Tag: jafrikayiti
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Viv Bondye! Aba relijyon!
Ayisyen sè m, frè m, Mwen envite ou vin braselide ak mwen sou yon seri kesyon ki konsène relasyon nou ak divès relijyon. Lè nou te timoun nou te reflechi epi aji tankou timoun. Alèkile, nou granmoun, kisa ki ka anpeche nou reflechi epi aji an granmoun? Se jisteman nan vizyon pou youn ede lòt…
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Open Letter to Mrs. Obama from a Son of Haiti
Dear First Lady Michelle Obama, As I type these words, I envision bright smiles on seven faces, those of seven precious young ladies. One of them, I am certain, is happy and safe, enjoying a relaxing morning with her grandmother. Two of them are probably enjoying this blessed day with you and President Obama. Another…
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Haiti: Prominent businessman arrested for role in kidnapping
Someone sent me Amy Wilentz’s recent article which discusses the arrest of alleged kidnapping gang leader Clifford Brandt in Haiti. In the text, there is this paragraph, especially its last sentence, that caught my attention: “There were many theories about who was behind the enlevman, as kidnapping is called in Creole; kidnapping of this kind…