H AITI Hopes for Democracy Rest on Police by Susan Joanis H aiti in 1995 has not yet declared itself. It clearly contains elements of both. The eyes of the world, and those of Haitians themselves, are watching and wondering, waiting to see which way Haiti will go.
Questions fill the air.
Many questions but no answers. Haiti has long been a country of extremes. Perhaps that is why so many expect an extreme response to the major events scheduled to happen here early in 1996. Haiti was also the first slave colony to gain independence as a sovereign nation, and the only one to achieve that status through a successful slave revolt. In this century it has become known for being the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, with a tiny elite that has made its mark as the least caring for its country and the majority of its people.