Une adjointe « en colère » après avoir été destituée de ses fonctions

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Le 27 juillet, Karyne Alexandre-Sabin, cinquième adjointe au maire de Sainte-Pierre en charge de la petite enfance, apprend le retrait de sa délégation. Une décision incompréhensible avance celle qui siège désormais au conseil municipal en tant que simple conseillère, mais justifiée par « un comportement incompatible » avec ses fonctions, comme l’indique la lettre qui lui a été envoyée par le premier magistrat. 

«Je ne pensais pas qu’on en arriverait là », lâche, à l’autre bout du fil, Karyne Alexandre-Sabin. Cette dernière était jusqu’à récemment la cinquième adjointe au maire de Saint-Pierre, en charge de la Petite enfance. Mais le 27 juillet dernier, la quinquagénaire reçoit un mail, puis un courrier recommandé lui notifiant le retrait de sa délégation. Le mardi 2 août, les membres du conseil municipal de la ville d’art et d’histoire sont convoqués afin de délibérer sur la…


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Barrackpore retiree fears she might lose her property to landslip

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Homeowner Phenola Bachan shows a crack straight down the middle of her home, caused a landlsip on Papourie Road, Upper Barrackpore. – Lincoln Holder

A massive landslip at Papourie Road in Upper Barrackpore is threatening the property of a retired schoolteacher who wants the authorities to stabilise the land and save her from further destruction.

Phenola Bachan said she spent about $300,000 from January to now trying to save the property.

“I give up. I do not know what to do again. My house keeps cracking as the land moves. Maybe if they can fix the road and the underground problem, my property could still be saved,”

Single lane traffic along Papourie Road, Upper Barrackpore, after a major landslip damaged the road. – Lincoln Holder

She said she retired from the teaching service eight years ago, has spent all her gratuity money and does not have any more to secure the property.

She said she has lived on the property all her life and had expected to be relaxing after retirement. A representative visited, but no work was done underground to deal with the root of the problem.

Her nightmare began in January when the land started moving rapidly. A retaining wall at the front of her home keeps sinking due to excessive water underground.

Unsure what was causing this, she went to the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) for help. However, workers are yet to fix the underground issue. While she believes the authority might be culpable, no one know for sure if a line broke or the root cause of the leak.

A sign directs single-lane traffic on Papourie Road, Upper Barrackpore, on Wednesday. – Lincoln Holder

There were workers from the Works and Transport Ministry on the site doing remedial work to allow cars to pass. The road has single-lane traffic.

“This is the third time for the year these workers are here. The materials help the road surface in that it helps make the road passable for now,” Bachan said.

She said she intends to write to the Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan to get some relief.

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Digicel moves office to Pegasus corporate center

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The content originally appeared on: INews Guyana

Please see below full press release:

Digicel is pleased to inform all of our customers that in order to provide you with improved access to our corporate services, both our Sales office and store have been relocated from their previous location at Fort & Barrack Streets to a new, larger and more convenient location in the New Pegasus Corporate Office, located on Seawall Road, Kingston, Georgetown.

This new state-of-the-art facility brings our customer more ease of access to our services, with ample parking and improved facilities.  Corporate customers, as always, can pay their bills, acquire new services, seek support and access all standard services at this location, and we look forward to welcoming our business customers to our new offices.

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Chief Secretary: $25k for THA budget editing ‘normal’

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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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Chief Secretary Farley Augustine during his budget presentation at the Assembly Legislature, Scarborough in June. FILE PHOTO/THA –

THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine has confirmed the payment of $25,000 to political commentator Dr Winford James for editing the fiscal 2022/2023 THA budget statement.

On Tuesday, the invoice began circulating on social media, with many questioning whether the editing of the annual statement is a normal practice, along with the attached fee.

Speaking on Tobago Channel Five’s Rise and Shine programme on Wednesday, Augustine confirmed the invoice in circulation.

“Yes, let me say there is truth to that. It is a very normal practice, very normal practice, but yet we have the creation of mischief around it,”

He stressed, “There is nothing absolutely controversial or strange about that.”

James is an English lecturer at UWI, St Augustine. He has taught at Roxborough Composite and Signal Hill Senior Comprehensive. His Linkedin profile lists him as fluent in English, English Creole, French and Spanish.

UWI’s website lists James under associate full-time staff in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics.

James, a newspaper columnist, has also shown support for Augustine’s Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) political party in the recent past, appearing at a PDP political meeting in the lead-up to last year’s THA election on January 25, 2021. That election ended in a six-six tie between the PDP and the PNM.

In April, James’s appointment as deputy chairman of the new Studley Park Enterprises Ltd (SPEL) board came under review by the THA after public criticism. James is the brother of Secretary of Infrastructure, Quarries and Urban Renewal Trevor James, whose division is responsible for the Studley Park quarry. The appointment was later revoked.

Defending the use of James’s services on Wednesday, Augustine said that the division under the previous administration would have paid upwards of $36,000 for editing. He promised to provide evidence to support his claims on Thursday, along with receipts to show the budget preparations would have taken place in the past.

He said what people need to understand is the process of producing the budget.

“For the budget, we spend in excess of a month organising the budget. So we have all the technocrats – people like (division’s senior economist) Dr Carlos Hazel, (division’s technical adviser) Anselm Richards – several people in the space meeting and we put all the information from the different divisions. We pull information from the economists in the space, and we sit and we write.”

He said usually the writing is done after working hours, and the team that works on the budget does not work during regular working hours, to avoid distractions.

“So they would come to work at 5pm and they would leave work sometimes at 2 o’clock in the morning, 3 o’clock in the morning. I’ve been there with then up until 5am in the morning. And so we write by pulling the content together.

“Dr James’ role is to check for grammar, language, construction. Essentially what we are writing is like a thesis like a doctoral thesis that requires an editor, the skills of which we do not have resident in the division and that has always been the case.”

He said the fact that those on the opposite side are making an issue of this showed not just pettiness, but unreasonableness.

“Beyond that, it shows a sort of deliberate attempt to create noise where there is no need for noise, because this practice has been ongoing.

“I can tell you, beyond editing, this might have been the cheapest budget preparation, because beyond editing we would have had payments for consultants, we had payments in tens of thousands of US dollars to foreign entities to help in budget preparations – none of that happened this time.”

Contacted on Wednesday, former THA chief secretary and PNM Tobago Council political leader Ancil Dennis said: “The nepotism and clientelism continues blatantly and brazenly.”

In a Facebook post mere minutes later, Dennis said the people of Tobago rejected the PNM 14-1 in the THA elections last December.

“Notwithstanding the many reasons for the PNM’s defeat advanced by many, I have accepted and concluded that Tobagonians wanted change; not exchange.

“Therefore, I find it insulting and annoying when PDP apologists including the Chief Secretary and his secretaries attempt to justify their missteps, mistakes, misfires, misfortunes, miscalculations, mismanagement, misfits, and misery with public statements such as ‘PNM did it too.’”

He said it is embarrassing that their “leh we fix dis” slogan has turned to “leh we do dis too.”

He added, “Tobago must now endure this clueless and classless bunch for several more months. It is my hope that they get it together quickly for the sake of us all. Meanwhile, I am happy to lead the process to rebrand and reintroduce a PNM that will neither repeat the mistakes of the past, nor be brave and boldfaced enough to justify foolishness with ‘them was doing it too.’”

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UNC councillor: My family is now being threatened

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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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Samuel Sankar –

UNC councillor for Kelly Village/Warrenville Samuel Sankar said while he has received threats of hate crimes and attacks on his family via social media following his attendance at a local government meeting on Tuesday, he maintained he had done the right thing by attending.

On Wednesday evening, he said he had not yet communicated with the party’s leadership, although the party’s chairman had reached out to him.

“Outside of that, there are comments coming in, there are comments on social media, some disrespectful, some encouraging, some people expressing themselves and different views.

“It’s a democracy. It’s a democratic process in terms of what we do. The party is a democratic party and you have a right to your opinion.

“I think when it comes to hate crimes and disrespecting people’s families, I have a problem with that, and those are the challenges we have.

Calling it disrespectful, Sankar wondered why people would want to resort to threatening his family.

“Talking about treason, do they understand what they’re saying? I’m disappointed in the people who are inciting those things.

“I’m disappointed in certain MPs who spread that narrative in certain quarters against me – the narrative coming out of social media. There’s a programme that comes out there and people just lambasting, totally disrespectful, and they don’t even understand why and who it is, like sheep, misled.”

Sankar said he had received many positive responses, both locally and internationally, as Newsday’s headline which said ‘My People Come First’ had made waves.

“I’ve had good responses from my electoral district coming out of that meeting on Tuesday. It is positive.

“I’m getting messages from all over, Michigan, throughout the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, sending messages. My people come first and I stand with that. I’m here to serve people. I was selected, and this is not meant to discredit anyone.

“I’m not disrespecting and cursing people and defying people. Right is right and wrong is wrong. Do the right thing because it’s the right thing to do.”

Sankar said if he did not get the desired response from the meeting, he would be attending the Prime Minister’s conversations to ensure he was able to speak to him directly.

“I went to meet the Prime Minister at this meeting and I didn’t get to talk to him. If the burgesses do not benefit coming out of that meeting, I’m looking to attend the conversations and I will ask direct questions, respectful questions.

“‘Prime Minister this is my challenge, how can you help me? How can you help the burgesses of Kelly Village/Warrenville?’

“I’m standing by that. I’m going all out so that my burgesses and the people who I serve get the goods and services from the government that they take taxes for.”

He said going to the top was the only way to get help.

“Burning tires isn’t helping me, and giving out hampers when people whole fridge and washing machine gone and hoping the State could fund it.

“No, that’s wrong. Fix it now, don’t try to give me social services after. If you clean the drains and plant things, the place could be nice. We could welcome visitors here, we could increase and make a contribution to the national economy.”

Sankar said he thought his burgesses would benefit following his attendance at the meeting, with meaningful contribution and work being done in the district.

“I want to follow up on those issues and drill down in a particular way. I need help, as I said. I did ask the Local Government Minister those questions and I said I need help in my electoral district – roads, infrastructure, drainage, parks and recreation, sanitation.

“We have challenges through all the districts in terms of services to distribute to our burgesses.”

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UPDATE: Colombian on drug charges remanded Loop Barbados

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The content originally appeared on: Barbados News

[Update: 2pm, August 10, 2022]

Oswaldo Aroca was not required to plead and has been remanded to HMP Dodds.

[Original story: 7:36am, August 10, 2022]

The man caught at a “stash house” with over BBD $21million worth of marijuana has been formally charged.

Police of the Narcotics Division have arrested and formally charged Colombian NationalOswaldo Rafael Acosta Aroca.

The 58-year-old of #20 De Octubre, Santa Marta, Columbia, was caught when police executed a warrant on August 2, 2022, on intelligence garnered through working with the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service. Aroca is charged for the following offences:1. Unlawful Possession of Cannabis 2. Trafficking Cannabis 3. Possession with Intent to Supply Cannabis 4. Disembarking without the consent of an Immigration Officer 5. Entering Barbados other than a port of Entry

He is scheduled to appear at the District ‘B’ Magistrates’ Court today, Wednesday August 10, 2022.

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Et de trois pour Rapiteau !

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The content originally appeared on: Guadeloupe FranceAntilles

Tour cycliste de la Guadeloupe

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Mercredi 10 Août 2022 – 14h02

Florian Rapiteau et Kylian Sennicourt ont été à plusieurs fois à l’avant de la course et ça a fini par payer. – C.C

Les arrivées d’étapes se suivent et se ressemblent car c’est une nouvelle fois Florian Rapiteau de Laval Cycling 53 qui a remporté la victoire aujourd’hui à Palmiste Gourbeyre. 

La montagne n’était pas son élément selon lui. Pourtant Florian Rapiteau s’est imposé dans l’indigeste montée de Palmiste (Gourbeyre) lors de cette 5e étape.  Il a réussi à se mettre dans la roue de Kylian Senicourt (Première Tech) dans la montée de Dolé. Le baroudeur lavallois a encore bien joué son coup en laissant le Canadien faire tout le travail dans l’ultime dénivelé de cette étape de montagne pour le contrer dans la montée de Palmiste. 3e victoire de Rapiteau sur ce Tour. 

Le maillot jaune Tom Donnenwirth a été en perdition dans cette étape de montagne tant redoutée. C’est Alexys Brunel qui récupère le maillot de leader du général. Il aura maîtrisé cette étape de bout en bout.

Plus de détails et d’informations dans votre édition du 11 août

Résultat provisoire 6e étape

1. Florian Rapiteau (Laval)

2. Kylian Sennicourt (Pre. Tech) 

3. Stéfan Bennett (Eurocycling) à 56s

4. Alexys Brunel (USL) à 1m06

5. Reguero (Centre Caraïbe)

6. Celestin Guillon (Laval)

7. Axel Taillandier (Excelsior)

8. Axel Carnier (Martinique)

9. Boris Carène (CCD) à 3min

10. Ivan Centrone (Geofco)

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J’can cop charged with smuggling cocaine in her body gets 33 months Loop Jamaica

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The content originally appeared on: Jamaica News Loop News
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Shelian Allen, the 42-year-old Jamaican policewoman charged with smuggling more than 1,000 grams of cocaine into the US, has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison.

The magnitude of the charges — two counts: importation of 500 grams or more of cocaine and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine — suggested that Allen could have faced up to 40 years in federal prison if convicted.

Allen will, however, serve 33 months.

The policewoman admitted to arriving at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on a flight from Montego Bay, St James on February 3 with packages of cocaine in a body cavity and inside her bra cups.

Allen also had 90 pellets of packaged cocaine inside her stomach.

The policewoman had more than 1,000 grams of cocaine on or inside her body.

As part of her guilty plea, Allen admitted the following:

On February 3, Allen arrived at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on a flight from Montego Bay, Jamaica. An inspection by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) revealed that Allen had a package of cocaine inside her vagina and a package of cocaine inside each of her bra cups.Allen also had 90 pellets of packaged cocaine inside her stomach, which she had swallowed.CBP officers took Allen to a local hospital, where she expelled the 90 pellets.In total, Allen had over 1,000 grams of cocaine on or inside her body when she entered the United States: about 200 in her vagina, about 143 grams in her bra, and about 690 grams inside her stomach.

She was initially scheduled to be sentenced by US District Judge Rodolfo A Ruiz II sentence Allen on June 15 in a federal district court in Fort Lauderdale, but it was postponed.

The Miami Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case. CBP assisted in the matter. Assistant US Attorney William T Shockley prosecuted the case.

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, selon l’ex-ministre Pierre Michel Brunache

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The content originally appeared on: Le Nouvelliste

L’ancien ministre de la Justice et de la S?curit? publique, Pierre Michel Brunache, a ?t? l’invit? de la matinale de Magik9 le mercredi 10 ao?t. Il ?tait interrog? ? propos du r?cent communiqu? de l’Organisation des Etats am?ricains, qui fustige l’action de la communaut? internationale en Ha?ti. Dans son r?quisitoire, l’organisation r?gionale estime qu’il faut mettre un terme ? la domination des bandes criminelles en Ha?ti. Elle croit toutefois que les ressources humaines, financi?res et mat?rielles doivent provenir en majeure partie de la communaut? internationale. <>, peut-on lire dans le communiqu? publi? par l’OEA.

Invit? ? r?agir ? cette assertion, Pierre Michel Brunache estime qu’il s’agit tout simplement d’une demande de mise sous tutelle d’Ha?ti. <>, a-t-il analys?. <>, a-t-il ajout?.

Plus loin, Pierre Michel Brunache a indiqu? que dans le communiqu?, l’OEA reproche ? la communaut? internationale d’utiliser une approche trop <> (souple) en Ha?ti. <>, note l’ancien ministre de la Justice.

Au d?part de la Mission des Nations unies pour la stabilisation en Ha?ti (MINUSTAH) la police ha?tienne s’est retrouv?e seule sur le terrain, sans une v?ritable pr?paration, avec toutefois la mission d’assurer la s?curit? du pays. Si la force onusienne ?tait constitu?e ? la fois d’une composante militaire et d’une composante polici?re, Brunache fait remarquer que la police s’est retrouv?e toute seule, d?pourvue du plan de d?veloppement qui avait ?t? envisag? auparavant. Selon lui, l’absence d’une force militaire en compl?mentarit? avec la police ne profite pas au pays <>, a fait remarquer Me Brunache. <>, a-t-il plaid?.

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4 235 jours perdus

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The content originally appeared on: Le Nouvelliste

Ricardo Seitenfus [1]

Le matin du lundi 20 d?cembre 2010, j’ai re?u un appel sur mon portable du bureau du secr?taire g?n?ral de l’Organisation des ?tats am?ricains (OEA) ? Washington. Jos? Miguel Insulza me demandait de quitter Ha?ti. Selon lui, dans un interview accord? ? un journal suisse publi? le jour m?me, j’avais tenu des propos <>.

Depuis lors, mes propos ont ?t? largement relay?s en Ha?ti et ? l’?tranger. De fa?on surprenante, inattendue et radicale, ce relais a ?t? pris le lundi 8 ao?t 2022, exactement 4 235 jours apr?s sa parution, par le secr?tariat g?n?ral de l’OEA ! Du m?me bureau o? est sortie l’assignation pour que je quitte Ha?ti et mes fonctions, est rendu public un long communiqu? dans lequel on retrouve ? grands traits mes critiques et suggestions.

Avant d’aller plus loin, ?clairons l’?pisode de 2010. L’interview a servi uniquement de pr?texte. Les raisons de ma mise ? pied et mon d?part forc? d’Ha?ti sont d’un autre ordre et ont une autre signification.

Peu avant la prise de mes fonctions fin 2008 j’?tais ? Washington et une des principales directives d’Insulza a ?t? celle de me maintenir toujours proche des positions soutenues par l’ONU. Cela devient de plus en plus difficile apr?s le s?isme. Hannabi disparu, remplac? par un Mulet imp?rialiste ? souhait et l’arriv?e en force de Bill Clinton – l’homme aux cinq casquettes (ex-pr?sident des USA, ?poux de la secr?taire d’?tat, pr?sident de la Fondation Clinton, co-pr?sidente de la Commission int?rimaire pour la reconstruction nationale (CIRH) et envoy? sp?cial de l’ONU en Ha?ti) – r?duisent l’international ? une portion congrue. Tout ?tait d?cid? ? l’avance et nous n’?tions que des faire-valoir.

Trois ?pisodes sont d?cisifs : d’abord le malaise na?t de la strat?gie n?gationniste de l’ONU niant sa responsabilit? lors de l’apparition du chol?ra ; ensuite ma position faisant ?chouer la tentative de putsch du 28 novembre contre le pr?sident Pr?val ; enfin mon d?saccord avec les modifications des r?sultats du premier tour de l’?lection pr?sidentielle pr?conis? par les ?tats-Unis et endoss? par l’international, ? commencer par l’OEA. Il fallait donc m’?carter et tout motif ?tait bon ? prendre. On conna?t la suite.

Depuis cette ?poque le Chilien Insulza a ?t? remplac? par l’Uruguayen Almagro et Ha?ti a connu deux repr?sentants sp?ciaux : un a fait du bureau le prolongement de sa chambre ? coucher, tandis que l’autre se d?m?ne actuellement comme un beau diable afin de faire avancer des projets susceptibles d’?pauler Ha?ti dans ce moment critique.

Voici ? chaud quelques observations sur ce document.

Il me para?t que le ton est trop ?lev? et peu diplomatique pour un document officiel, le langage utilis? trop cru, le texte trop long et souvent superficiel. Il prend des raccourcis, proc?de ? des simplifications et il semble ne pas avoir subi les indispensables r?visions car r?dig? d’une fa?on rapide et en comit? restreint. En plus se d?gage de sa lecture une impression de vouloir mettre sur le dos de l’international tous les maux qui accablent l’ancienne Perle des Antilles.

Loin de moi l’id?e d’exempter l’international. Par ailleurs, le titre choisi par Arnaud Robert de mon interview de 2010 est justement <>.[2]

N?anmoins, ? la fin de la lecture du communiqu? il nous reste un go?t d’inachev?, d’injuste, une impression contradictoire et finalement des propositions peu nombreuses et trop superficielles.

Inachev?, car l’absence d’analyse sur les dichotomies ha?tiennes, sur ses sp?cificit?s anthropologiques, sociales et sur le mode de fonctionnement du monde politique. La marque ind?l?bile de toutes les crises de pouvoir en Ha?ti est l’absence criante du sens du compromis, du dialogue, de la prise en consid?ration des vues et int?r?ts des adversaires. En fait, il manque ? ces luttes de pouvoir son ?l?ment central : la politique. Dans <> et d’autres articles, tous publi?s dans Le Nouvelliste, j’ai eu l’occasion d’expliquer ce mode de fonctionnement. M. Almagro ne les a pas lus.

R?dig? ? la va-vite et voulant faire tabula rasa de la coop?ration internationale en Ha?ti, le communiqu? est ?galement injuste. Sans aller plus loin et restant aux actions de l’OEA elle-m?me en Ha?ti et ses deux principaux axes (soutien technique et financier ? l’ONI et au CEP) le communiqu? jette aux orties des d?cennies d’efforts. Moi-m?me, en 2010, afin d’emp?cher la traite d’enfants au lendemain du s?isme, je pris l’initiative de doter les mineurs des camps d’un titre d’identit? provisoire.

Manque de respect et injuste ?galement vis-?-vis de certains personnalit?s dont les actions publiques ont ?t? irr?prochables, respectueuses et constructives : les Fran?ais Jean Rapha?l Dufour, Yves Gaudel et Jo?l Boutroue, les Br?siliens Baena Soares et Igor Kipman, les Chiliens Marcel Young et Cristobal Dupouy, le Britannique John Bevan, le Cubain Ricardo Garcia N?poles, le Dominicain Ruben Sili?, le Tunisien H?di Annabi, l’Allemand Jens Peter Voss, l’?tasunien Luigi Einaudi et le Trinidadien Colin Granderson, entre autres.

Ensuite, une contradiction : apr?s le constat sans appel de l’?chec de l’international, le communiqu? soutient que sans le Blanc rien n’est possible en Ha?ti ! Il faut imaginer que cet indispensable apport doit se faire autrement. Comment ?

Voil?, enfin, le manque de pistes sur cette nouvelle pr?tendue coop?ration de l’international. La seule indication ?conomique souligne le besoin <>. Or, le d?veloppement ?conomique ha?tien doit transiter par l’agriculture afin de fixer le paysan et diminuer le flux migratoire rural-urbain. Ensuite par les services et finalement une frange assez restreinte d’industries.

Cela suffit ! Ne g?chons pas notre plaisir de constater un revirement dans le bon sens de l’organisation h?misph?rique. Sera-t-il durable ou s’agit-il d’une simple ?p?e dans l’eau ou, pire, une op?ration de communication ? M. Almagro et son organisation disposent-t-ils des moyens pour faire de ces propos des actes concrets ?

On peut en douter. Voyons pourquoi.

D’abord, malgr? les critiques acerbes et infond?es ?mises pour des raisons opportunistes, l’OEA est une des organisations internationales les plus d?mocratiques qu’il soit. Nous sommes ?loign?s du double standard, soit de la Soci?t? des Nations ou des Nations unies. ? l’OEA tous les ?tats membres sont en parfaite ?galit? formelle et juridique. En plus les d?cisions sont prises par consensus ou par majorit? qualifi?e.

Ensuite, l’OEA est une organisation dont l’objectif est de rapprocher les positions entre les ?tats membres. Elle ne dispose pas de moyens militaires – il faut faire appel au moribond TIAR – et ses moyens financiers sont d?risoires avec un budget r?gulier annuel inf?rieur ? 100 millions de dollars am?ricains. Pour couronner son d?nuement, il y a la d?pendance. En effet, plus de 60% du budget est ? la charge des ?tats-Unis.

Cr??e par la Charte de Bogota de 1948, l’origine de l’OEA remonte ? la fin du XIXe si?cle avec l’Union panam?ricaine et le Bureau de Jurisconsultation cr?? afin de pr?venir les conflits r?gionaux. Un contemporain r?sumait ainsi les relations dans les Am?riques ? cette ?poque :

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Ha?ti ?tait la souris en 1915.

N?anmoins l’OEA n’est pas <> de Washington comme le soulignent, dans une formule-choc, certains critiques. Car si elle venait ? dispara?tre, finirait ?galement cette enceinte qui sert d’exutoire aux dol?ances, aux malentendus et aux conflits. Alors, on reviendrait au Bal des souris…

Par cons?quent, quand bien m?me il faut reconna?tre le foss? existant entre les principes juridiques de l’OEA et la r?alit? objective de la politique ext?rieure des ?tats membres, son existence permet que la majorit? des conflits interam?ricains trouvent un lieu o? la parole prend la place de la ba?onnette.

Voil? l’organisation de M. Almagro, r??lu par l’Assembl?e g?n?rale et dont le mandat ira jusqu’en 2025. Donc, pas de possibilit? de le renvoyer par un simple coup de t?l?phone… Il n’emp?che que lorsque Washington veut la t?te d’un dirigeant d’une organisation internationale (Boutros Ghali ? l’ONU, Mauricio Bustani ? l’OPAQ ou encore les crises permanentes avec l’UNESCO) ils trouvent un moyen de s’en d?barrasser.

Donc, j’esp?re que M. Almagro a pondu ce document avec la connaissance de Washington et que celle-ci le prendra en consid?ration, surtout ? ce moment o? s’acc?l?rent les boat people ha?tiens en direction de la Floride.

Enfin, ? part les ennemis jur?s de l’actuelle administration de l’OEA, ? savoir le V?n?zuelien Maduro et le terrible couple Ortega/Murillo au Nicaragua, M. Almagro vient d’ajouter une nouvelle corde ? son violon : r?soudre la crise ha?tienne ! L? o? tous ont ?chou? – des Clintons au Conseil de s?curit? de l’ONU en passant par la pl?thore des ONG et les actions sud-am?ricaines – l’actuel SG de l’OEA rel?ve le d?fi. R?ussira-t-il ?

Coh?rent avec ma pens?e et mes actions, voici quelques suggestions.

D’abord ce qu’il ne faut pas faire :

Se dessaisir du dossier au profit de la CARICOM. Celle-ci peut ?tre utile et m?me indispensable, mais elle ne poss?de pas les moyens pour mettre en oeuvre ses vell?it?s.

Faire tr?s attention ? la succession de M. Almagro. Des armes commencent ? ?tre affut?es et des politiciens se pr?sentent comme des soi-disant ?minents <>. Gare ? eux car ils font partie du probl?me et non de la solution.

Ne pas ?carter les Nations unies pour les projets de d?veloppement et ne pas ?loigner les ONG pour l’aide humanitaire.

Ensuite, mes propositions :

Sur le plan politique aider ? la signature d’un Pacte de Libert?s et de Garanties D?mocratiques soutenu par le Conseil de s?curit?.

Proposer une m?diation internationale pour arriver ? un consensus politique.

?tablir un calendrier de 12 mois avec 4 objectifs : composition du CEP, r?forme constitutionnelle, nouvelle loi des partis politiques, organisation des ?lections g?n?rales.

Appui logistique, mat?riel et en intelligence ? la PNH

Cr?dits agricoles

Plan de r?cup?ration des infrastructures

En 2010 j’avais ?crit que <>.

Ensuite, je soulignais que <>.

Enfin, <>.[3]

[1] Repr?sentant sp?cial de l’OEA en Ha?ti (2009-2011), auteur entre autres livres, de Les Nations unies et le chol?ra en Ha?ti : coupables mais non responsables ? et de L’?chec de l’aide internationale ? Ha?ti : dilemmes et ?garements, tous les deux publi?s par C3 ?ditions. Ces livres sont disponibles ?galement en anglais, espagnol et portugais.

[2]http://www.dadychery.org/2011/01/03/haiti-is-the-proof-of-the-failure-of-the-international-assistance/

[3] Source: Le Temps, lundi 20 d?cembre 2010 via Haiti Libre’s Arnaud Robert.

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