Lest we forget ...

It's been six months since the horrific events of January 12th.

 

It has been slow going. Only two per cent of the pledges made in March, when the memories were still fresh, have been fulfilled.

Shamefully (but sadly not unexpectedly) CARICOM is not amongst those donor countries that have fulfilled their pledge promises. Not a penny of the $8,097,166 promised has been paid out as yet, according to www.refondation.ht, the official site tracking the reconstruction efforts.

So, don't forget.

Don't forget that miles of roads are still blocked with rubble.

Don't forget that 1.5 million people are still homeless.

But also, don't forget that Haitians are some of the strongest people on the planet. And if any people can survive such a horrific event, it is the Western world's first black republic.

Ayiti leve. Ayiti kanpe.