I heard a little talk tonight about gold in Haiti’s future on Radio Ginen. I always knew that there was gold in Haiti’s past and there will continue to be gold in its future. The problem is that while the experts are showing excitement over our resources our government remains as if they have nothing to be excited about. They remain very circumspect about the news as if it does not mean anything to Haiti’s development. We have a nation that feels as if there is nothing to help them hope and see the future optimistic. Yet we fail to use anything that comes to us positive to help build our national pride and help the people to believe in their land. Perhaps the government may already know that this will mean nothing to the welfare of the people. This is the only reason we should not speak more enthusiastically about resources in Haiti. We are so comfortable with international aid that means almost absolutely nothing for poor rural communities in Haiti we cannot even take pride in our potential for wealth. We will have those communities where gold has been found remaining the same twenty years later while gold is being mined at their gaze. Frankly, I wish to hear some comments on that. Also hear about petrol in HAITI, but government remains quiet about the prospects and what should be done about it. We live in the age when oil is so precious, yet no excitement about the potential discovery of oil in the country. Our people continue to suffer while awaiting international aid. I wish to hear what will be done to inform the people clearly on the initiatives underway about Haiti’s potential mines. Louinel Jean  

The Republic of Haiti has gone through all the struggles that the world’s developed nations have known prior to their rise to superpower status. The nation has experienced the rigors of hope and despair, but neither hope nor despair has taken deep root in the heart of its people. In the global media, Haiti keeps on falling in and out of bond with both hope and despair. This gives us a clear picture of the generational confrontation that exists in the society. Yet the nation is in denial.

La Gerontocracy Extreme (Extreme Gerontocracy)

The older generation of Haitians has always monopolized the government, the economy, the thinking pattern of the people. They kept the education system as archaic as they could, they managed and promoted poverty as meticulously as they could, they oppressed the people as systematically has they could. Very few of them have left an inheritance for their children. They did everything necessary to ensure that, in the 21st century, the new generation of Haitians cohabits with a multinational force that has little understanding of its history. They have taken the dignity of the people and exposed their wounds. In sum, they have changed Haiti’s original title from “Pearl of the Antilles” to “Casualty of the Western World”. But we know and we understand that Haiti cannot remain there; it cannot continue to make headlines as the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. There is an oasis in the middle of Haiti wilderness, there is hope, and there is a new breed of leaders who understand that the vertical port of sustainable development is, unquestionably, the dignity of the people. The new generation must dissociate itself from the mentality of the geronts, we must run with urgency from the mentality of mud and dust and build the sky scrappers of the Haitian people’s dream. It must be understood that this view is by no means a rejection of our ancestral legacy, but the establishment of a line of demarcation from the recent history that we have witnessed for the last 20 years, a history of war and corruption. We want a politic of decency and grace, mutual respect and unity, tolerance and hope, pride and dignity. We want to give our people a rational to regain confidence in the concept of Haiti, which is originally a concept deeply rooted in freedom and exotic beauty. Haiti will be green again when the green generation rise with the seed of redemption to replants our forests, clean our streets, reorganize our agriculture, redefine our educational goals, and regain our space in the global economy. Yes, we will rise as a significant Power in this  region because we have the human resource for it. We have the land mass for it. And we have the will for it.The resource I refer to has to do with the vast number of professionals who love Haiti and wish to participate in its development. This includes both Haitians and foreigners, an approach which takes into consideration the need for integration, global participation, and openness. Haiti must become an open field for investment. This is the line of argument that I will continue to promote as I engage in this quest for sustained development for the Republic of Haiti. I am sure you have seen the inclusive nature of my political philosophy and wish that you will feel free to show your interest to engage with me in this journey for radical change. 

Louniel Jean www.myspace.com/louineljeanjproject