Fat or thin, people in poor megacities are beset by disease. Here’s why
by Rashmee
Posted on June 7, 2014
Speaking of Haiti’s burden of disease, as the medical jargon goes, the Journal of Urban …
Read MorePort au Prince, Haiti and its pre-Victorian notions of dirt and disease
by Rashmee
Posted on June 2, 2014
Unfortunately, The Guardian’s ‘Sick Cities’ series makes me think of Port au Prince, which is …
Read MoreHaiti’s attempts to tackle Chikungunya: Ham-handed or the only way?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 30, 2014
On Tuesday night, I witnessed, at first hand, some of the Haitian government’s attempts to …
Read MoreImagine a new Caribbean tradition of Flamboyant tree viewing picnics
by Rashmee
Posted on May 11, 2014
This lyrical piece on Sakura, Japan’s short, intensely beautiful spring season of cherry-tree flowering, the…
Read MoreTres bon gout: A feast for all the senses in Milot, northern Haiti
by Rashmee
Posted on April 4, 2014
It’s hard to forget the virtues of the cashew nut if you’ve had Madame Maurice…
Read MoreWorld’s most expensive cities? Curiously, Harare and Port au Prince too
by Rashmee
Posted on March 8, 2014
Now that Singapore has been anointed the world’s most expensive city by the Economist Intelligence …
Read MorePort au Prince: Bad roads, worse driving,appalling arrogant UN vehicles
by Rashmee
Posted on February 27, 2014
Yesterday, we drove to the supermarket near our house and unusually, were back home in …
Read MoreIf it’s mere colour that’s the criteria for a vibrant city, try Port au Prince, Haiti
by Rashmee
Posted on February 24, 2014
This is a simply magical list of the 10 most vibrant, most colourful cities in …
Read MoreNearly 3,000 Haitians tell the UN what it takes to have a better life
by Rashmee
Posted on February 21, 2014
As of Thursday, February 20, UN data says, 2,950 Haitians took part in its …
Read MoreHere’s how and why Port au Prince, Haiti, uses its head – of broccoli
by Rashmee
Posted on January 28, 2014
It was this recipe that reminded me I might have to wait awhile to roast …
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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