Former prime minister of Haiti, Jean Henry Céant, says he does not support the move by the Bishop of the Diocese of Anse-à-Veau and MiragoSne, Mgr Pierre André Dumas, to serve as a mediator in order to prevent possible chaos in Haiti as the mandate of the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT) comes to an end on February 7.
Céant, who served as prime minister for a seven month duration before his government lost a vote of no confidence on March,18, 2019, said a letter to Mgr Dumas, who is also the Vice-President of the Haitian Episcopal Conference, that he learnt of his decision to serve as a mediator ‘with profound astonishment, mixed with sadness and dismay’.
‘.by offering yourself as a mediator, you are entering a highly political arena,’ Céant wrote in his January 11, 2026 letter.
Last week, the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) called on all stakeholders in Haiti to demonstrate patriotism above all other sentiments if Haitians are to determine their own destiny.
‘Given the sustained efforts of CARICOM and the international community in supporting a Haitian-led process, the EPG is deeply concerned by the tardiness of the stakeholders to find common ground and coalesce around a Haitian-led consensual agreement on an alternative transitional process despite the points of convergence in the multiple proposals made public,’ the EPG said in a statement.