The Manicou Report

Hear what nah, I know things real bad and thing. The global economic crisis/meldown (whichever panic-inducing word you would prefer to insert there) have we all feeling a little down. But when the best assistance we as a country can do for Haiti is to match Brangelina’s gift, that REAL embarrassing. Seriously, man.

I know that we probably do give assistance to Haiti all the time eh, I understand that. But now them fellas need it more than ever. Tell me we could do better than $1 million US. Tell me that we can do better than Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

It was left to Jack Warner to point out the inadequacy of the PM’s offer. How could the most devastated region in one of the richest country in the world get 10 times as much as the most devastated region in perhaps the poorest nation on earth? It just doh make sense. It doh make sense how two American film stars can upstage us…and the thing is Haiti is we friend.

Did we give New Orleans $10 million because we could have afforded it more easily back then or did the lavishness of the gift have more to do with currying favour with the United States Government? I don’t know the answer to this but it makes you wonder. Haiti can’t do us any favours, it’s not a member of any of the exclusive clubs we’ve been dying to get into, it probably won’t come into a great deal of wealth…ever. So a $10 million reminder that we were there for them in their hour of need is probably wasted on Haiti.

So Haiti, we sorry eh, but you doh have nothing for we.

EDIT: I forgot to add this in. You can donate to the relief efforts yourself through Digicel. Text HELP to 5151 to donate. Texts cost $3 each and every dollar goes to the Haitian Relief efforts. Get more information here.