A Truth and Reconciliation commission for Haiti?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 28, 2013
“Why try Duvalier?” asked the acquaintance I ran into at the supermarket, late in the …
Read MoreTaste test: Pandora’s lunchbox versus mine
by Rashmee
Posted on February 27, 2013
Here’s what I ate yesterday – a warm salad of quinoa and black beans made …
Read MoreKerry’s right-to-be-stupid speech will be remembered
by Rashmee
Posted on February 26, 2013
John Kerry has celebrated Americans’ right to be stupid even as Foreign Policy celebrates his …
Read MoreHaiti’s govt still mum on UN cholera decision
by Rashmee
Posted on February 25, 2013
They’re opening two new buildings at the health ministry in Port au Prince today but …
Read MoreHaiti, cholera and the UN: the case for isolation vs. infection
by Rashmee
Posted on February 25, 2013 / Open Democracy
One of the most powerful organisations in the world is pitted against vulnerable people in …
Read MoreHaitian dollar. Haiti’s Oscar. Raoul Peck?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 24, 2013
All eyes on the Oscars tonight but many might want to look sideways, away from …
Read MoreHousekeeping in Haitian Creole – Part IV
by Rashmee
Posted on February 23, 2013
Language is the dress of thought, said Samuel Johnson and if he were right, my …
Read MoreAl Jazeera, the Agronomist and messages of change
by Rashmee
Posted on February 22, 2013
Al-Jazeera was in the Haitian capital, watching the court hearing that wasn’t, ie when ‘Baby …
Read MoreUN will not compensate Haiti cholera victims, Ban ki-Moon tells president
by Rashmee
Posted on February 21, 2013 / The Guardian
World body invokes legal immunity to rebuff claims despite studies identifying UN peacekeepers as source …
Read MoreUN: Sorry about Haiti’s cholera but not paying out
by Rashmee
Posted on February 21, 2013
The United Nations has announced that it has no liability for claims lodged against it …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK