Baby Doc Duvalier not in court: What now?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 21, 2013
“Baby Doc isn’t showing,” tweeted Reed Brody of Human Rights Watch from the courtroom in …
Read MorePots of gold: Why is Myanmar a better bet than Haiti?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 17, 2013
Haiti is not open for business, says Nigel Fisher, the United Nations’ voice – …
Read MoreHousekeeping in Haitian Creole – Part III
by Rashmee
Posted on February 16, 2013
Bleach, furniture wax, starch. The little things in the housekeeper’s arsenal, which work well when …
Read MorePsst, know a lo-fi getaway off the beaten track?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 15, 2013
Anyone lamenting how much harder it’s getting to go off the beaten track might want …
Read MoreHaiti’s heart beats for another Pope
by Rashmee
Posted on February 12, 2013
Apparently, one of the jokes doing the rounds at Haiti’s national carnival up in Cap …
Read MoreFrench vs kreyol: Haitian hurricane in a coffee cup?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 10, 2013
The kreyol vs French controversy may be a Haitian hurricane in a tas kafe (coffee …
Read MoreHousekeeping lessons in Haitian Creole – Part II
by Rashmee
Posted on February 9, 2013
The week’s tutorial, courtesy Mme Josette, began (where else) but with the dustbin, homemaker’s pride …
Read MoreEye-catching? Haiti’s tourism minister just as much as her plans
by Rashmee
Posted on February 7, 2013
Talk to Haiti’s tourism minister, Stephanie B Villedrouin, and it’s hard not to consider one …
Read MoreWho owns the land? The real issue in housing Haiti’s homeless
by Rashmee
Posted on February 6, 2013
Housing Haiti’s homeless goes much beyond the issue of who can build better, faster, cheaper…
Read MoreFrom India with love: ‘Nano’ houses for Haiti
by Rashmee
Posted on February 5, 2013
Here’s a sunny, unreported addition to the well-worn but well worth repeating story about Haiti’s …
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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