General discussion

Haitienne Magazine is the first magazine of its kind that focuses on the this group. We need to know what kind of articles you would like to see. What are some of the topics that are important to you? We want to offer appeal for the broadest base of the Haitian community. The world is focusing on one aspect of our beautiful country. It should be our desire to represent ourselves in the best of light. We should be the voice of change. Please send your comments to: http://haitiennemagazine.blogspot.com/

Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier is back in Haiti... now what? Some say it's 10 steps backwards for Haiti, while some Haitians are celebrating. What does this mean for Haiti? I have lots of questions needing answers. I know one man can't fix all of Haiti's problems. After 25 years in exile, why is Duvalier walking around like he just woke up? Why now?

Yes, the question is should Haiti remain a democracy or take the reverse route to dictatorship? I remember during the grueling Duvalier years in the early 1980s, Haiti was much safer. People could walk the streets at night without having to worry of kidnappers, thieves, or some weirdo. My mom would go out daily to sell a wide variety of items on the open markets in Gonaives. But I also remember those unfortunate people that lost their lives and families through torture.

Recently, three hurricanes have ravaged Haiti, and those devastated storms have brought despair to this extremely impoverish Country with already with many hardships, uncertainties among many other issues such a poor Nation has to deal with. Regardless of the adversity, surely Haiti and its government will try to rebuild many hope. Rebuilding is not going to be easy as well as it will be dire and costly given the Country's bad economic, political and social issues plaguing this Nation. Which left many to wonder just how in the world would it even be possible for this Country to repair its already damaged infrastructures which were already ill structured and deteriorating.

"The future is not a gift; it is an achievement.

Every generation helps make its own future.

This is the essential challenge of the present." Robert F. Kennedy.

Arrogance, pride and ignorance has cost many the joy of victorious battle that could have easily been won with grace or settled with humility.