Haiti Elections - Brandt Says It's About Time We Talk About Being Haitians
Haiti Elections - Brandt Says It's About Time We Talk About Being Haitians
Thursday September 09, 2010 06:17 AM ET
There is a call for unity in the Haitian elections this year and businessman Gregory Brandt is standing behind presidential candidate Jude Celestin, the son-in-law of president Rene Preval some say.
Gregory Brandt says:
"For the last 20 years, we've been discriminatory. We've been Duvalierists, Putschists, Lavalas, Lavalas Revisionist/Prevalians. Now, it's about time we talk about being Haitians."
This is according to an article released yesterday by the Miami Herald.
Gregory Brandt, the Wall Street Journal says, is 'a powerful Haitian businessman' and 'a member of one of Haiti's richest families.'
Brandt is currently the president of the Haitian-French Chamber of Commerce
Read the full article, For now, Haiti's presidential candidates in quest for unity, and...
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i do not know what class i'm,but i do want to see the first class of haiti take controle of the elections this year,only the first and the seconde c
hell no...
this not the time for unity. this is the time for all haitians to focus on "all hell break loose" because this is their only change fo
ceecee, by saying "don't just tell us you are going to do something, show us what you have done," i mean the government of haiti...i wanted to make
ceecee, you are absolutely correct in your point...we need to see action. as you stated, "action speaks louder than words." don't just tell us you
i agree with you my brother. action speaks louder than words.
I agree with mr. brandt sentiment. but I feel that the rich families in haiti are as much to blame for the unity issues amongst the haitian community... » »
Se vre, pa janm gen tet ansanm nan selman nan eleksyon, an tout bagay kap fet an ayiti. se rezon sa ki fe peyi-a ap vinn pi pov.mwen panse ke pep-la... » »
thanks for the clarification, belpolitik. it's been said that jude celestion is in relationship with rene preval's daughter; so jude celestion is li » »
brandt ap defan biznis li ak afe pal ak biznis l'elite yo ki deja fe deal yo ak preval & celestin. » »
We apologize for the misprint that jude celestin is the nephew of rene preval. it has been removed from the article.
jude celestin is the nephew... » »
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