Haiti – Obituary: Death of sociologist Anthony Barbier
31/01/2021 08:44:44
Pradel Henriquez, Ministry of Culture and Communication, says he is “devastated” by the surprising departure of the professor and sociologist, Anthony Barbier, who died on the evening of Friday January 29, 2021, at the age of 74, from severe consequences of respiratory problems.
Anthony Barbier was not just a political determine. He was over all an skilled in Haitian community administration He was a single of the founding fathers and an lively member of the Countrywide Commission for Administrative Reform recalls the Minister “He was also from the 95s, one particular of the artisans of the major software of civil service reform applied by the Place of work of Administration and Human Assets. He remaining 30 yrs afterwards, without having seeing this cherished desire arrive legitimate, which he had often cherished, of a coherent, practical, dynamic and deeply restructured general public administration at the assistance of our group […] It is a really unfortunate news. For our place has just dropped just one of its most illustrious sons, a tireless servant of the state and a initial-course politician.”
In addition, Henriquez underlines “Quite few people in our area know that Anthony Barbier, community and politician, was also an vital agent for the institutional cultural sector,” specifying “in 1996 and 1997, Mr. Barbier was a single of the artisans of the Tradition Master System which was to prefigure a complete document of nationwide cultural coverage and interested, in its transversality, in a legitimate integral development of our state.”
“The Ministry of Lifestyle, though providing its honest condolences to his wife, journalist and press icon, Lilianne Pierre-Paul, to her relatives, to radio Quisqueya, and to all the political and mental class tricky afflicted, welcomes the independence of spirit of this good militant who will have, in his have way, marked our political history. “
1st reactions to the demise of Anthony Barbier :
President Jovene Moïse :

“I have discovered of the loss of life of sociologist Anthony Barbier. I appreciated the top quality of his training as a Professor and his devotion as a wonderful servant of the Point out. I bow to his remains and present my sympathies to his companion Lilianne Pierre-Paul.”
Key Minister Joseph Jouthe :

“I was moved to master of the dying of sociologist and politician Anthony Barbier. I salute the memory of one particular of the good general public figures of these 4 many years. My saddened condolences to his household, his wife Liliane Pierre-Paul, and his comrades in the Opposition” Joseph jouthe
President of the Senate, Joseph Lambert :

“The dying of Professor Anthony Barbier is distressing. I experienced the option to value the information and perception of this eminent sociologist and politician. My sincere condolences to Liliane Pierre Paul, her family and her fight comrades.”
HL/ HaitiLibre