told Radio-Canada.
The motive for the attack is unknown.
"My thoughts and prayers are with the Guerrier family as they recover from this tragic incident," International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda said in a statement.
"I am glad to hear M. Guerrier is in stable condition. I offer condolences to the family of his friend. Our government is working with consular officials to ensure the family receives support in this time of need."
(CBC) -
A Canadian aid worker was shot and another man killed while driving through a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Francklin Guerrier and the driver were attacked by people on a motorcycle, according to A Radio-Canada correspondent in Haiti. The driver was killed.
Guerrier, a Quebec retired lawyer, was shot in the collar bone and is recovering in hospital, his brother Eric Piérre told Radio-Canada.
The motive for the attack is unknown.
"My thoughts and prayers are with the Guerrier family as they recover from this tragic incident," International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda said in a statement.
"I am glad to hear M. Guerrier is in stable condition. I offer condolences to the family of his friend. Our government is working with consular officials to ensure the family receives support in this time of need."
ARTICLE - COUNTERATTACK OF PARLIAMENT
BELIZAIRE CASE: THE COUNTERATTACK OF PARLIAMENT
(Haiti Libre) -
Both rooms were in session, until late Friday evening in response to the arrest the day before of deputy Arnel Bélizaire, in order to determine measures to be taken in response to the arrest of Deputy Bélizaire deemed as being illegal. The senators believe that the arrest of Bélizaire by police officers, by order of the prosecutor, "threatens the democratic foundation of the nation, while trampling the dignity of the legislature."
Both chambers, ... have adopted resolutions. The lower house passed a resolution asking for explanations and calling for the resignation of Ministers Josué Pierre-Louis, Minister of Justice and Public Security, Mr. Thierry Mayard Paul, Minister of Interior and National Defense, Michel Brunache, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs [who would be involved in the blocking of access for the deputies to the diplomatic lounge of the International Airport] and of Mr. Félix Léger Commissioner of the Government; all considered as directly responsible of the arrest of the Deputy Arnel Bélizaire .... 71 parliamentarians have signed the resolutions a few hours after Deputy Bélizaire, was taken back to the Lower House by the prison administration.
Deputy Abel Descolines explained, "It's first a draft resolution, it is not really a resolution to the extent that the Chamber of Deputies is in extraordinary session so we are not able to organize a session, but given the urgency and the complexity of the situation after the arrest of our colleague Arnel Bélizaire, [...] there is a special session which grouped the majority of deputies of the 49th Legislature.
At the end of the debates that lasted several hours, it was agreed that we adopt a draft resolution to denounce the illegal arrest of deputy [Bélizaire] to the extent that the procedures of the Constitution were not complied with[...] this draft resolution will be finalized within 24 hours [...] it's primarily a formal and official denunciation of the Deputies of the 49th Legislature of the arrest, which did not follow the procedures of the Constitution; of a Deputy in the exercise of his functions, to the extent that the procedure which should, eventually have led to the waiver of parliamentary immunity was not made [...] in this draft resolution, it is a question for a set of Ministers to give explanations about what happened [...] at the end of this explanation, the entire legislative body or a majority, will decide the ... follow up the to questions that can lead to an interpellation [of the people involved] [...]"
If these ministers and Secretary of State do not leave their posts, they will be interpellated at the opening of Parliament in January 2012 and will be subject to a vote of censorship or of no confidence, according to the Constitution [they risk destitution]. Regarding this possibility, the deputy Abel Descolines declared "we're not there yet [...] It is a draft resolution. Currently the Assembly has as its' concern to give a political response to what the 49th Legislature considers as an affront [...] we do not anticipate we will finalize the resolution within 24 hours"
Deputy Guy Gérard Georges stated "... the resolution requests that the Minister of Justice, the Minister of the Interior, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, s not the Foreign Minister, because he was not there [...] that they resign [...] and if they do not resign, when we will enter the second Monday of January in regular session, we will take the legal steps that the Constitution gives us to let go these Ministers; if they have not resigned voluntarily [...]"
For its part, the Senate, in a resolution signed by 16 senators decided to interpellate Josué Pierre-Louis, Minister of Justice and Michel Brunache, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, on 3 November. Mr. Michel Brunach is interpellated on the fact that parliamentarians were denied access to the diplomatic lounge of the airport Toussaint Louverture, during the operation that led to the arrest of the deputy.
Josué Pierre-Louis, the Minister of Justice and Public Security, said Friday, before the press as not having made an intervention to the Commissioner of the Government and denied any involvement in the arrest of Deputy Bélizaire, saying that it was in no case an order of the Ministry of Justice. "There are several authorities who spoke on the issue. What I can say, is that the conduct of state affairs requires cool and calm [...] the law prohibits a Minister of Justice to give individual instructions as part of a file which is treated by the justice. Of course, the Government Commissioner is the representative of the executive within the judiciary, but the representative of the executive. It's within the framework of the implementation of penal policy of the government, but not in the exercise of the public service [...] I can ask the Government Commissioner to put a public action in motion, if there is public outcry, if there is "fragrance", but I can not call the Government Commissioner to prohibit him from putting a public action in motion. Yesterday I received a letter at 1:00 pm, from the office of the Chamber of Deputies. Immediately I contacted the Government Commissioner to ask him to explain to me the law, ... if the facts are constituted, .... if the facts are based, ... if the procedure meets the legal requirements..."
The first reaction of the Parliament confirms the deterioration of relations with the Executive and the opening of hostilities with all legal means provided by the Constitution.
(Haiti Libre) -
Both rooms were in session, until late Friday evening in response to the arrest the day before of deputy Arnel Bélizaire, in order to determine measures to be taken in response to the arrest of Deputy Bélizaire deemed as being illegal. The senators believe that the arrest of Bélizaire by police officers, by order of the prosecutor, "threatens the democratic foundation of the nation, while trampling the dignity of the legislature."
Both chambers, ... have adopted resolutions. The lower house passed a resolution asking for explanations and calling for the resignation of Ministers Josué Pierre-Louis, Minister of Justice and Public Security, Mr. Thierry Mayard Paul, Minister of Interior and National Defense, Michel Brunache, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs [who would be involved in the blocking of access for the deputies to the diplomatic lounge of the International Airport] and of Mr. Félix Léger Commissioner of the Government; all considered as directly responsible of the arrest of the Deputy Arnel Bélizaire .... 71 parliamentarians have signed the resolutions a few hours after Deputy Bélizaire, was taken back to the Lower House by the prison administration.
Deputy Abel Descolines explained, "It's first a draft resolution, it is not really a resolution to the extent that the Chamber of Deputies is in extraordinary session so we are not able to organize a session, but given the urgency and the complexity of the situation after the arrest of our colleague Arnel Bélizaire, [...] there is a special session which grouped the majority of deputies of the 49th Legislature.
At the end of the debates that lasted several hours, it was agreed that we adopt a draft resolution to denounce the illegal arrest of deputy [Bélizaire] to the extent that the procedures of the Constitution were not complied with[...] this draft resolution will be finalized within 24 hours [...] it's primarily a formal and official denunciation of the Deputies of the 49th Legislature of the arrest, which did not follow the procedures of the Constitution; of a Deputy in the exercise of his functions, to the extent that the procedure which should, eventually have led to the waiver of parliamentary immunity was not made [...] in this draft resolution, it is a question for a set of Ministers to give explanations about what happened [...] at the end of this explanation, the entire legislative body or a majority, will decide the ... follow up the to questions that can lead to an interpellation [of the people involved] [...]"
If these ministers and Secretary of State do not leave their posts, they will be interpellated at the opening of Parliament in January 2012 and will be subject to a vote of censorship or of no confidence, according to the Constitution [they risk destitution]. Regarding this possibility, the deputy Abel Descolines declared "we're not there yet [...] It is a draft resolution. Currently the Assembly has as its' concern to give a political response to what the 49th Legislature considers as an affront [...] we do not anticipate we will finalize the resolution within 24 hours"
Deputy Guy Gérard Georges stated "... the resolution requests that the Minister of Justice, the Minister of the Interior, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, s not the Foreign Minister, because he was not there [...] that they resign [...] and if they do not resign, when we will enter the second Monday of January in regular session, we will take the legal steps that the Constitution gives us to let go these Ministers; if they have not resigned voluntarily [...]"
For its part, the Senate, in a resolution signed by 16 senators decided to interpellate Josué Pierre-Louis, Minister of Justice and Michel Brunache, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, on 3 November. Mr. Michel Brunach is interpellated on the fact that parliamentarians were denied access to the diplomatic lounge of the airport Toussaint Louverture, during the operation that led to the arrest of the deputy.
Josué Pierre-Louis, the Minister of Justice and Public Security, said Friday, before the press as not having made an intervention to the Commissioner of the Government and denied any involvement in the arrest of Deputy Bélizaire, saying that it was in no case an order of the Ministry of Justice. "There are several authorities who spoke on the issue. What I can say, is that the conduct of state affairs requires cool and calm [...] the law prohibits a Minister of Justice to give individual instructions as part of a file which is treated by the justice. Of course, the Government Commissioner is the representative of the executive within the judiciary, but the representative of the executive. It's within the framework of the implementation of penal policy of the government, but not in the exercise of the public service [...] I can ask the Government Commissioner to put a public action in motion, if there is public outcry, if there is "fragrance", but I can not call the Government Commissioner to prohibit him from putting a public action in motion. Yesterday I received a letter at 1:00 pm, from the office of the Chamber of Deputies. Immediately I contacted the Government Commissioner to ask him to explain to me the law, ... if the facts are constituted, .... if the facts are based, ... if the procedure meets the legal requirements..."
The first reaction of the Parliament confirms the deterioration of relations with the Executive and the opening of hostilities with all legal means provided by the Constitution.
ARTICLE - DEPUTIES - AFTER 4 GOV'T HEADS
71 DEPUTIES RESOLVE TO REMOVE THE AUTHORITY OF 4 GOVERNMENT HEADS
(Defend Haiti) -
PORT-AU-PRINCE - With an affirmative vote from 71 members of the Lower House, a resolution on Friday calls for the immediate resignation of the Ministers of Justice and Interior, Joshua Pierre-Louis and Thierry Mayard Paul, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Michel Brunache and the Attorney General in Port-au-Prince, Félix Léger, who are considered directly responsible for the illegal arrest of Deputy Arnel Bélizaire (Delmas & Tabarre/Veye-Yo).
71 elected officials from every political party, approved the resolution arguing that these state officials were "identified as the perpetrators of the abduction and sequestration" of the elected representative of Delmas & Tabarre.
"The authority of Pierre-Louis, Mayard Paul, Brunache and Léger is no longer recognized as of today" proclaims the text approved at an informal meeting attended by Deputy Bélizaire as agents from the National Penitentiary released him to the house in the afternoon.
(Defend Haiti) -
PORT-AU-PRINCE - With an affirmative vote from 71 members of the Lower House, a resolution on Friday calls for the immediate resignation of the Ministers of Justice and Interior, Joshua Pierre-Louis and Thierry Mayard Paul, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Michel Brunache and the Attorney General in Port-au-Prince, Félix Léger, who are considered directly responsible for the illegal arrest of Deputy Arnel Bélizaire (Delmas & Tabarre/Veye-Yo).
71 elected officials from every political party, approved the resolution arguing that these state officials were "identified as the perpetrators of the abduction and sequestration" of the elected representative of Delmas & Tabarre.
"The authority of Pierre-Louis, Mayard Paul, Brunache and Léger is no longer recognized as of today" proclaims the text approved at an informal meeting attended by Deputy Bélizaire as agents from the National Penitentiary released him to the house in the afternoon.
ARTICLE - SENATE TO VERIFY NATIONALITY
SENATE TO VERIFY NATIONALITY OF PRESIDENT MARTELLY AND MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT
(Defend Haiti) -
PORT-AU-PRINCE - The Senate approved Friday the establishment of a commission of nine members with a mandate to investigate the citizenship of President Michel Martelly and all members of the government, which could, by the constitution create cause for impeachment of the president and all the members of the government.
In the context of the 'political crisis' that has transpired from the arrest of Deputy Arnel Bélizaire (Delmas & Tabarre/Veye-Yo) and by the initiative of Senator Moïse Jean-Charles (Nord/Inite), the commission, which includes representatives of all affiliations, is composed of Senators:
Joel J. Joseph (Ouest/Inite),
Joseph Lambert (Sud-Est/Inite),
Yvon Buissereth (Sud/Inite),
Steven Benoit (Ouest/Alternative),
Youri Latortue (Artibonite/AAA),
Nènèl Cassy (Nippes/Inite),
Evallière Beauplan (Nord-Ouest/Pont),
Simon Dieuseul Desras (Centre/Lavni)
and Moïse Jean-Charles.
On the proposal of Senator Riché Andris (Grande Anse/Alternative)and Youri Latortue, the office of the Senate decided at a special session devoted to the arrest of the deputy of Delmas & Tabarre, to achieve an internal vetting, in which the nationality of all commissioners will be combed through before being allowed to examine the records of members of the Executive.
In his reflections on the need to ensure that those placed at the helm are above all suspicion, Senator Jean-Charles said that .... the members of the new cabinet have had no serious study, during the ratification process. Jean-Charles took the opportunity to blame the passivity of the Senate .... against the excesses of power.
"If Presidents Aristide and Préval had committed excesses that President Martelly has already accumulated, they [senators] would already have been up in arms," noted Jean-Charles, listing the Haitian leader's attacks against the press and Parliament.
For his part, his colleague Simon Dieuseul Desras said to the attention of all members of the commission that they carry a heavy responsibility by agreeing to participate in the examination of nationality of those who govern us.
"Everyone will be under the supervision of a global satellite" system warned the representative of the Central Plateau (Centre) in the presence of Arnel Belizaire who attended the meeting.
The President of the Republic left Haiti on the day of the arrest of Bélizaire. Opponents point to the president's ease and selection of travel on days where he is challenged by parliament (e.g. the vote to ratify the first and second Prime Minister-designates, Daniel Rouzier and Bernard Gousse).
The Haitian constitution, in the version currently in effect, prohibits dual citizenship and provides for the impeachment of the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, Ministers, Senators and Deputies if they find themselves in such situations.
(Defend Haiti) -
PORT-AU-PRINCE - The Senate approved Friday the establishment of a commission of nine members with a mandate to investigate the citizenship of President Michel Martelly and all members of the government, which could, by the constitution create cause for impeachment of the president and all the members of the government.
In the context of the 'political crisis' that has transpired from the arrest of Deputy Arnel Bélizaire (Delmas & Tabarre/Veye-Yo) and by the initiative of Senator Moïse Jean-Charles (Nord/Inite), the commission, which includes representatives of all affiliations, is composed of Senators:
Joel J. Joseph (Ouest/Inite),
Joseph Lambert (Sud-Est/Inite),
Yvon Buissereth (Sud/Inite),
Steven Benoit (Ouest/Alternative),
Youri Latortue (Artibonite/AAA),
Nènèl Cassy (Nippes/Inite),
Evallière Beauplan (Nord-Ouest/Pont),
Simon Dieuseul Desras (Centre/Lavni)
and Moïse Jean-Charles.
On the proposal of Senator Riché Andris (Grande Anse/Alternative)and Youri Latortue, the office of the Senate decided at a special session devoted to the arrest of the deputy of Delmas & Tabarre, to achieve an internal vetting, in which the nationality of all commissioners will be combed through before being allowed to examine the records of members of the Executive.
In his reflections on the need to ensure that those placed at the helm are above all suspicion, Senator Jean-Charles said that .... the members of the new cabinet have had no serious study, during the ratification process. Jean-Charles took the opportunity to blame the passivity of the Senate .... against the excesses of power.
"If Presidents Aristide and Préval had committed excesses that President Martelly has already accumulated, they [senators] would already have been up in arms," noted Jean-Charles, listing the Haitian leader's attacks against the press and Parliament.
For his part, his colleague Simon Dieuseul Desras said to the attention of all members of the commission that they carry a heavy responsibility by agreeing to participate in the examination of nationality of those who govern us.
"Everyone will be under the supervision of a global satellite" system warned the representative of the Central Plateau (Centre) in the presence of Arnel Belizaire who attended the meeting.
The President of the Republic left Haiti on the day of the arrest of Bélizaire. Opponents point to the president's ease and selection of travel on days where he is challenged by parliament (e.g. the vote to ratify the first and second Prime Minister-designates, Daniel Rouzier and Bernard Gousse).
The Haitian constitution, in the version currently in effect, prohibits dual citizenship and provides for the impeachment of the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, Ministers, Senators and Deputies if they find themselves in such situations.
ARTICLE - ELECTIONS - NOT BEFORE 2012
NEXT ELECTIONS, NOT BEFORE 2012
(Haiti Libre) -
If we stick to the Constitution, there remains a little more than two weeks to organize the upcoming partial senatorial elections [renewal of the third of the Senate] and for the municipal elections.
Pierre Louis Opont, Director General of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) explained that "The elections are not possible for the end of this year given the duration of the preparation process. The political and technical conditions are not met", noting that no presidential decree convoking the people to the polls has been published and the establishment of the electoral machine can not be done in less than four months.
(Haiti Libre) -
If we stick to the Constitution, there remains a little more than two weeks to organize the upcoming partial senatorial elections [renewal of the third of the Senate] and for the municipal elections.
Pierre Louis Opont, Director General of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) explained that "The elections are not possible for the end of this year given the duration of the preparation process. The political and technical conditions are not met", noting that no presidential decree convoking the people to the polls has been published and the establishment of the electoral machine can not be done in less than four months.
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