By — Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/haitian-government-strives-to-open-up-after-quake Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Haitian Government Strives to Regain Footing After Quake World Feb 3, 2010 5:21 PM EDT As part of the NewsHour’s recent reporting trip to Haiti, the country’s Minister of Tourism Patrick Delatour, who also heads the reconstruction commission, spoke with Ray Suarez about the government’s reaction to the quake and the outpouring of international aid: In part 2 of the interview, Delatour describes the history of the public’s distrust of the government and what officials are doing in the current disaster to try to win that trust back. The government is striving to be “totally wide open, having the international and national press and the Haitian people coming in and see how it is functioning and so that they can see and the Haitians recognize that the president is in the same situation as they are,” Delatour says: We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko produced multimedia web features and broadcast reports with a focus on foreign affairs for the PBS NewsHour. She has reported in places such as Jordan, Pakistan, Iraq, Haiti, Sudan, Western Sahara, Guantanamo Bay, China, Vietnam, South Korea, Turkey, Germany and Ireland. @NewsHourWorld
As part of the NewsHour’s recent reporting trip to Haiti, the country’s Minister of Tourism Patrick Delatour, who also heads the reconstruction commission, spoke with Ray Suarez about the government’s reaction to the quake and the outpouring of international aid: In part 2 of the interview, Delatour describes the history of the public’s distrust of the government and what officials are doing in the current disaster to try to win that trust back. The government is striving to be “totally wide open, having the international and national press and the Haitian people coming in and see how it is functioning and so that they can see and the Haitians recognize that the president is in the same situation as they are,” Delatour says: We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now