Haiti counts down to Coup de Monde, the cup that cheers globally

by Rashmee

Posted on June 9, 2014


Along with chikungunya, dengue and malaria, Port au Prince betrays all the symptoms of …

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Strange urban stories: Does being underground make a city spooky?

by Rashmee

Posted on May 31, 2014


The perils of the good headline are obvious in this Guardian piece:  Spooky cities – …

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A nightlife mayor for PaP? De rigueur for anywhere that wants to be Party Central

by Rashmee

Posted on May 9, 2014


Listen up, every urban conurbation with ambition to the title ‘Party Central’. What you really …

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Jacmel: Pearl of the Caribbean. Precious stone set in the brilliant sea

by Rashmee

Posted on April 29, 2014


It’s been almost exactly a month since Jacmel in southern Haiti formally applied to become …

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This Easter, it’s poignant to remember inequality of opportunity begins at birth

by Rashmee

Posted on April 20, 2014


Easter Sunday is a good moment to consider matters of birth and renewal. But what …

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Haiti’s Citadelle cannot be called awesome; it is awe-inspiring

by Rashmee

Posted on April 2, 2014


It speaks of a deadly steeliness, building a great big brooding fortress at the very …

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Solar 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 …

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Old 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 …

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It’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 …

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Port au Prince’s Project Metrocable: Deliriously exciting; a dream too far?

by Rashmee

Posted on March 20, 2014


Port au Prince’s Project Metrocable is exciting but probably undoable. Let me explain. Haiti’s President …

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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