Riches for real? The northern pearl in the Haitian tourism oyster
by Rashmee
Posted on March 31, 2014
The north is the pearl in the Haitian oyster that must be coaxed to spill …
Read MoreSolar still makes sense for Haiti, whatever Bjorn Lomborg may say
by Rashmee
Posted on March 30, 2014
On Sunday, here’s a secular sermon of particular relevance to energy-poor Port au Prince, distilled …
Read MoreOld hotels & history books: Rivetting even if you don’t want to live there
by Rashmee
Posted on March 29, 2014
It’s hardly surprising that Paris has, what’s alleged to be, the “oldest restaurant in the …
Read MoreSupply-side economics and the thriving sex trade in Port au Prince
by Rashmee
Posted on March 28, 2014
I thought about the young Indian engineer newly arrived in Port au Prince from Kinshasa …
Read MoreBusy building work makes Port au Prince a damn sight better than Kinshasa
by Rashmee
Posted on March 27, 2014
What were your first impressions of Port au Prince I asked a young man newly …
Read MoreIt’s official. Port au Prince is not the very worst city in the world to relocate
by Rashmee
Posted on March 26, 2014
It’s reassuring that Port au Prince is not the very worst city in the world …
Read MoreThe Power of free speech? Not on cholera and not at the United Nations
by Rashmee
Posted on March 25, 2014
Cholera never got a look in during the speech that Samantha Power, US Permanent Representative …
Read MoreHaiti: The McDonalds effect, but it’s not McDonaldization
by Rashmee
Posted on March 24, 2014
The McDonalds effect has already happened in Haiti. In a way. If you believe that …
Read MoreHaiti’s McDonaldization: No purchase in becoming a fast food nation
by Rashmee
Posted on March 23, 2014
Someone reported seeing a Domino’s Pizza outlet in Petionville, the swish part of the Haitian …
Read MoreHappiness is…a simple-minded concept for much less evolved beings?
by Rashmee
Posted on March 22, 2014
Adam Roberts judged it just right in Aeon magazine. “We value sadness in ways that …
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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