Mark - Rene Preval, Ex President of Haiti

And we wonder why elected leaders do the things they do in Haiti. It's because we expect them to be autocratic leaders not democratic. No wonder they murder innoncent people, they steal, violate the constitution and don't ever get anything done. We... more »

You submit a formidable argument and I do agree with to some level. In any cases police brutality is unacceptable. But there is what you call necessary use of force to restrain a lawbreaker. I don't have any facts. Any information I have from this... more »

We can all agree that the government cannot do it alone, almost everything is broken in Haiti. Help is available, there are countless Haitians both in Haiti and abroad who possess the skills and expertises needed to help the country but they're... more »

I understand your concerns. It's true Haiti is no safe country. And my comment is not aimed at students such as yourself who are financing their own education. I'm referring to students who receive scholarships from the Haitian government to study... more »

Selondieu I'm not oppose to students studying abroad. Like i've said previously, in most cases it provides a great experience for the students. My point is that Haitian society gets nothing out of it when the students do not return to Haiti. The... more »

Studying abroad is a great thing. After High school in the US I wanted to study abroad I got accepted to the University of Montreal in Canada but in the end I chose a university in the US in my state because I wouldn't have to pay the outrageous... more »

There's a lot of students who receives scholarships from the Haitian government to go study abroad in countries like the US, Canada, and France. The Haitian government finances these students' education abroad with the understanding that these... more »

Why are they always in opposition to any government that favours taxes? Francois this is not the first time I have heard this statement. My question is don't we have an agency like the IRS in other words, internal revenue services to collect tax... more »

Mon ami je suis d'accord avec vous sur l'approche qu'Haïti est un pays libre et indépendant. Mais cette indépendance est seulement sur le papier. Vous ne devez pas oublier que nous sommes le pays le plus pauvre en Amériques... more »

Francois I was hoping you could clarify something for me. A while back you mentioned that Haiti buys trash from the US. Sure enough I was watching CSI MIAMI on TV and one of the actors said The city of Coral Gable in Florida ships its trash to... more »