February 18, 2026 – Press Statement from the Family of Jean Léopold Dominique

Integrity is priceless Jean Leopold Dominique, JanDo, often said:
“They’ve tried everything…to sink us, to drown us…
They can still try…to machine-gun us…to slander us…
to seduce us, to buy us…” Indeed, they have tried everything:

• threats to silence him,
• exile to tear him from his land,
• riddling him with bullets to destroy him.
  Today, they even try to deny him eternal rest.

The family of Jean Leopold Dominique protests against malicious attempts to appropriate his name to serve interests that his microphone relentlessly denounced. Some believe that truth can be reinvented, that integrity can be negotiated. To these “apprentice Machiavellis” of cynicism and lies, the family of Jean Léopold Dominique opposes the grandeur and transparency of his struggle. Jean Leopold Dominique was not for sale.
His memory is not for sale.
His country is not for sale. Everyone has their place in History, one forged by their convictions and their struggle, often at the cost of their blood.
JanDo was assassinated 26 years ago because he firmly opposed all dictatorial regimes and all forms of corruption. Some still try to use his name to serve their base purposes. His family invites the Haitian people to listen to the man himself. Those who wish to make people forget the shameless plundering of state coffers, the repression of freedom of speech and civil liberties, are now unmasked. His editorials, accessible to all on Duke University's website, bear witness to the clarity of a mind that never bowed to anyone. JanDo’s voice is not a memory; it is a compass.
Indeed, they will have tried everything, even into eternity.