Haitian Politics, Who do you believe?

Haiti is in progress.

Give people a reason to come to Haiti, just like the other islands when it comes to tourism $$$...

Making the people take pride in where they live, which proves to be the hardest part. Already, some are paying people to break the brand new lights that light up the city. My sister got kidnapped, that was a nightmare...

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Yes, the country is still a mess but it is making progress by

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Victoria, I think it is time for us Haitians to start asking ourselves 'What can we do for our country, not what the country can do for us'.

The mentality is that we expect our govt. to feed, dress us up and everything.

Haiti is not socialist nor communism, hence the old adage...'Aide toi et le ciel t'aidera'.

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Who are you interviewing?

What questions are you asking?

Inflation is rampant in the US too; this is relative to the times.

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I live here and have for 35 years; yes Martelly/Lamothe are making incredible progress.

Homes have been built, roads, schools, hotel, wharfs.

But most importantly we have SECURITY something we did not have for decades under the narco cleptocracy since Duvalier fell! Parliament I'd freaked b/c they want a piece of the action/payoffs and there just isn't enough to pad their pockets AND fix

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In more than 3 1/2 years since the earthquake?

Not one historic building--other than the Hotel Florita--has been repaired by the government, or, to the best of my knowledge, anything been repaired through a low-interest loan--by either the public or private sector.

(This does not include work started on the Marie by a Spanish governmental corporation.) And some of the historic building that could have been repaired have suffered a great deal more harm from the elements.

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Since the creation of "Destination Jacmel"--a tourist initiative--the town has gone down in so many ways that I'd be typing all night were I to enumerate them. The only thing I can say?

Is that the only thing worse than corruption would be the lack of corruption! Because if that is the best they can do?

Then nothing can possibly bring the town back. It is always possible that if it has been deliberate that they can change their minds on how to proceed in the future.

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Hi Jacques,

My response was not meant to be an investigative journalist report.

It was extremely personal.

When women I know can't make enough money in the marketplace to feed their kids every day, that's what I pay attention to. As for the political aspect, I stand by my comments based on reliable information, not just the teledjol.

But thanks for

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Dear Victoria :

Life was never cheap in Haiti, but they forgot to tell you that it is cheaper than it was 3 years ago though still hard and costly, hence 'la vi a toujou cher'.

Also, depend on the sample of the population that you surveyed.

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Dear Victoria :

Life was never cheap in Haiti, but they forgot to tell you that it is cheaper than it was 3 years ago though still hard and costly, hence 'la vi a toujou cher'.

Also, depend on the sample of the population that you surveyed.

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