Theformerbossofan America-basedtelecomsfirm, JoelEsquenazi, received a 15-year jail sentence onOctober25thfor paying nearly $900, 000 in bribes to Haiti’s nationaltelephonecompany.
In January, the country's communications minister, Matti Aura, fell on his sword, after a row over the privatisation of the nationaltelephone operating company, Sonera.