Category: History
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Haitians: Conan is no magician
WARNING: CONAN IS ALRIGHT BUT HE IS NO MAGICIAN Whereas I applaud Conan O’Brien’s spontaneous decision to host his show in Haiti in order to dramatically prove a point that needs to be made again and again – that is Haiti is a place where beautiful people live, Haitians must ensure we do not…
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Many cousins of Donald Trump act like him but speak differently
“Trump is an accurate mirror of what is wrong with world leadership… …people need to ask themselves why is Haiti a country that is financially, economically deprived? …why in 2017, over 3000 Africans were trying to cross the Mediterranean and died? …The rich environment white Americans, some Black Americans, Europeans are enjoying today while you…
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When refugees from North America went South to Haiti
No human being is illegal or “alien” anywhere on planet earth ! Two hundred years ago, Haiti represented a refuge (uniquely so, for a long time!) and a land of opportunity to scores of men, women and children all over the Americas, including refugees from the United States of North-America. Barely days after the creation…
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What is Canada Doing in Haiti?
The “Ottawa Initiative on Haiti”: Humanist Peacekeeping or…? On Sussex Drive in Ottawa, just a few steps away from the enormous US embassy, stands the Peacekeeping Monument. The structure titled “Reconciliation” was erected to honour the more than 125,000 Canadians who have served in United Nations peacekeeping forces since 1947. The current article documents one…