Author: Jean Saint-Vil
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Jovenel Moise San Manman
In Haitian Kreyòl, a literal translation for «san manman» would be «without mother» or «motherless». Beware, however, if you hear it applied to someone, it is unlikely the speaker is showing compassion for one’s dearly missed loved one. «San manman» is a qualifier reserved for a «most wicked criminal», a despised being. The precise etymology…
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Kase ke makak blan an pou nou libere Ayiti !
Sa gen plizyè semèn depi nou te deklare «2021 se yon ane goumen pou nou reprann endepandans Ayiti tout bon vre!». Jodi a, dimanch 7 fevriye 2021, se atò nou nan batay pandan Pèp Ayisyen an kontinye ekzije : Jistis ak Reparasyon pou tout viktim, tout masak rejim PHTK a ap fè nan peyi nou…
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Fair Elections in Haiti
All indicators suggest a fiasco for the scheduled fall elections in Haiti. The International Crisis Group (ICG) observed that 18 months after former President Jean Bertrand Aristide was forced out of the country, Haiti remains insecure and volatile. On the part of much of the population ICG saw “disenchantment, apathy and ignorance about the electoral…
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Pou yon bon revolisyon 2021, Ayisyen dwe sonje 1946
Premye janvye ane 2021 sa a, menm si se te ak kè sere, se yon Soup Endepandans pwès nou te bwè. Paske nou konsyan nou nan batay. Paske nou refize fè sanblan nou pa santi pwa bòt «Kò Gwoup an fanmi e alye» k ap peze kou pèp Ayisyen an, pandan Jovenel Moise chita sou…