Thursday, March 3, 2011

Jacmelienne experience: the feeling of having unfinished ....

Appointed to head the prosecution of Jacmel Nov. 26, 2010, two days before the election, the government commissioner Vladimir Me Yayo was fired in less than 90 days (November 26, 2010 to February 18, 2011). He had succeeded Mr. Mirlande Dafina. The latter had spent about six months in the metropolis Sud'Est. In less than three years, the floor of Jacmel had seven members from the Government, three are dead: Ronald Jean, and Pierre Jeudy Zhores Junior Constant.
During installation, the former Government Commissioner Yayo had to say: "I will only compass for the law and my conscience, supreme leader of any judge who wants honest and courageous. I will lead with all the energy and determination, the policy defined by the Minister of Justice and Public Safety who is to fight against prolonged pretrial detention, the scourge of corruption fouled our judicial system to improve the functioning of the judiciary. "
I thought he could make Yayo Vladimir once more his knowledge and expertise to the advancement of justice in his country. So did he contribute to improving the quality of justice that gives Jacmel. Perhaps his method of work was not suited to the medium in which he played for about 80 days.
Yayo I entered the Judiciary in June 1995 as a justice of the peace holds in Cité Soleil, after a competition organized by the Ministry of Justice, he was out second winner. In February 1996 he was transferred in the same way in the town of Petion-Ville. Its capacity, performance aiding, he was promoted to deputy commissioner of the Government to the Court of First Instance of Port-au-Prince in 2005.
During his visit to the prosecution, he chaired the Committee of detention and monitoring with the office of education. He was a member of the Committee overseeing the peace courts, the team has ensured the ongoing replacement of flooring weekends and after office hours. He thus enjoys a wide experience he had to serve the people of Jacmel. Of course with the continuing support of all authorities in the metropolis of South-East especially the Dean of the trial court, head of the court, the magistrates, judges sitting and standing, the justices and the Haitian National Police Haiti. Yayo had happened to me in the jurisdiction of Jacmel with its full fury. He believed that the synergy of actions would enable it to better meet the aspirations of people still waiting for a sound and equitable distribution of justice.
To join the talk on his arrival in Jacmel, the former commissioner of the government had provoked a general meeting of judges. Meeting at which he had shown the need for judges to apply the law of 6 May 1927 on the immediate trial of detainees. Proposal that was unanimously accepted and legal consequences have been given.

In this same vein, it was recognized that a hearing without assistance of criminal jury be held every Friday. Thus the court could produce twelve Jacmel criminal hearings and eight criminal hearings sitting without a jury assistance. This has helped significantly reduce the amount of prolonged pretrial detention. Of 345 inmates at the prison in Jacmel, in less than three months, the number was reduced to 325, said Mr. Vladimir Yayo, a former government commissioner this spring.
He said the stock of its achievements in so short a time is positive: 49 final indictments, 15 indictments drawn up under his administration. While the court made for the previous year (2010), 109 orders.
"Working at the office of Jacmel was not easy. I have not had the cooperation of my colleagues waited very frustrated that the Director of Public Prosecutions always comes from another city. They would not work because I wanted to control everything. This attitude had led to a suspension of work conditional on payment of 15 months salary arrears. In spite of everything, with my skills, I managed only to operate the institution of prosecution, "said Mr. Yayo.
"But over daily, relations deteriorated. Surrogates wanted to do as they please. But they turned more to me after I said it was unacceptable that a government deputy commissioner of the peace court assists a person whose car was confiscated by police to a marijuana. That is that the same prosecutor had taken steps to prosecution for the return of the vehicle owner, "revealed Mr. Yayo. The former commissioner said he also conflict with another substitute. This is a lady who has been named in a dossier of habeas corpus. Everyone was amazed at her behavior: She voluntarily gave a copy of the writ by a lawyer magistrate who, under its authority, has issued a warrant against the lawyer. A situation that had triggered a protest from the members of the bar of Jacmel. This movement was still paralyzed and paralyzing activities of Jacmel in court, reported the former Chief Public Prosecutor Vladimir Yayo.
"The feeling of having unfinished is the fact that I have not had time to convey to the Court of Cassation cases of some detainees who were tried between 2005 and 2010, sentenced to various terms (forced labor for life, 15 years, 10 years, 8 years) and who exercised an appeal, while their cases are still in the court of first instance of Jacmel. I must say that I did not also time to put the necessary structures to facilitate the smooth functioning of justice. It seems to Jacmel, there is another law in another country, "concluded Mr. Vladimir Yayo.
It is unfortunate that the community has not benefited Jacmelienne seriousness, dynamism, competence of the former government commissioner, dismissed for administrative reasons 80 days after his appointment!

Ricardo Seitenfus decorated by Rene Preval

President Rene Preval, without ostentation, decorated with Ricardo Seitenfus. The Brazilian diplomat who had criticized "the failure of international aid in Haiti. "
The former representative of the OAS in Haiti, Ricardo Seitenfus, was honored in the order of Grand Knight of the hands of President Rene Preval during a ceremony at the new offices adjacent to the ruins of the presidential National Palace, the Wednesday, March 2, 2011. The Brazilian media has caused a buzz almost planetary in denouncing "the failure of international aid" to Haiti and found that a plane had been donated to the Haitian head of state by diplomats for him to go into exile after the elections of 28 November, gloomily said he followed his heart in speaking this way.
Forty-eight hours prior to the meeting of the HRIC, Seitenfus had bade farewell by saying that Haiti is a patient at the bedside which there are too many doctors. Let the patient breathe, "he said, tersely stormy meeting of this Committee during which some have pointed improvisation and lack of institutional communication.
Criticized by some diplomats in Port-au-Prince, Ricardo Seitenfus, stated without jargon that Haiti is proof of the failure of international aid. "Emergency aid is effective. But when it becomes structural when it replaces the state in all its missions, it leads to a collective lack of responsibility. If there is evidence of the failure of international aid, is Haiti. The country became a Mecca. The earthquake of 12 January and the cholera epidemic only accentuate this phenomenon. The international community has the feeling of having to repeat every day that it ended the previous day. Fatigue of Haiti begins to dawn, "he told the newspaper Swiss Le Temps.
"This small nation has surprised the world conscience to disasters increasingly huge. I hope that in the plight of 12 January, the world would understand that he had gone wrong with Haiti. Unfortunately, it has reinforced the same policy. Instead of taking stock, we sent more soldiers. We must build roads, erect dams, participate in the organization of the State, the judicial system. The UN says it has no mandate for that. Its mandate in Haiti is to maintain peace in the cemetery, had argued Seitenfus.
"... Haiti is living under the influence of international NGOs, charity universal. Over 90% of education and health are in private hands. The country has no public resources to be able to operate in a minimal state system. The UN fails to take account of cultural traits. Summarize in Haiti peace operation is to make the economy the real challenges facing the country. The problem is socio-economic development. When the unemployment rate reached 80%, it is unbearable to deploy a stabilization mission. There is nothing to stabilize and build everything, "says Ricardo Seitenfus, 62, graduated from the Institute of International Studies in Geneva.
"I wanted to remain an independent voice despite the weight of the organization I represent. I kept because I wanted to express my profound doubts and tell the world that is enough. This is enough to play with Haiti. January 12, taught me that there is tremendous potential for solidarity in the world. Even if we should not forget that in the early days, it is the Haitians themselves, bare hands, who tried to save their loved ones. Compassion has been very important in an emergency. But charity can not be the driving force in international relations. These are autonomy, sovereignty, fair trade, respect for others should be. We need to think simultaneously providing export opportunities for Haiti ", pointed out the recipient of this award, which some, expresses!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Haiti news: Recapitalization of SMEs' total disappointment

The recapitalization process of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are still stuck in Haiti despite the promise of $ 20 million made by former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. The Haitian private sector representative in the HRIC, Dr. Reginald Boulos, complaining. "It's total disappointment, " he said Tuesday at the show on the airwaves Panel Magik Magik 9. The businessman took the opportunity to establish the difference between the HRIC and the FRH and announce the creation of a housing bank.
Co-Chair of the Interim Commission for the Reconstruction of Haiti (HRIC), Bill Clinton, announced Thursday, June 17, 2010, the creation of a fund of 20 million U.S. dollars to finance small and medium businesses affected by Haitian duly the earthquake of January 12, 2010. "We wish this fund is a model for SME financing and recapitalization," stated the former president of the United States. He said two businessmen, billionaire Carlos Slim and the Canadian director Franck Gustave, have each contributed ten million dollars to the fund.
Since then, the case drags. And this raises the discontent of Reginald Boulos. Two words reflect reality, "complete disappointment", he stressed. "Huge disappointment because, due to the lack of aggressive leadership at national reconstruction, these issues hang in the offices of public officials and international ... The money is there for SMEs, but there must be structures that can advance the process, "he said.

Guest on the show Magik Panel on Tuesday, the representative of the private sector in Haiti is the HRIC has called for the supervision of small and medium enterprises in the country, major job creators.

The HRIC is not the HRF

We must change the perception that suggests that this is the HRIC that receives money from donors, said Dr. Reginald Boulos. "I think it's one of the biggest problems of perception of HRIC. The Commission does not receive or disburse money. The HRIC is a sort of round table between the government of Haiti, Haitian civil society and donors together to review whatever the project to give its approval and find funding, "he said.
On nearly $ 1.7 billion available for approved projects that have already funded, the Fund for the Reconstruction of Haiti (FRH) does not receive more than $ 100 million. "90% of project funds approved by the HRIC does not pass through the HRF, said the businessman. The HRF is a fund that all donors to direct feed without having to use a particular project. The majority of donors do not pass through the HRF. They give money to projects.

Mr Boulos has made, for example, the Department of Public Health who presented the project as the reconstruction of the Hospital of the State University of Haiti (HUEH) for $ 50 million . "The HRIC has approved the project, and France immediately promised to give $ 25 million. The HRIC calls that can complete the project, the U.S. agreed to put the rest, so 25 million. After this phase, the HRIC has nothing to do. This is the MSPP, which completes with the two donor countries, is bidding ... The HRIC does not receive a monthly report from the Department putting aware of the progress of the project, "he explained.
By cons, "said Dr. Boulos, if a project funded at 90% and there is no funding for the other party may apply to the HRIC FRH to disburse the money needed to finalize the project.
The HRF is managed by members of the Haitian government, donors have contributed more than $ 30 million. The Minister of Economy and Finance, Ronald Baudin, is the governor of the fund. Two new countries, Spain and Japan have joined the team. They have each contributed $ 30 million.
During the sixth meeting of the HRIC Monday at the Karibe Convention Center hotel, about 13 projects estimated at 255 million U.S. dollars were approved by members of the Commission. These projects focus on capacity building of institutions, housing, health, job creation, among others.
A bank housing
Reginald Boulos welcomed the fact that, at the 6th meeting of the HRIC Monday-for the first time a fund is a housing bank was approved to allow whatever the person - poor or middle class - to access to credit to rebuild his house. "We will work in the coming weeks on the issue in order to formulate a recommendation to government on how to put this in place," said Mr. Boulos.

Asked, on the other hand, the subsidy on petroleum products by the Treasury, the businessman said that the choice of the authorities is to ensure political stability in the end the government's mandate. "I think the government has chosen to give priority to public peace and economic stability ... "Has he said.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Haiti news: Successful weekend for Mirlande Manigat

Successful weekend for the candidate of NPDR. If its meeting last Saturday at the Bel-Air neighborhood-one of the capital-has not attracted large crowds, Mirlande Manigat may, cons, console themselves with his triumphant tour in the North-East where she was greeted by thousands of people. Health, education, sanitation, decentralization ... Anyway, she promised to change the lives of the poor and put the country on track of development, once in office.
The cry of "Mamma Banma-m, Mirlande prezidan already, several hundred people cheered last Saturday at the Bel-Air the candidate of the Rally of Progressive National Democrats (NPDR). After Solino and Cité Soleil, the reception was rather warm for Mirlande Manigat in this popular area of the capital, once considered lawless zone where young people are virtually left to fend for themselves. "Under the Constitution, primary education is free. If you want that to happen, remember that''devan devan net, "chanted the candidate under the applause of the public supported by bands of Rara.
In a dialogue more or less successfully with the crowd, Ms. Manigat tried to convince her to take the polls March 20 to vote in his favor. The interventions of several national team players, senators and Youri Latortue Evalière Bauplan helped electrify the audience.
Moreover, some young people of Bel-Air, interviewed by The News after the meeting, expressed their reservation on the promise of education for all and improving living conditions made by the candidate. "We're used to that kind of promise, they said. The first thing one expects from a president is to find how to change this negative perception that this young Bel-Air as the thugs and criminals ... "
Mirlande Manigat full house in the North-East
There were thousands of people who have been upset the past weekend to see and hear the candidate of NPDR in Trou du Nord, Fort Liberte and Ouanaminthe in the North-East.
"During his visit in the department, she went to Trou-du-Nord, place his first call where a population superheated had come to listen the former first lady to deliver his speech, noted correspondent Nouvelliste in the area, Hansy Mars. Then she went to Fort Freedom, and again the crowd, which proved attentive to the statements of Ms. Manigat, spent more than half an hour under a blazing sun as if to show its support for the candidate. "
Supported by men of COREH, Senator Northeast dismissed Rudolph Boulos, and Me Aviola Fleurant, a lawyer and native of the area, the candidate Aimee felt more by its reception and already believes that the Northeast is a foregone conclusion.
Mirlande Manigat has promised it will behave like a true mother, anxious, faithful to the people that already she regards as her son and daughters. However, she said that mom will in due course to enforce the principles.
On the other hand, the candidate responded to remarks made by his rival Repon Peyizan against him, how she would be physically unable to properly play his role as President of the Republic. "I am 71 years old, but Martelly, 50 years, can not consider himself a young," Ms. Manigat dropped in response to his detractor. She says physical force is not enough to govern a country, we have more things in my head, because, she said, it does not govern with the feet but with the head.
For Mirlande Manigat, his five-year will be the takeoff point for the development of Haiti. She argued that each sector of the country will be considered for its value to create more wealth.
This Monday, February 28, the candidate went to woo the electorate Martissant, another district of the capital.
Furthermore, speaking at the weekend passed at the 22nd International Meeting of CARICOM to the island of Grenada, the secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS) Jose Miguel Insulza said that "Haiti needs a good second round so that the next president may enjoy the necessary legitimacy. "It is important for reconstruction efforts," he added.

Haiti news: The case U-17: Yves Jean-Bart puts the record straight

The controversy swells. After the rant against the treatment deemed "humiliating" the selection of U-17 football in Jamaica on the basis of information provided by the President of the FHP, Dr. Yves Jean-Bart, a government delegation confusing "The whole truth has not been said on this matter." Stupor! Yves Jean-Bart returned to the charge and treats - without words - the delegation of stateless traitor.
It is clear that the report was in fact the idea of throwing confusion. And, as always, in this particular situation, what are Haitians who are at the service of foreigners to fight the Haitians, "responded Dr. Yves Jean-Bart, president of the Haitian Football Federation, reached by telephone from Zurich , Switzerland, Monday, February 28, 2011.
"It's normal that the Haitian delegation defends Jamaica. She was there to learn a lesson she came to recite in Haiti, "he adds between anger and sarcasm after the mission had indicated that the whole truth has not been said about the events in Montego Bay participation in the selection of U-17 football at the last elimination phase of the World Cup.
"Why is the president of FIFA called the President of the Republic of Haiti to apologize to the family of Haitian football? "Asked the former sports columnist, cause uncertainty to the survey methodology of this delegation, among others, the Director General of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Daniel Pierre-Charles, Dr. Timothy Gabriel Director General of MSPP, Marcus Garcia journalist and a member of the Olympic committee.
"How can a doctor defend a patient (Editor's note: the selection and technical staff) he never saw? , Has also asked Yves Jean-Bart, returning step by step on the controversial elements of this case which caused excitement, anger, indignation and hostility towards the country of Bob Marley there are more than a week on land of Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
The hospital "correct"?
Unlike the reporter Marcus Garcia, who said that Haitians have been received in a "hospital right" where all the care lavished except heart transplants, Yves Jean-Bart revealed an error. "They did visit Crowmwell Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, and our players were sequestered in Medical Trelawny of Falmouth, a town about 27 miles from Montego Bay," he said stressing that the hospital was "dirty" and buried in the "forest" (nan Raje). "This, he noted, is contrary to the regulations of FIFA World Cup. World Cup, food, transportation, care of athletes must be five stars. "
Chloroquine, a dumpling?

I went to G and G Pharmacy with our guide to Jamaican buy chloroquine. I had no prescription. There, I told the pharmacist that I am a doctor. She gave me a prescription pharmacy that I filled with details about taking this medicine. And I gave the reference of one of three doctors that we were told to contact in case of need, "said Yves Jean-Bart, who, once returned to the hotel with the players who waited sick hours without being treated, said he found the decent officers and a medical team of the mayor of Montego Bay, whose behavior "aggressive" reactions aroused nervousness from some players and technical staff members of the selection U-17.
"The players are excited. I thank God for having been there with the delegation because there could have been dead, "said Jean Bart, offended by the behavior of men from the Mayor of Montego Bay, armed with guns nine millimeters, which After an apology from the Minister of Sports in Jamaica, however, have been living a nightmare for Haitians. The interview revolved around the players of cholera, said the President of the FHF.
Conflict between Jean-Bart and the Minister Lescouflair?
"This is irrelevant. Do not look for scapegoats when a national problem arises, "said philosopher Yves Jean-Bart, insisting on a state of mind conducive to discrimination against the Haitian widely abroad and Jamaica. "We should not accept that, or musicians, journalists and ordinary Haitian citizens will be stigmatized," called Mr. Jean-Bart. "Dominica has just informed she will not come to Haiti and it will not receive the Storm on its territory for one game because of the fear of cholera," he said. "We would never have let go cholera in Haiti," said the avid football in search of a reconquest of national sovereignty, strengthening Haitian capacity to meet the needs and cope with challenges any order.
Yves Jean-Bart, on the back of his hand, dismissed the information suggesting that no one was aware of the presence of the U-17 in Jamaica. "The Jamaican authorities had received a list of the Haitian delegation, whose members received their visas at the airport in Montego Bay a time decendu the charter of La Tortuga air. And three months before the competition, the FHF had sent the budget of 1.55 million bottles and the preparation program selection by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. And when we come back in Haiti, was removed after the check steps to Finance, "said Yves Jean-Bart, also offended because of scheduling a friendly match between Haiti and Jamaica by the delegation government without consulting the FHF. "There will be no reconciliation without admission of wrong," he warns the president of the Federation.
On the presence of players with two passports (dual citizenship) in this selection, the boss of the FHP said there is a difference between citizenship and nationality nationality sport. "Many players are in this situation. If the player has the birth certificate of one of their parents or grandparents Haitian, he can play for selection if he had not previously played for another national team, "said Jean Yves Bart.
 

Michel Martelly the heart of the carnival in Jacmel

It is a popular festival that several hundred people welcomed Saturday night - at a meeting organized in preparation for the carnival in Jacmel - Joseph Michel Martelly, presidential candidate of the party Peyizan Repon. Chaired by the Mayor of Jacmel, Edo Zenny, elected senator in South-East, this event took place on the beach Lakou New York.
It's nearly 11:30 pm, Saturday, Feb. 26, when the presidential candidate of Repon Peyizan Michel Martelly, and his team arrive on the beach Lakou New York (Jacmel) as part of his campaign. Trailing behind him hundreds of supporters and also for strollers who enjoy fun in the carnival atmosphere of Jacmel, Mr. Martelly was cheered by the crowd gathered in different corners of the site. They chanted "March 20, 2011: Micky tèt kale," the slogan of the candidate. Dressed in a pink t-shirt, the leader of Sweet Micky has, as usual in his style and hilarious, began its meeting by one of his former music hit the crowd did not request a reconsideration choir. The passion and emotion were the rendezvous.
Describing his visit to Jacmel back to the source, the candidate Joseph Michel Martelly - surrounded the singer Ram, Richard Morse, the former presidential candidate, Wilson Jeudy, mayor of Delmas, and the star Wyclef Jean - has denounced the corruption that plagues the various institutions of our society and promised free education for the fundamental classes, as required by the Constitution of 1987, when the next school year, if access to the highest office of the state. "They say there is not enough money to provide children with quality education, but the state money is wasted in the purchase of expensive cars, and this at exorbitant prices, or is diverted by state officials. We must at all costs to change this practice, "says the candidate.
The pretender to the highest office, promising to change the lives of poor, has in his speech called on its supporters to monitor their vote on polling day. Relying on the support of his followers, he proposed an alternative to the Haitian people through his government program focused on five main areas, before listing the highlights of its work to develop the country. If elected next March 20, the candidate of Repon Peyizan will do its best during the first two years of its mandate to better direct its action, he said, looking confident.
This popular rally, which coincided with carnival in Jacmel, was an opportunity for stakeholders to praise the courage and patriotism of their candidate they predict victory March 20, 2011. This is the case of Senator-elect Southeast, Edo Zenny, who in a statement about ten minutes late at night, called for strategic voting and change. "With all the suffering you endure, I invite you on election day to vote and change the value. Do not vote for money or for dollars, but with conscience vote for another Haiti. Besides, if they give you dollars, know that it's your money that you stole. It then gives you this money, because it eats you up. But in the box you'll know who to vote for Michel Martelly "hammered Mr. Zenny endorsing the candidacy of Martelly.
Meanwhile, some notables of this region believe that the candidate Repon Peyizan is not up for the country out of this mess. "As stated by the proponents of Micky, it must change. But this is not a reason to entrust the country to an amateur. Have the vitality, energy is good. I do not think Martelly have a plan to bring the country out of this crisis. To run a country, it takes a lot of things in my head, because conducting a people is no small matter, "suggested a fifties, who nevertheless admires the passion and emotion for the young singer popular ended his show to one hour in the morning, promising the people to effectively meet its mission as a future president of Haiti.