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25 years after April 20, 1990: As the Empire adapts, so must we
This week marked the 25th anniversary of the historic April 20, 1990, march by over 150,000 Haitians across the Brooklyn…
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AIDS, the racist blame game and Haitian resistance
Haiti’s calendar is emblazoned with glorious dates of popular victory over slavery, racism and foreign occupation. Jan. 1 of this…
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Eduardo Galeano on Haiti
On April 13, 2015, the influential Uruguayan writer and journalist Eduardo Galeano, 74, died of lung cancer in Montevideo. He…
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Manigat, Madistin seek MOPOD nomination for President of Haiti
The political coalition turned party, Popular Patriotic Dessalinien Movement (MOPOD), saw two heavyweights ask for its nomination for President of…
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Second USAID contractor suspended following Caracol housing debacle
Though the investigation continues, many thousands of Haitians continue to live in the poorly constructed houses.
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World Bank mining ruling will only bring more pain to Haiti
In early February, in yet another blow to Haitian civil society, the World Bank refused to hear a complaint filed…
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The back-story of the late Oriel Jean, former Security Chief for Aristide
On Mar. 2, 2015, gunmen killed Oriel Jean, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s former security chief from 2001 to 2003, in Port-au-Prince.
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Oriel Jean, former security chief for Aristide, gunned down in Port-au-Prince
In what many suspect is a political assassination, Oriel Jean, 50, the former security chief of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from…
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Haitians hit by Carnaval tragedy then crime wave and gang wars
This past week, Haitians in Port-au-Prince were already grieving after at least 18 people died in a Carnaval stampede at…
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Uruguay in Haiti: The poorest president of a mercenary army?
Mujica donates his salary to a voluntary plan for housing construction by a militant labor association of workers. The Serbian…
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