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Thursday 21 August 2025
All of Sir Ronald's commentaries up to 21 August 2025 can be read in the "Commentaries" section of this website. The most recent one is entitled, " Make 'Haitan-led" mean something" (in English, French and Spanish).
The Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, has proposed a Road Map for Haiti. It is ambitious, detailed, and promising if adequately owned by Haitians. But plans don’t save people; action, commitment, and accountability do. Haitians must set priorities, approve budgets, and be accountable to their citizens and the international community for results.
One date could undo everything. Haiti will hit a governance barrier if a lawful successor to the Transitional Presidential Council (TPC) is not in place by 7 February 2026. Security coordination will stall, election preparation will drift, and dissatisfaction and dissension will grow. There is already growing concern in Haiti that the deadline must not arrive with the unelected TPC still in place.