BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The Caribbean Community’s emergency aid mission to Haiti, comprising heads of government and leading technical officials, failed to secure permission Friday to land at that devastated country’s airport, now under the control of the USA.
Consequently, the Caricom “assessment mission” that was to determine priority humanitarian needs resulting from the mind-boggling earthquake disaster last Tuesday had to travel back from Jamaica to their respective home destinations.
On Friday afternoon, the US State Department confirmed signing two Memoranda of Understanding with the Government of Haiti that made “official that the United States is in charge of all inbound and outbound flights and aid offloading”.
Further, according to the agreements signed, US medical personnel “now have the authority to operate on Haitian citizens and otherwise render medical assistance without having to wait for licences from Haiti’s Government”.
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Uh, the problem here is not whether or not Caricom goes to Haiti to “see” whatever they went to see, the complaint is ” supposedly” that the USA is not letting in the planes with help and supplies from other Help organizations ( or governments) land at the Touissant Louverture Airport, incidentally that causes DELAY in help getting to the Haitians.The actions that where taken by president Obama where fast and more or less efficient, but diplomatically speaking wrong, he should’ve sent his marines as an integral group of the ONU’s already proclaimed authority: MINUSTAH…
they should have blown the plane out of the skies what the hell could they be going to see death and destruction , the people needed food and water not “politricans” coming for a photo-op, they should have been the first people in Haiti where were they, now they can all talk about what is not going right ,shut up and get out .
i want to know what caricom went to do in Haiti. Just to see WHAT? They can see everything on TV. Just have a meeting in the countries where they are by teleconferencing and send AID. They were not looking at the news. What they go Haiti and do ehhhhhhhhhhhh. Waist aviation fluid to circle around for hours. People to like to be in things.
@ JUST MY 2 CENTS how can u expect obama to deliver effectively when the republicans fighteing every good decision he takin jus cause they doh like him,,,, U HAVE TO UNDERSTAND IS NOT CAUSE OBAMA IS PRESIDENT HIS POLICIES MUST PASS,,,, IT HAS TO GO THROUGH SENATE,,,, PROBS FROM REPUBLICANS,,,, N IF IT SURVIVES THEN HAVE TO PASS THROUGH THE HOUSE AGAIN,,,,,,,MORE BIGGER RESISTANCE,,,, WE MUST UNDERSTAND THE AMERICAN SYSTEM
UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE!!!!!!
FRANCE,ENGLAND,CANADA,ITALY,,, MAJOR FIRST WORLD COUNTRIES HAVE IT EXCEPT THE U.S.A
NOW OBAMA IS FIGHTING FOR IT,,,, THE REPUBLICANS IS FIGHTING THAT LEFT RIGHT N CENTER
WHY? SIMPLY CAUSE THEY WANNA PROTECT THE INTEREST OF THE PHARMACEAUTICAL COMPANIES N OTHER INTEREST GROUPS WHO FUND THEM,,,,,
THERE WILL BE AN IMPORTANT ELECTION IN THE STATE OF MASSACHESSEAT(WHERE BOSTON IS) I DUNNO IF I SPELL IT CORRECT LOL,,,,,, NOW THIS IS TO REPLACE THE LATE EDWARD KENNEDY,,,,,, IF THE DEMOCRATS LOSE,,,,,, THAT’LL BE A VOTE THEY LOSE ON THE FIGHT FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE,,,, N THIS ELECTION IS TOMORROW,,,,,, SO UNDERSTAND THAT OBAMA IS FACIN STRONG OPPOSITION CAUSE HE’S BLACK
BUT BECAUSE OF HIS POPULARITY WE TEND TO FORGET OBAMA ONLY HAS 1(ONE) YEAR IN OFFICE N SEE THINGS HE’S DONE ALREADY,,,, IS AMERICA STILL IN RECESSION????? NAH ITS THE BANKS THAT MESSING AROUND N NOT GIVING PEOPLE LOANS
why so much resentment for the u.s? When they’ve been the country that has come to the aide of so many other countries both big and small. In war time and peace time they have. I’m not saying they don’t have their faults and I’m not saying no one else is helping but without the U.S the world would be a much much different place. But I can see where we can be ungrateful… Another thing to those on Obamas back about promises not fulfilled, he isn’t a dictator, he doesn’t have the only say when it comes to decision making. Please understand the U.S Legislative system before you come to such misinformed conclusion.. Majority of decision has to go before congress.. and with the amount of challenge and opposition he faces in congress.. I think he is doing the best he can.. Politics is a balances act and its not as simple as dominican politics….
good to see we got some perceptive dominicans who can analyze situations and come to sensible conclusions. I was the biggest Obama supporter leading up to the elections, but to be honest since he took office he has been a major failure. His approval rating has declined drastically bcuz he looks unable to to deliver on any of his major promises.
Plus he is freakin soft on terrorism and believed that playing nice would make the terrorist want to stop America. Well Obama is a black man with African roots but look just a few weeks ago A BLACK MAN FROM AFRICA was tryin to blow up on airline.
No i’m not goin off on a tangent my point is that Obama needed something to make him look freaking good and Haiti presented that opportunity. Obama u breaking my heart lol i expected more
WAIT N SEE:::: understand that our main news sources are CNN,FOX,CBS N WAT DO THEY ALL HAVE IN COMMON….. U GUESSED IT,,, THEY ARE ALL AMERICAN STATIONS,,,, SO OF COURSE U’LL SEE AMERICA ALL ON THE NEWS,,,, ONE TING THE AMERICANS DOH CARE WHO IN POWER THEY ALWAYS SUPPORT THIER OWN,,,,,, BUT I BET MARTINIQUE N GUADA SEEING THE FRENCH HELPING IN HAITI,,,,, I BET JAPANESE ETC SEEIN THIER TROOPS HELPING IN HAITI N SO FORTH,,,,,,
ITS ALL A MATTER OF THE MEDIA AVAILABLE TO U,,, BUT I MUST AGREE THE U.S HAS MORE SHINE,,, GOSH U FORGOT THEY HAVE THE KEYS TO HAITI,,,,,, PASSED TO THEM BY THE HAITIAN PRESIDENT
I believe the americans just want all the attention pointed to them. They are not in the least interested in the Haitians. There were so many other countries that arrived in Haiti before the americans did yet all you see in the news is that an american group did this that and the other. nothing really to give and explosion of help. I think those americans are just downright out for the attention to be placed on them as if they are the only ones out in haiti trying to help those unfortunate victims
@WTF, I think you completely misunderstood my post. Read carefully please. The US really don’t care. They are desperately trying to repair their international image after Iraq and they are exploiting the Haitian tragedy to do so. That is what I meant.
@Just a Thought, I guess Hillary Clinton could have watched CNN or BBC and not make that trip to Haiti. I said in another blog that whatever foreigners do, we have no problems with that but whenever our own try to take some initiative, it is so wrong. Go figure.
caricom doesnt need to go see what they need, they can watch cnn or bbc. the ppl need food,medicine, clean water and possibly clothing. not a bunch of leaders parading around. requiing security and escorts on the ground.. think ppl think!!!
LETS MAKE SOME ECONOMIC SENSE,,,, I ALWAYS SAY D.A NEED AT LEAST 40000 HAITAINS N 65000 DOMINICAN REPUBLICANS LOL,,,,, LETS USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE OUR POPULATION,,,,, ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES WE HAVE IS A LOW POPULATION,,, BUSINESSES MAKE LESS MONEY BECAUSE OF IT,,,, LESS FLOW OF INCOME,,, GARCON LESS OF EVERYTHING ECONOMIC WISE,,
NOW WE HAVE A CONCERN BOUT FOREIGNERS TAKING OVER US POPULATION WISE,,, ITS SIMPLE OUR GOV’T NEED TO PASS A LAW,,, WHERE BY U MUST BE BORN DOMINICAN,, BOTH PARENTS BEING DOMINICAN TO OWN LAND,,,,,,, FOREIGN CITIZENS MUST BE 3RD GENERATION BORN DOMINICANS TO OWN LAND,,,,,,, BUT IF THE LATTER ISN’T ACHIEVED THEN ONE MAY LEASE LAND,,,,, LAND IS THE MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE,,, N ONCE WE PROTECT DAT THEN THERE SHOULD BE NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF,,,,,,, BY THE TIME THIRD GENERATION READY MAJORITY OF DOMINICANS WILL BE OWNING LAND,,, N JUS PASS IT ON TO UR KIDS IN THE WILL N ALL IS GOOD
NOW IT ALSO FUNNY CARICOM WANNA JUMP IN N LOOK GOOD,,,,, BUT LETS NOT FORGET IS THAT SAME HAITI WE GAVE SO MUCH PRESSURE WHEN THEY WANTED TO BE PART OF CARICOM,,,,,, MONSIEUR WE DID NOT INVITE HAITI,,,, HAITI LITERALLY BEG US FOR THEM TO JOIN CARICOM,,, WHEN WE DID AGREE,,, WE HAD THEM AS A TEMPORARY MEMBER FOR SOME TIME,,,,, I DOH KNOW THE CORRECT TERM BUT YA’LL KNOW WAT I MEAN,,,,,,,,,,,, HAITI BASICALLY IS AN OUTSIDER TO CARICOM LET’S NOT BE HYPOCRITES,,,,,, A FELLOW BROTHER,,, WE TALKING BOUT SINGLE ECONOMY BUT WE HAVE VISA RESTRICTIONS ON HAITI HHHHUUHHHH NOW WE WANNA MARCH INTO HAITI,,,,,,,, IT MAKE RIGHT,,, THE U.S SHOULD TELL US WE NEED VISA TO ENTER HAITI……… THEN WE’D KNOW HOW IT FEELS,,,,, AS AN AFRICAN DESCENDANT,,,, NOIR CON SHEIBON,,,,, BLACK LIKE COAL,,,,, I HAVE LOVE FOR OUR HATIANS BROS N SISTERS N I HOPE THOSE VISA’S AINT PUT BACK WHEN HAITI GETS BACK ON TRACK,,
as i said in a previous post,,, i’ll say again,,, Mr. Chavez has been buying every caricom isle left right n center,,, the u.s sees that as an opportunity to cut into the pie,,, now haiti being as large as it is,,, the u.s really has stopped chavez in his tracks,,, besides where is venezuela in all this,,, they aint sending any help are they lol,,,, all chavez have is talk,,, now is a good time for him to show some muscle but as expected he was jus bluffing lol,,,, THE U.S IS IN CONTROL OF HAITI HATE IT OR LOVE IT N THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT,,,,,, WAT CARICOM HAS TO DO IS SEND AID VIA RED CROSS WAT ELSE CAN WE DO,,, NOTHING REALLY,,,, WE CAN’T SEND WATER CAUSE THE PORTS ARE MESSED UP SEEN,,,,,,, BESIDES CARICOM IS ALL TALK N NO ACTION CAUSE IF THEY REALLY WANTED SOMETHING DONE THEY’D DO IT,,,,,,, NOW HONESTLY,,, THE U.S WOULD NEVER ALLOW ANY FOREIGN LEADER TO ENTER HAITI B4 HILLARY CLINTON,,,,, IMAGINE SKERRO GETTING OF A JET ON CNN,,,, AS THE FIRST FOREIGN LEADER ALSO LEADER OF CARICOM VISITING HAITI AFTER THE DAMAGE PAPA BONDIEU NOW I’D BELIEVE HE DERE FOR 60 YEARS,,,, I’D BE GLAD AS A DOMINICAN BUT HONESTLY D.N.O I’D BE FEELING FUNNY LOL YES I’D BE JEALOUS WII,,, IS NOT EDDIE LOL AT LEAST I SAID IT!!!!!! I BELIEVE THE U.S IS GONNA BE IN HAITI FOR A LONG TIME N THEY GONNA HELP HAITI GET BACK ON TRACK,,,,,, I BELIEVE HAITI IN DUE TIME GONNA BECOME THE ENVY OF THE CARIBBEAN,, TRUST ME
thoughtfull what good standing is the US trying to show….. u really think the U.S is in there because they really want to help… they saw an opportunity to capitalize on haiti so they take it…. after they done with haiti now dont be surprised that they would want to have shares in haiti…… i agree there need to be some one in charge to organize…. rejectin help from other countries is not organizin.. why didnt they come together with other countries who are interestin in helpin and make a commitee or something… tell me… so that excuse is jus plain BS.. its just like the scenario jason gave… now how would u feel if that had happen to you…
I totally agree with jayson and wtf wat the u s think nuh?They have to learn to respect people they think is they dat controlliln the world then.And the ting with them they still not using thier heads so dat the people of haiti could be fed.Majority of the haitian people i see lookin for the pple dat might still b alive.They have given up on them already,but i hope dat is not for show that they will commit themselves and continue working and will help them rebuild and not forget them 6 months later.
If this is true how dear, the US turn back CARICOM Leaders from intering Haiti , a member of caricom. Haiti is part of CARICOM and is in the Caribbean. We accept your help but we need our caribbean leaders to make an imput too. we want an explantion for this humiliating act, the media need to have that in the news. THEIR ARE LAWS GOVERNING CARICOM MEMBER S,PART OF IS TO COME TO MEMBERS SATES IN TIMES OF DISASTER.
to every one that thinks like jayson,remenber the term to many cooks spoil the brorth.what ever dominica and the carribbean has to do for haiti .we will have time,some body had to take charge or if not it would be more problem in haiti.america saw that if they didnot move in ,they would have to deal with 1.5 millon haiti landing on american soil.and this would much more costly.remember that america has been the commaned center from bay one.
First of all CARICOM leaders were not the only leaders blocked by the US.
France has raised the issue of US’s over-dominance in the relief effort, thereby raising a mini diplomatic storm.
Secretary of States Hillary Clinton quickly flew to Haiti and promised that U.S. quake relief efforts would be closely coordinated with local officials. This was seen as designed to counter any notion of a too-intrusive American involvement in the aftermath of the quake.
America is trying desperately to show its good standing in the world after the debacles of Iraq and Afghanistan. This is even more after the US’s unilateral action in Iraq which sees its rating around the globe plummet to all time lows.
By the way the matter of blocking the CARICOM team will be discussed with Hillary Clinton when she meets with the Jamaican PM on a brief stop in Jamaica from Haiti. No word from that yet. We will have to wait and see.
i fully agree with that what the hell the us believe
I wonder if Gordon Brown was flying in if they would have denied him entry?
It’s almost like you going to check on your brother at his home after an incident has been reported and when you arrive a strange face appears at the door and tells you to go home because you’re brother put them in charge and that they don’t want you comming here to screw anything up. And you there thinking, ‘why couldn’t my ‘brother’ have told me that himself?’
We’re very grateful for the assistance that the U.S is giving to our brothers in Haiti but It would be nice if the U.S. could at least show a little respect to our regional leaders.
WTF the U.S state department thinkin… or maybe is just me that dont understand…. the U.S is the only nation that have right to help?? the caricom do not have right to enter and lend a hand to a fellow caricom brother??? there must be a logical explanation for that…… u callin for help all over for haiti yet still u blockin help from comin in WTF… STILL I MIGHT BE SEEIN IT IN A WRONG WAY… MAYBE I DONT KNW… BUT UNLESS I GET TO UNDERSTAND OTHERWISE THATS JUST BS….