-even as questions of stability in that country lingersBy: Brushell BlackmanThe Republic of Haiti will assume the Chairmanship of Caricom from July 1 next year. This would be historic and comes in the face of radical changes for the better.But some still voice concerns about the stability and the maintenance of order in that country.Caricom’s Ambassador, Colin Granderson, debunked allegations of peacekeepers in Haiti stirring up trouble whenever there was calm.At the end of year press conference that was done via teleconferencing with Barbados and Jamaica, on Thursday, a Jamaican reporter said that he was reliably informed by a senior resident official in Haiti, that there were indications that peacekeepers were taking this course of action to ensure higher salaries.Ambassador Granderson said that to put rest to such unfounded allegations, one just has to look at the progress that has been made in that country over the pass three years.He added that the country has enjoyed a lengthy period of political stability and public security. To illustrate the point, he said that apart from Haiti attracting outside investments, the elite Haitians have taken a different approach to development in that country and have been investing heavily into the country’s social and economic development.He drew attention to the political disorder that took place in Port-au-Prince in 2008 and said that it took six months to the day that the no confidence motion was moved against the then administration, and the installation of a new government.However, just over a month ago, another no confidence motion was moved against the recent government and it took ten days to install a new government and all this was done peacefully in keeping with the country’s constitution.Haiti is the only Caricom .country that has a Caricom representation office, and according to Ambassador Granderson, the reason being is that the country has entered the movement relatively late and the Secretariat is providing as much assistance to ensure that the transition is incident free. Further,
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