THE EDITOR, Sir:WHEN THE Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was overthrown, not only did he lose power but many other persons who were a part of his Government and who held significant offices in that country also lost power and income.
The power of these persons is contingent on Aristide's return to power and since we know of Mr. Aristide's desire to return to Haiti, we must conclude that some of these persons will have vested interest in facilitating Aristide return.
I believe that allowing Mr. Aristide to come to Jamaica at this time is risky since it is unlikely that, while he is in Jamaica for the 10 weeks, none of his former party supporters will call on him. Further, it is likely that they could use Jamaica as the place to regroup.
However, I know that Prime Minister Patterson is an experienced statesman within the CARICOM region and I also believe that it is not so much what you do now that counts, it is what you do next that is important.
Prime Minister Patterson should, therefore, anticipate the possible problems that could arise and put contingency measures in place to deal with these problems.
I am, etc,
CARLTON FEARON
fearon@cybervale.com
Hellshire
St. Catherine
Via Go-Jamaica
