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  Haiti: The Hour of Truth Has Arrived By Patrick Prézeau Stephenson *  (Le Francais suit) PORT‑AU‑PRINCE — Michel Soukar’s open letter is not a warning. It is a summons. It says what many know but no longer dare to articulate: Haiti did not collapse. It was dismantled. Deliberately. Methodically. And with the active complicity of those who were supposed to protect it. For years, political, economic, and social elites treated the foundations of the country as if they were stage props. They bartered the state, fractured its institutions, and turned sovereignty into an empty slogan. Now the stage has fallen apart. And behind it, there was nothing. Soukar says it plainly: “History is watching us.” The truth is harsher: history is judging us. A country sabotaged by those who claimed to serve it Soukar speaks of manipulation, pressure, and compromise. The reality is more brutal: a portion of the elite stopped being national. They traded responsibility for immediate ga...

  From the Lambi to the Ballot Box: Haitians Are Telling the World What They Want By Patrick Prézeau Stephenson * (Le Français suit) I. The Lambi Has Sounded — And Haitians Have Answered For decades, Haiti’s political class and its international partners have claimed to speak for the Haitian people. But for the first time since the country’s descent into gang rule, Haitians have spoken for themselves — loudly, clearly, and with statistical precision. A nationwide, in‑person survey of 1,332 adults conducted in May 2026 offers a rare, representative snapshot of what Haitians expect from the next phase of UN and international support. And when read through the lens of the Manifeste Appel du Lambi — the emerging civic blueprint for Haiti’s reconstruction — the message is unmistakable: Haitians want security, justice, public services, and elections. Not one of these demands is optional. II. Security First — But Never Security Alone The survey’s most surprising finding is ...