Politics of Haiti

The Martelly administration took the decision to remove the security of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide 48 hours after his appearance in court on Wednesday May 8 despite laws providing former Heads of State security.

The information was confirmed by Scoop FM radio host Garry Pierre-Paul Charles on Friday.

Read more @ defend.ht, audio also available.

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SCOOP... Martelly Replies to Aristide without mentioning his name

Haitian president Michel Martelly replied to allegations made by former president Jean Bertrand Aristide that there is a hunger problem in Haiti and that those in power are not doing anything about it.

President Martelly "defended his record and marked his difference to Lavalas" in an exclusive interview to Scoop FM. This, according to an article, in French, from Le Nouvelliste

"Someone is pretending to attack the problem of hunger when he spent 10 years in power. This is a lie," President Martelly says without mentioning once the name Jean Bertrand Aristide

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In what the Miami Herald calls "the political jab" former Haiti president Jean Bertrand Aristide delivered this powerful punchline during a press conference affirming that LAVALAS could sweep the upcoming Haiti elections.... Although the topic was hunger in Haiti...

Ou deja konnen le Aristide pale, se losti li bay...

Men kwa Jezi Kris... LOL...

Read this from the Miami Herald...

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Watch this 12 minute video reportage of former president Aristide's trip to court yesterday, May 8, 2013, and the thousands of people who accompanied him. Watch as people rip photos of Haitian President Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe...

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Haitian police placed a ban on protests in order to protect Aristide en route to court today... Look at this picture... Thousands of people surrounds Aristide as he steps out of his car... I guess they didn't get the memo... LOL...

BBC News reports...

"Thousands of supporters of Haiti's former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide have defied a ban on protests to follow his convoy through the streets."

If you want to have a better idea how many people were out there take a look at this photo from twitter...

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There is a ban on protests today as former Haiti president Jean Bertrand Aristide goes to court to answer questions from an investigative judge on the unresolved case of the assassination of radio journalist Jean Dominique back in April 2000.

The Haiti National police warns the public that all protest are prohibited because police will be busy providing security for Aristide as he travels by caravan from his home and back.

Will the people obey this direct order?

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"Wyclef Jwe deja," the article starts on a Haiti news web site, Referring to Petra Nemcova, now the love interest of Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe, quoting comments from various names on Facebook and suggesting that Petra Nemcova is a 'shodye prete' (just a loan) to Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe from either Sean Penn or Wyclef Jean, whom they suggest, have both been past boyfriends of the Czech supermodel.

Facebook is glowing with photos and comments about Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and his supermodel Girlfriend Petra Nemcova... Yep... Controversy... Media frenzy... The Haitian side of the social media network is commenting liked crazy!

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Lunise Exume Morse, singer of Haitian Racine music group RAM, may run for Senator of Haiti under the banner of Aristide's LAVALAS political party.

Keep in mind... Lunise is the wife of Richard A. Morse (RAM), cousin of Haitian President Michel Martelly...

The associated press reports...

Richard Morse said Sunday that he has met three times over the past two weeks with the two-time leader [Jean Bertrand Aristide] to discuss the possibility of the his wife Lunise Exume Morse running under Aristide's party as a senatorial candidate in upcoming legislative and local elections.

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The front page of Ticket Magazine in Haiti reads: "LAURENT LAMONTHE ET PETRA NEMCOVA EMSEMBLE..."

That means "together," the Haitian prime Minister and the Czech supermodel are dating.

Me wi... Nou te panse se Haiti selman Premye Minis la tap jere? LOL... Au contraire... The Haitian prime minister is also handling the "Internal Affairs" of The Czech Republic!

Yo Go Boy....

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