In a matter of months, not years, the character of governance has been changed dramatically and permanently in this country.

We, too, must change as circumstances evolve.

2005 opens with the promise of a number of substantial direct private investments that can swiftly transform the economy and set all sectors on a pronounced upward curve.

Two hundred years ago, our precursors in Haiti struck a blow for freedom, which was heard around the world, and across centuries.

It is time for the world, the hemisphere and the region to make sure that relevant institutions of civil society and relevant laws are embedded in the mechanisms of governance.

There comes a time when what is needed is not just rhetoric, but boots on the ground.