Titide on top
ROSNY SMARTH simply could not stand any more of it. Since being appointed prime minister in March 1996 by President René Préval, Mr Smarth has been undermined at every turn by the most powerful man in Haiti, the former—and probably future—president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide. So, on June 9th, Mr Smarth resigned in disgust, declaring that he could no longer put up with “the way the game is played: without principles, without ethics”.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “Titide on top”
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