Haiti: Nearly a Million People Took to the Streets.They Want the Western-imposed government out of

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Notice the Times has supported 10 of 12 U.S. coups in the region since 1954.

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Haiti Is Not “in Crisis.” Haitians Are Fighting for Governmental Accountability.
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Protesters march on the street to demand the resignation of the Haitian president in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on October 13, 2019.

Haiti makes the headlines of The New York Times, it is always in “crisis.” The recent story written by Kirk Simple is headlined “‘There is No Hope’: Crisis Pushes Haiti to Brink of Collapse.” However, the article fails to decipher just who and what is behind the crisis. Instead, Haiti’s citizens come across as simply some “ungovernable” and “irrational” Black people, just like those in many other majority Black, particularly African, countries are frequently depicted. This is a problem more broadly in American news outlets in their representations of Black-led nations like Haiti, and as media watchdogs point out, is not a new phenomenon.

Haiti’s representation is not fully contextualized as being a part of the ongoing democratic struggles occurring throughout the Americas — Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, the United States and Venezuela. Haiti is not alone in its “crisis.”

Haiti is one of the oldest democracies in the Americas. It is only three-and-a-half hours from the U.S. shore. The two countries share a long and complicated history, including the Louisiana Purchase that resulted in the western expansion of the U.S. This was a direct result of Haiti’s fight for independence from Napoleonic France. In 1804, Haiti became the first Black-led republic in the Western Hemisphere.

However, the United States has always been troubled by Haiti as a Black independent nation. This began with the country’s eradication of slavery. Further, most Americans are ignorant to the fact that the United States occupied Haiti from 1915-1934 and has been one of the country’s neocolonial overlords alongside France.

It’s only when it’s convenient that the United States, Canada, France and other powers claim that they do not want “to meddle in Haiti’s democratic process.” Yet there is a history of constant meddling by the United States and France in the support of corrupt politicians through fraudulent elections. In Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History, anthropologist Michel-Rolph Trouillot has written that “the past does not exist independently from the present. Indeed, the past is only past because there is a present.”

For weeks Haiti has been on lock down, or peyi bloke, as it is called in Haitian Creole. There have been several statements by professors at the Université d’ État d’Haïti who have demanded that President Jovenel Moïse step down. Haitian political activists have consistently called for a thorough investigation into the more than tens of millions misappropriated from the PetroCaribe fund, an oil alliance and economic cooperation fund between Caribbean countries and Venezuela.

Cleverly, Moïse has asked for foreign aid for famine relief from the United Nations. However, many Haitians have concluded that this is a political tactic to protect himself from being held accountable. Unfortunately, Moïse has self-servingly played into the stereotype of Haiti being a “shythole” of a country. As a result of his political maneuvering, peaceful protests ensued to no avail before the current “crisis.”

In Haitian politics, politique de doublure refers to the various powers that control the country but hide their influence. Haiti, like the United States, is corrupted by a government whose only agenda is to serve the wealthy and foreign investors that include the United States, Canada and France — none of which seem interested in the actual lives of the Haitian people.

Haitians are not victims who are unable to speak for themselves. They have taken to the streets demanding governmental accountability. We stand in solidarity with all Haitian citizens who demand more transparent and democratic governing processes.

We also demand that the reporting by The New York Times and other news outlets provide more contextualization for the current state of affairs in the country. Haiti is not a racially exotic country; it is a small yet important Caribbean nation. It is a bellwether as to what is occurring throughout the Americas. We believe as scholars and intellectuals that responsible journalism must be employed when reporting on Haiti’s current struggles.
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Presidency Ridiculed, Sets Minimum Wage Taking No Account for Inflation

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In a decree dated October 31, 2019, President Jovenel Moïse set new figures for the national minimum wage. It appeared as a rise in minimum wage, advisors to the president made the rounds in the media presenting the administration as one that cares about the worker, but they were mistaken.
The administration has received, moreover, criticism and ridicule for the new minimum wage measures that are set to take effect on November 1.

Firstly, the Haitain Head of State did not respond to real calls to raise the minimum wage since coming into office. Rather, he waited until the country was in full blown unrest where businesses are laying off workers to make an adjustment.

Secondly, by not consulting concerned parties, the raise in minimum wage is actually a decrease relative to last year's adjustment.

An example made by Radio France Internationale journalist Amelie Baron. Last year, when the minimum wage for textile workers was set to 420 HTG, this was the equivalent to 5.20 euros. This year, as it is set to 500, equates to 4.65 euros.

The Chamber of Deputies in March of this year had planned to present an increase in the minimum wage to 750 HTG. 50% more than what the president has set. Workers union are demanding 1,500 HTG, 3 times what was set. All these figures concern pay for an 8-hour day's work.
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Here is another weird foreign NGO in Haiti making lies that don't make sense. Seem like afew the NGO foreigners and PHTK supporters in Haiti is spreading this lie on the internet

He join twitter the year of Jovenel Moise's fraud election.
Twitter handle: Mike Martin @mike_in_haiti

Replying to @madanboukman
You obviously are not in Haiti. The opposition armed bandits are killing civilians and police. Robbing innocent poor people and burning vans with the passengers inside. Severe human rights violations by the opposition armed bandits. Please distinguish population and opposition.
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