Reality in Writing : Caribbean Political Economy

Originally Posted on: America Latin en Movimiento Posted on: December 24th, 2010 Link to Original: http://alainet.org/active/43412 The Denial of Self Determination: The International Community in Haiti By: Kevin Edmonds Alainet.org December 24th, 2010 The Denial of Self Determination: Haiti and the International Community Haitians’ battle for sovereignty and social justice is more than 200 years old By Kevin Edmonds Originally published in Spanish in America Latina en Movimiento (Latin America in Motion), December 2010 issue, http://alainet.org/publica/alai461.pdf . Author's Translation: If any nation in the history of humanity has been terrorized by the naked brutality and hypocritical logic of modernity, it has been Haiti. One would assume that the Haitian Revolution in 1804 would be looked upon as a pivotal moment which helped to shape the ideas of freedom, equality and justice. This was not the case. Since it’s independence in 1804, Haiti has been the victim of bo

Originally posted on: NACLA.org Posted on: December 7th, 2010 Original link: https://nacla.org/node/6837 Haiti's Presidential Elections By: Kevin Edmonds NACLA.org Dec 7 2010 On November 28, I took part in an informal electoral observation delegation to Haiti, observing the election with one of six teams made up of Haitian grassroots organizations, lawyers, and journalists. 1 Nineteen political candidates were running for president in an election that many considered one of the most important in the tormented nation’s history. A majority of Haitians still live in turmoil after the January 12 earthquake, and there exists a great deal of uncertainty concerning the billions pledged for its reconstruction. Each team’s objective was to witness the electoral process unfold in a number of targeted polling stations in the cities of Port-au-Prince, Jacmel, and Gros Morne, and to document any irregularities. We witnessed widespread disorganization, as the ma

Originally posted on: The Trinidad and Tobago Review Posted on: December 3rd, 2010 Original link: http://www.tntreview.com/?s=kevin+edmonds&x=18&y=15&=Go Shame on CARICOM: Abandoning Haiti in a Time of Crisis By: Kevin Edmonds Trinidad and Tobago Review December 3rd, 2010 A police officer pushes voters against a wall covered with posters depicting presidential candidate Jude Celestin during general elections in Port-au-Prince last week. —Photo: AP On Sunday evening, the international community was confronted with the epic failure of the Haitian elections under allegations of widespread fraud and voting irregularities. That same evening, Eduard Mulet, the head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti expressed “their deep concern at the numerous incidents that marred the elections.” The next day however, the first instances of backtracking and damage control began to trickle out through the release of a joint statement by CARICOM and the Orga

Originally posted on: The Toronto Star Posted on: Original link: http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/899382--don-t-blame-haitians-for-election-fiasco Don't Blame Haitians for Election Fiasco By: Roger Annis and Kevin Edmonds The Toronto Star December 1st, 2010 A child holds an unmarked ballot, one of thousand left on the floor of a polling station in Port-au-Prince. Ramon Espinosa/AP Roger Annis and Kevin Edmonds