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A Quoi Ont Servi Les Milliards De L'aide Post-Séisme ? Haïti en Marche, édition du 21 au 27 Janvier 2015 • Vol XXIX • N° 01 A quoi ont servi les milliards de l’aide post-séisme ? PORT-AU-PRINCE, 15 Janvier – L’aide post-séisme les victimes. survenue dans la Caraïbe pendant un siècle et demi, le a été en partie gaspillée, en partie ramenée à son point de C’est ce qu’il ressort des bilans et compte rendus séisme qui détruisit la capitale haïtienne le 12 janvier 2010, e départ. Et pour une plus faible part, servi à aider réellement publiés à l’occasion du 5 anniversaire de la pire catastrophe (5 ANS APRES / p. 8) Nouveau Cabinet Le discours ambivalent ministériel Dimanche 18 Janvier 2014 : Le Premier ministre du PMKP ou le consensus (Evans Paul), en accord avec le Président de la République, a procédé, le dimanche 18 Janvier 2015, conformément à la Constitution, à la formation du Cabinet ministériel. dans la continuité (NOUVEAU GOUVERNEMENT / p. 4) PORT-AU-PRINCE, 17 Janvier – Deux charmants Mr Evans Paul, installé officiellement ce vendredi 16 janvier, speeches, mais taillés sur mesure et pour la même personne, le semble d’abord se donner pour mission de rassurer le chef de président Michel Martelly, vu que le nouveau Premier ministre, L’opposition (PM / p. 5) de sa majesté ! PORT-AU-PRINCE, 16 Janvier – Les manifestations populaires occupent davantage le terrain dans l’opinion internationale que prévu depuis qu’elles sont couvertes par (ALTERNATIVE / p. 6) Le Premier ministre Evans Paul après son installation le vendredi 16 janvier (photo Robenson Eugène) Carte rouge pour l’équipe au pouvoir EXECUTIF-LEGISLATIF Seuls les gouvernements Tsunami non, provisoires qui sachent faire crétinisme de bonnes élections ??? PORT-AU-PRINCE, 18 Janvier – Bizarrement Les premières élections qualifiées de démocratiques et égoïsme oui ! presque toutes les élections qui se sont bien passées ont furent celles de 1990 qui virent la victoire de Jean-Bertrand PORT-AU-PRINCE, 13 Janvier – Ils sont fous ces toujours été organisées par un gouvernement provisoire. Aristide. (ELECTIONS / p. 4) Romains ! C’est le 13 janvier 2015, lendemain de la date fatidique du 12 janvier, et pourtant on cherche en vain le tsunami politique tant annoncé. Au contraire, des sénateurs qui avaient refusé mordicus de rencontrer le chef de l’Etat pendant plusieurs mois, sont montés calmement et d’eux mêmes au palais national ce mardi, lendemain du 12 janvier qui a marqué la fin de mandat de la presque totalité des parlementaires (2/3 du sénat et toute la chambre des députés) ; les 10 sénateurs restants, seuls représentants du pouvoir législatif, ont un pouvoir constitutionnel certes, mais au niveau applicabilité quasiment symbolique. Leur première réclamation : que les élections soient organisées le plus vite que possible et qu’elles soient honnêtes ! Et plus vite que ça. Est-ce qu’on est encore plus fou que les Romains d’Astérix ? Les mêmes qui avaient hier pas moins de contrôle que le président pour baliser la voie devant mener à des élections comme ils le souhaitent, mais qui ont attendu qu’ils aient perdu ce pouvoir-là pour venir réclamer la même chose, définitivement ça va pas la tête ? Aussi comment empêcher certains dans la rue de (12 JANVIER / p. 7) Le Président Martelly procédant à l’installation de son nouveau chef du gouvernement Evans Paul (photo J.J. Augustin) Mercredi 14 Janvier 2015 Page 2 EN PLUS ... EN BREF ... Haïti en Marche • Vol XXVIII • N° 52 Le Vice-président Joe Biden s’est entretenu CE QU’ILS DISENT vendredi avec le Président Michel Martelly Le vice-président américain a voulu ainsi poursuivre le dialogue autour du soutien à long terme des États-Unis au processus de progrès démocratique en Haïti, selon un Le regard des communiqué de la Maison blanche. Joe Biden a réitéré le soutien des États-Unis et de la communauté internationale au Président Martelly qui, selon lui, travaille à organiser des élections en temps opportun Allemands sur nous cette année pour permettre aux Haïtiens d’exercer leur droit démocratique de choisir À l’occasion du cinquième et gestion des aides. Quant à la situation leurs représentants. anniversaire du séisme, la presse politique, elle serait dans une « impasse », Le vice-président américain a félicité Michel Martelly pour ses efforts pour parvenir allemande, en rappelant les dégâts causés évoquant les manifestations des dernières à un accord négocié avec le Parlement haïtien et les partis politiques pour permettre à par cette catastrophe, en a profité pour semaines et le blocage politique qui avait Haïti de tenir des élections. établir un bilan des cinq dernières années. un long temps prévalu, la journaliste ayant Le vice-président a reconnu que le président Martelly a fait plusieurs concessions Un coup d’œil sans complaisance. omis de préciser qu’il y a eu entre-temps « Cinq années après le tremblement un consensus sur la tenue des élections. importantes afin de parvenir à un consensus, et a exprimé sa déception du fait que le de terre en Haïti : entre bidonvilles et Pour faire bon poids, le quotidien Parlement Haïtien n’ait pas passé une loi électorale avant le 12 Janvier écoulé. hôtels de luxe », titre sans concession Der relève cependant quelques progrès. Par Il a également réaffirmé que les Etats-Unis restent ami et partenaire engagé d’Haïti et Tagesspiegel dans son édition du 11 janvier exemple, il trouve qu’à part les luxueux se réjouit de l’approfondissement de la coopération bilatérale et que l’administration 201. Selon ce journal, la reconstruction hôtels, les ministères ont repris du poil de Martelly travaille à construire un avenir plus prospère et plus sûr pour le peuple s’effectuerait « de manière inégale ». D’un la bête. La carence énergétique a été en haïtien. côté, les hôtels privés luxueux qui font des quelque jugulée grâce aux livraisons et affaires juteuses avec les fonctionnaires de aux centrales électriques vénézuéliennes. l’ONU et des organisations humanitaires et Les rues endommagées se sont élargies Evans Paul a fait des propositions au MOPOD de l’autre les couches vulnérables « obligées et embellies. Des investissements ont eu Le Premier Ministre, Evans Paul, a révélé avoir eu des discussions avec les leaders de vivre dans des bidonvilles insalubres, lieu dans le tourisme et dans l’industrie du « Mouvement Patriotique de l’Opposition Démocratique » (MOPOD) de façon à chaotiques et dépourvus d’infrastructure ». de sous-traitance, en particulier dans le assurer le plus large consensus dans la formation de son gouvernement. Il a indiqué Toujours est-il, selon le quotidien, que les textile, créant des emplois. « Mais ceux- avoir formulé des propositions concrètes aux dirigeants des partis politiques membres gens « ont grand mal à se remettre sur les ci sont trop peu et trop précaires », juge du MOPOD mais sans plus de détails. pieds », ce qui conduirait les bâilleurs de Weis. Toujours est-il que « Port-au-Prince fonds à « perdre patience » et la communauté a l’air plus moderne aujourd’hui. Dans internationale « à se désintéresser » du cas l’agriculture, les programmes d’aide ont Mais cela n’a pas mis fin pour autant aux Haïti. À titre d’exemple, la reporter Sandra apporté quelque progrès ». Weis cite Sophie de Caen du Programme Ce journal, à l’instar d’autres manifestations de rue… des Nations Unies pour le Développement, médias, reconnaît qu’il y a davantage Vendredi plusieurs milliers de manifestants avaient gagné les rues de la capitale, à qui indique qu’« en 2010 nous avions d’écoles qu’avant. « Entre temps l’appel de la Table concertation de l’opposition pour, entre autres, exiger le départ du 840 millions d’euros à disposition, l’an 88% des enfants vont maintenant à Président Martelly, dénoncer l’ingérence internationale, rejeter l’accord politique du 11 dernier ce n’était encore que 54 millions ». l’école, les hôpitaux sont modernisés. janvier dernier et s’opposer au choix d’Evans Paul, comme Premier ministre. Et plus loin de rappeler, citant cette fois L’analphabétisme a baissé de 41% et la Les manifestants ont parcouru les quartiers populaires de Solino, la rue Pavée et une étude de l’ONU, que seulement 3,3 mortalité enfantine de 44% depuis 1990 ». Carrefour-Feuilles où des coups de feu d’origine inconnue ont été rapportés non loin milliards des 10 milliards d’euros promis Spiegel Online, sous son titre « Le du bureau de l’ancien Député Jean-René Lochard, ainsi que des jets de pierre lancés à titre d’aide ont été accordés mais qu’une pays maltraité », montre une Haïti « encore grande partie de cette somme a été engloutie harassée » cinq après le séisme. Pour ce contre les forces de l’ordre. par la bureaucratie (personnel, moyens de magazine, « malgré les milliards d’aide, la Les manifestants très excités, dont certains brandissaient la photo de l’ancien transport, importation de matériel, loyers Président Jean-Bertrand Aristide, lançaient des slogans hostiles au chef de l’État. La (SUITE / p. 13) manifestation, qui devait prendre fin devant la faculté d’Ethnologie, a été dispersée à coups de canon à eau et de gaz lacrymogènes, par la Police Nationale d’Haïti et la force anti-émeute, près des barrières de sécurité installées pour les empêcher LIVRES d’atteindre le Palais national. Le Core Group, après l’ambassade des Etats- Quand les chiens Unis à Port-au-Prince, apporte son soutien au président Martelly font de l’espionnage Port-au-Prince, le 14 janvier 2015 – (AHP) – Après l’ambassade des Etats-Unis à Port- Par Hugues Saint-Fort un incident qui lui est arrivé en Haïti en au-Prince, c’est autour du « Core Group » d’affirmer son soutien au président Michel octobre 1960, à Frères, près de Pétionville, Martelly.
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