Ja: Latortue to Caricom, bugger off!

We are surprised, and deeply disappointed by the decision of Haiti's interim, UN-elected prime minister, Gerard Latortue, to recall that country's ambassador to Jamaica and to freeze relations with the Caribbean Community (Caricom).

Mr Latortue, it seems, has taken the action to protest Jamaica's decision to permit a two-month sojourn in the island by the deposed Haitian leader, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and Caricom's expression of unease over the coup d'etat that was fomented against Mr Aristide.

But in his actions, Mr Latortue has displayed patently poor judgment, a lack of diplomatic skills and, we suppose, a susceptibility to bad advice. Indeed, we would suggest to Mr Latortue that he review his decisions and adopt a more measured approach to policy formulation before he causes irreparable harm to his nascent administration and Haiti's ultimate ability to find consensus, a critical ingredient to democratic governance.

Jamaica Observer to Latortue, grow the hell up!

The editorial writer of the Jamaica Observer must've spent a lot of time listening to Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD).