Liquidation of National Sovereignty Through Leonine Contracts: Fondasyon Je Klere (FJKL) Denounces Scandal
By La Rédaction · Port-au-Prince
· 2 min read · Updated 24 April 2026
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The contract also provides for a performance fee of 20% for the first three years, then 15% for the following seven years, calculated on customs revenues exceeding an annual threshold of $458 million.
According to FJKL, this threshold is significantly lower than the current revenues of the General Customs Administration, which generates approximately 11 billion gourdes per month, or nearly $1 billion per year.
Under these conditions, the foundation estimates that the firm could earn more than a billion dollars over ten years, even without significant improvement in customs performance.
A $52 Million Security Contract
The report also mentions a third agreement concluded with the company Windward Wyoming LLC, aimed at providing tactical and strategic support to the Haitian National Police in the fight against gangs.
This contract, whose official version has not been made public according to FJKL, would provide for the establishment of an operational force of approximately 100 men, distributed across three bases in the country and tasked with operations against armed groups. The firm reportedly promised, among other things, the neutralization of several gang leaders, the reopening of strategic national roads, the securing of port areas, and the stabilization of certain regions within a few weeks of operations. The contract amount is estimated at $52 million for one year. According to information obtained by the foundation, the Haitian state has already paid approximately $35.5 million to the firm during the first eight months of the contract, including $20.89 million for the month of November 2025 alone. Insufficient Results FJKL, however, states that none of the promises made in this security contract have been kept. The international airport remains closed, several national roads remain under gang control, and access to the port has not been fully restored. The organization believes that the $52 million committed could have significantly strengthened national security forces. With an average monthly salary of 30,250 gourdes per police officer, this sum could have financed the annual salary of over 17,000 police officers or soldiers for the Haitian Armed Forces. Call for Investigations In conclusion, FJKL considers that these three contracts concluded with foreign firms constitute a form of delegation of sovereign powers and could compromise national sovereignty. The organization calls for in-depth investigations by anti-corruption institutions and future parliamentary commissions to determine responsibilities in the signing of these agreements. The Editorial Staff
This contract, whose official version has not been made public according to FJKL, would provide for the establishment of an operational force of approximately 100 men, distributed across three bases in the country and tasked with operations against armed groups. The firm reportedly promised, among other things, the neutralization of several gang leaders, the reopening of strategic national roads, the securing of port areas, and the stabilization of certain regions within a few weeks of operations. The contract amount is estimated at $52 million for one year. According to information obtained by the foundation, the Haitian state has already paid approximately $35.5 million to the firm during the first eight months of the contract, including $20.89 million for the month of November 2025 alone. Insufficient Results FJKL, however, states that none of the promises made in this security contract have been kept. The international airport remains closed, several national roads remain under gang control, and access to the port has not been fully restored. The organization believes that the $52 million committed could have significantly strengthened national security forces. With an average monthly salary of 30,250 gourdes per police officer, this sum could have financed the annual salary of over 17,000 police officers or soldiers for the Haitian Armed Forces. Call for Investigations In conclusion, FJKL considers that these three contracts concluded with foreign firms constitute a form of delegation of sovereign powers and could compromise national sovereignty. The organization calls for in-depth investigations by anti-corruption institutions and future parliamentary commissions to determine responsibilities in the signing of these agreements. The Editorial Staff
