Haiti: PM requests delay of Senate hearing

Haiti: PM requests delay of Senate hearing

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Senators see the request to delay a hearing on the mismanagement of Haitian funds by Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe as "grave". After months of dodging invitations,...

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FAIL 1. Realizing a more Sovereign Haiti

FAIL 1. Realizing a more Sovereign Haiti

I wonder if those who believe Deputy Luckner Noel kneeling at the feet of Michel Martelly...

FAIL 2. Furthering Democracy

FAIL 2. Furthering Democracy

A funny thing I've noticed in the past two years. Whenever the Haitian government is holding...

FAIL 3: Not Leveraging the Power of the Haitian Diaspora

FAIL 3: Not Leveraging the Power of the Haitian Diaspora

The Haitian Diaspora, they are politicians, business executives, actors, artist, athletes, writers, leaders in their domain...

Haitian History
Alexandre Dumas: The Black Count

Alexandre Dumas: The Black Count

Alexandre Dumas, born in Haiti 1762, was one of those unforgettable men. Dashing. Powerful. Intelligent. Kind. In battle, he performed...

Haiti: Candidate for Mayor in Gonaives released from jail, charges dropped

Haiti: Candidate for Mayor in Gonaives released…

GONAIVES, Haiti (defend.ht) - After one month in jail, Roosevelt Augustin, candidate for the Mayor of Gonaives, Vice-President of The Christian Movement for a New Haiti, was released from jail...

Continental Conference to End the Military Occupation of Haiti

Continental Conference to End the Military Occupation…

The Continental Conference to end the military occupation of Haiti, spearheaded by a Brazilian political action committee called “To Defend Haiti Is To Defend Ourselves,” attended by activists from the...

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Haiti Noir

Book Review

The anthology edited by Edwidge Danticat puts a uniquely Haitian spin on the crime genre

"Danticat has succeeded in assembling a group portrait of Haitian culture and resilience that is cause for celebration." - Publishers Weekly