{"id":23702,"date":"2025-05-02T07:46:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/2025\/05\/02\/non-categorise\/insecurity-in-haiti-a-worrying-business\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T17:51:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T21:51:14","slug":"insecurity-in-haiti-a-worrying-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/insecurity-in-haiti-a-worrying-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Insecurity in Haiti: a worrying business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>In a context where insecurity is a daily reality for Haitians, Sauveur Pierre \u00c9tienne&#8217;s words, expressed during his appearance on Louko D\u00e9sir&#8217;s Matin D\u00e9bat program, sound like an alarm bell.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Far from being simply a societal or political problem, it seems that insecurity has turned into a real business, generating profits for some at the expense of the majority.<\/p>\n\n<p>This assertion raises many questions. How did we get to the point where violence and fear have become tools of profit? <\/p>\n\n<p>The armed gangs that proliferate in the streets not only act out of necessity, but are often supported by a system that takes advantage of the chaos. This calls into question not only the institutions of the State, but also the collective responsibility of Haitian society. <\/p>\n\n<p>It&#8217;s crucial to ask who really benefits from this situation.<\/p>\n\n<p>Entrepreneurs of fear, often invisible, seem to thrive in a climate of instability.<\/p>\n\n<p>We need to be aware of this perverse dynamic and act accordingly.<\/p>\n\n<p>The fight against insecurity must not only be a question of repression, but also of prevention and restoring trust between the State and its citizens.<\/p>\n\n<p>It is imperative to rebuild a social fabric where security is not a privilege, but a fundamental right.<\/p>\n\n<p>It&#8217;s time for civil society, community leaders and the government to come together to put an end to this vicious cycle.<\/p>\n\n<p>By transforming insecurity from a business into a public safety issue, Haiti can finally look forward to a more serene and prosperous future for all.<\/p>\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>Stay connected with Hebdo24<\/strong> <br\/><strong>Via Our WhatsApp Channel <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va7ff6tEFeXrqCON9u3j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va7ff6tEFeXrqCON9u3j<\/a><\/strong><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a context where insecurity is a daily reality for Haitians, Sauveur Pierre \u00c9tienne&#8217;s words, expressed during his appearance on Louko D\u00e9sir&#8217;s Matin D\u00e9bat program, sound like an alarm bell. Far from being simply a societal or political problem, it seems that insecurity has turned into a real business, generating profits for some at the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":21869,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2120,2119],"tags":[2310,2311],"class_list":{"0":"post-23702","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-editorial","8":"category-news","9":"tag-louko-desir-en","10":"tag-sauveur-pierre-etienne-en"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23702"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23704,"href":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23702\/revisions\/23704"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}