Daniel-Gerard Rouzier - Haiti Observer Blog

On Thursday, 26th July, 2012, the village of Anse-a-Veau in Haiti was privileged to be visited by the head of state. President Mitchel Martelly went to visit the victims of January 12, 2010 earthquake. The village has sixty households whose members are the survivors of the earthquake and the floods that came after the quake. Anse-a-Veau is funded under the support of "food for the Poor" program as well as the Catholic Church in the diocese of Anse-a-Veau and Miragoane. These two groups have done great work including building a school in that area to benefit the residents.

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After several weeks of studying Daniel-Gerard Rouzier's paperwork and credentials, the Haitian Parliament rejected the choice of Michel Martelly for Prime Minister of Haiti. In a vote in the lower-level Chamber of Deputies, forty-two deputies voted against Daniel-Gerard Rouzier to become prime minister of Haiti, while only 19 voted in favor. Three deputies abstained.

The deputies who voted against the nomination of Daniel-Gerard Rouzier charged him with Tax evasion and not being honest in submitting the passport he frequently travels with. There is a suspicion that Rouzier might have dual citizenship. Under the current Haitian constitution, high ranking officials can not have dual citizenship.

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The "Haitian Joudalist" is always on top of the action. We have the revised list of the people who will be in charge of the different ministries under Daniel Rouzier government. This is not an official list. It was provided by Haitilibre.Com and it is subject to change or modification at any point before it becomes official.

The list is as follows:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs -- Mr. Daniel Supplice (Sociologist and principal political adviser of Michel Martelly)

Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor -- Mr. Richard Morasse (economist)

Ministry of Agriculture -- Mr. Eric Balthazar (Historian UEH)

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" I am open for discussion as to the future of the earthquake reconstruction commission ", said recently the new Haitian prime Minister designed Daniel-Gerard Rouzier. This is definitely a shift from his previous statement.

Did he really think he could do that?

To put things in perspective, in a previous interview with the press, the Prime Minister designated, Daniel-Gerard Rouzier, expressed his desire to replace the current earthquake reconstruction commission that is co-shared by the former United States President Bill Clinton and former Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive.

Would you agree with me that the decision to get ride of the commission was Rouzier's first "Boubou" on the job that he does not even have yet?

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Haiti Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive submitted his resignation to the new President Michel Martelly. He wants the new president to be free in the selection of his Prime Minister.

In the meantime, The "Haitian Joudalist" has learned that the new Prime Minister for Haiti has already been chosen. Haitian President Joseph Michel Martelly has appointed businessman Daniel Gerard Rouzier as the new Prime Minister of Haiti. This information came from Miami Herald.

Sak Pa Kontan...Embake!!!!

As you may remember, former Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive was co-chair of the post-earthquake Interim Recovery Commission with Bill Clinton.

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