Analyses & Opinions
Corruption and cronyism hold Haiti back (Miami Herald Letter to Editor)
- Détails
- Catégorie : Opinions
- Publié le samedi 24 mai 2014 01:10
In his May 13 Other Views column, Politics of the past holding Haiti back, Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe said that Haiti's progress is being held back by "politics of the past" and the "intransigence" of a few politicians who are blocking the implementation of the El Rancho Agreement.
This agreement calls for legislative and municipal elections to be held in October. The inconvenient truth is, it is Lamothe's penchant for corruption and his constant failure to honor democratic principles that have set back Haiti's progress toward democracy and its ability to attract foreign investment.
Lamothe's opinion is a distorted fantasy bred by rejection of reason designed for public consumption by the gullible.
Lamothe was formally appointed prime minister on May 4, 2012, amid rumors that he had been engaged in a vote-buying scheme during his confirmation by the Haitian Parliament. Since his appointment, his government has been marked by scandals involving corruption and cronyism. The Haitian government's program of free education funded by millions of dollars collected from the Haitian Diaspora as a form of tax on telephone calls and money transfers had been mired with corruption.
In April 2013, Lamothe and his former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Richard Casimir, admitted under oath during a Senate hearing that they misappropriated $3.4 million of government funds.
Lamothe's claims of Haiti's economic growth and his government's social programs to assist the poor are empty rhetoric. Though Haiti's economy grew by a mere percentage point in 2013, that growth was due solely to the contributions and expenses of nongovernmental organizations operating in Haiti. The sad fact is, most Haitians continue to live in abject poverty with no electricity, drinkable water or sanitation. Haiti remains one of the most corrupt countries in the world, and one of the most difficult places to do business.
It is corruption that is holding Haiti back, not the opposition.
Emmanuel Roy, former adviser to Haiti's President Michel Martelly, Spokane, Wash.
Source: Miami Herald
Lire Aussi:
- Le prestigieux Wall Street Journal a cité ToutHaiti.com comme référence pour un important article sur Haiti
- Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Committed Perjury In Brooklyn Federal Court ? (see attached)
- Laurent Lamothe a menti sous serment devant un Tribunal fédéral de New York (voir document en annexe)
- Parlant de Pamela White " C'est la première fois que je vois un ambassadeur dans cet état" a déclaré Pierre Esperance du RNDDH
- Bill, Hillary and the Haiti Debacle
- Lettre des députés haïtiens à Barack Obama demandant le rappel de l’ambassadrice White pour sa collusion affichée avec le régime dictatorial Martelly-Lamothe
- Freedom of Speech and the Press Censored: Tout Haiti Targeted by Laurent Lamothe ally, Vorbe & Fils, in Frivolous Lawsuit
- Richard Morse: Lamothe is misleading people about visiting Haiti
- Joseph Lambert a-t-il essayé de faire assassiner Jean Rony Philippe ?
- Audio: OPL de Sauveur Pierre Etienne est comme le Kotex new Freedoom " li la, li pala " ( Invité du jour Vision 2000)
- Haiti's first lady to run for president in 2016 ?
- L'immortel Danny Laferriere victime d'un braquage (hold-up) à Port-au-Prince
- Audio: Tentative d'enlèvement contre le sénateur Moise Jean Charles par le régime Martelly-Lamothe
- Martelly Appoints Duvalier Lawyer to Oversee Elections
- Fritzo Canton, avocat de Duvalier, est-il un citoyen français parachuté au CEP ?
- Martelly donne un « coup d'Etat aux deux autres pouvoirs », selon le sénateur Exius
- «Haïti, pays émergent en 2030» : une première phase ratée
- Le dossier de corruption de Sophia Martelly relancé par la cour d'Appel ce 7 Mai 2014
- Haiti pays émergent d’ici 2030: Cela exige un taux de croissance annuel de 8% et une stabilité politique. Est-on sur la bonne voie ?
- Le dossier de corruption de Sophia Martelly relancé par la cour d'Appel ce 7 Mai 2014
- La " Clause Franck Ciné": Le dossier de la HAITEL contre L'ÉTAT HAÏTIEN devant le Tribunal Fédéral de New York ce lundi 28 Avril 2014
- Vidéo: Brutalité policière contre les étudiants haïtiens par le régime Martelly-Lamothe (1 Mai 2014)
- Mobilisation internationale sur la gestion des 9,5 milliards de dollars américains mobilisés sous la férule de Bill Clinton pour la reconstruction d'Haïti.
