A Collapsing Nation Takes Education and Football Hostage

The Minister of National Education and Vocational Training, Augustin Antoine, spoke from the heart on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.

The Minister of National Education and Vocational Training, Augustin Antoine, spoke from the heart on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. “Lekòl nan peyi a kraze ,” he said. The Haitian school system is falling apart.

Hearing a minister say it aloud is unprecedented. Double talk is the rule for politicians who always see glasses as half full—even when there is neither glass nor water. Misleading optimism is the first posture internalized by our leaders, who are sellers of illusions—here and elsewhere.

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