Prising open the largely unknown world of Russia’s ‘closed cities’
by Rashmee
Posted on June 21, 2014
“Closed cities” remain a largely unknown world even though the Soviet state dissolved more than …
Read MoreEuro-pass: Caribbean two-fer & other compact island relics of colonialism
by Rashmee
Posted on June 20, 2014
Europe is easy to get to from the Americas – just go island-hopping in the …
Read MoreFood good for Port au Prince, Haiti: Change we can believe in?
by Rashmee
Posted on June 19, 2014
One has to wonder what will happen to Mirege Kercy, who runs a roadside ‘café’ …
Read MoreA cinema hall for Port au Prince by July? Hope but don’t hold your breath
by Rashmee
Posted on June 18, 2014
The Haitian government has made public its “broad plan” to build the administrative heart of …
Read MoreThe Middle East’s old order changeth, not yielding place to new
by Rashmee
Posted on June 17, 2014
Robert Fisk’s thought-provoking analysis pronounces on the final failure of Sykes-Picot, the Anglo-French deal …
Read MoreNot just the Santa Maria anchor; Port au Prince museum’s many treasures
by Rashmee
Posted on June 16, 2014
The Santa Maria’s anchor. Crowns of Haitian emperors. The bell that declared Haiti was …
Read MoreSo did Columbus safely sail the Santa Maria into Haiti’s Caracol Bay?
by Rashmee
Posted on June 15, 2014
The arguments over Christopher Columbus’s Santa Maria, continue to rage, as recently reported by The …
Read MoreCoup de Monde 1974: Hype, hope, history…and a bit more
by Rashmee
Posted on June 14, 2014
After Friday’s mauling of Spain by the Netherlands, this World Cup lookback piece is timely.…
Read MoreAround an empire in many cities. What of France in Port au Prince?
by Rashmee
Posted on June 13, 2014
Tristram Hunt’s ‘Ten Cities That Made an Empire’ explores, as The Guardian says, “Englands …
Read MoreLondon’s black cabs battle San Francisco’s Uber: Guess who might win
by Rashmee
Posted on June 12, 2014
Yesterday’s taxi strike in London and other European capitals – Berlin, Paris and Madrid – …
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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