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 …
Read MoreStrange 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 – …
Read MoreA 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 …
Read MoreJacmel: 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 …
Read MoreThis 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 …
Read MoreHaiti’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 …
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 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 MorePort 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