By Eline Roillet “What do you know about Haiti?“ asked Laura during my interview in September 2017. I knew it…
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Black America should care more about Haiti
The island of Haiti had a bittersweet last week. The sweet part of the week began on the evening of…
Opinion
Naomi Osaka: Who Gets to be Haitian?
If a person were to log on to social media two months ago around this time, they’d surely come across the sentiment “Africa has won the world cup” repeatedly. With 15 out of the 23 members of the victorious French national team stemming from countries across Africa and the Caribbean, the funny yet sobering idea wasn’t exactly so far-fetched.
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The Future of Business in Haiti: Creating Wealth and Infrastructural Development in Informal Economies of Brain-Drained Countries
By Lovens Gjed Did you know that migrant workers sent close to half a trillion dollars to their developing home countries in 2017?…
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If Haiti’s government does not confront poverty, corruption, more unrest will follow
Haiti’s poverty, like the fuel-price increases, is the product of decisions made by those who possess wealth and power in Haiti and abroad — with a stunning absence of input from the majority of Haitians who are poor. The crippling fuel increases — between 38 percent and 51 percent — were imposed in February by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a condition of its bailout of Haiti’s government.
Opinion
Kreyol: Another Perspective on Orphanhood
By David S. Willig The author of “Kreyol, The Orphan That Wouldn’t Go Away,” Dr. Reynard Altema, raises some excellent…
Opinion
Kreyol, The Orphan That Wouldn’t Go Away
By Dr. Reynald Altema Among the many fault lines in our culture, a conversation about Kreyol ranks at the top…
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In Perspective, Kanye West’s ‘Slavery is a Choice’ Comment and the Haitian Revolution
If we view West’s comments through the context of Nat Turner’s uprising in Virginia or the Haitian Revolution in the island of Hispañola, his point becomes more valid and it puts into perspective the concept of whether some slaves collectively ignored extreme alternative options for their freedom.
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Diaspora Tourism: An untapped opportunity for Haiti
By Carlo Chancelien “Diasporas can help open markets for new tourist destinations in their countries of heritage.” -Malina Dumas, International…
Opinion
An Innovative Education Model Comes to Haiti
by Reynald Altema, M.D. Haiti is going through a demographic explosion with the added curse of steady and constant brain drain…