Market women in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo credit: Vania Andre Political instability and gang violence threaten way of life for Haiti’s…
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Cost of Living in Haiti 4 Times Higher Than Minimum Wage
Garment workers must forgo basic necessities due to massive disparity between minimum wage and cost of living Amidst Haiti’s dwindling…
Special Reports
The fight for transparency in Haiti
Hundreds of Haitians took to the streets in March to demand the release of a final audit report accusing Haiti’s…
Haiti, Special Reports
Diaspora group proposes solution to Haiti’s energy challenges
More than 2 million people live in Haiti’s three northern departments. However, they have access to just 33 megawatts (MW)…
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Hundreds of thousands of Haitian children suffer in slavery – and women play a key role in perpetuating the system
One afternoon in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, sitting on the back of a motorcycle-taxi stuck in traffic, I was absently staring down…
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Struggling economy weakens impact of Diaspora remittances
Remittances “help compatriots to deal with the problem of unemployment and poverty. They also help parents pay for their children’s schooling,” Germain said. “However, it should be noted that this money, for the most part, is not invested by the beneficiaries. They simply spend it.”
Environment, Haiti, Special Reports
In Haiti, Climate Aid Comes with Strings Attached
By Keston K. Perry Perhaps no people know better than Haitians just how dangerous, destructive and destabilizing climate change can be. Haiti…
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Effective energy use in Haiti remains elusive
Solving Haiti’s energy challenges may require diversification; Effective energy use in Haiti remains elusive
Haiti, Latest News, Politics, Special Reports
Aristide remains popular, yet controversial figure in Haiti
“If you ask someone in the elite class or the non-nationalist middle class questions about (Aristide) they will sell you him as the root of all our problems. During his presidency, things were better.”
Haiti, Special Reports
US Officials Silent about American Mercenaries Released to their Custody Despite Hints of their Involvement
Since the return of the detained contractors, the US government has made no public remarks about the case. On Friday, Feb. 22, the State Department held an informal telephone briefing for members of Congress and staff interested in the case. In response to questions about details concerning the Americans or what the group was doing in Haiti, the official on the call apparently provided no specifics. But those questions are unlikely to stop.